Wednesday, May 30, 2012

TRIVIA BITS 30 MAY

 

 

  • Black signifies grief and sorrow in heraldry.
  • Boxer and cultural icon Muhammad Ali fought his 61st and last fight losing to Trevor Berbick on 11 December 1981.
  • Bread is often referred to as “the staff of life”.
  • Cherries are used to make the liqueur Kirsch.
  • Dill is best known as the pickle herb.
  • Duane Eddy, US rock musician in the 1950’s and 1960’s, was famed for his “twangy” guitar sounds.
  • English soccer team Arsenal are nicknamed The Gunners.
  • Ergophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of work.
  • Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen was born in 1979 in Finland.
  • George Wilson in the 1993 movie “Dennis the Menace” was played by Walter Matthau.

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