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38003. Cockneys are born within the sound of the bells of Bow church, where are Geordies born?

38005. In Harry Potter, what is the make, colour and registration number of the car in "Chamber of Secrets"?

38006. How did Edward the Second die?

38007. Why is it that motels contain Holy Bibles, but most hotels don't? Why is a Christian Bible in the motel in the first place? Why not a Torah instead?

38008. Texas is one of the three largest states in the country. How many counties does it have, total?

38009. Has it ever happened that the Electoral College has overturned a state's winner? e.g. If Bush wins Kentucky, they overrule it that Gore wins it. How is favoritism of one party kept out of the Electoral College to ensure a fair election?

38010. Are government officials such as senators prohibited from entering Mensa? If so, why? What about NASA scientists?

38012. How is 'functional literacy' defined in terms of reading-age in the U.S. and the U.K.?

38013. Why was Elizabeth called the 'virgin queen'?

38014. Who was voted the best TV character of all time in a recent British poll?

38015. Where is the ancestral home of the first American president?

38016. On Friends, how did Ross manage to get the apartment of the ugly naked guy?

38018. There have been how many queens of Egypt named Cleopatra?

38019. On Friends, where in New York state does Phoebe's birth mother live?

38021. What was unique about the crown that Charles wore at his investiture as Prince of Wales?

38030. Who's life is the movie "All That Jazz" based on?

38031. What was the original name of the Liberty Bell?

38032. Who kept her face in a jar by the door?

38033. What is contained in the alcoholic drink Gorilla Spit?

38035. What is the little dangly punch-bag in your mouth called? Is it common to have two?

38037. Have there ever been other pirates' flags than the "skull-and-crossed-bones" flag?

38038. How did the 'Jolly Roger' get its name?

38039. Which pop group did Decca decide to sign up in preference to the Beatles in 1962?

38040. Who wrote the book "Rosemary's Baby"?

38052. How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?

38053. Could anyone tell me the names of all Roald Amundsen's party that were the first to reach the South Pole, and additionally what were their birth dates and death dates? It's for a project I am doing and can't seem to obtain this kind of information.

38054. What British town or city did Edgar Allen Poe spend part of his boyhood in?

38055. Before he shot JFK, what two nations did Lee Harvey Oswald attempt to immigrate to?

38061. Whose persecuted spirit is supposed to roam York dungeons?

38062. What hotel in Norwich is said to be haunted by the ghost of its landlady from 1564, and what was her name?

38063. Which film is based on the plot of Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part One?

38066. Which location in Norwich was once used as a meeting place for the notorious Hellfire Club?

38072. Whose slogan was "I may not use my deodorant today?"

38074. Whose slogan was "99.9% unfooled around with?"

38077. How long is a standard piece of rail-track in the UK these days? Somebody has tried to tell me each piece is made three to four miles long which sounds a bit unlikely to me.

38085. Who is the world's oldest TV performer?

38087. Who recorded a song called "Myfanwy?"

38088. "Rachel Marren" and "Frank Farmer" were characters in what film?

38094. Where was the first effective lightning conductor installed and when?

38095. When were the terms cosine and cotangent first introduced into trigonometrical terminology?

38096. When did England start transporting convicts to the colonies?

38097. Who proved that air consists of two gases?

38102. Who was the founder of the Monster Raving Looney Party in the UK and what other political parties was he associated with?

38103. Who was the first 'Looney' mayor and where is his constituency?

38104. When did the English start using forks for eating?

38106. What is the world's most valuable painting, and who currently owns it?

38107. This is the first line of what book, "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day"?

38108. In the original "Wizard of Oz" novel from 1900 Frank Baum had written that Dorothy's slippers were silver. Why did the 1939 movie change this coloring to ruby? Was silver considered too dull?

38110. Approximately during what time of the year does the Festival of San Fermin take place in Pamplona, Spain? How many people have been killed during the running of the bulls? Why do the Spanish people endanger innocent civilians like that?

38111. Who played the part of Joey's pregnant sister in Friends?

38112. Lisa Kudrow auditioned for the part of another famous TV character in another famous TV show, other than Friends. What character was it, from which show?

38113. Which star of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' started his career in a famous horror flick?

38114. On Friends, what was the name of Joey's date that Rachel saw wrapped in a towel, and who played her?

38115. Who killed President William McKinley and what was his motive for the shooting? What was done with the assassin's bodily remains?

38116. What US city is named for a British prime minister who was noted for helping American colonists?

38118. What two other breeds, both thought to be descendants of the Scottish Terrier, were grouped together with the Scotty until 1917?

38119. A scottish terrier named Barney is a member of President George W. Bush's family. What other first families included Scotties, and for the Brits, there was a queen as well?

38120. What was the Scottish Terrier's key role as a working dog in Scotland?

38122. Who invented the rocking chair?

38126. February 1564 was significant for the death of one luminary and the birth of another. Who were they?

38128. Who was the first passenger carried by Qantas?

38133. Who was the first disabled swimmer to swim the English Channel?

38134. What day was Shakespeare born, and what day did he die?

38135. What were the German words spoken by the boy at the planetarium in 'Rebel Without a Cause' while taunting the guard?

38138. Are there, or have there ever been, any towns or cities that occupy or have occupied both sides of the US - Canada border?

38179. Who wrote the song "Blinded By The Light", Bruce Springsteen or Manfred Mann?

38181. September is the most active month for hurricanes. Tell me, can two hurricanes collide, and ultimately merge into two larger hurricanes? What would the catastrophe be?

38182. Is there any chance of the jet stream carrying Hurricane Fabian back out into the Atlantic, or is it definitely headed for Florida?

38183. Does anybody have a list of 10 or more nicknames for the devil? I know the basic ones, but there has to be more out there.

38184. Why do Nintendo superheroes Mario and Luigi have plumber occupations? Didn't the creators feel this would "downplay" their heroism? Plumbing is a noble occupation, don't get me wrong, but these are superheroes.

38185. What is the world record for the longest cigar?

38187. How many pints of blood are there in the average human body?

38188. How many bones are there in the human wrist ?

38191. Name them and tell me how tall the tallest man and woman are?

38192. What holiday is celebrated in the Marshall Islands on July 4?

38193. Who invented the telescope?

38194. Which musical instrument has parts called chanters and drones?

38195. In which year was the first W.S. Cox Plate run at Moonee Valley in Melbourne?

38197. Who coined the word "robot?"

38202. Where was the first attempt at a colony in the New World, and what happened to it?

38203. Who was the first European born in the New World?

38207. Why is Rotten Row in London's Hyde Park so called?

38208. Why are rabbit's feet said to be lucky?

38209. What was the highest UK chart position of Annia's "Fly On The Wings Of Love"?

38210. After winning the toss in cricket, what conditions make it advantageous to bat first rather than second, and vice versa?

38211. Are winters snowy in Australia? How cold does it get on average in the major cities?

38212. Why will Spanish moss only grow in trees and other plants if "they only use them for support?"

38213. Can I fertilize my Spanish moss so it grows faster, and how?

38214. Will my Spanish moss grow on holly trees or hibiscus plants? Will it die in winter (NC - it can snow and frost here)?

38215. The theme to which famous television programme was played on the accordion by Tommy Edwards?

38216. Who composed and performed the theme for Supergran?

38224. Who created history by refusing to sit in the back of a bus - Rosa Parks, Patris Lumumba, Aung San suu Kyi, or Nelson Mandela?

38225. From the following, what was proved to be a good replacement for the sillicon chip in the computer - Snail shell, polaroid film, chicken feather, or dry nail polish?

38226. What sport am I talking about if I mention the term 'Cow Corner' - Rodeo, Cricket, Roller jam, or Wrestling?

38228. What was the original name of Creedence Clearwater Revival?

38229. Who stole the Mona Lisa in 1911?

38230. Who was the first black justice to sit on the US Supreme Court?

38231. What rapper was shot nine times and got his record deal dropped and blammed it on Ja Rule and Irv Gotti?

38232. What is malacology?

38234. Which rock star calls today his birthday?

38236. Who is Lurleen Lumpkin?

38237. What religion was Alfred Hitchcock raised as, and did he continue practicing it as an adult?

38238. What is the rabbi called who performs circumcision, and what is the name of the ceremony itself?

38239. What was done to the bodily remains of President William McKinley's assassin?

38243. Which actor or actress has won the most Academy Awards, and which ones have they won?

38244. How big is the world's largest TV, where is it and who owns it?

38246. The first ever 'Comic Relief' charity performance took place at which London Theatre?

38248. Which film was set in the town of Bedford Falls?

38250. Which park in London became a royal park in 1536 when the land was acquired by King Henry VIII?

38252. Which animal killed more people in World War I's trenches than any other, including homo sapiens?

38254. Which 6-figure number becomes 3 times larger if the left hand digit is moved to the far right, but becomes five times larger if the rightmost digit is moved to the far left?

38255. On April 8th 1994 Kurt Cobain was found dead, how much heroin was found in his blood?

38256. In what part of his house was Kurt Cobain found dead?

38257. What is the full name of Kurt Cobain's child?

38258. What was Nirvana's third album?

38259. What type of gemstone was discovered in Madagascar in 1998?

38260. What is celebrated on the Isle of Man on the 5th of July?

38261. Which 1960s British pop star is descended from Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, from whose name the word "masochism" comes?

38262. In Baseball when a player hits into a double play, the television announcers will often say something like, "That's a 6-4-2." What do these three various numbers mean?

38266. Who was the ruler of Libya at the time of Gadaffi's coup on 1 September 1969?

38270. Which film, released in 1974, was based upon a novel by Brian Garfield and spawned four successful sequels?

38272. How did "Border's" bookstore achieve its name? Where did the "border" come from?

38273. Do more foreign countries use the metric system or the standard system? If the United States is alone, why do they neglect to go predominantly metric like everyone else?

38274. Why is a score of zero in tennis called "love?" How about something less confusing, persay "zilch?"

38275. A Manx ship was lost with all hands in 1909 in a terrible storm, and the disaster is remembered in a folk song. Her captain was exonerated by the enquiry, what was his name?

38279. Which current UK chart hit is a cover of a Eurovision winning song?

38280. Can anyone tell me who is the father of Jim Troughton, the cricketer?

38281. Why is Muscular Dystrophy Jerry Lewis' charity of choice, is it personal?

38283. Most famous for acting on American television in her own TV series, whose grandfather was once British Prime Minister?

38287. How does the United States have a base in Cuba?

38288. What island was once joined to the mainland UK by a rickety 3-foot wide concrete bridge, since replaced, and what happened there in 1963? (Hints: Think rugger. It's not an island in the sea but in a river. Getting this answer will help with the guitarist and poet laureate question. It's 10 miles south west of London. And it's got a good name.)

38289. Which world famous guitarist has a home once owned by a former poet laureate?

38290. What name connects the London drainage system and Big Brother?

38291. How many gates were there in the original Roman wall of London, and how do we now know them?

38292. When and where was the first credit/debit card made?

38293. How old is the oldest woman to conceive a child naturally?

38294. What is the address of the house in 'Upstairs Downstairs?'

38295. Why are manhole covers round?

38296. From the "Archie" comics, what is Mr. Lodge's first name?

38297. What two words in the English language are homonyms, are spelled differently, but can be antonyms also?

38298. In order for an Islamic cleric to obtain the title of "Ayahtollah" what must he do?

38303. What caused Ozzy Osbourne to be kicked out of the band Black Sabbath?

38304. On August 31, 1965, it became illegal to burn or destroy what in America?

38306. Why was New Hampshire chosen as the first state to have a presidental primary - putting it in a very influential position?

38307. Where did the American city of Boston get its name, is there a British town or city called Boston?

38308. When reading a book, I like to read an unabridged complete version. I just checked out two copies of Fellowship of the Ring, one published by Ballantine and the other by Houghton Mifflin and I notice the map in the front of the books are different. Which book should I read, why the difference?

38310. What does the B&Q stand for in the name of the famous department store?

38312. Which actor connects the Harry Potter films with Doctor Who and why?

38313. Are there any well-known female movie directors or producers, and what movies have they directed or produced?

38317. Who invented the pH scale for elements and molecules? What do the letters "pH" stand for? Who determined there to be 14 increments on the ladder, with 7 being neutral - water?

38318. Why is "Scarlet Fever" so called? Do peoples' skin turn scarlet with it? Is it named after Hawthorne's famous novel?

38320. Why don't most school busses have seat belts?

38321. On Friends, during Chandler's 'name of the US states game' which state does Ross forget until the very end, and which state does he have twice on his list?

38322. What do Chase Meridian, Virginia Woolf and Gilly Owens have in common?

38324. JRR Tolkien and JB Priestly share which Christian name?

38326. Which character did Dame Edna Everage play in Ally McBeal?

38327. Which Roman Emperor was responsible for the spread of Christianity and where was he crowned?

38328. What is a distintive feature of a Tuatara?

38329. Who was Constantine's mother and what was the occupation of her father?

38331. When is the final season of Friends?

38332. Who was the real author, not the pen name, of the 'Hardy Boys' books?

38333. Who played the voice of Charlie on "Charlie's Angels"?

38335. Why is Mimi's baby named "King Gus" on 'The Drew Carey Show' on American TV?

38336. Do Cheerioes really reduce high cholesterol, or is this just clever advertising?

38337. How many islands are in Florida's Keys?

38339. What is the collective noun for a group of crocodiles?

38341. What day is celebrated in Andorra on 8 September?

38346. I remember reading that in 1939 Andorra found out it was still at war with Germany from World War I since it had been forgotten at Versailles. A peace treaty was quickly concluded and Andorra remained neutral in World War II. Can anyone confirm this?

38352. Which country produces the most cheese per year on average?

38353. Can anyone tell me what "a Zum" is please?

38354. What was the first toy to be manufactured based on a Children's TV programme?

38356. I believe the book and movie "We Were Soldiers Once" takes its title from a line in a poem that runs, "We were soldiers once, and young" but I can't remember the name of the poem or the poet. Anyone know?

38357. Which prophet condemned the Israelites for building themselves beautiful homes but ignored the building of God's House?

38359. In Trial and Retribution 7 shown Mon/Tues 1-2 Sept on ITV there was a policewoman with short red hair who was the assistant to the male DCI. What is her name, and what programmes has she been in?

38363. We all know of the existence of Great Britain, but in this equation, where is "Lesser Britain"?

38364. What is the difference between proteins and amino acids? What is the function of both?

38365. If the gastric juices in our stomach used for digestion are so acidic, why doesn't the acid burn a hole through the skin? In other words, why don't we have gaping holes in our chests from the acid?

38367. Which religion's calendar has months named Pussa, Maga and Jethha?

38370. In a song from Shania Twain's fantastic album 'Come On Over' we find out that she would definitely get concerts to see which singer and which band?

38371. On The Black Eyed Peas' hit song 'Where is the Love?' which award-winning singer appears on the chorus, but is uncredited as doing so?

38373. What is the name of the piece of land formed from the waste of the excavation on the English side of the Channel Tunnel?

38375. Which arduous punishment was Heracles subjected to for killing his friend Iphitus?

38386. Why did Snopp Doggy Dogg quit the production crew of "Girls Gone Wild"?

38387. Who was most likely the mysterious individual known only as "Deep Voice"?

38389. Was the arrangement known as "Whistler's Mother" actually a painting of Whistler's mother?

38390. Is there really a copyright law that means all Belgian houses must be slightly different? If so, has this had an effect on Belgian architecture?

38393. In "Charlie's Angels" what is Charlie's surname?

38394. One of my favourite poems is "High Flight." It was written on the back of a letter to his parents by an American fighter pilot stationed in England during World War II. What was his name?

38395. What was the name of the art movement centered in New York between 1908 and c1913?

38396. What do Matthew Brady, Daniel Morgan and Andrew George Scott have in common?

38400. What alloy do tin and lead form?

38407. In which year was the Battle of Naseby?

38408. In Arthur Hailey's novel "Airport" what is the name of the fictional airport?

38409. In the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church formally put an anathema on the early Protestant movement. What were the specifics of this anathema?

38415. Why are the names of certain nations referred to as "The," for example, The Yemen, The Gambia, The Lebanon?

38416. Why are most American television shows on British TV so dreadfully fuzzy and out of focus?

38419. Why was the 'war between the states' called the "Civil War?" Is there anything "civil" in a conflict where two sides brutally massacre each other?

38421. How many books are mentioned or quoted in the Bible that are not a part of the Bible canon?

38422. When a person has an asthma attack, does he/she have "closed" lungs? Does this mean if smoke were to enter the house, this person would not inhale any due to the condensing of the alveoli?

38426. In which of his films did Alfred Hitchcock make his customary cameo appearance in a class reunion photo?

38430. What is a "wedgie"?

38434. Who is the current Austrian Consul General in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada?

38435. What was the bloodiest battle to have ever taken place on the British Isles?

38436. What is the swelling that occurs around a cut on human flesh called?

38437. What modern sport was developed from a Roman game called "paganica?"

38438. Who wrote Those Were The Days, sung by Mary Hopkin?

38439. Who wrote 'Those Were the Days' sung by Mary Hopkin? It wasn't Gene Raskin, that comes from an inaccurate website.

38440. What do composer George Solti and Mother Theresa have in common?

38441. Which fish is Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, considering as the State's marine emblem?

38443. Composer Giacomo Puccini had how many given names?

38444. What is considered by botanists to be the world's worst smelling plant?

38447. Which country does not participate in golf's Walker Cup tournament?

38450. Who was elected President of The Republic of Texas on this day, September 5th, in 1836?

38451. What is the name of the elementary school that the children attend in the "Peanuts" comic strip?

38453. Who was Snoopy's first owner in the "Peanuts" cartoon strip?

38455. Who connects the singers Mariah Carey and Thalia, and why?

38456. Who provided the voice for the Siamese Cats and the tramp dog "Peg" in 'Lady and the Tramp?' Hint: she also wrote the song "He’s a Tramp."

38460. Excluding meat, dairy products and eggs, which foodstuffs are high in protein?

38461. Are there any essential nutients which cannot be obtained from a vegetarian diet?

38462. What was the first animated film ever released in 70 mm?

38463. How does the two-way mirror, the kind where it's an ordinary mirror on one side but you can see out the other side, work?

38464. What is the connection between Winston Churchill, John Lennon, and William Blake?

38465. What terrible personal habit did Sherlock Holmes have that use to so upset Watson?

38466. From where do we get the saying "don't beat around the bush?"

38468. Who is the youngest tennis player to have won the US Open?

38471. Why do people engage in the ritual of "knocking on wood?" How did this superstition begin?

38473. Where is the England vs Macedonia football game being played tonight?

38474. Which is arguably the world's rarest bird?

38476. In entertainment, what does EMI stand for?

38477. Who invented the dumbwaiter?

38478. Which two players fought out the longest pro tennis match in history?

38479. What happened in Sweden on 3 September 1967?

38480. Who was assassinated by Demetrio Tsafendas in 1966?

38481. Which two European car companies announced a merger in September 1993, which was subsequently cancelled by one of them in December 1994?

38483. In which episode of 'Casualty' did Orlando Bloom appear?

38487. Will someone be so kind as to describe the process for me by which Jonas Salk obtained the polio vaccine?

38488. Did Paul Revere actually run through the streets screaming, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" If so, where and when was it?

38489. On Friends, when Ross has to choose between Bonnie and Rachel at the beach house, whose room does he walk into?

38490. How many of Shakespeare's play end with the main character or characters committing suicide?

38492. Who said, "The libel laws have made it virtually impossible to write a really good racing book about anything but the horses?"

38493. Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox have both been the leading ladies for which movie actor?

38495. In which European city are the living inhabitants outnumbered by the deceased?

38496. I missed the ending to the recent Trial and Retribution tv drama that aired on September 1st & 2nd as my video cut it off. I got up to where DCI Walker was in the house and saw the child's footprint in blood while the suspect was telling the psychiatrist that his father in law had made him get rid of his wife's body. Please tell me how it ended. thanks. maureen