Cambodian alphabet has 69 letters

Khmer, the official language of Cambodia, has the world’s longest alphabet, with 69 letters currently in use and another five or so considered obsolete. The world’s shortest alphabet is used in the Rotokas language spoken by an estimated 4,300 people in Papua New Guinea. It consists of 11 or 12 letters (depending on which source you consult).

The flag of Cambodia has two blue stripes, one red stripe and what pictured in the center?

A) Angkor Wat temple

B) Golden eagle

C) I Ching trigrams

D) White crown

Answer: Angkor Wat temple is pictured at the center of the Cambodian flag.

Scientist also looked into evolution

Wallacea is a heart-shaped region of islands in the Pacific, including the nation of East Timor and several Indonesian islands. It’s named for Alfred Russel Wallace, a 19th-century naturalist who documented the geographical transition zone that separates wildlife found in Australia from wildlife in Asia. Wallace conducted research into evolution in Indonesia while Charles Darwin did his thing in the Galapagos. Although they worked independently, they’re listed as co-authors on the first scientific paper to explain natural selection, published in 1858.

The Galapagos Islands are a province of what country?

A) Argentina

B) Chile

C) Ecuador

D) Venezuela

Answer: The Galapagos Islands are a province of Ecuador.

‘Austin Powers’ cats had fun names

Mr. Bigglesworth in the “Austin Powers” movies was played by a hairless Sphynx cat named Ted Nudegent. (Nude Gent, see?) He was named for the rocker who gave us “Cat Scratch Fever” way back when. Ted’s understudy was another Sphynx named Mel Gibskin. His nephews, Hairless Potter and Skindiana Jones, also have appeared in films and on TV.

On the TV series “How I Met Your Mother,” what was Ted Mosby’s profession?

A) Architect

B) Attorney

C) Financial advisor

D) Teacher

Answer: Ted Mosby on “How I Met Your Mother,” played by Josh Radnor, was an architect.