Trivia Bits 30 March

 

 

In 1974, former actress Shirley Temple Black (pictured) became the United States Ambassador to Ghana.

The Korean War began in 1950 between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by China and the Soviet Union and was concluded in 1953.

The main ingredient of the Philippine condiment bagoong is made of partially or completely fermented fish or shrimp and salt.

The word saxatile means to live or grow on or among rocks from the Latin saxātilis, from saxum, rock.

Satirical American 1965 television sitcom about U.S. soldiers and American Indians in the American West during the 1860s, F Troop starred Ken Berry as Captain Wilton Parmenter - the so-called "Scourge of the West" – the military governor of the territory and commander of Fort Courage.

Italian former athlete Gelindo Bordin is the only male ever to win both the Boston Marathon in 1990 and also gold medal in the marathon the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games.

The two main ingredients of the dish aligot are cheese and potatoes in a fondue-like dish from the French Aveyron department and are a common sight in Auvergne restaurants.

American Middleweight division boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was wrongly convicted of murder and later freed via a petition of habeas corpus after spending almost 20 years in prison.

Classic Australian desert, the jelly slice, has a biscuit base that gives texture to complement the creamy filling and jelly top.

Starring as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo in American television comedy series from 1979 to 1981 B. J. and the Bear was Claude Akins, an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television.