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Sir Michael Hardie Boys is a former Governor-General of New Zealand from 1996 to 2001.
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The monetary unit of Papua New Guinea is the kina.
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As the eldest male child of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales by the Queen in 1969.
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Tempi is the plural of the word tempo.
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Spain’s La Casa de las Conchas, which translates to House of Shells, has around 400 shells which were attached to the exterior walls in the 15th century. It's just as striking inside with an open-roof courtyard typical of Spanish architecture.
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Saturday mail deliveries ceased in Australia in 1975.
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The 1984 book The Hunt for Red October was written by American author Tom Clancy. The 1990 thriller film based on the novel was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan.
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The word oviform means egg shaped.
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A keeshond is a small dog originating in the Netherlands.
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The song We Kiss in the Shadows comes from the musical The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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