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Saturday, November 7
William Lear had quite a career, despite having dropped out after eighth grade. He sold the patent for the car radio to Galvin, which is now Motorola. He invented the 8-track tape cassette that became a '70s fad. And he founded a company that …Read more.
Friday, November 6
Built out of solid rock in the 1960s, Temppeliaukio Church is found largely underground in Helsinki. Architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen designed the church to burrow into solid rock, using designs that predated World War II. The back wall of the …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
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Tuesday May 5Stealing Finland's Anthem: When Nigeria's Igbo people tried to split off and become Biafra, they adopted as their anthem "Land of the Rising Sun," set to the music of "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius. That particular tune had been practically the anthem of the struggle of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which was battling to break loose of domination by the Russian anthem. Even so, Finland's de facto anthem is called "Maamme." And that piece of music is also used for Estonia's anthem. Big Week in Japan: This is Children's Day in Japan, formerly called Boys' Day. (There used to be a separate Girls' Day on March 3.) The day also marks the start of summer, and the Japanese celebrate with carp-shaped flags. Known locally as kottbullar, it is mixed with onions and breadcrumbs soaked in milk. By what name is it known in English? A) German meatballs B) Polish meatballs C) Russian meatballs D) Swedish meatballs Previous answer: The European Food Safety Authority is in Parma, Italy. TRIVIA FANS: Send the trivia questions you've always wanted answered, or original TriviaBits ideas of your own, with your full name and hometown, to Paul Paquet at paul@triviahalloffame.com or visit him online at www.triviahalloffame.com.
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