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25001. In which European country would you go to the Ravenna Music Festival?

25002. Is there a medical term for the steam that comes out of a person's mouth when it's cold outside?

25003. In American Football, on the kickoff, who has the job of picking up the plastic thing that had held the ball being kicked?

25005. What is the main square in Macau?

25007. Is the Thunderbird a real bird?

25010. Although disguised, the Beatles song 'Hey Jude' was written for which person?

25011. What specificaly is general anesthesia?

25012. What is a triple bypass surgery?

25013. What is the maximum height a mountain on earth may rise?

25014. What is the mathematical term for the Star of David?

25015. As this is the FUN trivia section, here's one for you. Why is there only 1 Monopolies Commission?

25016. In Massachussetts, why is the Lowells'conversation somewhat one-sided ?

25018. How is it that the 'copper' 1p and 2p coins, and 'silver' 5p and 10p coins, that we use everday in the UK, are not actually 'legal tender' ?

25019. Try this experiment at home. Fasten two straws together at one end with paper clips. Place the straws together over a third straw or pencil, balance a marble at the lower end, and gradually seperate the straws. Suprisingly, the marble will roll towards the upper end! How can the marble appear to defy gravity?

25020. Which weighs more, a cubic meter of large sized coal or a cubic meter of small sized coal (assume that all the pieces of coal in each cubic meter are loosely packed identical-sized spheres, each sphere touching six others)?

25021. A spring balance is hung from the ceiling by means of a long rope. A second rope is attached to the spring balance, pulled tight so the balance reads 100 pounds, and then anchored to the floor. If a 60-pound weight is then hung on the hook of the balance, what will the balance read?

25022. Balance a pencil horizontally on the index fingers of both hands. Now slide your fingers together. No matter what the initial position of your fingers was, the pencil will still ballance. How can you explain that?

25023. Can the coefficient of static energy exceed unity...In other words, can the frictional force between a body and surface be greater than the weight of the body?

25024. To avoid injury, what direction should you steer if your bicycle begins to fall and why?

25025. Kids homework: Why is the Domesday book, called the domesday book. It was nothing to do with doom, was it?

25026. How is it possible to determine the area of a circle? If pi has been calculated to 1.24 trillion places, and counting, surely the calculated area of the circle grows, albeit infinitesimally, every time the calculation of pi is extended.

25027. Why do they call it Scotland Yard - when it is not in Scotland?

25029. In which Chinese province are the famous terracotta warriors found?

25030. Can puffins fly?

25032. Does anyone know of a good site to download a Christmas quiz but not the usual easy questions - I need to give my local pub clientele something to test their knowledge?

25033. Are out there some real pictures of blue people (you know.. the disease...)?

25034. When the Beatles first were famous John Lennon's long lost father appeared and recorded an album. What was the title of this album?

25035. What was the name of the reporter who described the Hindenburgh disastor live?

25038. Who said 'A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.'?

25039. Who said 'Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet 'em on your way down.'?

25040. Who said 'But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.'?

25041. What was the last state in the US to declare Christmas a national holiday, and in what year did this occur?

25042. What, and where is, the world's largest glacier?

25045. Does anyone know what is written above and below the clock in the SOUTH stand at Old Trafford?

25047. How many people in the US are vegetarians?

25049. In which country did satsumas originate?

25050. Whatever happened to 70's British band 'Flintlock' and member Mike Flintlock, and another 70's pop star, Yann Style?

25051. What is the name of the British singer-songwriter and the Christmas single from 1980 featuring the line 'Take a husky to the ice while Bing Crosby sings White Christmas, he makes you feel nice'?

25052. Whose middles names were Neftali Yeyes?

25053. What is two under par known as in golf?

25054. Which french novelist played in goal for algeria?

25055. Historical character Rodrigo Di Vivar is better known by what name?

25058. Are there any organized Wiffle Ball leagues anywhere?

25059. I saw a question earlier that said 1p and 2p is only legal tender up to 20p, Would it, therefore, still be illegal to deface them if you have 21p worth?

25060. What is the substance 'lignisul' that James Coburn claimed cured hi s arthritis?

25064. Why is your pee yellow?

25065. How much DNA is in a typical human cell?

25066. Who created Google, and how did they think up such a silly name?

25068. What band performs the Christmas comic hit - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer?

25069. In the States, how many Trinty Colleges are there?

25070. Who played shortstop for Charlie Brown's baseball team?

25071. In World War II what was a 'Bombes Machine' used for?

25073. Is there a meaning for the word 'Nordlund'?

25078. Who won the littlewoods cup 1988?

25081. What type of dance does Scrooge dance to at his nephew's house?

25082. The founder of this cosmetics industry was born on December 25, 1870. Who is this?

25083. What literary novel are the children reading in class in the movie 'A Christmas Story'?

25084. Is the Yahoo! site named after those things that appear in Gulliver's Travels?

25087. How did ancient humanity (like those Egyptian dudes) explain solar eclipses?

25089. According to all the parables in the Bible what kind of food and beverges were there and what kind of money did they have?

25091. Who was Britain's yongest monarch?

25092. What causes our feet to fall asleep (pins and needles sensation)?

25094. What small American town has the world's largest statue of Santa Claus?

25095. What does the word noel mean in 'The First Noel'?

25096. Can one get hepatitis from a public toliet?

25097. When a British monarch is too young to rule what is the name of the person who rules in their place, and how is that person chosen?

25098. Is any merit given to the theory that black holes are merely collapsed galaxies?

25099. What song was performed more than any other on TV' The Hit Parade during the shows 24 year run?

25100. What is a URL?

25101. Parachutes are designed to slow down the fall. If so, why do they often have holes in the center?

25102. Can an iceboat go faster than the speed of the wind which propels it?

25103. Why do racing sailboats generally have curved sails rather than flat sails?

25104. Which raindrops fall faster - large or small?

25105. Why when snowflakes become very large it means it is about to stop snowing?

25106. Let a drop of detergent or a flake of soap fall between two floating matches placed about a half-inch apart in a bowl of water. The matches will fly apart as though pulled by something. Why?

25107. Is it easier to make bubbles using a liquid of high surface tension or low surface tension?

25108. Why is it that a siphon doesn't staet by itself, but rather must ge started by suction?

25109. If you drop a cat upside down, it will always mysteriously land on its feet. How can the animal achieve a net rotation in space without having anything to push against?

25111. In kitchen design, where does the term 'super susan' come from?

25113. Who's address is 27 Princess Gate, London?

25114. Where are death of commoners, who die in the House of Commons, recorded as having happened?

25115. What was the first American recording act to have a number one song on the British music charts?

25118. In the cartoon 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' what is the name of Rudolph's mom?

25121. What motion picture CHARACTER had a Christmas television special in 1977 where his family was getting ready to celebrate 'Life Day'?

25122. Who was imprisoned for killing Gabriel Spenser?

25123. What is the origin to the phrase 'in vino veritas'?

25124. What historic event happend in St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Eve in 1948?

25125. Name the brilliant school dropout who established the first communist party outside soviet union?

25126. Which was the first story serial in indian television?

25127. In which year was 'doordarshan'named so?

25128. In which year did colour transmission start in india?

25130. Which sport uses the biggest ball?

25131. Why are Golden Grahams so named?

25132. Which 1970's tv show was names after two of the 115 elements?

25134. Why are orange streetlights used instead of white?

25135. What is the 'meaning of' philosophy?

25136. Formula One, the years 1971, 1993, 1994. The connection ?

25137. How did the State of Virginia get its nickname 'The Diamond State'?

25139. What was the exact cause of Fredrich Nietzchie's death?

25140. Who is that man in the 10 cents coin in the USA?

25141. What is the name of the caraciture from the board game 'Monopoly' (i.e. the little guy with the bowler hat)?

25144. What were used as the first electric christmas lights?

25145. Many of the ancient ruins we visit were built to celebrate solstices. Which of the following temples: Stonehenge in England, Newgrange in Ireland or Chichen-Itza in Mexico honors the Winter Solstice?

25148. What word is used to describe 'the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth' ?

25149. What is the reason as to why Caller ID is illegal in the state of California?

25150. What is 'pomace' oil?

25151. How many telephones are there in the world?

25152. What is the thickness of a human hair (averaged in terms of feet, and in scientific notation)?

25153. What is the length of an infrared light wave in terms of meters and in scientific notation (think 0.0000037 meters or 3.7 x 10%5E...)?

25154. Do we ever find out what the 'W' stands for in Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase in the National Lampoon movies)?

25155. How long is a light year in terms of miles?

25157. What caused the ice age?

25158. What famous event in american history took place on christmas in1776?

25159. I am shown 3 boxes by a benefactor from which I must select one. Two are empty but the third contains great wealth. I do not know which contains the fortune although my benefactor does. I make my choice and select one. Before I open it, the benefactor opens one of the remaining boxes and reveals its contents. NOTHING INSIDE. He then offers me the chance of changing my original selection and exchanging it for the remaining unopened box. What a dilemma. Do I swap, do I keep my original choice, does it make any difference to my chance of success?

25160. (How) Do you eat the pear of a pear-in-a-bottle eau de vie?

25161. Postage stamps in the UK should only ever portray images of the Queen or people that have died, however someone slipped through! Who ?

25162. Who was England's first %A3100 a week footballer?

25163. What was the name of the pub in 'Minder'?

25164. Is there any medical PROOF that Vitamin C helps to fight colds?

25165. Man consumes about one fiftieth of his own weight in food daily, but a mouse will eat half its weight its own weight in a day. Thus, per pound of body weight, mice eat 25 times as much food as people, and yet they don't seem to grow any bigger. So where does it all go?

25166. According to the RC Church, are lies ever morally permissable?

25168. When measuring blood pressure the inflatable cuff is almost always wrapped around the upper arm. Why?

25169. Leonardo da Vinci made the following observation regarding trees and their branches: 'All the branches of trees at every stage of their height, united together, are equal to the thickness of their trunk.' This seemingly plausible rule turned out NOT to be confirmed by detailed studies. Can you see that the rule violates the principle of least effort?

25170. Is it true that they put bone in sugar?

25171. The speed of sound in the air is about 760 mph. Suppose now that a police car is sounding its siren, and going toward you at 80 mph. Is the sound of the siren coming toward you at 760 mph + 80 mph = 840 mph, as measured relative to the ground?

25173. Sometimes when we listen to someone talking over a public address system, we find that the voice is almost drowned out by squeals and howls from the loudspeakers. What is happening?

25174. Acts 9: 3 - 9, tells of the dramatic conversion of Paul. There is a famous painting of this event that shows Paul on a horse, yet the scripture passage makes no mention of a horse. Is it likely that Paul was on one?

25178. What year did the USA make it mandatory to have car insurance?

25179. Who is the Hiesman Trophy named after?

25180. Echoes, as we know, are reflections of the sound waves from distant objects. It would seem that in mountainous areas where the terrain is more varied, there would be plenty of opportunity for hearing echoes. Paradoxically, the opposite is the case: Echoes occur much more seldom and are harder to catch. Why?

25181. For complete comfort, cooling the air by air conditioning should always be accompanied by its dehumidification. Why?

25182. If you turn on the heater in your room, and after, say, an hour you turn it off, will the total energy of the air in the room be raised by the heating?

25183. You have a metal ring with the central hole 10 inches in diameter. The ring is made red hot, expanding in every direction. Does the central hole get smaller?

25184. Will turning on incandescent lights save energy in the winter...how about in the summer?

25185. Can you boil water in boiling water...for example, take a small bottle, fill it with water, and suspend it in the boiling water so it doesn't touch the bottom. If you keep the bottle in the boiling water long enough, will the water inside it come to boil?

25186. Would it be possible for ice made from ordinary water to be so hot that it would burn your fingers?

25187. What do the initials MCI stand for?

25188. What is the only US state capital that does not have a McDonald's?

25190. Which star is 5.88 light years from the Sun?

25192. Besides Bernard Law, what Cardinals have resigned?

25194. Who sang, "I'd love to turn you on," and what does it mean?

25195. Arsenal soccer team is based in which British city?

25196. I just saw the first harry potter movie and on imdb, it stated that that the actor who played the lead school head dumbledore died in 2002, how will this affect the future movies if his character is still playing a role in the future movies to be made?

25197. What does noel mean?

25198. Which great thinker adviced his followers to wear footwear made of tree {barks---Buddha;Mahavira;Confucious} or Pythagoras?

25199. How many footballs are made from one cow hide?

25205. CNN is available in how many {languages---Two;Five} OR Nine?

25206. Who was the youngest and the oldest pope on election?

25208. What are the exact dates of Seville, Spain's Feria de Abril in 2003?

25210. What is the Jewish holiday celebrated in December?

25211. Who became the first NFL player to win the rushing title and a Superbowl ring in the same season?

25213. Prior to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, what was the capital of West Germany ?

25214. Regarding the question that has been asked and answered already 'Arsenal soccer team is based in which British city' - the answer is Highbury but I'm not sure if Highbury is actually classed as a British city or whether the answer would be London. Can any of the Poms help an Aussie ?

25216. Does the tree that the Buddha found enlightenment under still exist - and if not, what happened to it?

25219. Who is the only actor who appeared in only five films in his career, all of which were nominated for the best picture academy award?

25221. Name the chess supremo who openly expressed his joy at the september 11 attack on america?

25224. Why do they blur out license plate numbers on tv show's like 'Cops' ?

25225. 'It hangs around his neck like an albatros.' From where does this saying come from, and what does it mean?

25226. In the animated holiday special 'The Year Without a Santa Claus', what are the names of the two 'head elves'?

25228. What was the first comic strip to use the bubbles over their heads for their thoughts?

25229. An influenza virus is 0._______ of a meter in diameter. Who can fill in the blank?

25231. How many characters can a 3.5' floppy hold ?

25232. Which people say that god made the world but they made their country: The Dutch, british, Hawaiians, or the Egyptians?

25233. What is Santa Claus's wifes first name?

25234. HELP!! Help help help help How many characters can a 1.44 mb diskette hold- can i assume 1440000?

25235. What kind of animal is Fiery Fred of Fulmer?

25237. Does any corn grow in Europe?

25238. Which continent is to host the upcoming cricket World Cup?

25239. In which Australian city would you ride the tram to Gleneig?

25241. What is the origin and meaning of "pay the pied piper"?

25242. You have an unmagnetized iron bar but there is no magnet around. What is a simple way of magnetizing or demagnetizing the bar?

25243. In a hydrogen atom the negatively charged electron is circling around the positively charged proton. Unlike charges are strongly attracted to each other, so why doesn't the electron fall toward the proton?

25244. Banks of capacitors are sometimes installed on low-voltage power lines served by a local transformer station. What is their purpose?

25245. What would happen if a tornado hit a nuclear reactor?

25246. When riding in a car equipped with both an AM and FM radio you notice that while the AM radio cuts out while you are passing under a bridge, the FM radio continues to play. Why is there such a difference in AM and FM reception?

25247. How can you explain the following paradox: an iron bar heated to 800 C glows brightly, but a piece a quartz heated to the same temperature will hardly glow at all?

25248. Even though animals differ greatly in size, their eyes seem to have similar dimensions. As a result the eyes of small or young animals look proportionately larger than our own. Why?

25249. Why are the wavelengths from 0.00040 millimeter for extreme violet to 0.00077 milimeter for extreme red visible, while other wavelengths are not?

25250. Suppose you put a radiometer into a cold and dark place, for example, a refrigerator. Will it spin, and if so in which direction?

25251. How is it possible for Polaroid sunglasses to eliminate the glare without blocking out the rest of the world?

25252. I was looking in Currys today and noticed signs saying 'Fridge freezers might not work in a garage' - but why not?

25253. On which main river is Amsterdam located?

25254. What US state flags still have the confederate flag on them?

25255. Who was Jim Crow?

25258. How are the two big islands of New Zealand connected (is there some long long bridge)?

25260. Other than Burl Ives, who was offered the job of singing 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' for the original movie?

25261. For the Aussie bicycle enthusiasts, March's RTA Big Ride begins in which town on the outskirts of Sydney?

25262. Where did Charles Kingford-Smith crash in Western Australia?

25263. ON which main river is Asterdam located?

25265. What is the cost of Nike logo?

25266. What is CNN's weekly music program?

25267. In Britain which organisation is nicknamed 'Auntie' ?

25268. Which satellite will carry messages to future generation ?

25269. What is the smallest state in the United States?

25273. When the Candy Cane was first created - what was it meant to represent?

25274. If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?

25275. What exactly is El Nino?

25276. Is ownership lost if a ship sinks to the bottom of the ocean?

25278. Still wondering..how many phones are there in the world--if no one knows..why is this such a hard thing to find out?

25279. Where did the term 'Jail Bird' come from?

25280. Heres another one for those scientific notation conversions- what is the density of nitrogen?

25281. About how many cells does the adult human body have?

25282. And did she have any way of proving this: a Florida thunderstorm cloud has about 6,600,000,000,000 raindrops- or is she pullin it outta her rear now?

25283. What was an electric eel called before electricity was invented?

25284. What is the Queen's last name?

25285. How exactly does a touch screen work, so that only touching the screen the mouse cursor moves?

25287. What are some other names for manholes (i.e. little round covered holes that lead into the sewer system)?

25288. Did the castle that Count Dracula (the fictional one) 'live' in have a name?

25289. In what state is it illegal for anyone other than Dr.'s or medical personal to dispense condoms?

25292. What was sold for the record price of %A36,200 (or the equivalent in dollars) in February 1999?

25293. Which four letter crossword compiler's name is derived from a torturer in the Spanish inquisition?

25294. In which country were twin 70 year old brothers killed on the same day while cycling on the same stretch of road in separate accidents?

25296. What was the first name of Ms Frady who had a song written for her?

25297. Which heavenly body, discovered in 2002, was named after the creation force of the Tongva tribe?

25298. Which city was the capital of the Ostrogoth kings from 476-526 AD?

25300. In a sporting context, what does a flag with yellow and red diagonal stripes indicate?

25301. Which Wall Street guro was arrested in 1986 for insider trading and fined 100 million dollars?

25304. I'm sure there is an obvious answer but why is it when one has had far too little sleep you awake with a nasty taste in the mouth. Is there a medical explanation. Thank you?

25305. How many of actors who made up 'The Dirty Dozen' in the 1967 movie are still alive?

25306. What is Goldfingers first name?

25307. What city has the world's tallest Christmas tree every year?

25308. What did Captain James Cook discover and name in 1777?

25310. What City is Cypress Garedens in?

25311. Who does the theme music for the Austin Powers movies?

25312. What United States President had a scar on his face?

25314. Who was Dan White, and why was he aquitted of murder?

25316. Does Prince Charles, and his sons Prince Williams and Prince Harry have last names?

25317. What is an otter's tail called ?

25325. How did the Hartford Whalers get the name, especially since Hartford isn't a former whaling city unlike New Bedford, Mass.?

25326. I've worked on computer keyboards that do not have the normal QWERTY top row, what do they have ?

25327. In a totally normal game of snooker, where there are NO foul shots whatsoever(so no penalty points awarded to your opponent) what is the highest number of balls (with explanation of how) that you could pot but still LOSE the frame ?

25330. Which conductor starts with an opera?

25332. Where did a king's bastard son replace the end of the earth?

25336. In Britain which organisation is nicknamed 'Auntie'?

25337. Which technological innovation was popularised by CNN for delivery of breaking news ?

25340. Which event takes place over a distance of 253.5 metres including two dry and one wet obstacle?

25341. When did enemy soldiers stop fighting a war and celebrate Christmas together?

25342. Its been asked before, but I need a fact-site for referencing purposes: How many characters can a 3.5 inch (1.44 MB) floppy disk hold?

25343. Who was asked to play Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' before Judy Garland?

25346. Is there a difference between a rock and a stone?

25352. How does hacking work (and cracking passwords)?

25353. Is it true that elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump? Can hippos or rinos jump?

25354. How many tastebuds does the average human adult tongue have?

25355. Why was the name 'Oil of Ulay' changed to 'Oil of Olay' - was it a case of making the name internationally consistent?

25359. How do you access vodafone voicemail from a landline?

25360. How Long were the castaways stranded on Gilligans Island?

25375. Who was the only actor in M*A*S*H to have actually served in Korea?

25377. What year was the song 'Pretty Woman' first recorded?

25378. What do the initials RSVP stand for?

25379. At a dinner party, what is the polite way to excuse yourself if you pass wind?

25393. In a famous New Year's Day column, newspaperman Westbrook Pegler repeated the same sentence 50 times. What was the sentence?

25395. What was the codename given to the abortive german plan to cut the murmansk railway in 1942?

25398. Is the 'Molotov Cocktail' named after Stalin's foreign minister, Molotov?

25399. Which was the first mosque in India; is it Quwatuul Islam Mosque in Delhi or Cheraman Jama Masjid in Kodungallor-Kerala?

25401. Who in addition to Rankin, Panken, Rivkin, Riskin and Ruskin may have had a hand in filling stockings?

25402. Where was Avril Lavigne born?

25405. Does anybody know of a hit record which ends with the words 'Fried chicken'?

25408. How does a record player needle read music out of just grooves (even when it's off and you spin the table by hand)?

25409. Does sealed bottled water have a shelf life?

25410. Is distilled water meant for drinking and does it have a longer shelf life than your 'run of the mill' bottled water?

25411. Depending on the answers to my other questions, which is better to store as drinking water in case of emergency, bottled, distilled, unsealed tap water, or one or more of the above?

25415. What year did the song 'Jesus Christ Superstar' become a top 40 hit?

25421. For my kids, They say 8 or 9, what are the names of Santa's reindeer?

25423. How long does it take to die of starvation?

25427. Which two authors wrote for Rolling Stone magazine?

25428. Which author had an international relief/adoption agancy named after them?

25429. Which author appears on a list of famous black authors but does not appear black?

25430. Which two authors were roommates in harvard?

25431. Which two authors died on the exact same date (day and year)?

25432. Which author wrote the first detective novel?

25435. In the carol 'Good King Wensoslaus (sic)' who was King Wensoslaus?

25436. The British - and most of the rest of the world - game Football, in the States is called Soccer. Why?

25437. What does the Christmas word NOEL mean?

25438. The maximum population of penguins is in.....Galapagos {island;Antarctica;Greenland} OR South Africa?

25439. Christopher Columbus worked as a wage soldier under which {king...Italy;Spain;Naples} or Duke of Finland?

25440. Which wrestler got three olympic medals---Mark {Tyson;Marquis} {Queensbury;Alexander} {Medved;OR} Rocky Marcianne?

25441. Who invented sewing machine---Isaac {Singer;Eliyas} {Howe;James} {Watt;OR} Mark Bruno?

25444. Who was Time Magazine's first Man Of The Year?

25445. Which singer took his name from a comic strip character?

25449. What sitting US senators have been elected President?

25450. When was the last time Green Bay lost at home?

25451. In Miami during a clear June night the temperature may fall to only 68 F. from a high of 86 F. However, at El Paso, Texas the temperature could fall as low as 50 F by morning. Why such a big difference?

25452. An observer on the beach always sees larger waves come in directly toward him even though some distance out from the shore they are seen to be approaching at an angle. What makes the waves straighten out?

25454. Every stationary iron object in the US is magnatized with a north pole at the bottom and a south pole at the top! This includes bathtubs, filing cabinets, refrigerators, and even umbrellas with an iron shaft left standing for a while. Any ideas why?

25455. The temperature always rises a little when it rains or snows. Why?

25457. Winds on the earth blow directly from higher-pressure areas to lower-pressure ones. True or false?

25458. A common unit of time in astronomy is the solar day. Paradoxically, in the northern hemisphere solar days are longer in winter than they are in the summer. Can you see how this comes about?

25459. Upon arriving in Mexico, visitors from Canada are often suprised at how fast it gets dark after sunset as compared to the relatively long period of twilight in northern latitudes. Why the difference?

25460. In the movie 'The Princess Diaries,' what does Joe say after Mia syas, 'The Princess is late for algebra,' and Michael is playing his harmonica?

25461. What does ZIP mean postally?

25468. What is the longest punt in NFL history?

25474. In general, how many points does a snowflake have?

25476. What is the Corolis force?

25477. What causes the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)?

25479. Did a Coca Cola advertisement create the popular image of Santa Claus?

25485. Dylan Thomas' poem 'A Child's Christmas In Wales' tells of a British landscape covered in snow at Christmas. Is this accurate, is a White Christmas a common occurance in Great Britain?

25486. Do Flu shots work?

25487. From where comes the abbreviation 'Xmas'?

25488. When were the first Christmas Cards used?

25489. Originally what was the practice of Wassaling?

25490. From where do we get the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe?

25492. Who created the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

25494. In which film did Michael Caine say the immortal line 'and not a lot of people know that'?

25495. What was the Beatles' first UK number one hit?

25499. 'Earn this', are the last words spoken by the main character in what movie?