Trivia Bits 01 September

 

 

• Mt Kebnekaise is the highest peak in Sweden.
• Spain's secret gem is Salamanca, a university town steeped in history. The students infuse the city with energy occupying the squares until late in the evening, drinking and talking. The university is the oldest in Spain, dating back to the 13th century, everything is sandstone, from the monuments to the cloisters.
• Christopher Columbus who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 was born in the Italian city of Genoa.
• The Caribbean Island of Hispaniola is shared by Haiti and Dominican Republic.
• Sonny Crockett’s pet alligator in the TV series Miami Vice is named Elvis.
• The first section of the small intestine is called the duodenum.
• The capital of the US state of California is Sacramento.
• Roy Orbison recorded the 1961 hit Running Scared.
• Bananas were first grown in the continent of Asia.
• Bert Hinkler was the first person to fly solo from England to Australia.