Tuesday, June 12, 2012

TRIVIA BITS 12 JUN

 

  • The Ryukyu Islands are in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer, won 3 gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
  • Invented in the US in 1931, Bally Hoo was the first coin operated Pinball game.
  • The Matterhorn is a mountain on the border of European countries – Italy and Switzerland.
  • The 1937 novel The Citadel was written by A J Cronin.
  • Indian ink was not invented in India but in China.
  • “Had heard wet” is an anagram of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath.
  • Little Rock is the capital of the US state Arkansas.
  • The gas nitrogen makes up most of the air we breathe.
  • The Roman numerals for 21 are XXI.

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