Tuesday, June 5, 2012

TRIVIA BITS 05 JUN

 

  • Cacti is the plural of the word cactus.
  • Wind speed is measured by an anemometer.
  • The practice of acupuncture originated in China.
  • 92 is the atomic number for the element Uranium.
  • New York’s famed taxis are coloured yellow.
  • The Isle of Man is in the Irish Sea.
  • German Philosopher Karl Marx called democracy the “road to socialism”.
  • The devastating Carbide gas leak was in the Indian city of Bhopal.
  • The orchestral suite The Planets was composed by Gustav Holst.
  • New Zealand’s national cricket team is nicknamed the Black Caps.

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