Monday, September 8, 2014

Trivia Bits 08 September

 

Ralph Macchio karate kid

American actor Ralph Macchio (pictured)  played Daniel LaRusso in the movie series Karate Kid starting in 1984, and although playing a high school senior, Macchio was actually in his early twenties when the film was made.

British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes Downtown Abbey features the Crawley Family.

2012 British Paralympic medallist Stephanie Millward set the British record for the 100 metre backstroke at the age of 15, before she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Man About the House is a British sitcom starring Richard O'Sullivan, Sally Thomsett, and Paula Wilcox with Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy, that was broadcast for six series from 15 August 1973 to 7 April 1976 and was considered daring at the time due to its subject matter of a man sharing a flat with two single women.

Built in 1738 by Johann Konrad Brandenstein, the main organ of the Baroque Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen, is the parish church in Waldsassen Bavaria, has 141 ranks, 101 stops and 7,720 pipes.

The 2001 Broadway musical The Producers, a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, features the song Springtime for Hitler.

International 1950’s modelling superstar, Suzy Parker, was the fourth daughter of George Lofton Parker, an inventor of photographic etching processes and socially connected mother, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, a housewife and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Of the 31 states in Mexico, Chihuahua is the largest state by area and is located in North-western Mexico.

Lagos is the most populated city in the African country of Nigeria with reports in 2012 estimating the population at 21 million.

British-bred, French-trained thoroughbred filly Intrepidity's winning time of 2:34.19 at the 1993 Epsom Oaks established a new course record run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres).

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