Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Trivia Bits 15 October

 

  • The Monkees hit I’m a Believer was written by Neil Diamond.
  • The Galapagos Islands take their name from the Giant Tortoises in the Islands.
  • The Straits of Malacca separate Sumatra from the Malay Peninsula.
  • A Sand Mason is a worm.
  • On the internet Error 404 is a not found error.
  • A Giraffe has the highest blood pressure of mammals.
  • When Edward VII abdicated as king, he had reigned for 327 days.
  • The last Columbia Records reissue of any Frank Sinatra songs on a 10-inch LP record was an album called Hall of Fame, CL 2600, issued on October 26, 1956, containing six songs, one each by Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Johnnie Ray, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, and Frankie Laine.
  • Kebabs can be Shish, Kalmi or Doner.
  • The Budgie the Little Helicopter books were created by Sarah Ferguson.

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