∼ Porter G., Hilda Offen, Pradera, Esme Eve, Alan Jesset, Richard Hooke

When the monarch of the time is male, “Queen”, and all female pronouns are replaced with “King” and male pronouns. In addition, the lyrics of the 3rd verse are modified slightly to read, “With heart and voice to sing, God save the King”. The National Anthem is God Save the Queen. The British National Anthem originated in a patriotic song …

Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient sleepless eremite, The moving waters at their priest like task Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors; No yet …

∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia

The region known as “Scandinavia” historically consisted of Norway and Sweden. Today, it also includes other places where Nordic people live; Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Greenland are now considered part of Scandinavia.

Around 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, spectators flocked to the Colosseum to watch public “games” featuring fight between hungry animals and human gladiators, chariot races, and mock battles. It was 160ft (49m) high and its arena held 45,000 people. Its ruins are still standing telling its story.

A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or postal code system used by India Post. It’s six digits long, and was introduced on August 15, 1972. There are nine PIN zones in India. The first digit of the PIN code indicates the region in which a given post office falls, the second digit the …

Northwestern Arizona is famous for its spectacular Grand Canyon. Carved out by the Colorado River, the eroded rock represents millions of years of Earth’s history. The Canyon is 18 miles (29 km) wide in places and more than 6,000-ft (1820 m) deep.

The common names given for Santa’s reindeer in modern culture are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner/Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph. Eight of these names are taken more or less directly from Clement C. Moore’s “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” and the ninth from the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and the TV special based upon it. Two of the …

The Suez Canal, a major waterway and trade route that was completed in 1869. Cutting through the Isthmus of Suez to link the two seas, it reduces the sailing distance around the world. Learn More: Suez Canal, a ship canal in Egypt and a major navigational route for world trade. It crosses the Isthmus of Suez and links the Mediterranean …