TRIVIA BITS

TV’s Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan is a specialist in which medical field? A) Emergency medicine

B) Forensic anthropology C) Neurology D) Orthopedic surgery •••

Female nine-banded armadillos almost always give birth to identical quadruplets — either four males or four females. The little ones are able to walk within hours of birth. Their skin is soft; it takes a while to develop scutes, the characteristic bony plates that cover an adult armadillo’s body.

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You probably know the American patriotic song “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” has the same tune as the British anthem “God Save the Queen.” Did you know that tune is also used for the national anthem of Liechtenstein “Oben am jungen Rhein” (“Up Above the Young Rhine”)? And it’s the tune of “Kongesangen” (“King’s Song”), the royal anthem of Norway.

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Known for their huge, colorful beaks, toucans are frugivores — meaning their diet consists mainly of fruit, especially guava, figs, oranges and peppers found in South America where they live. When they’re courting, toucan couples will use their beaks to toss fruit to each other as a sign of affection.

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On Jan. 4, 1896, Utah became the 45th U.S. state. Forty-six years later, it became home to the nation’s first KFC franchise. That unlikely event is down to Pete Harman, a local restaurateur and friend of “Colonel” Harland Sanders. While visiting Utah, Sanders prepared his famous “original recipe” chicken for Harman and his wife, who named it Kentucky Fried Chicken and put it on their own restaurant menu. Customers loved it and Pete Harman became KFC’s first “finger lickin’ good” franchisee.

Answer: TV’s Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan is a forensic anthropologist.