TRIVIA BITS 01 JUN

 

 

• Shinkansen is the word generally used for Japanese bullet trains.
• Tandoor is the name of a special Indian clay oven.
• The 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids was written by John Wyndham.
• The airline LOT operates out of Poland.
• The ancient town of Byzantium is now known as Istanbul.
• The Blue Diamond is a nightclub in the novel Smiley’s People by John le Carre.
• The Dutch cheese made in wheels with a waxed red or yellow rind is Gouda.
• The expression “bring down the house” means to be extraordinarily well received or applauded.
• The first person mentioned in the Beatles song “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” is Desmond.
• The front door of Number 19 Downing Street, London, the home of the British Prime Minister, is coloured black.