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Questions From Mar 28 06
64001. What is the difference between a nova and a supernova?
64003. What crusty compatriot did US Olympic baseball manager Tom Lasorda ask to be honorary coach?
64004. In the UK the TV program Robot Wars seemed to be on every day then it just disappeared. Does anyone know what happened to it and do the competitors still carry on without being on TV?
64006. What movie gave Harvey Keitel the chance to sport a Maori-style nose tattoo?
64007. When is it correct to use "whom" instead of "who"?
64008. What was George Strait's first number one hit?
64009. Who are the 2006 world champions at Australian Rules Football?
64010. What South American country did 18th century Europeans believe had the world's highest mountain, Chimborazo?
64011. Which famous solo performer toured in 1965 as a Beach Boy when Brian Wilson quit performing?
64012. Who was the last person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
64013. Who portrayed the off-duty cop in the early 80's who ran over and killed Laura Cudahy on 'All My Children'?
64014. Who sang the 60s or 70s song with the lyrics "Don't know much about history, don't know much about biology?"
64015. Which European people were first christened and by whom?
64017. The Los Angeles Clippers have been one of the NBA's headline makers this season, having reached the 40-win plateau for the first time since 1992-93 (41-41). Who was the team's leading scorer 13 seasons ago?
64020. Who are the four players who have played football for both Arsenal FC and Juventus?
64021. What substance makes up 12% of the world's surface?
64022. What is sometimes known as a Russian Emerald?
64023. He was born in 1882 and was one of the main leaders in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin which led directly to Ireland gaining independance from England. He was one of the patriots arrested and detained by the Crown Forces and was scheduled to be executed. However because of a factor arising from his birth, his life was spared. Who was he, what was the reason his life was spared and what Global Event of the time did the English feel this may affect?
64024. Conceived, according to her own propaganda, via interesting rhinal means, this individual may have been the first of her sex to use a certain grand title. Daughter, wife, and stepmother/aunt to three men who bore the same name, she reigned successfully for over twenty years and is well known for her building program -- particularly for an elegant specimen of architectural symmetry that was intended to serve as her tomb. She also has an astronomical body named for her. Who was she?
64025. "Is that you, Stella?" and "Where have you been, my dear?" are lines from which novel?
64026. When and where did Anne Frank die?
64028. Where does the expression "Don't rub it in" come from?
64029. In the DVD of the Ricky Gervais stand-up act 'Politics' he is constantly seen drinking out of a can he picks up from the podium. What brand or type of beverage is he drinking?
64030. In the old school original Nintendo game 'The Legend of Zelda' where is level 2?
64031. What is the significance of "Ring Around the Rosie"?
64032. When is Harry Potter's birthday?
64033. What do 16th century mathematician Geronimo Cardano, builder Freddie Isaacs, and astrologer Kunjilal Malviya all have in common?
64034. Why is this letter ß not in the German alphabet, yet I see it used many times?
64035. What father/daughter act teamed up to make the Southern California "Valley Girl" scene an international phenomenon?
64036. What Jason Mraz song from "Mr. A-Z" is on a Hilton commercial?
64037. Will any of the 2006 World Cup soccer games be broadcast on the internet for people without TVs?
64038. Who became president of the Marx Brothers when they incorporated in 1933?
64039. What Great Lakes locale was once clubbed the ?Yankee State? for all the New Englanders who settled there?
64040. Term "Night Watch Man" is used in which game?
64041. Why would a clock positioned at about one and a half kilometres above sea level gain time in a year compared to an exact replica clock situated at 85 feet above sea level? In what two cities was there an example of this?
64042. Right now, who is the youngest player in the Australian Football League, and whom does he play for?
64043. What Prince album was released in January of 1981?
64044. What Giants slugger was the first player to plunk a ball in the San Francisco Bay, in 2000?
64045. What sweet product is celebrating its birthday today?
64046. Where did the word 'tata' as in meaning 'bye bye' come from?
64047. What album did Eric Clapton release in March of 1975?
64048. What is the name of the movie inspired by Loretta Lynn?
64049. How long was the longest recorded Cricket game ever played?
64050. Why did Mars change the name of its confectionery Marathon to Snickers in the United Kingdom?
64051. Who has the most consecutive field goal attempt misses in NBA history?
64052. Are standardbreds born as pacers or trotters, or are they born as trotters and trained to pace?
64053. What other books has JRR Tolkien written besides 'Lord of the Rings'?
64054. What's the difference between a sports hernia and any other type of hernia?
64055. What was ALF's real name, and what was his home planet?
64058. In the last 30 years, theater admissions have increased in price by which percentage rate?
64059. When did the word "research" (n.) acquire the sense of "looking up a few things" alongside the meaning of "a major investigation designed to advance knowledge"?
64060. How did the Beatles come up with their Apple Records logo?
64061. In the band Franz Ferdinand how can you tell who is playing which guitar part, Alex or Nick, like is Nick's part more important?
64062. What does the saying "Liberty for the whale means death for the minnow" mean?
64063. What toy is number one on VH1's 'I Love Toys'?
64064. Does Harry's invisibility cloak make an appearance at all in the fourth Harry Potter movie, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'?
64065. In 'Pirates of the Caribbean', near the start of the film, Jack Sparrow is talking to Murtogg and Mullroy and says, "Alright, then. I confess - it is my intention to pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid/rape, pillage, plunder and, otherwise pilfer my weasley black guts out." In the DVD subtitles it says that Jack says 'rape', but knowing Jack's character and according to my own hearing, he says 'raid'. Which is true?
64066. Often found in make-up, pharmaceutical medications, even cheeses and other edibles, this animal based substance also is a component of a certain citrus flavoured soft drink. What is it, and which alcoholic beverage is it most common in?
64067. What are those packets of rocks or chemicals called that are put in new clothes pockets?
64068. Where did Captain Hook sail?
64069. What common item starts at a speed of about 500, ends on a speed of about 200 and travels over 3 miles in the process?
64070. What was Erica Kane?s third hubby miffed to learn she was taking, in 1979?
64072. How did the police know where Anne Frank and her family lived?
64074. What state in the U.S. has the most people per square mile?
64075. What nation failed to make Americas Cup finals for the first time in 149 years in 2000?
64076. Whose face was blasted off George Washington?s right side and moved to the left, at Mount Rushmore?
64078. How does Ashlee Simpson stay in shape?
64082. Does the word Islam mean peace, submission or devotion?
64083. According to Jewish belief, what is heaven like?
64084. What are the most common causes of heartburn?
64085. I'm just reading Steinbeck's "East of Eden" and can't decide which character is most likely to have been the one played by James Dean. Can anybody tell me please?
64086. What is the significance of the chapter numbers of Mark Haddon's debut novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"?
64087. Why do some people say smoking calms them down when it really speeds their heart rate up?
64088. What did Jethro Tull invent?
64089. I vaguely recall seeing self-heating cans that automatically heated up their ingredients when you opened them. When were they invented, how did they work and why didn't they take off?
64092. What comic strip has a v2.0 byline that is "and Semi-Natural Meat Like Snack Products"?
64093. I know Trixie Norton was a burlesque dancer before marrying Ed, but does anyone know the name of the club?
64095. Who is the patron saint of missions even though she never left her convent?
64096. If Newman is the character's last name on 'Seinfeld' what is his first name?
64097. What are the differences amongst dates, prunes, and figs?
64098. In which Malcolm in the Middle episode does Malcolm threaten to crash a car in the school parking lot into his mom's car so he'll be sent to military school?
64100. Who is the drummer in Louis XIV ?
64101. What nation failed to make the America's cup finals for the first time in 149 years, in 2000
64102. At the current rate that our planet is warming, in how many years before all land is flooded with water?
64104. Is sherbet healthier than regular ice cream, because I just had a Scooby-Doo orange sherbet that is supposed to be healthier than regular ice cream, but it was quite good?
64105. What self-absorbed Briton was the subject of a documentary titled 'Tantrums and Tiaras'?
64106. What NBA player holds the record for most games without reaching the postseason?
64107. What Olympic equestrian event has a name that is French for 'training'?
64108. What do Alabama prisoners on death row refer to as "Yellow Mama"?
64109. In 'Metal Gear Solid 4' how old is Solid Snake?
64111. What future member of the Thompson Twins did Tom Bailey meet in college?
64115. On 'Magnum, PI' is Higgins really Robin Masters?
64116. 'Kenan and Kel' used to come on Nickelodeon and I know Kel now hosts Dance 360 on Trouble, but is it true that Kenan died in a road accident some years back?
64117. Which European capital is the oldest?
64118. What is the name of Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw's second child?
64122. Does anyone know who the Moody Blues are?
64123. What is a "schletterdavaski"?
64124. On an April Fool's Day in the late 1950's, a venerable media organization broadcast a charming story concerning an agricultural harvest in a certain European country. What was this story about, and what were people told when they inquired about how they, too, might enjoy the "fruits" in question?
64125. I thought I knew the rules about where to put an apostrophe in shortened forms that omit letters, such as can't and don't, but I just had occasion the write the phrase 'shall not' in short form and logic tells me that there are two omissions in sha(ll)n(o)t. Sha'n't looks decidedly odd, so why does the omission of the 'll' not merit an apostrophe?
64127. What is the world's oldest ruins?
64128. Whales used to have feet. Why don't they have feet today?
64129. In the early 1990's a US corporation announced they'd purchased a famed US historical icon. Turned out to be an April Fool's joke. What was the company and the icon?
64130. What musical act with a 1986 top ten hit was made up of eight siblings?
64131. What advertising icons are nicknamed Trade and Mark?
64132. What was the name of the movie Jennifer Lopez played in 1997?
64134. What is Lucy's real name on '7th Heaven'?
64135. They were once named after a species of bird, a man whose name resembles a dairy product, and now after an army colonel. There is a monument erected in honour of them, whereby the inscription tells a tale of the consequences of a gusty wind. What are they, and where is this monument?
64140. What is brimstone as in "fire and brimstone"?
64141. What is an iatronic disease?
64142. The number one cause of rabies is from what animal?
64143. How do banks stay in business?
64145. Which film came out in 1973 and starred Linda Blair?
64146. Did Joan of Arc ever have a relationship with any man?
64148. What continent did Nicole Kidman come from?
64149. What NBA player has gone the longest without ever reaching the postseason?
64150. In hockey, what is the least saves a goalie has ever made for a shutout?
64151. In hockey, what is the most saves a goalie has ever made for a shutout?
64152. What goalie holds an NHL record for penalty minutes?
64153. Why is the 1st of April "Fools Day"?
64154. Polo and what other professional sport is it against the rules to use your left hand?
64155. What singer's nickname is "the boss"?
64156. What was the venue for Marilyn Monroe's famous rendition of Happy Birthday for JFK?
64157. Is 'enough is enough' a quote from something, or just an expression?
64158. What is the nickname given to the flag of the Royal Navy?
64159. During the movie 'The Core' what happens in London, England?
64160. What is our national debt?
64161. A famous April's Fool's Day hoax in the U.S. involved an adventurous writer, a respected magazine, a well-known and cooperative sports team (and, in particular, one of its coaches), and an unusual guy who liked to play the French horn. Who wrote this story, where did it appear, and whom was it about?
64162. A bogus person was once developed to protest an international system of denoting weights and measures. What was the argument over, which measurement does it apply to, and who was this fictitious scientist?
64164. What is the size in mm of the main armament for the German Panzer VIb (King Tiger) tank?
64165. What was the nickname for the US Sherman tanks modified to cut paths through the hedgerows behind the Normandy invasion beaches?
64166. Which World War II tank - nation, series and nickname - was considered superior until the early 1950's?
64167. This man was the Prime Minister of Canada at the beginning of the Great Depression. He did not want to give anyone money that did not vote for his political party. Who was this man, what political party was he from, and who succeeded him shortly after he expressed that distasteful fact? Also, from which party did the next Prime Minister come from?
64168. There are Vitamins A, C, D, E; but why are there Vitamins B3, B6, B12, etc.?
64171. Does anyone know who the best selling author was in the 1990's?
64173. Sitting here watching a blackbird flying up and pecking at a fatball as it passes it, I was led to wonder: is there a word for the reverse of divebombing?
64174. In the First World War, an attack on an occupied village was made successfully based on intelligence collected over two thousand years previously. What was the place attacked, who was in charge of the attack, and whose was the information?
64177. What are Hilary Duff's parents' names?
64180. Who was the director of the first two Harry Potter movies?
64181. There is a surveillance operation at Menwith Hill in England. It's run by the NSA. The installation is called 'Echelon'. Is it not within U.S. borders for geographic reasons, or is it not within U.S. borders for legal reasons?
64182. What is Hilary Duff's sister's name?
64184. When in custody what steps did the Israelis take to ensure that Adolf Eichmann did not commit suicide?
64185. What is it called when a date features identical numbers such as 01/01/01 and 02/02/02?
64186. Who or what is Plum Duff?
64187. What does De Oppresso Uber mean?
64188. What Formula One driver went the longest before winning his first race?
64189. What links 617 Squadron with mistress of a Bourbon ?
64190. When was Mansfield General in Mansfield Ohio built?
64191. Which three counties or regions of England and Wales have the highest economic growth rate?
64192. When you are 'goth' do you worship Satan? Why do they wear black, and do they have their own rituals?
64194. What company's NYSE trading symbol is also a Periodic Table symbol ?
64195. What does WTF stand for?
64196. What is it about the chemical makeup of Epsom Salts which make it an effective laxative?
64197. When two airplanes fight it is called a dogfight, from where did this term come?
64198. Who had a mode of execution named after them even though they ended up being executed by other means?
64199. What is unique about the letter "w"?
64200. When was circumcision first done and why?
64201. I am very scared about the "bird flu". When the Swine flu hit the USA in 1976, how many people died and how many recieved innoculations?
64202. What blonde country music sex symbol sang her first gig at a Mississippi Tobacco Spit contest?
64203. When we consume cheese made using the fungus Penicillium, does it produce antibiotics in our body, helping us fight against disease?
64204. Where do the seeds come from for seedless oranges and watermelons?
64207. How many seasons of 'Scrubs' have been made up till now?
64208. There are two sports that you cannot use your left hand, polo is one of them, what is the other?
64209. When you have dark under your eyes, what does this mean and what can you do to make it go away?
64211. When a show asks you to phone in with an answer, and you can win a holiday, what happens to the money generated by the phone calls? Does the show get a certain percentage?
64212. For many years, this MLB team traditionally opened the baseball season each year. Name the team, year it started, and year it stopped.
64213. The new biopic on the life the late Johnny Cash features scenes with Waylon Jennings. Who plays Waylon in the film: Jody Payne, Joaquin Phoenix, Shooter Jennings, or Ryan Phillipe?
64214. What is a dragee?
64215. Chocolate/Sweets quiz, "On TV one was worth a 100 fluttering love notes", 4 letters. Anyone know of any confectionary that this could be a cryptic clue for?
64216. My wife said to me this morning, 'Your collar's all skew wiff'.
Where on earth did that come from? She doesn't know! We don't know how to spell it either.
64217. What is a limerick?
64218. Which famous author wrote daily in his diary,"Help! I'm not really dead"?
64219. How are people affected who suffer from the yips?
64221. Only four golfers have led a single Masters tournament from beginning to end. Who was the last Masters champion to claim a wire-to-wire victory?
64222. Who in the Old Testament offered his life to save his travelling companions?
64223. With what equipment is the game 'dog' played ?
64226. Which original member of the Rolling Stones, a pianist, was forced out of the band in 1963 at the insistence of Andrew Loog Oldham, who was the Stones manager at the time?
64227. Tutored by a mythical creature along with his more celebrated cousin, this unusually large and combative guy had to work overtime when his touchy relative preferred to withdraw in a snit. Now, someone thinks that he has found this ancient individual's home. Who was he, where is that residence, and who, by the way, were the mythical creature and the cousin?
64228. Who inventend the first potato chip and where?
64229. In 'The Wizard of Oz' which actors played the Lion, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witch of the West, and what are their characters' names on the farm?
64230. From which musical does the song "Love on the Rocks" come from, and whose version is used?
64231. When will Hooters Air cease operations?
64232. Who won the Daytona 500 in 2004?
64233. Who sang the song, "Born to Be Alive"?
64234. Who sang the song, "Time Won't Let Me"?
64236. Who were Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy?
64239. Who wrote 'Terry and the Pirates'?
64240. Why 'check mate' to end a game?
64241. What art, taught to Achilles by Chiron and visited upon Penthesilea, did Exekias reveal?
64242. What ship's wreckage an hour's drive from Honolulu attracts 1.5 million visitors a year?
64243. What are chlorofluorocarbons wrecking 'around' the earth?
64244. The process where an inflated balloon will eventually loose the air pressure inside itself is called what?
64245. Please help me to spell "Brunasweiberg" the pork liver sausage thx!
64246. At least in American spelling, why are people from the Philippines called Filipinos with an F?
64247. What tourist attraction is traversed by Via Sacus, the best-known street in ancient Rome?
64248. What female tennis player won the French Open in 1995?
64249. What's the difference between the NASDAQ, S&P, and Dow Jones?
64250. Who paid his dues on the Today show by serving as a guest host 150 times?
64252. What 1998 movie did George Strait appear in?
64253. If the milk is "evaporated" what's in the can?
64255. Who sang the song 'Smiling Faces'?
64256. Exactly how many years has "The Price is Right" been on TV?
64257. What is the longest-running game show on TV today?
64261. Has there been any reputable study to conclude that pop-up ads ultimately boost or dissuade sales for the businesses advertised?
64263. I saw a news story a few months ago about internet access via radio waves. Essentially it would be free to everyone (which it should be). Is there any specific info regarding this technology and is this something that could come to fruition anytime soon?
64264. What was the theme tune to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and who sang it?
64265. Was there an Ohio State-Michigan football game the last week of November in 1963, or was it cancelled due to Kennedy's assassination?
64266. Miranda Lambert thanks Jess Rosen for getting her what on her album 'Kerosene'?
64267. On the Van Zant CD 'Get Right with the Man' who is thanked by the duo at Bill Wall Leather?
64268. Is 'WERE" pronounced in two or more different ways?
64269. I wanted to send mail to the UK and I wanted the receiver to send back so I need an IRC stamp. Can you buy IRC stamps anywhere in America?
64270. What are the steps to sending an IRC stamp? Do I put them on the envelope or do I put an American stamp on the envelope?
64271. What was the German band "The Scorpions" the first outside band to do?
64272. What is an annual report, and where can I find some examples?
64275. Who called Bono's father relentlessly so that he would try and convince his son to write a song for him?
64276. In Mandarin Chinese, which country is regarded as alphabetically first?
64277. If the seventh is blue, the eleventh is green and the fifteenth is red, then parts of which everyday item am I referring to?
64278. Which international organisation, started in Italy in the 1990s, has its UK headquarters in Shropshire, England?
64279. Which actor and actress co-founded a charity inspired by a famous film in which they co-starred?
64280. What is Jeff Bates goal?
64281. Was there ever a war called the Hundred Year War that lasted a total of 256 years?
64282. To celebrate robboy's birthday, if the Dutch refer to it by cabbages, the Romans by stuffed feathers, and the French by either 'playing the mall' or another word that also doubles as an Indian dish, what game am I playing?
64283. What did Randy Orton do to get suspended for 60 days on WWE Smackdown?
64284. At Wrestlemania 22, what was the name of Triple H's new theme song, The King of Kings version?
64285. Cesium is a chemical element which is extremely unstable when mixed with what? (explosive)
64287. What film tried to mine ?road movie? gold in the voices of Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh?
64288. What is the origin of the Euro symbol?
64290. V=1/n(A/P)^2/3 S^1/2 will find what velocity?
64291. Who once had siblings marry each other in order to sustain a strong rule of a certain dynasty, and then later had their new, rather famous, brother-in-law execute them?
64292. The stance on a skateboard varies from having left foot forward right foot backwards (regular) or vice-versa (goofy), if you where to do a 540 degrees revolution 'switch' (opposite foot pattern to normal stance) would you land and continue rolling normal or goofy?
64293. How many albums has Loretta Lynn released?
64294. What do ITF and ITA stand for?
64295. I've heard the Italian/Yiddish word "schleppando" used as a musical instruction. But is there a proper Italian translation for the word "chutzpah"? (The word means audacity, guts, brashness and cheek all in one.)
64296. Which New York Met won both ends of a double header?
64297. Who won the Super Bowl in 2004?
64299. Joe Dimaggio holds the record for a hitting streak at 56 games, who holds the second best record?
64301. According to Woman's World magazine 44.5% have seen one of these?
64302. Who was on deck for the Pirates when Bill Mazeroski hit his HR to win the 1960 WS?
64303. What did Susan Lucci's parents, Jeanette and Victor Lucci, do for a living?
64304. Who sang the National Anthem at the 1997 FA Cup Final?
64305. On the Miranda Lambert CD 'Kerosene' she thanks Jess Rosen for getting her what?
64306. How does the binary code works? Who was the first one to use it?
64307. The Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth, but is it the closest place on the surface to the planet's center? If not, what is?
64309. What is geriatrics and who was its initiator?
64310. Who is the original artist of "How Do I Live"?
64311. Many of us proudly learned this word in childhood as one of the longest and most impressive that we'd ever heard, but we probably didn't know that it involved opposition to a 19th century movement to do something in Britain that was already enshrined as a constitutional principle in the United States. What is the word, and to what exactly does it refer?
64312. What is the only fish that swims upright?
64313. What do Clint Reno,Tulsa McCauley, Glenn Tyler, Josh Morgan, Vince Everett, Joe Lightcloud, and Jesse Wade have in common?
64314. What is the common name for C9H8O4, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
64315. I heard somewhere that people in the Netherlands are, on average, the tallest people of any country, just what about the Netherlands makes them taller than the rest?
64316. Who said, "Just you wait ...", referring to someone in brown tweed, and dropping her aitches?
64317. How many dogs were used in the filming of the Lassie movie and TV series?
64318. What would you buy your spouse on the 48th wedding anniversary?
64319. What elements have no name?
64320. Which animal has the most digits?
64321. Do forums and quorums refer to numbers?
64322. What was R.S. Thomas famous for?
64323. What is the difference between 'cycloptic' and 'cyclopean'?
64324. After almost dying from arsenic poisoning, this man commented on the evil effects of a foul-smelling substance he was investigating. Who is he and what is the name of the piece of equipment named after him which he didn't invent?
64325. Who made the favourite soup of leek and potatoes for a fictional detective?
64326. Who were the last siblings (brothers) that played the US Masters in golf?
64327. What 55 year-old former men?s Wimbledon champ once bashed balls in a skirt?
64328. What well-known rock/pop musician starred on television as a child and what was the television show he starred on?
64329. To what TV show does Ashlee Simpson compare her life?
64330. What king is honored by a holiday in Hawaii every June?
64331. A popular symbol of The Greatful Dead is a cartoon bear with a smile, from where did this symbol come?
64332. Which three animals walk on their front leg and hind leg of one side then the front leg and hind leg of the other side?
64333. A long time ago, I would log in with a password similar to this one with no prompt, but now all of a sudden everytime I log in a small popup window comes up saying I might be transmitting information to an unsecure site, and asking if I care to proceed, so what happened, was my computer hacked, before it was secure and now it's not?
64334.
What is the name of the Sevendust album released in 1997?
64335. What is the one major reason why Europe has far fewer tornados than the United States?
64336. What 1995 movie gave Ed Harris the chance to demand: ?Failure is not an option??
64337. Are the people of Australia more right or left hand dominant?
64338. How was Australia named?
64339. How did the Whitsunday Islands get their name?
64340. Why do we need to learn algebra?
64342. What happened to Cadillac Jack of WXTU Radio Station Philadelphia?
64343. What 1990s game show was hosted by Mario Lopez?
64344. What original band member played drums for Toto?
64347. What is the title of the album released by Reba McEntire in 1990?
64348. What percent of the U.S. population knows the name of the Vice President?
64349. In the old Taco Bell commercials with the chihuahua, it would say "yo quiero Taco Bell" meaning I want some Taco bell, but I am also seeing a song that says "Te quiero..." and that also means I want, but doesn't te mean you?
64350. The world's first installed parking meter was where and when?
64351. Where is the longest toll road in the United States? (name and location)
64352. Which is more venemous, a Black Mamba or a Green Mamba?
64354. Temporarily in prison, this public health official and agronomist was forced to eat something known in his native land as animal feed and even the cause of a loathsome disease. Subsequently, he cleverly promoted this item, to the extent that a couple of dishes incorporating it are named for him, along with a stop on a famed urban transport system. Who was he, what food did he help popularize, and can you describe the dishes?
64356. What celebrity's grave was criminally unearthed in 1977 based on a rumor he was buried with a 10 carat diamond ring?
64357. What is a real estate hud?
64359. Which animal can see in total darkness - an owl, a raccoon, or a skunk?
64360. What is a microwave oven used for, more than any other reason?
64364. What is the name of the flower that the Aztecs believed would give them strength if they mixed it with hot chocolate?
64365. In the film "V for Vendetta", who does V rescue from a life-or-death situation?
64366. David Duval finished the first round of the Masters today at 12 over par. What is the worst first round score held by a winner of the Masters?
64367. When America West Airlines and US Airways are combined in 2007, will the IATA code for America West still remain HP or will it change to US?
64368. When is the next solar eclipse visible in the US?
64370. As we know 'Charmed' and 'Smallville' are about paranormal beings. What's the difference between the two TV shows?
64371. What long-time artist died the night before his final comic strip hit the newsstands?
64372. What city produces 11 percent of U.S. malt beverages?
64373. What female tennis player won Wimbledon in 1997?
64375. What male rapper, and public enemy, performs on the intro to Christina Aguilera's CD "Stripped"?
64376. What is the name of The Eagles' second album?
64377. What did Black Eyed Peas and Fall Out Boy both do a commercial for?
64378. Exactly what was Ulysses Grant's middle name?
64379. What was Jane Kaczmarek's first movie role?
64381. How many delegates did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
64382. What do swans have that no other bird has?
64383. Does the North American continental land mass include all of the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, or only some of them? If only some of them, which countries are considered part of South America?
64384. What are the two people in Erasure called?
64385. What online comic strip has the same name as the Dreaded Blue Screen of Death?
64386. What age does a puppy become a dog?
64387. What specifically connects a certain German politician whose main function is to avoid paying the account at restaurants, a photographer who is infatuated with mailboxes who seemed to blow herself up whilst at work on a magazine story, and what does it all have to do with the importance of facial hair when composing music?
64388. What ad or cartoon depicts an ape wearing a shirt and scratching his head?
64389. When somebody takes a sabbatical from work what exactly do they do? Is it a paid or unpaid holiday and what is the purpose of it?
64390. In several TV shows characters have said, relating to their job, "I got tenure." What exactly is tenure in this context?
64392. Where do the Black Eyed Peas call home, and where were each of them born?
64393. What was the original name of 'Top Gun' going to be?
64394. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1972 and who was the MVP?
64396. Normally, which has more babies per litter, dogs or cats?
64397. What is gerovital and what is the connection between Dr Ana Aslan and this gerovital?
64398. What band has the highest selling number of albums?
64399. In Star Wars Battlefront 1 what are all the ways to kill a Jedi or Sith? And why do they sometimes just drop dead?
64400. What band appeared in the 1978 movie 'FM', which was the inspiration for the TV show 'WKRP in Cincinnati'?
64402. For centuries, he has been regarded by millions as one of history's greatest villains; but something discovered in the 1970's and just made available in translation through the sponsorship of a well-known publication takes rather a different view. Who was he, and what is the ancient document?
64403. Who is the only United States president to renounce his US citizenship and swear allegiance to another country?
64404. Although there is no official recipe for this dish, what would I be creating if I stacked chick peas, gomuti palm, green soy, assorted fruit, a derivative of fecula and shaved ice? What country is this a specialty and can you provide a colourful picture?
64405. What example of a nomogram is also a specific geometrical shape developed for a fast moving mode of transport that eventually brings you back to where you started?
64408. When King Canute ordered the sea to leave the beach, what beach was he standing on?
64409. What is the difference between the internet and the web?
64410. What is the difference between a speedometer and an odometer?
64411. What is the world's largest solid rocket booster?
64412. What's the purpose of those small mirrors doctors have traditionally worn on headbands?
64414. What is the latest operating system from Microsoft and what was the first one?
64415. Why was Rachel Robinson's brother so upset in "Here's to you, Rachel Robinson" (Judy Blume) when he was looking over his family tree?
64416. Prior to the 2005-2006 Sunderland team, which Premiership team had the lowest season point total in league history?
64422. Can Amy Lee, the singer from the band Everesensce, be considered a soprano in the opera sense of the word?
64423. What fellow rock star did Kurt Cobain famously not get along with and why? [Originally #64419 Posted on Apr 08 06 by mementoflash - Deleted in error.]
64424. What is the title of the song from which these lines come from, "Now that you're gone, your voice lingers on"?
64425. What is the name of the Chinese Live Action Sailor Moon show that featured young Chinese children playing the character parts?
64426. Why are there more gays in San Francisco than any other city in the world?
64427. Where did the quote "You can run, but you can't hide" first come from?
64428. What is the name of the song on "Walker, Texas Ranger" played at the end of the episode "Flashpoint"?
64431. What are the common invasive species livng in the old growth coastal redwood forest?
64432. Historians and name enthusiasts: Was the name Sarah/Sara in popular use in 1744?
64433. Who invented sugar cubes?
64435. Who sang the 1980's song, simply titled "19"?
64436. What is the difference between a couch and a sofa?
64437. What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?
64439. What is the only state surrounded on three sides by another country?
64440. What is the actual name of the Gates of the Mines of Moria in Tolkein's 'The Return of the King'?
64441. What is the name of the "idyllic place" in Ayn Rand's book 'Atlas Shrugged'?
64442. What U.S. prison do the most people go to every year?
64444. Antonio Maggiolo; Charles Ephrussi; Aline Charigot; Jeanne Samary; and a mysterious man in profile. Where can you see all of these people -- and more -- and what became of Aline?
64446. What note in the Mulan song that Christina Aguilera are they talking about that is so difficult to sing?
64447. What do you call the dot above the letter i?
64448. How many convicts on death row have escaped and re-offended, murdering someone?
64450. George Bernard Shaw famously declared the 'fish / ghoti' peculiarity. What French word displays a similar occurrence?
64451. Is there a name for the dot above the letter "j"?
64452. Save the fact that upper case letters are written larger, how many of the letters of the alphabet are the same in upper and lower case form?
64453. Who sang a new version of her 2005 hit on "The Today Programme" after a noted scientist disagreed with part of the lyrics?
64454. How does first pushing down on the head of a seated 250 lb man make it possible to lift him off the chair with only eight fingers?
64455. Which American book once received a papal blessing and has been adapted to the big screen four times?
64456. How many segments is a tomato divided into?
64457. What is seaweed gel for?
64458. Who was originally worth his weight in platinum?
64459. Which word in the English alphabet, has the letter's "w,s,p" all together?
64460. What city produces 11 percent of U.S. malt beverages?
64461. Who is supposedly credited with bringing tea to China and how did he do it, according to myth?
64462. Is the movie 'Sabretooth' starring Josh Holloway available on Region 4 DVD?
64463. Which US president was the first to actively practice a martial art and what style did he practice?
64464. How many cricket Tests have ended in a tie and name the countries involved?
64467. What European nation calls its police Gardai?
64468. Who left Andrew Ridgeley, his partner in the ?80s pop duo Wham! to go off and play by himself?
64470. What political party currently has control over Germany? It's the one with Angela Merkel.
64471. What male tennis player won US Open in 2003?
64472. Who are the guardian angels?
64475. Who is currently the winningest golfer on the PGA tour never to win a major?
64477. Who won the Grammy Award in 1981 for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"?
64481. Which TV quiz show worldwide has the largest prize money?
64482. In what Oklahoma town can a person be jailed for wearing a New York Yankee's cap?
64483. Where is the oldest park in Oklahoma?
64484. What used to be called 'bees without honey'?
64485. Did Germany and Japan have any relations in World War II or were their empires co-incidences?
64488. How many albums have Rascall Flatts sold?
64489. How many albums have Franz Ferdinand sold?
64490. Who had the bag?
64491. How do you guard against giardia and cryptosporidium?
64492. What is the longest known drinking bout?
64493. In 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' what was the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
64494. Does anyone know the song that Anthony Bordain used last year at the opening of his show 'No Reservations'?
64496. In which countries are there severe conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims?
64497. Why is it that the followers of the Alawi version of Islam do not use the Koran?
64498. Which sports stadium has never in its history been full?
64499. Which Fresno attraction is the #6 most popular restaurant?
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