Monday, November 26, 2012

Trivia Bits 26 November

 

  • The Battle of Britain was primarily an air force conflict.
  • The picture taken by an X-ray is referred to as a shadowgraph.
  • An eagle means two under par in golf.
  • The colour of the dragon on the flag of Wales is red.
  • The Balinese national holiday known as Jengi is celebrated as the National Day of Silence.
  • The kina, the kuna, the kwacha and the kyat are units of currency. The kina is the currency of Papua New Guinea; The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994; The kwacha is the currency of Zambia and Malawi; the kyat is the currency of Myanmar.
  • Three states of Australia border Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.
  • Bile is produced in the body by the liver.
  • Fulvous means reddish-yellow - sometimes described as dull reddish-yellow, brownish-yellow or tawny.
  • The northern end of the Australian Great Dividing Range is in Queensland.

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