Math Quiz

Alfred Mosher Butts, a New York architect, invented the popular board game Scrabble in 1931. He wanted to create a game which involved some luck and a lot of skill (and a large vocabulary)! Butts decided on the point-values of the letters by studying the front page of the New York Times.

Pumpkin pie and eggnog are made all the more delicious because of a flavourful spice – nutmeg! However, two to three teaspoons of raw nutmeg can cause serious medical problems that can last several days, including paranoia and hallucinations. So go easy on the spice and remember that sometimes less is more.

Halle Berry, who got her big break in Spike Lee’s romantic drama ‘Jungle Fever’ in 1991, was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Her father, Jerome Berry, was a hospital attendant, and her mother, Judith Berry, a psychiatric nurse. The actor’s net worth is estimated at 80 million!