Tuesday, July 17, 2012

TRIVIA BITS 17 JULY

 

  • Controversial US rapper Eminem’s real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III.
  • The 1990 Oscar for Best Actor went to Jeremy Irons for his performance in Reversal of Fortunes.
  • The closest planet to the sun is Mercury.
  • The next prime number after 31 is 37.
  • If something is described as being scissile, it is capable of being cut or divided; splitting easily.
  • Australia’s second Prime Minister was Alfred Deakin who was prime Minister from 1903-1904 and again from 1905 to 1908.
  • The headquarters of the toy manufacturer Lego is in Denmark.
  • Guy Fawkes National Park is in the Australian state of New South Wales.
  • Composer Hector Berlioz was born in France on 11 December 1803.
  • India’s first Prime Minister of independent India was Jawaharal Nehru from 1947–64.

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