TRIVIA BITS 19 JULY

 

• The expression ”home on the pig’s back” means certain to succeed.
• The Melbourne Cup was won in 1974 and 1975 by the horse Think Big ridden by jockey Harry White.
• Roman numerals for 99 are XCIX.
• There are 1760 yards in a mile.
• LAX is the code for the Los Angeles International Airport.
• The title of the 1975 Abba hit SOS is a palindrome.
• Calista Flockhart played the title role in the television series Ally McBeal.
• St Andrew is the patron Saint of Scotland.
• Idi Amin was the President of the African country of Uganda from 1971-1979.
• Nagano in Japan was the host city for the 1998 Winter Olympics.