Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Trivia Bits 31 March

 

Veronica Lodge

Veronica Lodge (pictured) is one of the main characters in the comic series Archie, a lovable, though accident-prone, redheaded 17-year-old, created in 1941 by Vic Bloom and Bob Montana.

The biennial Leafy Sea Dragon Festival is held in South Australia a festival of the environment, arts and culture of the southern Fleurieu Peninsula, with a theme of celebrating the leafy sea dragon which is the official marine emblem of South Australia.

Kiara and Kovu are the main characters of the 1998 American animated musical adventure film The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride.

Winning a Grammy in 1991 for "Best Music Video – Short Form", the song Opposites Attract was a hit for American/Syrian singer, choreographer, songwriter, dancer, actress and television personality Paula Abdul being from the debut album Forever Your Girl released on June 13, 1988.

Propaganda is the systematic manipulation of public opinion, generally by the use of symbols such as flags, monuments, oratory, and publications

For photosynthesis to occur in plants, carbon dioxide is needed to enable plants to convert light energy, normally from the sun, into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organisms' activities.

British Olympic sailor David Bond took eight weeks of unpaid leave from his job in order to become one of three gold medallists for the British team at the London 1948 Summer Olympics.

American actor Peter Fonda starred as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson in the 1997 film Ulee's Gold for which he won a Golden Globe for his performance and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

In the graphics file format .png , the letters png stand for portable networks graphics.

After being awarded the first US patent for the telephone in 1876, A patent war fought by Alexander Graham Bell, credited with inventing the telephone, involved 600 lawsuits and lasted 11 years including one notable case was Bell's lawsuit against Western Union where Western Union was backed by Elisha Gray, also credited with inventing the telephone.

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