Trivia For August 20, 2026

Jonah is the central character in the Book of Jonah. Although the creature that swallowed Jonah is often depicted in art and culture as a whale, the Hebrew text uses the phrase "large fish". In the 17th century and early 18th century, the species of the fish that swallowed Jonah was the subject of speculation by naturalists, who interpreted the story as an account of a historical incident.

The Catskills are a subrange of the larger Appalachian Mountains. The name is of Dutch origin, meaning Cat Creek. Mountain lions were known to have been in the area when the Dutch arrived in the 17th century and may have been a reason for the name.

The six-volume history covers the events of the World War II. The book was a major commercial success in Britain and the United States, and one of the primary reasons that Churchill was awarded the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature.

While aluminum is the most common metal in the crust, oxygen and silicon are the most abundant elements overall.

The prize is awaraded to an "American economist under the age of forty who is adjudged to have made a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge." It is widely regarded as one of the field's most prestigious awards, second only to the Nobel.