Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Trivia Bits 06 February

 

  • The capital of the Middle East country of Jordan is Amman.
  • Red and white are the two colours that make up the Indonesian flag.
  • The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F Scott Fitzgerald.
  • The Diamond is Queen Elizabeth’s birthstone.
  • The 1980 movie Breaker Morant was an Australian film about the court martial of Breaker Morant, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward as Harry "Breaker" Morant. The all-Australian supporting cast features Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, and Jack Thompson.
  • The Vatican City is ruled by the Bishop of Rome.
  • Neocene is the part of the Tertiary geological period which is comprised of the Miocene and Piocene.
  • Kenneth "Ken" Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness (Cathy Come Home) and labour rights (Riff-Raff).
  • According to the old rhyme, Hannibal and hundreds of elephants crossed the Alps.
  • An MBE was awarded in 1965 by Queen Elizabeth II to the pop group The Beatles.

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