The Royal Quiz

While filming ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Nicole Kidman fractured her rib. She broke it a second time while trying to fit into a corset. She also tumbled down a flight of stairs and had to subsequently film parts of the move in a wheelchair. Her injuries reportedly cost her the lead role in ‘Panic Room’

‘The Life of Pi’, a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel, was rejected by more than five publication houses before it was finally accepted. In 2001, it was finally published and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. It also won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction. Over ten million copies of the novel have been sold worldwide.

The Aztecs used cocoa as currency during the height of their civilization. This indicates the extent to which these prized beans were valued under the Aztec reign. How could they stop themselves from consuming their money? They must have been very disciplined people!