TRIVIA BITS 08 JUN

 

• The first Davis Cup in 1900 was won by the US.
• Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, was passionate about Archery.
• The King in the original Broadway production of “The King and I” was played by Yul Brynner.
• The monetary unit of South Korea is the Won.
• The Bridge of Sighs is in Venice.
• The book “The Day of the Jackal” was written in 35 days by Frederick Forsyth.
• Ballybeg is the name of the mythical Irish town used as the setting for the play Dancing at Laughnasa a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel.
• According to Greek mythology there are five rivers in Hades.
• The capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara.
• Garuda is Indonesia’s national airline.