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38502. Who was Echo?

38503. Much of the early action in which US spin-off series was set in Seaview Circle?

38504. What was the name of the dog in "The Bionic Woman"?

38507. From where comes the restaurant term "86" which stands for out of stock?

38509. What the heck does "Pop goes the weasel" mean?

38512. Are the Channel Islands English?

38514. From where do we get the saying "23 Skidoo" and what does it mean?

38515. Three of the following were credited with the smallest known reproduction of the Bible. Spot the odd one out - Pawan Sinha, G P Reichelt, Pamela R Lpson, or Keith R Kluender?

38517. The US dollar is the currency of which South American country?

38518. Who was the "witch of Wall Street"?

38519. What is the English translation of the name Nefertiti?

38520. What was the name of the 1968 movie based on the life of Paul Neal "Red" Adair?

38523. In Scottish football, which three trophies comprise the celebrated "Treble?"

38524. How did the current edition of Wisden break with a 140 year old tradition?

38525. In May of this year, why was sportswoman Annika Sorenstam in the news?

38527. Why does England drive on the left side of the road, while America drives on the right?

38528. Where did our misconceived notion first originate that a pot of Leprechan's gold lies at the end of a rainbow?

38530. Can anyone give me a brief history of Big Ben? I heard it used to be a prison before a clock tower. Why did it make the transition?

38534. The same connection could be made between Jennifer Aniston and Telly Savalas that could be made between Nikka Costa and Frank Sinatra. What is it?

38537. Was Stanley Unwin a real professor?

38538. In Association Football, who is the oldest man to have scored a goal for England, and how old was he?

38539. In what position did the British Three-Day Eventing team finish in the 1976 Olympics?

38540. Has Andorra ever played San Marino at Association Football?

38541. Which football (soccer) player is the youngest person to score for England?

38542. What is the name of the drug that is at the centre of the Kelli White row?

38544. Where in the Bible does it mention the name of the Virgin Mary's mother, and what was her name?

38546. Which poison was used most frequently in Agatha Christie's works? I believe the answer can be found in a book called "The Complete Christie" by Matthew Bunson, but I don't have access to it - please help!

38550. What is "Mrs." an abbreviation for?

38551. What was the original name for baseball in the United States?

38553. What is significant about the 1963 Chiffons hit "He's So Fine?"

38554. Which two animals have young called puggles?

38555. What is a rambutan?

38556. James and Jennie Bushnell made history in Chicago in 1866. Why?

38558. Why are fraudulent healers known as quacks?

38561. 0n Noah's Island, what kind of animal is Sacha?

38562. Which poet was expelled from Eton and Oxford?

38563. In the play "Charley's Aunt" what was the name of the aunt?

38564. Which novelist had a son by H.G. Wells?

38566. Who is the oldest female singer to have a Number 1 single in the UK? (Note: by 'oldest' I mean at the time the Nunber 1 was had.)

38567. Not much is written about Sherlock Holmes' family, but he has an older brother. What is his name and how much older than Sherlock is he?

38568. Sherlock's brother was a founding member of a club in London. What was the name of the club and what was its most important rule?

38569. Sherlock Holmes was not a sociable fellow, only having one friend, Dr. Watson. He also did not like women, but who was the only woman that he was attracted to and why?

38570. Whose last names are Isabel Mebarak Ripoll?

38571. Basil Rathbone to many people was the definitive Holmes. Who played his friend Watson in the movies?

38575. "This former Royal Palace is a magnificent and absolutely vast building which stands at the end of the Tuileries Gardens, next to the Seine." This is a description of which famous Parisian tourist attraction?

38576. In the Beano comic's issue #3185 who was ___ the Mighty (a cross between Tarzan and Desperate Dan) and what magic gift was little Hooky Higs given containing a genie?

38580. Whose flag is this: the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes?

38583. What was Noel Coward's second given name?

38584. Who was born Edythe Marrener?

38585. Found in Venezuela, what is the world's largest rodent?

38586. The Who's drummer, Keith Moon, died of an overdose of which drug?

38587. After being kicked out of the Beatles, what became poor Pete Best's occupation?

38588. Why is a leader or a boss called the "head honcho?"

38589. Why is something clean and trim referred to as "spick and span?"

38590. Who started playing test cricket at the age of fourteen?

38591. If you see a little mermaid sitting on a rock, you are in what city?

38592. The highest number of extras appear in which movie?

38594. Which are arguably the first and last operas written by Gilbert and Sullivan?

38595. Who slammed a three-run homer in Yankee Stadium's first opening-day game?

38598. What did the initials W.H. stand for in the poet's name W.H. Auden?

38599. Which state is the least populated?

38601. What NFL football team is the only team to have won its first game in the first two seasons that the team existed?

38604. Why did Homer Simpson not graduate from high school?

38606. Why do we have "blue" moons? Why blue, and not some other colour?

38610. What railway line would I be travelling on if I could see Dunster Castle?

38611. There is a really cool way to make moving things look as if frozen in time. I don't know what it is called or how it works but I know it uses a rapidly flashing light, anyone know what it is called and how it works?

38615. What type of painting is Japanese nihonga painting?

38618. We know about MI5 & MI6. What happened to MI1 to MI4, or MI7 etc., for that matter? If MI1 to 4 never existed, why were the two MI's that came into existance given 5 and 6?

38619. From where comes the expression "don't let the cat out of the bag?"

38624. What was the first play performed in North America?

38625. What was the First Reich?

38626. Who was the last driver from Spain to win a Formula One Grand Prix?

38627. Reminyl is a drug derived from what?

38632. What would happen to flooding in a high risk area, if afforestation took place?

38633. What is the name of the association in Argentina that allows taxis?

38638. What was too sharp to shave with?

38639. Why were Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti chosen to represent the notes of a musical scale?

38640. Why is the middle of the summer called the Dog Days?

38641. Why does it rain cats and dogs? Why not ostriches and yacks?

38642. What famous Art Glass artist was born in France in 1846 and held the title "Wizard of Nancy?"

38644. An oxygen atom has six electrons in its outermost energy level. Why must two oxygen atoms share four electrons when they form a covalent bond?

38645. How are electrons distributed in a covalent bond?

38646. Hydrogen gas exists as H2 rather then H. Why is this so?

38647. A magnesium atom has two electrons in its outermost energy level. A sulfur atom has six electrons in its outermost energy level. How will the two atoms react to form a bond?

38648. In Errol Flynn's last film who was his travelling companion from England to Spain and who was his leading lady?

38649. Who took part in cinema's longest swordfight and what was the title of the film?

38650. What is the 7-letter musical term which translates as 'let loose' which gives the instruction 'in a light and easy style?'

38651. Which leading actor was a master swordsman in real life?

38654. Who won the prestigious Archibald Prize competition in 2002?

38658. Where can I find the poem Six White Horses, written by a 15 year old girl, about John F. Kennedy? I had it once but it got deleted.

38660. In football, why are the red and yellow cards those colours?

38665. In which African country was the world's largest bacteria found in 1991?

38666. The chief prosecutor at the Nazi war crimes trials in Nuremburg died on July 10, 2003. Who was he?

38667. The largest dollar amount awarded a contestant on this evening game show was $712.05. What show was it?

38668. According to anthropologists, which of our ancestors was likely to have been the first to develop the whites of the eyes for communication?

38669. According to the limerick, which High Renaissance painter was "mixing rose madder, whilst his model reclined on a ladder?"

38670. What is the only Four Seasons' hit that did not feature Frankie Valle as lead singer?

38671. Which Tom was the first "Peeping Tom?"

38673. Which British football goalkeepers, if any, have ever scored a goal?

38674. What causes the noise that thunder makes and what causes there to be lightning?

38676. Was Jon Pertwee actually on board HMS Hood when it was sunk by the Bismarck?

38678. What was the name of Elvis' twin brother who died at birth?

38679. In playing cards, we know what the King, Queen, and even the Joker is, but what the heck is a Jack?

38681. Which famous Hollywood actor caused the birth of the world's most famous wabbit?

38682. Why did Fatty Arbuckle use an alias and what was it?

38683. Why do we mind our P's and Q's, instead of our V's and W's?

38684. Which Lucille became arguably one of Hollywood's most famous actresses?

38685. What was Reese Witherspoon's first film and what role did she play?

38687. The word "tycoon" came into English from what language?

38688. What style of scarf is named for the Russian word for grandmother?

38691. Jon Pertwee, the actor, was on HMS Hood before going to HMS Troutbridge. Which ship was he on in between?

38693. Katharine Hepburn made her New York stage debut in which production?

38696. Who was Leonard Sly?

38700. In the last NBA basketball season, how many different players were under six feet tall?

38701. Which US president has the most amount of words in his biographical entry in the World Book Encyclopedia?

38702. The average man does this 14 times a year and the average woman does this 64 times a year?

38707. What are the lyrics to the old "Muppet Babies" cartoon?

38709. In Esther Williams' screen debut "Bathing Beauty" (1944), which short, dark haired actress played the leader of the schoolgirls?

38711. Which singer's UK chart debut came in 1965 with "It Ain't Me Babe?"

38712. Why did Johnny Cash always wear black?

38715. Of what profession was Freddy Krueger's mother in 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'?

38717. What nickname did Louis B. Meyer have for Judy Garland?

38718. Which car manufacturer takes its name from the Persian god of light?

38719. In the film 'The Great Escape' name the three actors whose characters' made it to freedom?

38720. How many French presidents have been assassinated?

38721. What nineteenth century American writer took his pen name from a river navigation term?

38723. Who is now the only survivor of the 'Million Dollar Quartet?'

38725. On "The Simpsons" what is the name of one of the two performers who prefer anonymity?

38729. Why are white people sometimes called honkies, especially by black people?

38731. What was Arnold Schwarzenegger's father's role in WWII?

38733. Which famous suave actor was also known as Archibald Leach?

38735. What National League team has won the most World Series?

38737. What is the name of the space telescope that will replace Hubble in 2011?

38738. Which yacht finished last in the 2002 Sydney-Hobart yacht race?

38739. Which former prime minister of Rwanda was the first man to be convicted of genocide as defined in the 1948 Genocide Convention?

38740. Who was the first living artist to have one of his works hung in the Louvre?

38741. What was Doug Adams' religion? He wrote "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy."

38743. In Arthurian legend, what was Arthur's title before he became King of England?

38744. Did Sir Lancelot ever marry? If so, whom did he marry?

38750. In Arthurian legend, which knight found the Holy Grail and who were his parents?

38751. Who were the two movie stars of the late silent/early talkie era whose son was a major writer of the book for 'A Chorus Line?'

38752. In Jacqueline Susanne's bestseller 'Valley of the Dolls' the central character, Neeley O'Hara, was based on which classic Hollywood actress?

38753. The Spanish version of which hit single is titled 'Suerte' and what does 'suerte' mean?

38754. Which actress is famous for her lost/hidden millions, and which Hollywood actress was she regularly compared to?

38755. What is the most common name for a US city?

38756. What National League team has won the most World Series?

38761. Has our moon ever been given a name like other planets' moons, or has it always been known simply as "The Moon?"

38763. How many French presidents went mad in the course of their presidential term?

38769. Why is a pattern of crossing lines called a 'crisscross?'

38770. In the movie 'Vanilla Sky' there is a song being played in the background with Tom Cruise in an elevator. Does anyone know the name of the song or artist?

38771. From British military names, can anyone tell me what a Dragoon is? Or a Fusileer? Or a Hussar?

38773. Four American presidents have been assassinated, but how many have survived assassination attempts?

38775. From where comes the term "white elephant"?

38780. Which 80s artist performed the song "Jenny (867-5309)?"

38781. Who was a professional footballer with a world famous team before a car accident left him unable to play anymore and this led him to become an internationally famous singer?

38782. What is the name of the statue and its sculptor who is temporarily occupying the spare plinth in Trafalgar Square?

38783. What is the name given to the cyclist at the back of the field in the Tour de France?

38784. I know that Georges Seurat was born in Paris, but did he continue to live there throughout his life?

38785. Which mathematician is often called the 'Father of Artificial Intelligence?'

38786. Which is the world's oldest capital?

38790. What petroleum product is used in dry cleaning, Perchloroethylene?

38791. What are the "Keds and tube socks" that Loelle wears in the well-known song?

38792. Which Cambridge geneticist has helped estimate animal populations, shown whether works are by a particular author, and developed a theory which protects the people of Holland?

38794. What is the most common last name in the world?

38797. Why does the American penny have Lincoln facing to the left, while the quarter has Washington facing to the right?

38798. Why do letters have return addresses? I thought when your letter leaves your hand, it becomes "official property of the United States Postal Service?" Why would they abdicate that right and give the letter back?

38799. Why are lemons so sour? What is the exact pH of a lemon?

38800. Why does a horrible drug like heroin have a "heroic" name?

38801. I was reading about Letterman and Leno and read that Letterman was always on top of the ratings until the summer of 1995 when Hugh Grant cried on Leno's show, and then Leno was always, on top? Can anyone explain what happened on that show?

38803. When the Beatles released their hit "Yesterday" which song was on the flip-side?

38804. Who was the first American woman to be pictured on a coin?

38805. Chop Suey was invented in New York. In which year did this happen?

38806. How many deeds did Hercules perform to free himself from bondage?

38808. Why is a prominent person or someone under scrutiny said to be in the "limelight?"

38809. From where comes the saying "the last straw?"

38811. My brother reckons that Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. Is he right?

38812. What is the real name of the Michelin Man?

38814. Has it ever been confirmed that John Jay Smith and Michael Jackson are one and the same?

38815. What is the name of the "fat cat" in the musical 'Cats?'

38817. I believe this song is from the disco era. Does any one know who sang "Street Life?"

38818. If Susan B. Anthony was the first American lady to be on a coin, then who is the woman on the Lady-Head (Liberty) Dimes?

38819. What became of the world's most famous piece of paper after Neville Chamberlain finished waving it around?

38821. How many Republicans are in the Senate of the United States?

38822. How many Republicans are in the House of Representatives?

38823. How many Democrats are in the Senate?

38824. How many Democrats are in the House of Representatives?

38825. In 1990 in the UK, the name of what changed from a race to a horse?

38828. Is gelatin flammable?

38829. Everyone knows that Chicago O'Hare is the busiest airport in the world. Since so many planes are going in and out of it, why doesn't it have delays across the board as compared to most other airports?

38830. How does a stingray inflict its bite? Does it have fangs or venom glands?

38831. Which sci-fi master discovered his fear of flying while on a roller coaster with his first date, Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, or Ray Bradbury?

38832. 'The Night of the Long Knives' was a turning point in the history of whom: Nero's Rome, Ku Klux Klan, Akbar's Empire, or Hitler's Germany?

38833. What was Rubik's Cube originally called: Magic Cube, Enro's Riddle, Hungarian Dice, or Colour Parade?

38834. Who sent an enemy a sack of mustard seeds as a saucy warning, Alexander, Genghis Khan, Mahmud of Ghazni, or Gaius Caligula?

38835. Which treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1901?

38836. Who became the first motor vehicle fatality in 1899?

38837. What significant archeological discovery has recently been made on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides?

38838. Hudson Fysh, co-founder of Qantas, wrote an autobiography. What was its title?

38839. Which quest, famously portrayed on film, is being prepared for the stage in 2005 and what is its current working, and possibly final, title?

38840. What is the origin of "matchstick men" for con artists, as in the title of the new Nicholas Cage movie?

38841. What was Lenny Kravitz' first Top 10 hit in the US, and which position did it reach?

38842. What do Lenny Kravitz, Maria McKee and Slash from Guns N' Roses have in common?

38843. What is Madonna's full name?

38844. Who is Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands and Ichabod Crane?

38845. How many moons are there in our solar system?

38846. What animals don't have tongues?

38847. Which family has provided the entertainment industry with the most members, and name the individual members of that family?

38848. What is the symbolism behind the KKK's cross burning?

38850. What is the "corned" in Corned Beef?

38851. What is the first rule of Fight Club? What is the second rule of Fight Club?

38852. What African wild animal has had its normal evolution dramatically accelerated by man's intervention and in what way?

38854. What was the name of Frankenstein's helper?

38855. Who wrote the poem "The Doubt of Future Foes?"

38856. A Swiss confectioner, who lived from 1855 to 1909, set up a chocolate factory in Bern in 1879. Who was he?

38857. What is the popular name for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major?

38858. Which US state capital takes its name from a log chapel built in 1841 by the Canadian missionary Lucien Galtier?

38859. Why did it require an amendment to the U.S. constitution to establish a federal income tax, but not to establish a federal social security tax or federal Medicare tax? Why did it require an amendment to the U.S. constitution to outlaw alcohol on the federal level, but not later to outlaw other drugs (marijuana, cocaine, etc.) on the federal level?

38860. Why are what those things that weight lifters hoist called "dumbbells?"

38861. Why is the last move in a game of chess called "Checkmate?"

38862. Why is the left side of a boat called "the port" and the right side "the starboard," and the windows all around the boat "portholes?"

38863. What is the best way to distinguish from genuine pearls and fake pearls? In other words, if a woman has a pearl necklace around her neck, how can one tell if they're real or not?

38864. Did Leonardo da Vinci intend to have Mona Lisa smile, or is her smirk an optical illusion?

38866. Are there any medical purposes for Barium? Radium, Iron, Potassium, all important, but we never hear about Barium.

38867. Why do we need less sleep as we grow older?

38868. What were the circumstances of Trevor Bannister leaving the cast of "Are You Being Served?"

38869. How much "space junk" is floating arround the earth? (For example, the wrenches that escape astronauts' hands.)

38870. What is the coldest moon in the solar system?

38871. Why do people say that cats have nine lives?

38872. Which place or country is the first to start the new day?

38873. Did Alfred Hitchcock really have no belly button?

38874. What was Errol Flynn's first job?

38875. I have been reading some World War II history, and I always see certain armies or divisions identified as 'crack,' such as the 'crack Panzer Division' or the 'crack Airborne Division.' What does that mean?

38876. With which fruit is the city of Orange in New South Wales famous for?

38878. In the 70's there was a British series called "The Champions" starring Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and what other actor?

38881. How does satellite television work?

38883. What composer is credited with creating the string quartet?

38886. I know many fruits and vegetables are eaten because they contain many vitamins and minerals, however, mushrooms are fungi. Is there actually any nutritious value to eating mushrooms or is it only for taste? The same with lettuce, what is the nutritious value of eating lettuce?

38887. One large tree can provide a day's oxygen for how many people: a.) Up to four, b.) One to two, or c.) Up to ten?

38889. What is the average life of a street tree growing in a typical downtown area: 7 years, 15 years or 25 years?

38890. What kind of tree gets struck by lightening more than any other: Maple, Palm or Oak?

38891. Why is every fourth year called a 'leap year?'

38892. Why is our little finger called a 'pinkie?'

38893. Why is money paid to prevent a secret from being exposed called 'blackmail?'

38894. Where did the lollipop get its name?

38896. Can someone please translate the phrase "know thyself" into Latin for me?

38897. The first vaccine was used to fight what disease?

38898. Which famous British actor has also been a monk, a soldier and a hod-carrier on a building site?

38899. When were the first computers developed?

38900. Who wrote the song "The Cow Kicked Nellie in the Belly in the Barn" and when?

38901. What is the the dip that is below your nose and above your top lip called?

38904. What is human hair made of?

38905. What is the link between Charles Sherwood Stratton and the first locomotive to run in the United States?

38906. Who was the first living performer to be admitted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?

38907. Who drilled the world's first oil well?

38908. How many assassination attempts were made on the life of Charles de Gaulle?

38910. Why do planes have prefixes such as the P in P-51?

38911. When you get foreign bodies in your eye such as eyelashes and dirt, you are told to roll your eye around with the eyelid pulled down over the bottom lid. All the eroneous items then obviously go behind the eyeball. What happens to them after that?

38913. Has anyone ever been stabbed in the eye with a Biro and lived?

38914. What is the biggest rubber band ball ever?

38916. What Biblical figure did God ask, "Are people not important too?"

38917. What is the only human body part that remains the same size from birth to adulthood?

38918. Approximately 1,000 people lived in New Amsterdam during the 1650's. Their houses stood along narrow dirt lanes. In 1653, the Dutch colonists built a wall along the northern edge of town because they feared attacks by Indians or by white enemies. This structure collapsed within a few years. Later, the colonists laid out a road in its place. What is this "road" called today?

38919. Which of the following films is the only film made without a camera: (a) Scope, Colour, Muda (b) Election Thoughts (c) The Simpsons, or (d) Seinfeld?

38920. Which country has built the world's most expensive domestic robot: Germany, France, Thailand, or Japan?

38921. People from many parts of the world like to think that their country is great but what countries actually have 'great' in their official title?

38922. The technology for the greatest engineering feat ever undertaken may well be available in the next couple of years, however, the concept is Biblical. Explanation please?

38923. I recently bought one of those many "energy" bars out there and looking at the nutrition label, I see all these elements like Selenium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Manganese, Molybdenum, Zine, Copper, Chromium, and others. Does our body really need all of this stuff?

38925. Has the Trix rabbit tasted his cereal even once, even back in the 1960's or 70's? And why would General Mills make a mascot's cereal that he couldn't eat?

38926. Why do tornadoes travel north and northeast, while a hurricane is able to travel northwest?

38929. Why are deceased people sometimes referred to as "late?"

38930. What exactly does the British saying "as it were" mean, and in what context would it be used?

38931. Does anyone recall the name of the host of a programme called "Acres For Profit" or is this a strictly Westcountry thing?

38932. Who composed the theme tune to the 1970s sitcom "Shelley?"

38933. Could modern technology have provided sufficiently early warning of the volcanic eruption to have averted loss of life in Pompeii?

38934. Which pair reached their nadir after having been perilous siblings?

38935. What, rather unusual contents, was discovered in a "normal" three bedroomed semi-detached house with the middle aged married couple in the north of England a few days ago?

38936. Which would have better reception, satellite TV or cable TV, and why?

38938. On a few roads in the UK there are signs attached to lampposts a bit bigger than number plates with bar codes on them. I just saw the longest run on Mortlake Road Richmond had been removed, except for a sad faded one near the main crossroads, but does anyone know their function?

38939. What diplomatic rank is on grade below ambassador?

38940. How did the butterfly get its name?

38941. I believe firmly that Shakespeare was the author of all the plays credited to him, yet how could he, the common son of a glovemaker, have known law, medicine, court manners, Italian, sword fighting, sailing, philosophy, sports, astronomy, botany and music?

38942. The television code of good practice appeared at the end of 1960-1970 television shows, so what were the exact words that appeared inside of it?

38943. Why is someone with a hidden agenda or selfish motives said to have an "axe to grind?"

38945. Why is someone who escapes penalty or punishment said to have gotten off 'scot-free?'

38946. What, specifically, connects Herbert Hoover, Honda, the geologist William Smith and the author Alf Strange?

38947. How many unit circles can fit inside a circle of diameter five without overlapping?

38949. Why are the names of Qatar and Iraq, presumably transcribed from Arabic, spelt with a Q?

38950. Who was the tallest man who ever lived?

38953. Why does February have 28 days?

38955. Who were the five Russian composers who met in St. Petersburg about 1875 to create a national music for their country?

38956. Which two influential men of the 20th Century were born in the same week in April, 1889?

38958. Who wrote the Slim Dusty hit "The Pub With No Beer?"

38959. Where would you find the world's largest astro-nomical camera?

38961. Why is it 'Chicken' pox? Why not 'Goose' pox or 'Bald eagle' pox?

38962. There's York in Yorkshire, Lincoln in Lincolnshire, Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, etc. Is there, or has there ever been, Hamp in Hamspshire, Berk in Berkshire, or Buckingham in Buckinghamshire?

38964. Why are almost all academic clubs of prestige named after Greek letters? Examples: Alpha Omega, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta, Gamma, Alpha Epsilon Delta.

38966. Is Max Factor his birth name, or is it different to what he was given at birth?

38967. What American film star had a $5000 bounty placed on him by Herman Goering during WWII?

38968. What, by definition, should one do in a boudoir?

38970. How many kilobytes are in a megabyte?

38971. How many megabytes is a gigabyte?

38972. How many Emmys was "Friends" nominated for?

38973. In our solar system, are there any moons as large as a planet? Since Pluto is so controversial, it doesn't count as a planet in my question.

38975. What is the biggest selling album of all time?

38977. If you took into account inflation over the past 50 years or so, which classic movie would hold the record for the most money brought in at the box office?

38979. How tall was the tallest Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz?

38980. What's the difference between a Bison and a Buffalo?

38981. Why is redistricting to gain political advantage called Gerrymandering?

38982. Why are constantly fighting people said to be at 'loggerheads?'

38983. Why in the United States is a police officer called a 'cop?'

38984. I know Russia finally declared war on Japan in 1945 when World War II was almost over, but was there any actual fighting and casualties between Russia and Japan in 1945?

38985. How did 'nylon' get its name?

38988. Five of the six Maserati brothers are employed in the car industry. What is the occupation of the sixth brother?

38990. Libya's flag consists of one colour - green. But which nation's flag contains the most colours?

38991. Which composer's second and third given names were Fortunino Francesco?

38992. You are all invited to my club for a drink. When we arrive we find that, because of a strike involving delivery drivers, all the bar staff can offer us are champagne and orange juice. What cocktail can I offer you mixed with those two ingredients?

38993. You are in Norry's bar, and you order yourself a Bloody Mary. The barman apologizes, and tells you that there is no vodka, due to the fact that the delivery vehicle got stuck in a snowdrift in Wales. You ask for it without the vodka. What cocktail have you just ordered?

38995. Where is Wimbledon FC's home ground?

38996. What teams have won English soccer Premier League title?

38997. Have 'The Beautiful South' ever released a single in the United States?

38998. I have invited a certain beautiful blonde lady to my exotic paradise for a Pina Colada (she likes taking walks in the rain and has more than half a brain) but shock, horror! The pineapple tree is bare of fruit! What drink can I give her?

38999. How many times have Chelsea won the FA cup?