Mythology Quiz

Some countries call each other names that to some might be terms of endearment, but to others might be offensive. The Australian’s referring to the English as ‘poms’ is a good example of this. You’ll often hear an Aussie call a Brit a pom, pommie or pom, usually in good humor. When the Australian Advertising Standards Board received complaints regarding the use of the term in TV ads, they investigated and ruled the term pom is not offensive. It’s origins are debated, but the best-documented theory relates it to the fruit ‘pomegranate’, it being a rhyming-slang for the word ‘immigrant’ and also the color the English turned when they spent too long beneath the Australian sun!

Bingo cards were used by players from Germany in the 1800s. Surprisingly, they didn’t use them for gaming but they used them as educational tools for students to learn multiplication in maths.

Las Vegas is bright! It seems there are flashing, blinking, and glittering lights everywhere. And well, perhaps that’s because there are over 15,000 miles of neon tubing within the city. There is even a dedicated museum for these signs. The Neon Museum contains more than 150 signs and the stories behind them.