Saturday, August 31, 2013

Trivia Bits 31 August

 

  • The book Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Bronte in 1847.
  • An octopus possesses three hearts.
  • Making bread rise is usually achieved by the addition of the fungus known as Yeast.
  • Navigator Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese.
  • The Archibald Prize is Australia’s premier prize for portraiture.
  • The Black Sea lies to the north of Turkey.
  • South Australia’s capital Adelaide had Christchurch, New Zealand as its first sister city.
  • Weight Watchers was founded by Jean Nidetch.
  • Arthur Hailey wrote the book Airport in 1968 which was later into a Hollywood movie.
  • All work and no play proverbially makes Jack a dull boy.

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