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17002. In which novel,short story or play are Charity and Mercy Pecksniff characters ?

17003. Which poem has the last line, "The dog it was that died"?

17004. Which poem has the last line,'and his message easy' ?

17006. Which poem has the last line, "Love is best"?

17007. Which poem has the last line,'must plough the wave no more' ?

17015. Historically, what is Chaplain F.F. Kiner most noted for?

17016. What state consumes the most ketchup?

17018. What is the largest oil tanker?

17019. Where did the word 'Luge' come from?

17020. WHAT's Product Placement?

17021. What is the origin of the word 'bob' in referring to an English shilling?

17022. What year was jello discovered?

17023. How much money does the US government give to Isreal each year?

17024. What flower's name means 'nose twitching' in Latin?

17026. Who said,'An actress friend of mine said she'd been married to one facist and one marxist,and neither of them took the garbage out' ?

17027. Who said,'Religion is like the weather.It can be good.It can also be very bad indeed.' ?

17028. Who said,'I've had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus' ?

17031. Which poem ends with the line,'Else is he a man unkind' ?

17033. Who built Colditz Castle ?

17034. Is there a difference between if you wash your hair under cold water compared to washing your hair under warm or hot water?

17035. What is the brand name of the Piano that Dr. EVIL is playing in Austin Powers: the spy who shagged me?

17037. What is the drudge report?

17038. Who played the voice of Ronald Reagan in the show Spitting Image?

17040. Which four word phrase in crossword terms (2,4,3,6,)is derived from the italian vesti la giubba and means to keep going despite interruptions or difficulties ?

17042. In the pre-decimal days England had £sd. Why did they use the 'd' to designate pennies?

17044. Who led the BBC's news programme when Princess Diana's death was announced?

17045. Sorry to parade my ignorance, but could someone explain the difference between a Zionist, a Jew and an Israeli?

17048. How many bacteria live in each square mm of your armpit?

17049. On a dark night, from how many km away can your eyes spot a match being struck?

17050. So I did that which I thought was most dignified. I pushed back the crowds, and, passing from the rear, walked down a living avenue of people until I came in front of the semicircle of Arabs, in the front of which stood the white man with the grey beard. As I advanced slowly towards him, I noticed he was pale, looked wearied, had a grey beard, wore a bluish cap with a faded gold band round it, had on a red-sleeved waistcoat and a pair of grey tweed trousers. I would have run to him, only I was a coward in the presence of such a mob - would have embraced him, only he being an Englishman, I did not know how he would receive me, so I did what cowardice and false pride suggested was the best thing - walked deliberately to him, took off my hat, and said ?

17052. What unexplainable phenomena befalls a junk merchant in an 1852 Dickens novel?

17053. How is steak cooked if cooked 'blue?

17054. In which English county is brie made?

17056. Who are the only two English sovereigns from whom Prince Charles is not descended?

17061. Is the human eye the same size from the time they are born all through their lives?

17062. Is the movie A League of their Own a true story?

17064. Which country has never won a gold medal in soccer at the olympic games(brazil, czechoslovakia,soviet union,uruguay)?

17065. How many days had the crowds been with Jesus in the hills before he fed them ?

17066. Where are these words to be found: 'Whatever is has already been,and what will be has been before,and God will call the past to account. ?

17068. Who succeeded Omri as King of Israel ?

17070. Which two ways were used to select a successor to Judas Iscariot ?

17071. How many of the psalms begin with the words,'Praise the Lord'?

17072. In which field of the graphic arts was John Lockwood Kipling prominent?

17076. Is it true that Barry Manilow took his wife's last name, and is he now openly gay?

17081. Apparently, whilst falling upside down, a cat can right itself faster than the eye can see. How fast is that?

17082. How many red blood cells does your body make in one minute?

17085. Why did West Virginia separate from Virginia?

17087. What are the histories behine the spaces on a monopoly board?

17088. How many candles would it take to give off the same amount of light as one 60 watt incandescent bulb?

17089. What is the State Gem of Washington?

17090. When was the very first major league baseball game?

17091. What is the territorial history of Broadway, NYC....why does it cross Manahattan unlike so many other avenues and streets?

17092. Is there any specific reason behind muslim offering namaz five times a day.?

17093. What is the medical name for the indent in the skin between your upper lip and your nose?

17094. Does anyone out there know the title of a mary cassatt painting that sold for {$} 2,800,000 at sothebys in new york in 1989 the title is ------------ reading to her daughter what word does the blank stand for ?

17099. Has the United States always had the dollar as a unit of currency and if so when did it start?

17103. What NBA player has played on the most NBA teams in his career?

17104. Where is the Sea of Glass located?

17109. Who killed Sab McSib?

17110. Is Lipton tea of British or American origin?

17111. What are optional parts for a URL?

17112. What is the World's largest falcon?

17115. Who was the first person to fly around the world?

17116. What U.S. president proclaimed Friday, March 21, 1975, as Earth Day?

17117. Church Charity Quiz: I can't find the answer to this one anywhere. In Australian slang who or what is a 'grunter'?

17118. What NFL player has played on the most NFL teams in his career?

17119. How old was ALF on the TV show?

17120. On 'Scooby Doo' what is Daphne's last name?

17121. What is the name of the first Looney Tunes cartoon?

17122. In what year was the violet M and M replaced with tan?

17123. What is the title of the only cartoon to feature Yosemite Sam without either Bugs Bunny of Daffy Duck?

17124. From 'The Jetsons' what is Astro's real name?

17125. What is the name of Wally Gator's zoo keeper?

17126. What was the title of Yogi Bear's first Feature Film?

17127. How many feet are in a nautical mile?

17131. What is the name of the parking attendant at dino's on 77 sunset strip?

17132. What was the name of president hardings dog?

17133. What viking explorer was first to settle grenland?

17134. Who is charlie chan's one number one son?

17135. What 1983 video game was based on outer-space exploits of a real rock band?

17136. Who is the first woman to receive the 'order of merit'?

17137. In the obnoxious quiz show 'The Weakest Link' what does it mean when contestants 'bank'?

17138. What is the name of the tin man as a character in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

17139. By area what is the largst county in the u.s.?

17141. What is the nickname of the grumman f6f-3?

17144. In what city did governor jim McGreevey break his leg?

17145. What is the name of ed norton's childhood dog?

17146. How many separate grievances against george the third were cited in the declaration of independence?

17148. What was the name of the first civilian jet to break the sound barrier?

17151. What politician was nicknamed the plumed knight?

17153. What town in the Ozarks was home to the Clampett clan on TV's 'The Beverly Hillbillies'?

17155. What band recorded the soundtrack for the movie 'LaBamba'?

17157. The pharmaceutical abbreviation 'qod' means 'every other day'. But what do the initials actually stand for in Latin?

17160. What team were the Chicago Bears playing when Walter Payton broke Jim Brown's all-time rushing record?

17161. How many games did Walter Johnson win in his Major League Career?

17162. How are 'calypso', 'spider' and 'klondyke' 3 of a kind?

17163. What ship was Admiral Nelson's flag ship at Trafalgar?

17164. What is the meaning of the word 'Craic'?

17165. What is the Irish word for Ireland?

17166. Name the Four Provinces in Ireland?

17167. What Profession was 'Molly Malone'?

17168. What makes O'Connell Bridge in Dublin unique?

17169. Who invented Guinness Beer?

17170. What is the name of the Irish National airline?

17171. Who wrote ' an economic interpretation of the constitution'?

17173. What building served as the headquarters for the superfriends?

17174. What was the name of elroy jetson's school?

17175. In what year was the 'sit N spin' first produced?

17176. What is the name of the Funky Phantom's cat?

17177. What is the name of the cop that Top Cat was always trying to outsmart?

17178. What is the name of the inlet between north wildwood and stone harbor?

17179. Who won the NBA slam dunk contest in 1984?

17180. What fictional detective has a secretary named velda?

17181. What president was george mifflin dallas V.P. under?

17182. What ship was admiral nelson's flag ship at trafalgar?

17183. What is the ' watchword' for the campfire girls?

17184. What Greek dramatist is believed to have written Oedipus Res?

17185. When and who invented the whoopee cushion?

17186. Who played the Bronx butcher in the 1953 TV version of 'Marty'?

17187. According to the Disney movie, what is the name of Cinderella's stepmother's cat?

17188. What is the name of Rip Van Winkle's dog?

17189. What was the name of Al Capone's 32-foot cabin cruiser?

17190. What is the name of the plane that dropped the Nagasaki bomb?

17191. What are the names of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'Jungle Twins'?

17193. What time of day is the human body at it's weakest?

17194. What country drinks the most milk?

17195. What is the world's largest software company?

17196. My friend just received a Nokia phone. The message displayed says 'insert SIM card'. What is a SIM card?

17197. Does anybody remember a kid show from the 70's, 'Wonderamma?

17198. What was the tinfoil lining of cigarette packages used for in WWII?

17199. What was the name of Willis' rock band on 'Diff'rent Strokes', which had his sister and girlfriend as members?

17202. What was Eddie Arcaro's nickname?

17203. What was Joe Friday's badge number?

17204. What is the name of Archie Andrews' coach?

17205. What interesting car was the subject of an Ian Flemming novel?

17206. Whose widow is Teresa Draco?

17207. Who is Archie Andrews?

17208. What was the name of Gabby Hayes mule?

17209. What is the more common name for Geococcyx Californiaus?

17210. How many at-bats did Babe Ruth have the year he hit 60 HRs?

17211. In what year did Joe DeRita replace Joe Besser?

17213. On the show 'Happy Days' what make of motorcycle does Fonzie drive?

17215. What weapon was used by Lash Larue?

17216. Who gives the 'black spot' to Billy Bones?

17217. What famous cowboy had a horse named Thunder?

17218. What is the name of the horse from Animal Farm?

17219. Whose companion was 'Ukla the Mok'?

17220. What is the name of Speedy Gonzales' cousin?

17221. What was the name of the ranch attended by Spin and Marty?

17223. What was the name of the television series starring Jon Erik Huxom in which he played a time traveler accompanied by a young boy?

17230. What video game is based on a story where an alien named Red Falcon crash landed on a small South American island and two agents (Lance and Bill) are sent to stop him?

17232. The cartoon 'Gopher Broke' came out in what year?

17233. What super hero was created by Professor Horton?

17234. What did Catherine II of Russia keep in an iron cage in her bedroom for more than three years?

17236. Who was General Andrew Jackson's aid in The Battle of New Orleans that was constantly trying to give him his medicine?

17237. According to the legend, what is a ''balais des rhumatismes'' ?

17238. According to Moses' law, a man must marry his brother's widow if she is childless. What is the name of that obligation ?

17240. Does anyone know about Queen Elizabeth II's favorite music or musicians?

17241. What does the SS stand for on certain ships?

17243. What expression stands for an intervention mode of the political power that departs from the common and positive law?

17244. In a 1991 science-fiction novel for youth, a religious dictature maintains a population of builders as slaves using dogmas and faith. What is the title of that novel?

17246. It's a tachycardia by emotional choc that was observed during the first world war on soldiers that had no organic heart lesion. What is it?

17252. What common ailment cant you catch at the north pole?

17253. Who sang the theme song for the 1970's television series, Movin' On?

17254. In the movie The Blu Lagoon starring Brooke Shilds was there ever a another female on the island?

17255. How much sap is needed for a gallon of syrup?

17257. What television program had the first spinoff?

17258. What percentage of the world's food crops are pollinated by insects?

17259. Can anyone tell me if it's true that the black comic actor Tommmy Davidson was raised by white parents....if so name a source?

17263. What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of the New York Times, except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I ?

17264. Who said: ' it is well that war is so terrible- we should grow too fond of it'?

17265. Who was ' the mad monk'?

17267. To what organization do huey, dewey, and louie belong?

17271. Who is the only marine to win 5 navy crosses?

17272. Relating to math what is a gamma?

17273. Who was the highest scoring American air ace of WWII, how many kills did he have to his credit, and what became of him?

17274. Relating to math again why is pi a transendental number?

17275. During WWII, ships of the US Tenth Fleet were assigned to which ocean (trick question)?

17276. '...The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken--I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls--I shall never surrender or retreat...', is quoted from a letter written by what man?

17277. During WWII, what did the codeword 'Hotrocks' refer to?

17280. What was the name given to the gift that the British presented to Joseph Stalin at the Tehran Conference of 1943?

17281. What was the top Broadway boxoffice show of 1944?

17282. What is a personification of an abstract concept in theater?

17283. What is the name of the M1918A2?

17285. Name the prominent man whose son was the Executive Officer of the 2nd Marine Raider Battallion (Carlson's Raiders) in 1942 and who saw action in the Gilbert Islands (also give his son's name)?

17286. The DSM Project (Development of Substitute Materials) begun during WWII was later renamed and I know you know that second name, so what was it?

17287. What famous cowboy's ranch was named the T-M Bar?

17289. What show starred the character stringfellow hawke?

17290. What was the name of the all-female hotel in the show bosom buddies?

17293. What planet is geordi LaForge from?

17295. What are the exact words in the beginning of "Star Wars, Episode 1" as it is scrolling up?

17297. What building project was referred to as "Clinton's folly"?

17298. During WWII, what was the codeword that was suppose to be transmitted by the British Headquarters of Home Forces as an alert that a German invasion of Britain was imminent?

17299. What clubs motto is we learn by doing?

17300. What was the designation (e.g. a designation like 'Meserschmidt ME-109') of the 6 engine bomber being developed by the Germans during WWII to strike directly at New York City from bases in Europe?

17301. During WWII, what did USAFFE stand for and who was its commanding officer?

17302. What did the US Navy term 'Hit Parade' refer to during WWII?

17303. Roosevelt and Churchill met twice in Quebec, Canada, for conferences in 1943 and 1944...what were the codenames used to refer to these two meetings?

17304. During WWII, who or what was known as 'The Priest'?

17306. The USS Saratoga, after serving the allied cause well in the Pacific during WWII, met a less than glorious end...what became of her?

17307. What man commanded the 99th Pursuit Squadron during World War II, a unit made up entirely of Tuskegee Airmen, and became the first African American to earn three stars after the war?

17308. Although D-Day and H-Hour were terms that were used with respect to ALL WWII invasions their meaning was made well known by the invasion of Normandy but, with respect to Normandy, what did the term Y-Day mean?

17309. During WWII, who was known by the nickname 'Slim Jim' and what unit did he command?

17311. The largest mass surrender of American arms in the European Theatre during WWII (something like 8,000 men) too place near Saint-Vith during the Battle Of The Bulge along a ridge line named what?

17313. The COI gave birth to the OSS (who's British counterpart was the SOE), and the OSS gave birth to the CIA...what do COI, OSS, SOE and CIA stand for and who founded and lead the OSS?

17314. During WWII, what made Essen, Germany, a primary target for combined US/British bomber forces?

17316. Who was the President with Irish hertage?

17320. Before there was a lady with a talkshow there was another 'Rosie' O'Donnell...what was his November 1844 claim to fame?

17328. Who's newcasts started with'Ladies and Gentlemen and Good Evening to You'?

17332. How did the New York Knickerbocker basketball team get its name (what is a knickerbocker)?

17333. The codename for the overall deception plan (under which there were several specific operations with their own codenames) to mislead German intelligence about the true time and place of the Normandy invasion was BODYGUARD...the name was inspired by a quote of Winston Churchill's...can you give this quote?

17341. Which band met at school in Dublin and began as 'Feedback'?

17345. What is the home town of Sgt. Snorkel in Beetle Bailey?

17346. What is the Scientific name for Cat's forepaws?

17347. What was the first computer language?

17350. Did snow white have a sister named rose red?

17351. Who invented the Molly bolt?

17357. Which hymn ends,'And with thy saints adore'?

17358. Which hymn ends with,'For all his love'?

17360. Which former world heavyweight boxing champion has the middle name Lamont?

17361. Whose autobiography was 'Something's Burning'?

17362. In which Paul Simon song is 'the dancing elite'?

17363. What is Lily Savage's maiden name?

17365. The Millennium Falcon was later re-used in which nonStar Wars film?

17366. Which film is based on the book 'Trail of the Assassins'?

17368. Who, with the real first name of Bisley, presented Sepia Swing Club?

17369. In a television series, who could be reached on 212-555-2400?

17371. The name of which village in Somerset means 'steep hill'?

17374. What is the literal meaning of the Italian word linguini ?

17376. What poem ends,'that heaving bosom sigh for me '?

17378. What is the term for the application of mathematics and similar disciplines to the study of living {things---Bionics;Bionomy;Biometrics} OR Bionomics?

17384. Title of a Ray Bradbury short story,and a 1788 Clara Reeve novel?

17385. Remains of fruit pressed for wine?

17386. What is a 'Sturmer'?

17387. From which musical does the song 'Cabaret' originate?

17388. Which is the only British liner to ram and sink a u-boat?

17389. In which play does Yvonne study 'The Mikado' and do Shirley Bassey on the karaoke?

17390. Which play revolves around a performance of 'The Recruiting Officer'?

17391. Quizmail question. The trophy awarded annually to the leading male player in the Volvo Order of Merit on the European golf tour is named after a great 19th-20th century British golf champion. What was his surname?

17395. Who originally wrote the song 'Yesterday'?

17396. Can anyone tell me what a Quadrat is ?

17397. Ah, but what was the working title for the song 'Yesterday' before it had any words and was just a tune?

17399. Where is the talest toem pole in the world ?

17400. What was name of the computer that the british used in WW2 ?

17402. On the sitcom Friend, what is Rachel's mothers' first name?

17403. Does anyone know what happens to the contents of the toilets on aeroplanes. I was once told that they were jettisoned over the oceans but surely that can't be true. And for that matter what about on trains. Are they just scattered to the four winds except at stations when not in bounds?

17405. How did Washington Post reporter. Bob Woodward signal his anonymous Watergate source, Deep Throat, when he wanted to make contact?

17407. What is each Beatles member's favorite colour?

17408. (song) Don't mind the rain.What's his occupation ?

17409. Who said or wrote 'The prime minister has many best friends in politics'?

17410. Dingbat:PREIST ?

17411. DINGBAT: a + + i + u d e ?

17412. These anagrams, when solved, have something in common: 'uncoated {tom';} 'relax on {coot';} 'tar us {mule';} 'extreme red sun'. Local charity quiz. Any ideas?

17414. Who nakedly advertised Adecco on Belgian TV?

17415. Show where all these people had parts: Drew Barrymore, Goldie Hawn, Alan Alda, Woody Allen?

17416. Who said, 'Everyone but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor or they will never be industrious'?

17417. Name rhymes with 'dizzy', father 40, mother 41, where was the hometown?

17418. If I'm gonna build me a mountain then what kind of fool am I reminds you of what?

17419. What do all of the following have in common: the sport of rowing, the game of tug-o-war, the planet uranus, and a clock that's right twice a day?

17425. What is the next number: 3, 11, 19, 37, 55, XX?

17426. What is the common thread: July 1961, February 1962, May 1963?

17427. What is CH3(CH2)12COOH?

17429. Who was the first National League player to hit 500 home runs?

17430. What is special about the number 496?

17431. First, you make a 3x3 grid, then you put all of the integers from 1 to 9 on it in such a way that the sum of all the rows and columns and both diagonals are the same, then how many ways are there to do this and what are the solutions?

17432. What is the agiculture of India, Iran, and Irag?

17433. If our eyebrows serve to prevent our perspiration from flowing into our eyes, what is the purpose of armpit hair, genital hair, and hair outside the anus?

17434. In what year was the first NCAA Basketball Championship played on Monday night?

17435. Does anyone know in which order the Academy Awards (Oscars) will be handed out?

17436. Dingbat: PUSS PURR ?

17437. Which city was the capital of the Polish kingdom from 1038 to 1596 ?

17439. Which main river flows through Ireland's Galway ?

17442. Sorry, my question got scrambled in the ether. It should read: It cost about 311000 pounds sterling is 760 feet long and 80 feet wide and replaced the Regent. What is it?

17443. What name was applied to the Boeing B-29 bomber?

17444. From the begining of time to the present, twelve and only twelve people have achieved this feat, what is it?

17446. How did the name Cro-Magnon originate?

17447. How did the dessert Napolean get its name?

17449. In 'The Vicar of Dibley' what is Alice Tinker's middle name?

17450. What is the Irish word meaning pipe?

17451. Whose gang was Naomi Campbell in in 1984?

17452. Which actress advertised 'cashmere is Scottish' in 1965?

17456. What male American actor has been nominated for more Tony Awards than any one else?

17457. What was the name of the boy Jessica Lovejoy got together with in the end?

17458. What is the name of the boy LISA SIMPSON had a crush on who's voice was done by FRANKIE MUNIZ and what school did he attend?

17459. Of Beavis and Butt-head, which one is the blonde?

17460. What american president was on a postage stamp?

17461. A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 lbs, and then puts something in it. IT now weighs less than 20 lbs. What did the man put in the barrel?

17464. Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end?

17465. Is a Frunzu a real dog?

17466. What are all the names of the Sims games in order they first came out (including the SimCities)?

17467. Why does the US government mint {$100,000} bills, would'nt that large a sum of money be best transfered with a check?

17468. 1) in what city was the first presidential mansion located at 1 cherry street 2) which president had an indoor swimming pool added to the White HOuse?

17469. What is wodi?

17470. Implied Meaning: timetime?

17471. Implied Meaning: GI/ccccc?

17472. Implied Meaning: 2cross?

17473. Implied Meaning: ourpeacetime?

17475. Implied Meaning: esduucccaetsison?

17476. Implied Meaning: IMPROVEMENTS ... getting sick of these yet?

17478. Implied Meaning: Sorry, previous posting should read: cloagud, cloagud, cloagud?

17479. Implied Meaning: neracheled=dejoeyed?

17480. What's the derivative of HI over HO?

17481. What's the integral of d(CABIN) over CABIN?

17483. Which actress was the most pregnant upon recieving her trophy on Oscar night?

17484. Why is a chicken able to run around after its head is cut off?

17486. What shark has the most teeth?

17488. What was the name of the magazine michael douglas was reading while in the smugglers plane in the movie romancing the stone?

17489. What would you get if you ordered a Mae West in a diner?

17491. When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon he misspoke the statement that NASA had planned for him. What was he suppose to say?

17492. The 'rose' symbolizes what and /or how is it signficant to Ireland?

17493. Who was the only major league baseball player to be killed while playing a major league game?

17494. Hey- how much sap is needed to make 1 gallon of maple syrup?