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32003. What was the very first cereal to come out, and what year was it?

32006. What element is primarily responsible for the intense yellow color of canary diamonds?

32008. How do geologists find out about the past climates?

32009. What causes climate changes?

32013. Who was the first Latin American baseball player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

32017. Who wrote the first 23 mysteries in the Nancy Drew series under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene?

32019. Does Disney have a theme park in Brazil?

32020. How many seasons was 'Full House' on the air?

32021. What research has been done into EVP, electronic voice phenomenon?

32022. Who received the Life Achievement Award at the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards?

32023. What sad day do Milton Berle and Dudley Moore share?

32024. Where was the only refugee camp set up in the U.S. during World War II?

32025. Who will play the nanny in the upcoming movie based on the characters of Eloise?

32026. What classic television show debuted in 1947 as 'Puppet Playhouse Presents'?

32028. Who gave the quote 'It is a puzzle (that word might have been riddle) wrapped inside a mystery inside an enigma' or something along those lines?

32031. Where did the pathetic idea of an Easter Bunny originate, and what's the meaning and purpose of it all?

32032. How many hoops, or wickets, are there in croquet?

32033. Who was in charge of the English Navy when it fought against the Spanish Armada?

32034. Where and when was Marie Antionette born?

32043. With all this talk about the "Deck of 55" most wanted in Iraq, just what is the exact order, is the ace of spades #1 or what?

32044. Who attended an Oscar night wearing a dress made of American Express cards?

32046. If Hawaii is the smallest state of the United States, which state is second smallest?

32047. Where and when did the movie "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?" take place?

32049. Who was responsible for the NHS ?

32051. If your Scottish host handed you a puddock, what would you do with it?

32052. Fibonacci numbers were first applied in?

32056. Which element started the plumbing industry?

32057. Minnie Riperton had a very distinctive voice. What was her most famous hit, her first group, and who did she replace in that group?

32059. Who was the first to be named one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year solely on the strength of his World Cup performance ?

32060. Who from Sri Lanka's 1979 World Cup squad died the following year at the age of only 23?

32061. Which member of Holland's 1996 World Cup squad had previously taken two catches in a Test match, and how this was possible?

32062. The first instance of a boycott on political grounds in the World Cup happened in the World Cup qualifying tournament in the year 1979, which two teams were involved?

32063. In one World Cup final, two batsman were involved in a partnership where they did not score a single run off the bat for over 30 balls. Which match and which two batsmen?

32064. Which is the only World Cup venue situated with a tree in the mainland of Europe?

32065. Why did Imran Khan miss Pakistan's match against West Indies in the 1975 World Cup Cricket?

32066. When was fluoride discovered to prevent tooth decay?

32067. Are there any peaks higher the Everest?

32075. Which item of food is the symbol of hospitality?

32076. Please write a proper legal definition of pornography?

32080. What cinematic character was originally slated to have the surname Starkiller?

32081. What Kraft product did US housewives find over 1,300 uses for in 1952?

32082. What president 'didn't have a creative bone in his body' according to David Brinkley?

32083. What TV mini series introduced the real life African-American cowboy Bose Ikard?

32084. What was the first online bookstore, offering 2.5 million titles by 1997?

32085. What magazine's complete output from 1888 to 1997, including 155,520 images and 175,000 pages of text, was published in a 30 CD-ROM set?

32086. What was President Grant's christian name and who saved him from drowning when he was just seven years old?

32087. What are the three ways to determine if a light bulb has burned out?

32088. How many dimples are on a golf ball?

32091. Which English cathedral was rebuilt after World War II as a sign of reconciliation with Germany?

32093. Which radio programme used the catch phrase, "After you, Claude. No, after you, Cecil?"

32094. Which poet wrote about the Old Vicarage, Grantchester?

32095. Christopher Jones of Harwich was master of which famous ship?

32096. Which creature does the Isle of Wight disease affect?

32097. In the film 'Kangaroo Jack' what is worn by the kangaroo, what colour is it and what is written on the front?

32099. In which city would you find the Union Street Railway Terminal?

32100. In 'Kangaroo Jack' what is the name of the kangaroo?

32101. In "The Lord of the Rings" what are the names of the two towers and where are they situated?

32102. How many employess did the Lego Company have in 1948?

32103. What year did Lego make the first plastic building bricks?

32104. What is the name of Mr. Rogers' train?

32106. What former cricketer of Baroda, Ranji Trophy player, represented the UAE in the 1996 World Cup?

32107. Which batsman top-scored for his team in five successive World Cup matches (over two World Cups)?

32108. Which is the only Test-playing nation at the 2003 World Cup not to have any survivor from their 1992 squad?

32110. Whose only match as captain of Australia in ODIs happened in World Cup Cricket and at which venue?

32112. Which member of Australia's 1987 World Cup winning squad never appeared in international cricket thereafter?

32113. Who has played the most matches in World Cup Cricket without taking a single catch?

32114. Which World Cup winning coach's only contribution as a World Cup player was a catch taken as a substitute?

32115. In what year did the military campaign, the conquest of Genghis Khan, begin?

32116. In what year did the Tomb of Tutankhamun begin to be discovered?

32117. China has 15,200 of them, America has 23,132 of them, what is 'them'?

32118. What does a dactylographer collect?

32120. Apart from being the pilot of the first UK Concorde flight, for what else was Brian Trubshaw famous?

32121. Was Charles Darwin an athiest?

32126. Which football club has scored the most goals in FA Cup history?

32127. Professor Moriarty visited Holmes' rooms in which book?

32128. Which of these shows, That Girl, Ozzie and Harriet, Soap, or Family, featured a real-life family?

32129. Who sang 'Proud To Be Loud' in the film 'Donnie Darko'?

32130. Which real life news anchorman had a guest apperance on the Mary Tyler Moore Show?

32131. Who is really Murry Langston who always appears with a paper bag over his head?

32132. Who often said, "What a revoltin' development this is?"

32136. What is Orlando Bloom's middle name?

32137. What are Orlando Bloom's movies?

32139. Who started using the middle finger for its purpose?

32141. How many planes did the Red Baron shoot down?

32143. What is a 1970's toy with the initials M.M.?

32145. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

32146. What is bigamy?

32149. How many people are on Earth?

32152. Did Darwin become an athiest as he developed his evolution theory?

32153. Here's a not so hard, but rather a question of nostalgia. What was the first song video played on MTV?

32154. Who were the stars of the movie 'A Hard Day's Night'?

32155. What is the proper name for the 'birdie' in Badminton?

32156. A spelling or grammatical mistake in a computer program is called what?

32157. What is the name of the documentary included in 'A Few Good Men'?

32158. Who did John Hinkley, Jr. try to kill?

32159. Georgia Engel who played Georgette on the Mary Tyler Moore show also played who on Mork and Mindy?

32160. Who announced the results of the mayoral election on WJM's special election report?

32161. Kit Kat, Cleopatra, Aristotle and Homer were some of the pests in which TV show?

32162. The voice of the car was that of who on TV show My Mother The Car?

32163. Who played the dancing elf in the 1955 commercials used on the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet?

32164. During his guest appearance on the Mary Tyler Moore show Johnny Carson was?

32165. How much does a bowling pin weigh?

32167. What John Travolta show was banned in Boston when school busing became a controversial issue there?

32168. What Brad Pitt movie caught some flak when its real-life based character admitted being in Hitler's SS?

32169. What first lady wrote to NASA at age 14 to ask about entering the space program?

32170. What country music queen nixed the chance to play Molly Brown in Titanic?

32171. In what city did the Grateful Dead perform their last live show with Jerry Garcia?

32172. Who played with John Lennon on 'Cold Turkey'?

32176. What was the name of the British comedy that started off with a young girl talking, she has a younger brother who has his own room and loves bugs, and her older sister is about 16 and wears black. They live in Surburbia?

32178. What animal is known as a 'boomer'?

32179. Zealand is part of which country?

32180. What London underground line had a flat rate of two pence when it opened and what colour was the ticket?

32182. What indoor game involves a penthouse, a net and a grille?

32186. When was the final 'A-Team'?

32187. What actor and World War II airman had a $5,000 bounty put on his head by Hermann Goering?

32195. Which saint did Mrs. Thatcher quote on first entering Downing Street as Prime Minister, can you give me the first line?

32197. Only two players in Cricket World Cups have scored a hundred, taken a wicket, taken a catch and made a stumping, who are they?

32200. What is a flat bottomed boat called?

32204. Who was McCabe's English madame?

32205. What super robot group has the initials M.M.?

32207. Who, with the initials M.M. was the voice of the devil?

32209. Constitutionally, an MP cannot resign during his term of office. What does he do if he no longer wants to be member?

32211. Who was the '2nd black famer' that has the initials of M.M.?

32214. Seeing we have had a few questions on kangaroos, what does the word mean?

32215. What is a Koala, what does it eat and what does the word mean?

32217. What does hundred mean in the term Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds?

32218. Who were the men that created Harley Davidson and what year was the first production?

32219. What is the origin of golfers yelling 'Fore!'?

32220. What was the first year of the Indy 500?

32221. What is the traditional day every year for the Indy 500?

32223. Who invented the first chainsaw and around what year?

32224. How many singers or bands have sung Unchained Melody and who were they?

32227. Is the kilt a Celtic tradition, I mean do the Irish and the Welsh wear one, too?

32230. Which criminal lawyer has won the most consecutive murder trials?

32231. Who were the four presidents born in log cabins ?

32236. What was the name of The Lone Ranger's nephew and the name of his nephew's horse?

32239. Where did the word 'dogwood' (as in the tree) come from?

32240. Brits call them ladybirds, Americans call them ladybugs. What's up with this 'lady' thing, and how about the 'bird' part? They don't look like either birds or ladies. Where did this come from?

32241. What is another name for China?

32242. Why and where did the Easter bunny and Easter eggs came to be?

32243. The Freedom Fighters of Australia, led by Charlie Perkins, experienced problems in NSW towns of Walgett and Moree, what were these problems?

32247. How many World Series have the New York Yankees been in?

32251. Who is the former Greek cultural minister with the initials M.M.?

32255. Who is a Japanese movie detective with the initials M.M.?

32256. Why is it illegal to pick wildflowers in Kansas?

32257. How do explorers survive in space?

32259. During one of the later seasons of "The Cosby Show" Bill Cosby always wore a pin that had the letters 'SD' on it. He wore it on everything, even pajamas. What did the 'SD' stand for and why was he wearing it?

32263. Which Beatles' song on the White album was written by Ringo Starr?

32265. What is the capital of England?

32266. How do Eskimos survive in the Arctic?

32267. What was the result of the siege at Masada?

32268. What was the name of the plan to rebuild Europe after World War II?

32271. Who plays Lord Flasheart in the Blackadder series?

32272. According to Monty Python, how do you protect yourself from someone armed with a piece of fresh fruit?

32273. Who is the keyboard/accordian player in Paul McCartney's latest world tour?

32274. How did William Rufus die?

32276. What was the song 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' inspired by?

32277. How many Canadians are there on the Montreal Expos?

32278. How many Canadians are there on the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team?

32279. Who was the Cardinal's Head Coach (past or present) with the initials M.M.?

32282. Someone posted Mary Martin as the answer to another "M.M." question where the clue was 'Little Mary Sunshine.' I couldn't research that answer, where did you get it from?

32285. Who is the woman in Meatloaf's music video for 'Couldn't Have Said It Better'?

32286. In the Harry Potter books which teacher seems to keep being either killed or driven away from Hogwarts?

32291. Who penned Keeping Faith?

32292. What did Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe have for dinner on their first date?

32296. Here in the States the legal drinking age is 21, what is it in Britain?

32297. What TV show featured Moby Pickle, the biggest gherkin in the world?

32302. Some people make their 7's with a horizontal line through the middle. I was never taught to do it that way. Where in the world is this taught and why is it done?

32303. Which MLB player had the most hits in the 80's?

32307. Which is the only World Cup-winning team to have played an unchanged eleven in all their matches in one tournament?

32308. Name the British king who couldn't give a speech in English?

32309. Three people who have served as coaches of non-test playing nations in the World Cup were involved as players in the 1983 World Cup Cricket, who are they?

32310. What was remarkable about cricketer Hashan Tilekeratne's only over against Kenya in a 1996 World Cup match ?

32311. What do Hr Shah of East Africa, Dave Houghton of Zimbabwe and Riaan Walters have in common in terms World Cup Cricket ?

32312. In only one instance have a husband and wife played World Cup Cricket, who are they ?

32314. Who is the only person to have coached two different countries in World Cups, including the 2003 World Cup Cricket, and what are the countries he coached ?

32315. Who can classify a human?

32316. Who invented the Pez candy?

32323. Where are your biggest and strongest muscles found?

32327. Which comedian is well known for saying, 'Not in the way you're thinking?'

32328. What year was the soda fountain patented?

32329. Who is the lady in the GLAD products commercials?

32330. In the periodic table, give the chemical symbol for tungsten?

32332. In the periodic table, give the symbol for element ununnilium?

32334. Where will you find the element narrativium?

32335. Why do the British call them mineral waters, while the Americans call them sodas?

32340. From where comes the term 'soda jerk?'

32347. Who is the only Met to hit safely in nine games?

32348. What virus could potentially wipe out 90 percent of the world's population and name one of the three forms of it?

32349. Why is Washington, D.C. not part of any state?

32352. Which bone did he break and how did Finny (Phineas) do it?

32353. What was the first all-talking motion picture?

32354. Who was given the first patent for the bicycle?

32355. What was Sammy Davis, Jr.'s real name at birth?

32356. What is Cleopatra's birthdate?

32357. What is Mya's last name?

32359. What severe allergy does Michael Jackson have?

32362. Who is Aiden Ridgeway and what has he done?

32363. What does the a.m. and p.m. in time mean?

32364. Did Tommy Lasorda win the Ambassador of Baseball Award in 1983?

32365. Who was Vincent Lingiari and what did he do?

32369. In what city was the Titanic built?

32370. What company built the Titanic?

32373. Name four European countries in which the Communists lost power in 1989?

32374. Four English counties disappeared in the 1974 government reorganisation, name them?

32376. What religion is the singer of the Monty Python song, 'Every Sperm is Sacred'?

32377. What is Alan Partridge's favourite band?

32378. What is the name of the Renee Magritte painting where the bottom of the picture is dark but the top is light?

32379. Where was Thomas a Becket murdered?

32380. Who killed John Lennon?

32386. In the periodic table, give the symbol for the element astatine?

32387. Who sang the Monty Python song 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' in 'The Life of Brian'?

32389. Who's company slogan is or was, 'Beautiful and Beneficial'?

32391. In which TV programme did we hear 'Bernie the bolt, please'?

32392. Which popular singer died on a golf course in 1977?

32396. On radio, where would you meet Mr. Growser, Dennis the Dog, and Larry the Lamb?

32398. Who said 'Realms of bliss, realms of light, some are born to sweet delight, some are born to sweet delight, some are born to the endless night,' and who was he quoting?

32399. On which Beatles songs did Ringo sing?

32400. Where do fairy tales come from?

32401. When was the Hammers theme song first published and who was on the front cover?

32402. Who was the Roman emperor who developed a proper traffic system first?

32404. Was there a Batman made for TV movie starring Adam West?

32405. What aquatic animal turns itself inside out as a deterrent from predators?

32410. Where did the expression 'sow one's wild oats,' referring to excesses in youth, originate?

32411. If you drink too much alcohol, why does it make you drowsy?

32412. Where will you find the element validium?

32416. Who was the last player to score four goals against Man Utd at Old Trafford?

32418. What sea animal is considered the link between vertebrates and invertebrates?

32420. What comic book hero did Billy Zane play in a movie and what future leading lady was also in this film?

32421. In 1915, which state's legislature proposed that the state be divided and a new state called Jefferson be created?

32422. What was the first game show ever created?

32423. Name the country song where the girl's father passes away when she is young and he leaves a note to be given to her with roses on her wedding day?

32425. How old was Keith Coogan (Adventures in Babysitting, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead) when he started acting?

32426. Has Pittsburgh ever had a professional basketball team, and if so, what was their name?

32427. What city was Ben Franklin first from?

32431. Who invented the hair rig for carp fishing ?

32432. Where was the first atomic electrical plant in the U.S.?

32433. What is the smallest seagoing combat ship called?

32437. Which nation's flag has been in use the longest, Great Britain or Norway?

32439. Which was the first nation to ratify the United Nations Charter in 1945?

32446. What is Sianel Pedwar Cymru?

32447. What was Malcolm X's last name, that his parents had?

32448. What is the difference between a country and a principality?

32449. What modern poet was also a librarian in Hull?

32450. What did Richie do in the first episode of Happy Days?

32451. Who wrote the book 'The Twisted Sword'?

32453. Who sang the "Chock full o' Nuts" coffee jingle?

32456. What non-human TV star refused to perform in the early 1970's until being served a morning biscuit?

32457. What line from 'The Raven' graces Edgar Allan Poe's tombstone?

32458. What serial killer claimed the dog of his neighbor, Sam Carr, told him to kill in 1976?

32459. How many women were chief executives of Fortune 500 companies in 1998?

32460. What is the better-known name of the new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that scared Europeans in 1996?

32461. In Tinkers to Evers to Chance, the famous short to second to first double-play combination, who was the third basemen on this team?

32462. Who wrote the book 'The Dam Busters'?

32463. In the episode 'Alan Attraction', as Alan Partridge is driving along in the Rover with Jill from Pear Tree Productions, what song does he play to her, which he says will 'blow her socks off'?

32465. What was Lou Costello's pet chimpanzee's name?

32466. Women run the Glovatron Corporation (and everything else) on what TV show?

32467. Who was the giddy gourmet on Arnie?

32468. Who played Henry on the Aldrich Family?

32469. Who was a substitute host on Arthur Godfrey?

32470. John Forsythe played who on Bachelor Father?

32471. Linda Lavin sings the title song "There's a New Girl in Town" for which show?

32472. Who was the dock foreman for the Prendergast Tool and Dye Company?

32473. The TV show 'Alice' is based on which movie?

32474. The Fresh Air Taxi Cab Company of America was often mentioned on what TV show?

32475. What is the highest military rank that a woman has achieved in the American armed forces?

32482. When does a comet's tail travel in front of the comet rather than behind it?

32485. I heard that in another country (forget which one), kids stick out their tongues to say hello, is this true?

32494. When was the barbecue potato chip invented?

32495. Who said, "To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life?"

32496. Why is it that the numeric keys on calculators and computers start with 1 at the bottom and go up to nine, but on phones they start with 1 at the top and go down?

32499. Who was Sybil Ludington?