Since she was a little girl, Queen Elizabeth has raised these dogs.

Hercule was once an officer in this country's police force.

At a length of about 4,132 miles, this is the longest river in Africa.

The earliest European settlers of America brought goats over on the Mayflower, and by 1630, a census in this colony listed goats as one of the colony’s most valuable possessions.

This composer was buried with a small urn of authentic Polish soil.

Queen Elizabeth only carries money on this day of the week.

The first description of Poirot was by this character who said, ‘He was hardly more than five feet four inches but carried himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of an egg…The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.

The African island nation of Mauritius was once the home of this now-extinct bird.

The age of a goat can be determined by inspecting this body part.

As a child, this Austrian composer, the "father of the string quartet" and tutor to Beethoven, once cut of the pigtails of a fellow choir member as a practical joke.

Queen Elizabeth rose to the call of duty during WWII by taking on this job. By doing so, she became the first female royal to join the military.

Agatha Christie had originally planned to have this lovable lady as the detective in Death on the Nile instead of Poirot.

In 1980, the African country of Rhodesia was renamed this, for an ancient ruin that served as the capital from the 11th to 15th centuries.

This is a luxury fiber collected from certain goats in the spring when they naturally shed their winter coat. The average annual yield per animal is normally less than one pound.

These two baroque composers were both blinded by the same ocular surgeon.

very day around 8:30 a.m., the queen wakes up. By 9 a.m., she's out on the balcony for her daily ritual. For 15 minutes every day, she is serenaded by the sound of these.

Hercule Poirot was the first fictional character to have one of these published in The New York Times, in 1975.

With an area of just 3,907 square miles (10,119 square kilometers), this is the smallest country located in mainland Africa.

This city's 1904 World's Fair was host to the first dairy goat show in America as well as an exhibit featuring 300 Angora goats, the most ever shown at one time.

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin sang a song by this composer, 'My Homeland Hears', over the radio on his first space mission.

Because British weather can be quite brisk in April, Queen Elizabeth celebrates her birthday a second time in June. The summer celebration is called this.

Hercule Poirot first appeared in chapter two of this book, Agatha Christie’s first published novel.

This is the largest city in Africa, with an estimated population of 21 million people.

Among the many pets that populated the White House during this president's time in office were two goats, Nanny and Nanko. They were particularly beloved by his son, Tad, who even used them for chariot rides around the White House.

This composer was inspired to write The Planets after being introduced to astrology by writer Clifford Bax. The composer cast his friends’ horoscopes for the rest of his life, and referred to astrology as his ‘pet vice’.