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35501. How did different langages and accents come about?

35505. What is the highest recorded temperature in Portugal?

35506. How long did the boxing match between Ralph Walton and Al Couture last?

35514. What does it mean when 'fault' is called in tennis?

35515. What is the correct spelling of Phoebe Buffay's alias on 'Friends'?

35516. Does anyone know what the Scroll Lock button on a PC keyboard is for?

35517. What actually happened in the Rusedski vs Roddick yesterday at Wimbledon when Rusedski complained about the line rule being called from the crowd. Was the point re-played or not?

35520. On the show "Silver Spoons" there was something that ran through the living room. What was it?

35522. What causes migraine ?

35525. What is HTML?

35532. Why was North Carolina known as the cess pool of the USA?

35533. Where is Glastonbury Abbey situated and what was the reason this site was chosen?

35534. To which side of the central division of the baseline does the server stand at the beginning of a tennis match?

35535. Who said, "I didn't even know that Grammy's were given to tone deaf people"?

35538. What disease were they "treating" in the movie "Ms. Evers' Boys?"

35541. A Friends question, what did it say on the candy hearts?

35542. On "Friends" what instrument does Ugly Naked Guy play?

35543. Another Friends question, what is the name of Richard's daughter?

35545. Who was the first woman president of a major motion picture studio?

35546. What South American country was first to gain independence from Spain?

35547. I recently went to France and whilst there purchased a large quantity of quite big prawns (Rose Marie Crevettes) since they were very cheap on a supermarket special offer. After spending a considerable time shelling them, a thought crossed my mind. When you buy them as "peeled prawns," since they are quite fragile, have they been done by hand, or has someone built a machine to do it?

35548. Apparently there are only two perennial vegetables. What are they?

35550. What is Cameron Daddo's (TV personality) middle name?

35552. Are there earthquakes on the moon?

35554. How many U.S. presidents had full beards?

35562. An ordinary Australian family, immortalised by cinema, goes on holiday to enjoy the serenity of which small town?

35564. What is the longest sentence in English without repeating any letters?

35566. I am trying to track down the movie which contains the dialogue: "What does it do?" "It doesn't DO anything. That's the beauty of it." Help?

35567. Why was the Daffodil chosen as the national flower of Wales?

35568. Which author has had the most books published?

35569. Who has made the most number of appearances in films directed by Alfred Hitchcock?

35570. Why do doctors call what they do practice?

35571. Did John Wayne ever hold a world record for knitting?

35573. Where did the term "monkey wrench" originate?

35574. Was Pioneer 10 the first US spacecraft to leave the solar system?

35576. When was the first clock made?

35577. What became of David Copperfield who starred with Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry in the 1980s sketch show "Three of a Kind"?

35579. Who invented nail polish?

35580. If you eat certain eels uncooked, you can die from internal bleeding. The blood of the eel has a toxin which prevents coagulation. Why doesn't the eel bleed to death?

35582. How can antibiotics kill bacteria and leave most other cells unharmed?

35584. What are the seven rivers in the world that run north?

35585. On the average, how many inches of snow melt down to one inch of water?

35593. Do fishes sleep?

35595. How many different languages are there in the world?

35600. On 'Friends' what is Ross's middle name?

35605. Which president of the USA was a fluent Welsh speaker?

35606. Which fish stalks other fish under logs and other protected areas?

35607. What is the most popular fish that you catch using a fly?

35609. Which famous author had a hand in Oscar Wilde’s imprisonment?

35612. Who sang 'One Way or Another'?

35613. Where was the war of triple alliance fought?

35615. What does http:// mean?

35616. In what year was Aikido founded?

35618. Who founded Aikido?

35619. What is the Dojo used for?

35620. On "Friends", what song did Rachel sing when Chandler and Monica told her that they were moving in together?

35622. What region of the US is currently growing at the highest rate?

35623. Who originally sang "Play That Funky Music, White Boy," not Vanilla Ice's version?

35629. In "Tea with Mussolini," what is the name of the Italian city where the ladies visited? The little city had medieval towers, tall and thin.

35630. Pologies for yet another one, but for all those experts on 'Friends,' which famous artist's family is connected with the show the most?

35632. In what country is the ".be" domain?

35634. When should 'whom' be used instead of 'who'?

35639. Where is the longest steel arch bridge in the world?

35641. Who was the first player to be shown the door at Wimbledon?

35642. In golf who is known as the Pink Panther?

35643. Who is known as the 'flying machine' in World Cricket?

35647. World War I signaler's name for the letters AM meaning time before noon?

35651. Who holds the record for the most Oscars won in a single year?

35654. Who knows what "The Huggabug Club" is?

35657. How much can one MB (mega byte) hold in pictures, meaning if I had a 16 MB storage system, how many still digital pictures can I take?

35664. What is the full name of author J.K. Rowling?

35666. Which world famous band can be linked to the songs "Landslide," "Silver Springs," and "Dreams"?

35667. In which blockbuster movie did Jim Carrey play the character Fletcher Reede?

35669. How many Academy Awards was Katharine Hepburn nominated for?

35670. In filling out the N-400 application for U.S. citizenship, question 16 reads, "Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer, including INS and military officers? Yes or no." Does this include being stopped once for speeding and given a citation or not, I am not too sure?

35671. Which fellow Hollywood actor was Katharine Hepburn romantically linked for 25 years, while he was still married to his wife?

35672. What would a phobia of bees and wasps be called?

35673. What would a phobia of motorbikes be called?

35674. If pants are called a "pair of pants," why aren't bras?

35676. Did Christianity die out in Wales and Cornwall after the Romans left Britain, or did it survive the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

35677. Who narrates the story in the Madonna movie Evita ?

35678. When is the only time flamingos can eat?

35681. Which whole number is so large it can never be written out in full?

35686. What is the pink stuff that Americans drink when they have the trots?

35687. Before Edinburgh what was the capital of Scotland?

35688. What video store has the largest number of videos?

35689. Which famous Londoner is to be found in Leicester Square?

35690. There was a date in recent history that the DH (designated hitter) was not used in MLB, can you please name the date?

35691. How many counties are there in Wales, England, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northen Ireland?

35692. Do you know the title and author of the song that played in The Cosby Show episode 21 'The Younger Woman', the part where Cliff and Clare share the apple at the end?

35693. On "Friends" what is the date Phoebe predicts she will die?

35694. Name the four types of anxiety disorders?

35695. What are the six essential nutrients for your body?

35696. On "Friends" what massage place fired Phoebe?

35697. I have been reading articles about teleportation, and in them, they state the fact that scanning an object for information will harm/destroy it. Can anyone explain to me why this happens in layman's terms?

35698. Is there any proof that West Virginia Senator, Robert Byrd, a Democratic elder statesman, was in the Ku Klux Klan?

35701. The Los Angeles Dodgers had the same starting infield for about eight years (not every day but they were the starters.) Can you name all four, first base, second base, shortstop and third base?

35708. Movies: What do the names Jason, Michael, Billy and Freddy all have in common?

35709. Ayres Rock (Uluru) in Australia is the largest body of rock above ground in the world. Who discovered it?

35710. Which company makes the SUV Hummer (Volkswagen, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor)?

35711. What is the parent country of the cosmetics giant Natura (Spain, Brazil, Mexico, USA)?

35713. Russian comrades called her India's Joan of Arc, and Lenin is said to have invited her to settle in Russia. Who is it?

35714. Who died of pneumonia following an experiment to freeze a chicken by stuffing it with snow?

35715. Who played the first ever international hockey match held in 1895?

35719. How long did the war between Great Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 last?

35720. Which pretty flower ruled in Ancient Egypt?

35721. What per cent of the population have been stopped/questioned/given a warning/arrested for breaking the law?

35724. What is name of the longest side of a triangle?

35725. What was the first song to be performed at London's Live Aid concert in 1985?

35726. Where is the largest hill fort in the UK?

35727. What is the name of the toe of Britain?

35728. What are the three Welsh words that are on the signpost as you enter God's beautiful country by road?

35729. Name the three cities in the running for the 2010 Winter Olympic games, one in Asia, one in North America, and the final one in Europe?

35730. Which cathedral was immortalised in song in 1966 and was a one hit wonder for which group?

35732. What do David Hasselhoff, Treat Williams, Redd Foxx, Tony Danza and Gavin McLeod have in common?

35737. When did the first "Glenda Slagg" column appear in Private Eye?

35738. Are men's tennis matches umpired only by men and women's matches only by women?

35739. What is the chorus line of the 49ers "Touch Me," is it nonsense?

35740. Exactly how does a water strider stay on and move around on the surface of water?

35744. How did "tanked" get its slang meaning of "failed" or "did poorly"?

35746. Why did George Lazenby step down after just one outing as James Bond?

35748. How many songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival have appeared in movies?

35750. Who had the most books nominated in the BBC's Good Read Quiz in May this year?

35752. What was World War I known as before World War II?

35755. In which British National Park would you find the lakes Ullswater and Windemere?

35757. Is the tip made of felt on a felt-tip?

35758. Which English mountaineer was the first to climb the Matterhorn and several other Alpine peaks in the 1860's?

35759. On which date did the Titanic sink and what was the name of the captain and also the man who helped designed the ship (he asked the ship to go faster)?

35761. Why was Carlisle not mentioned in The Doomsday Book?

35762. Is Sleepy Hollow an actual place, and if so, where is it?

35764. Complete this famous movie quote: 'I ate him with some fava beans and a nice _____.'

35765. Who was considered to be the first woman martyr under Elizabeth I (nasty woman) and where exactly did she reside?

35766. Which actor starred in two sci-fi films, one which was released today in 1996, and the other released today in 1997, and what were the films?

35768. Why are the "Untouchables" in India so called?

35769. What does it say on the poster behind the TV in Monica and Chandler's apartment?

35771. Where was Ryan Phillipe discovered?

35772. Which fashion icon was so individual that, after generations of pale-skinned beauties, she was the first to make a suntan desirable?

35775. In tennis, can the umpire make the decision to suspend play due to rain or does it have to be done by the referee?

35778. Unusual for me, but here's a sport question. Name a Premiership club that plays in a secondhand ground?

35780. What is the Major League Baseball Record for the number of times stealing home plate for one player in his career?

35781. In the rock and roll era who was considered to be "the quiet Beatle?"

35783. Where is the smallest walled town in the world?

35787. What was the name of the song on the "Cosby Show" episode where Clair and her dad sang in a duet together while sitting in the living room on the sofa?

35789. Is light matter and if it is, what is it: solid, liquid, gas... I know it is supposed to be waves?

35791. Why is the letter "K" used to represent strikeouts in baseball?

35792. Which state in the USA became a state this day in 1890?

35793. In which English town did the first supermarket open in the 1950's?

35794. What is the measure of land which an ox can plough?

35796. Mariah Carey is obviously American, but what two other nationalities could you say she is, i.e. what nationalities were her parents?

35797. Who was the founder of the US navy and where was he born?

35798. To be a London taxi driver you must pass a test. What is the name of the test?

35799. Who was the whale in 'Free Willy?'

35800. The first England-Wales football international was held at Kennington Oval in London. What was the score?

35801. Who was the guy with the harpoon in 'Moby Dick?'

35803. Complete the quote: 'I don't see what all the fuss is about. It doesn't look any bigger than the _________'?

35804. Which two fantastic thriller authors wrote the book 'Black House'?

35805. What year was the U.S. Post Office established?

35806. In the 'Legend of Dragoon' who is the one who killed Lavitz: Lenus, Lloyd, Fruguel or Jiango?

35807. Who was the new edition to Elvis' entourage on October 21, 1961?

35808. What was the name of the backing band who performed on Elvis' hit 'All Shook Up?'

35810. Elvis taped two Specials in 1973, one was called "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii" - what was the name of other one?

35825. On "Friends" what did Ross accidentally do to a girl selling Girl Scout cookies?

35832. How did the website Google get its name?

35836. Who won the best actor Oscar this year?

35837. Who plays Rogue in the X-Men movies?

35838. What was the name of the most recent Star Trek movie?

35839. What constellation is the farthest away from us?

35840. What is the official website of Gabriela Sabatini's business and what religion does she belong to? Babu

35842. What is one word that describes the flattening of experience such as those facillated by presentation by media?

35843. What is a "liberty horn?"

35844. Name an Australian whiskey manufacturer?

35845. What is the destination of the Arlberg Express, leaving Vienna every night at 8:10?

35846. What is the official webpage of Michael Schumacher?

35848. What does BB mean in a BB gun?

35850. Who was the first female athlete to appear in a Wheaties cereal commercial?

35851. What famous brothers were named John, Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, August and Henry?

35859. I have seen many church names such as something Baptist church, or something Methodist church or Presbyterian, but what are the differences between all these, do they not all believe in Jesus?

35860. What is the name of the song and the singer of the song that is on the Walls Cornetto advert?

35862. Who sang the song "Burning Bridges" from the 1970 movie Kelly's Heroes?

35871. Which three female solo artists sang on the song 'Love Can Build a Bridge?'

35874. What is the name of the album that preceded Fleetwood Mac's legendary 1977 album 'Rumours'?

35875. Where is Puffin Island?

35877. From where does the phrase "Born with a silver spoon in his mouth" come?

35880. Whose top hat sold at Sotheby's for 22,000 pounds in 1988?

35884. Who won The Golden Boot in the 1988 World Cup?

35890. On Seinfeld, what model and year is George's Chrysler Lebaron?

35891. On Seinfeld, what was the name of the guy Elaine dated who had the same name as a serial killer?

35892. In the early to mid 1980's, a group of female singers made a copy of the song "Black Is Black," a song first recorded in the 1960s by the Animals. What I would like to know is, does anybody know who recorded the 1980s version of this song?

35893. Why is the expression "fat chance" used to mean small probability when "fat" means big?

35895. How do the people who make 'shreddies' make them in that grid shape?

35907. If you wrote all of the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper, how many times would you have written the number 3?

35909. How did the hippie rock group Jefferson Airplane get their name?

35911. The French tricolor flag is made up of three vertical stripes: red, white, and blue. Suppose you are given four different colors of fabric and asked to create a different flag using the same tricolor design. If no two adjacent stripes can be the same color, how many different combinations of color patterns are there?

35923. From which TV show does the character Ursula Buffay originate?

35924. Where is Kiribati?

35931. Which rock chick could be seen in the start of the 'Bootylicious' music video by Destiny's Child?

35937. After 1900 who has won the most number of Mens Singles Wimbledon Championships?

35940. Bird dung changed the history of which country - Nauru, Namibia, Nicaragua, or Nigeria?

35941. As a child, what musical instrument did Mother Teresa play: organ, mandolin, violoncello, or harmonica?

35942. What law connects the numbers 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 192 and 384 with the distances of the planets from the sun - Bode's law, Graham's law, Avogadro's law, or Menzerath's law?

35943. What is the income tax rate in Australia, i.e, for a person making about $50,000 AUD a year?

35951. In the 70's there was a commercial that ended with the slogan "da na na na ...remarkable." What was it advertising?

35953. Which Aldous Huxley novel is set in the seventh century AF?

35954. Who was the first actor to ever refuse an Oscar?

35966. Re: question 35880. I thought Winston Churchill wore a homburg, where does a top hat fit in?

35975. Can anyone tell me about John Lennon's relationship with his father?

35976. Where was the TV movie "Two Of Us" about Lennon and McCartney's fictional reunion filmed? I can't find the name of the filming location in IMBD.com?

35979. What is the mascot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers?

35985. Were Laurel and Hardy friends offstage?

35986. What reason did The Beatles give for their decision to break up?

35987. Does entry into the Euro require that a country gives its gold reserves to the Eurpoean Central Bank?

35989. Which book starts "I woke up to find I'd been sharing my bed with Mr. Jones"?

35993. Who said "I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, I'm revolted?"

35996. A famous accident occured in a Paris underpass when a car hit a pillar at high speed. What number pillar from the entrance did the car hit?

35997. For what was the highwayman Claude Duval famous?

35998. Who said "When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather"?

35999. Monty Python trivia: According to the wisdom of Sir Bedevere, what can be used to prevent earthquakes?