Monday, June 23, 2014

Trivia Bits 23 June

 

The Sea of the Hebrides is part of the Atlantic Ocean located off the coast of western Scotland, separating the mainland and the northern Inner Hebrides islands (to the east) from the southern Outer Hebrides islands (to the west).

Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy directed the 1987 comedy film Three Men and a Baby starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, and Nancy Travis.

The nickname of Ramona’s older sister, Beatrice, in the children’ s series Ramona was Beezus with Ramona a series of eight humorous children's novels by Beverly Cleary centering on Ramona Quimby, her family and friends being first published in 1999.

St Mary's Church, Cleobury Mortimer, in Shropshire, England, is notable for its twisted shingled spire. The earliest structure in the present church is the tower dating from the 12th century with the spire was added during the following century.

In the 2011 Canadian CGI children's television series Franklin and Friends, Franklin is a turtle.

The Great Sandy Desert is located in the Australian state of Western Australia and covers an area of 284,993 square kilometres (110,036 sq mi).

Another name for German Measles is Rubella.

In the 1983 movie Risky Business Joel Goodsen (Tom Cruise) dances in his underwear.

In 1847, Queen Victoria officially declared Melbourne, Victoria, a city.

Formerly Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake Albert is located on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda and is about 160 km (100 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide, with a maximum depth of 51 m (168 ft), and a surface elevation of 619 m (2,030 ft) above sea level.

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