Trivia Bits 09 January

 

• The lyrics Adelaide, on a plane, far from the United States of LA were written by Ben Folds.
• When Henry II married Eleanor, she brought with her the lands of the Aquitaine as dowry.
• King Arthur and Sir Lancelot’s lover, according to Arthurian legend, was Guinevere.
• My Generation was the debut album for English rock band The Who.
• The Banzai Pipeline is a surf break on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu.
• Australian author Patrick White wrote The Twyborn Affair and The Vivisector.
• The voice for the character Frosty in Cars 2 was provided by Mark Winterbottom.
• Papua New Guinea is the country that is closest to Australia.
• Lacrosse and ice hockey are the national sports of Canada.
• Varieties of bees are restricted from entering Kangaroo Island, South Australia, in order to protect the uniqueness of the island’s variety of bees.