- Singapore was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819.
- Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
- The game of Acey Deucey is played with cards.
- Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta).
- Queen Elizabeth II regularly spends Christmas at Sandringham House.
- The musical direction dolcissimo means to play very sweetly.
- Vectis was the Roman name for the Isle of Wight.
- John Wilkes Booth assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
- The Russian city of St Petersburg is home to the Kirov Ballet.
- Hesperus is the archaic name for the planet Venus.
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