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A LITTLE TRIVIA :Bet you never paid attention to a lot of little little things. Well here's a few trivia that you would not forget in a hurry, once you read it here: 1. Allahabad has given India 5 Prime Ministers. 2. Allahabad High Court is the largest High Court in Asia. 3. John Walker was the first man to break the record of 3 minutes 50 seconds in a mile. 4. The name 'Jesus' actually means 'Saviour'. 5. Linseed oil is mostly used in oil paintings. 6. The name 'Mellissa' means 'Bee'. 7. 'The Mayor of Castorbridge' author, Thomas Hardy was a professional architect. 8. The average depth of the Persian Gulf is 80 ft. while the North Sea has an average depth of 300 ft. 9. Mrs. Bandarnaike of Sri Lanka was the world's first woman prime minister in 1960. 10. You suffer from 'musophobia' when you are afraid of mice. 11. A cross between a cow and a yeti is known as 'dzo'. 12. Mozart composed the tune of 'Twinkle twinkle, little star'. 13. If you were 'anosmic' then you would have no sense of smell. 14. The total capacity of the human lungs is approximately 5 litres. 15. Eva Braun was the mistress of Adolf Hitler. 16. On 13th February 1920, Jerusalem experienced something of a miracle - 39 inches of snow. 17. A male swan is called a 'Cob'. 18. A young swan is called a 'Cygnet'. 19. The first ship to use the S. O. S. distress signal was 'The Titanic'. 20. The electric light bulb was invented by Joseph W. Swan in 1879. 21. Salt is the world's most used seasoning. 22. The 'King of Diamonds' in a pack of cards is always shown in profile. 23. Thursday is named after the Scandinavian god 'Thor'. 24. Eating food with forks was originally an Italian habit and was introduced in England in 1608 by Thomas Coryat. 25. The British political party 'The Tories' takes its name from a band of Irish outlaws. 26. Francis Scott Key was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Sea. 27. "Thou shalt not commit adultery" is the seventh of the Ten Commandments. 28. Heather Mackey was women's British Open Squash champion for 16 consecutive years. 29. 'Q .E. D.' stands for Quad Erat Demonstrandum. 30. The other famous book written by Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, is Moll Flanders. 2004: New Trivia Below:31. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.32. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 33. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. 34. Mafia don Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. 35. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. 36. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. 37. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. 38. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. 39. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. 40. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. 41. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. 42. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. 43. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. 44. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." 45. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. 46. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. 47. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". 48. Almonds are a member of the peach family. 49. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. 50. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" |
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