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44001. I am trying to think of an old Nickelodeon show with teenagers who go out at night and sit by a fire and tell weird mystery stories. Can anyone think of the name?

44002. What popular houseplant was named after the admiral who discovered it in 1768?

44003. In which ocean would you find the Falkland Islands?

44004. What are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet?

44005. What is the current population of the United States?

44006. Which city would you visit to check out Wenceslaus Square?

44008. In baseball, how is slugging percentage determined?

44010. Who plays the character Jason Dean on 'Charmed'?

44011. What is the name of Loretta Lynn's sister?

44012. Who is credited with sinking the first United States warship in World War II?

44013. Which American state's name comes from the Indian word meaning 'long river': Mississippi, Colorado, Connecticut, or Missouri?

44014. The saying 'seven year itch' has a physiological connection with humans. What is it?

44017. How far away can the Hubble Telescope see?

44018. A French sailor from whose 300+ year old expedition was buried in Austin, Texas today, February 3, 2004?

44019. What was Sharpe's evil Sergeant's name, and who played him, quite capably, on screen?

44020. What does the Sonky shop in Ankh-Morpork sell?

44021. What is the smallest mushroom in the world called?

44023. What is "Hubble's Constant"?

44024. Guiscard, Shady, Mibby and I are enjoying champagne cocktails and strawberries with Kahlua and cream when suddenly Mibby exclaims what beautiful fruit these strawberries are! Shady announces, "But Mibby, they aren't fruit!" What are they?

44025. Which super hero wears a helmet with the letter 'A' on the front?

44026. Which comic book character is named after the tutor and mentor of the magician Merlin?

44027. It beggars belief that "begs the question" went begging. What does the quotation mean and which Grecians earned the egregious laurels?

44030. What caused Spiro Agnew to resign his office?

44031. Amongst the domestics, what is the most popular British beer?

44032. Who did the coin toss at the Super Bowl, and what team and position was he famous for?

44034. Is El Alamein in Libya or Egypt? I have seen both answers in different quiz books.

44036. Which two or three countries first formed parachute units in their armed forces, when did this happen and how large were the early units?

44037. What is the real name of the person who used the pseudonym or nom-de-plume George Griswold?

44038. What does a horologist measure?

44039. Who was the first director of the Peace Corps?

44040. What political movement did L. Frank Baum satirize in his 1904 book 'The Marvelous Land of Oz'?

44043. Humans value pearls for their luster and color, features that are of no significance to an oyster. Furthermore, making a pearl consumes resources that an oyster could use for other purposes, such as strengthening its shell. Given these facts, of what advantage is it to an oyster to manufacture a pearl?

44045. For how long have celebrities been known as "stars"?

44048. Which famous man's tomb was desecrated 475 years after his chaotic funeral leaving a thighbone which had to be moved?

44049. Hippocrates has often been called the Father of Medicine, but some researchers believe the title should belong to an ancient Egyptian. What is this Egyptian's name?

44050. Name one of the three main theories concerning what will eventually happen to the universe?

44055. Whose autobiography was titled "Secrets of a Sparrow"?

44056. Why is a sneeze famous in the history of movie-making?

44058. What destroyed the ancient library of Alexandria?

44059. What is Barbie's full name?

44060. What is the "Bushido Code"?

44061. A lot of times I hear the expression, "To sail the seven seas." Can anyone tell me what the seven seas are?

44062. From where came the American dollar sign and the British pound sign?

44063. What is the real first name of rapper Nelly of Nelly and Kelly? Someone thought 'Cornwall' but wasn't sure.

44066. When has the 25th Amendment been invoked?

44067. In 1981 Jaap Eggermont, the drummer with Golden Earring, produced a record with a forty-one word title. What was it called?

44068. Did Queen Elizabeth of England serve in the armed forces, and if so, when and where?

44071. Bush was an Ivy League student but where did Queen Elizabeth go to school?

44072. Is there a special name for a candle maker?

44073. What was the name of the train that took Queen Elizabeth's father from Sandringham to London after his death?

44074. Name the six maids of honour at Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953?

44078. What does the "defenestration of Prague" refer to and why was this important in the context of European history?

44079. Why are Ivy League schools called "Ivy"?

44080. Researchers at Oxford University have discovered the secret of homing pigeons' ability to navigate after a 10 year study. What is the secret of this uncanny ability?

44081. What is a pig's snout called?

44082. From where comes the term "kicked the bucket"?

44083. What does it mean in college athletics when a player is "redshirted"?

44084. What is a kymograph and what did it prove about a particular profession today that we already knew?

44086. What was Cooley's "Looking Glass Self" theory?

44087. What was Pandora's Box?

44088. Where and when did Kung Fu originate?

44091. In which episode of 'The Simpsons' is it that Mr. Burns employs famous baseball players to play in the Springfield team instead of the locals?

44092. In using the terms "cast" and "pressed" what am I talking about?

44093. What is the link between scrubby Mediterranean woodland and the Second World War?

44094. What causes people to see mirages?

44095. What does the "TOW" at the beginning of every Friend's episode stand for?

44097. In the Mr. Bean series what kind of car does he drive and what kind of car always backs away from him?

44098. What are the names of the stars that make up 'the winter triangle' in the skies of a northern winter as well as a southern summer?

44099. Who coined the term "electricity" and how did they come up with that term?

44100. Why were barrel makers called 'coopers'?

44101. Is the way we write and read music in the west universal and where did this come from?

44102. In the Popeye cartoons where did Eugene the magical Jeep come from?

44105. What is an agreement between the Pope and a civil government called?

44106. What is the name used to describe coal baked in an oven?

44107. In what country does the John Steinbeck novel "The Moon is Down" take place?

44108. Why are the sky and the ocean blue?

44109. Is there still a political movement to make northern Italy a separate republic from the poorer south, and if so, what is the proposed name of this northern republic?

44110. China borders more countries than any other with twelve, but which English county borders the most other counties, and which US state borders the most other states?

44111. What is the natural purpose of ambergris?

44112. Whales! Blue Whales are blue? Grey ones grey? Humpbacks have humps? Why are Sperm Whales so called?

44114. On 'The Simpsons' what was the name of Bart's evil twin?

44116. On 'The Simpsons' what was the name of the teacher whom Lisa developed a crush on?

44117. Which rock group took its name from a disliked teacher at their school?

44121. How much circulating spinal fluid flows through the brain and spinal column daily?

44122. In what city did Martin Luther King, Jr. die?

44123. Which Canadian prime minister won a Peace Prize before he was PM, and what was his nickname?

44125. In the Peanuts world of Charlie Brown what was the name of his school?

44126. When swimming underwater, why is vision blurred when you open your eyes, but clear when wearing swimming goggles?

44127. How is the yearly date for Passover and Easter determined?

44130. Stevie Wonder has a song called "Fingertips, Part 2." Is there a part one?

44132. Who was the "Maid of Orleans"?

44133. Why is the word "jack" so prominent in the English language, e.g. jackknife, jackass, jackrabbit, jack plane, jacklight, jackscrew, etc.?

44134. Why do they advertise products in movies?

44135. Who was Mary in the drink 'Bloody Mary'?

44137. Ishtar was the goddess of what?

44138. Who came up with the idea of using chlorine and mustard gas as weapons in World War I?

44140. Which club did Alan B. Shepard use to hit three golf balls on the surface of the moon in 1971?

44141. If a footballer (soccer player) scores three goals in one game why is it called a hat-trick?

44144. What is the Van de Graaff generator and how does it work?

44146. It's an old joke but how does Teflon stick to the pan?

44147. Which is the only dog to make an appearance in a Shakespeare play?

44148. What is a superconducter?

44149. Who is Isis?

44151. What countries were the original members of NATO?

44152. What was the primary reason for NATO and the year it was formed?

44153. Why may the significance of NATO have diminished over the years?

44154. Who scored the first ever NBA three-point shot?

44155. Who starred in the TV show 'Stony Burke'?

44156. In Major League Baseball, the teams that do spring training in Florida are called the Grapefruit League. What are the teams that do spring training in Arizona called?

44157. Who invented the electric light bulb?

44158. Where will you find the Emmons and Ingraham glaciers?

44163. Which pair won a Nobel Prize for physics despite not looking for what they found, not realising what they had found, and not understanding its signifiance when they were told what they had found?

44164. Anna Anderson arrived in the United States in 1928. For the next forty years and more, who did she claim to be?

44167. Where is "The Dog on The Tuckerbox" and what is it?

44168. Who is the current world Backgammon champion?

44170. In only one of his plays did Shakespeare mention America. Which play was it?

44171. What was the original name of Howdy Doody Show on television?

44172. What were the real names of the three (possibly more) stunt men who drove the three mini Coopers in the 1968 classic film 'The Italian Job'?

44173. Forty years ago the Beatles first came to the United States. What Beatle, if any, had visited the States prior to this?

44174. What is a magnetic monopole?

44175. Who is the only NBA player to score a triple double in his first game?

44176. If all the remaining Democratic presidential candidates dropped out of the race now except for Kerry, would all the primaries in the remaining states be cancelled?

44177. What is the effect of 'trickle down'?

44178. Coca-Cola is the biggest selling soft drink in the world today. Why has it never been patented?

44179. What were the Confederate States of America?

44181. Which man went briefly to jail and was banned from Texas for 10 years for urinating on the Alamo while wearing a dress?

44182. Where would I go to see the Lohtse Face?

44183. Which Oxfordshire town or village claims to be the founding home of Morris Dancing?

44184. What's the "hoe" referred to in a hoedown?

44185. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's White House pony?

44186. What is the name of the saloon in the movie 'Shane'?

44187. Which pigskin game is mentioned but twice in Shakespearean plays?

44188. Who is the "most incredible extraordinary fellow," according to this song?

44189. What was the first last line of "Gone With the Wind"?

44190. Where did Daisy Moses move to when she left Tennesse?

44191. Do electric eels really emit electrical charges to capture their prey?

44192. What was the last port of call of the Titanic on its fateful journey to New York?

44193. Who was the first male tennis player to win the sport's Grand Slam?

44194. Who rode a horse called Scout and who rode a horse called Topper?

44195. What Christian Denomination did Hitler claim to be in?

44196. What is the highest break possible in snooker?

44197. What is the antonym of anthropomorphism?

44198. Who was the last Member of Parliament (or Peer) to ride a horse to the Houses of Parliament each day?

44204. Why did people burn 350 Lovebirds six days before Valentine's Day?

44205. Why do we blink and what does blinking do?

44207. Which NCAA Division 1 school leads the list of all-time victories in football and men's basketball combined?

44208. He was the first Afro-American to obtain a racing pilot's licence. In what other way was he the first to obtain such a licence?

44209. Why do we call a captain of a soccer team a 'skipper'?

44210. What causes the Earth's magnetic field?

44212. If something is "The Real McCoy" it is the original not copied item. Who is McCoy and where did the phrase originate?

44213. There is a song played in the movie "Crazy/Beautiful" in the scenes where she buries him in the sand and the dog is sniffing him. What is the name of it and who is it by?

44214. What event in US history became known as "the corrupt bargain"?

44217. "This is not sorrow; it is work: I build a cairn of words over a silent man..." These are the opening words to which Australian poem by John Manifold?

44218. A fertilised cell divides into two, then four, then eight seemingly identical cells. By what mechanism do cells begin to specialise to form blood, nerve or bone cells, and what determines whether they become part of the head, feet or whatever?

44221. In the film 'There's Something About Mary' who is the singer with the guitar who appears throughout the film and gets shot at the end?

44222. When was the first filtered cigarette (cough) made?

44224. What was Harry Houdini's birth name?

44225. What is the first line of the hymn that contains the line "Fall down before"?

44227. "The Royal and Ancient Golf Club" has an 800-year-old what leading to one of its 18th holes?

44229. What is the average amount of leap years in a century?

44230. What was the name given to the former French gold coins that were worth 20 francs?

44233. What was the name of the bell Quasimodo claimed made him deaf in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?

44234. What are the seven ways to reach first base without the benefit of a base hit?

44235. How is "absolute zero" defined?

44237. What has been the lowest actual temperature reached in a laboratory, and what was the name and location of this lab?

44238. What are the six "flavours" of quarks?

44239. What is the rarest element on Earth?

44240. Gerald Ford was the first man to be appointed vice president under the terms of the 25th amendment. Who was the second?

44242. What makes Bourbon whiskey 'Bourbon'?

44243. What was the former name of Heathrow Airport in London?

44244. Who said, "With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go"?

44246. In Q#41660 I asked for the world's largest door. It seems only natural to now ask where the world's largest window is?

44247. On TV, John Steed of the Avengers would fight crime wearing a bowler hat. Which alliterative crime fighter also fought crime wearing a bowler hat about five years earlier?

44248. Who said, "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"?

44249. What happened in a small laboratory in Menlo Park New Jersey, late in 1879?

44250. Why is Launceston, Tasmania, significant in the history of Australian cricket?

44251. What did the Japanese do with Osumi early in 1970?

44252. Where was Merle Oberon from?

44254. Did Edgar Bergen have any more "partners" other than Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd?

44256. Why would you stir rather than shake a cocktail?

44257. Who premiered Karl Goldmark's violin concerto?

44258. What is Blood Sausage?

44259. What does a moosehead, a sailboat and a beaver have in common?

44260. Who said "I am a doughnut"?

44262. What was the Habsburg motto and what did it mean?

44266. How did disgraced MLB player Pete Rose get the nick-name "Charlie Hustle"?

44267. Why does a boomerang, when thrown properly, return to its thrower?

44268. What is Maxwell's demon?

44269. What is phlogiston?

44270. Shady and I went to our local pub the other night and after a few drinks Shady went a bit berserk and starting asking the other patrons for certain items they had in their possession! Looking at my astonished face, Shady exclaimed to me, "Don't worry, Peasy. I'm a tegestologist! It's quite OK!" What does a tegestologist collect?

44271. What famous couple split on 12 February 2004 after 43 years together and what does her new beau ride?

44272. As opposed to Red Dwarf, what in physics is a "white dwarf"?

44273. Religiously speaking, what is a girdle?

44274. What are the original words to the poem that starts "Roses are red, violets are blue"?

44276. What emotions can you put down to P.E.A.?

44277. What is measured in millihelens and is there a male equivalent?

44280. What was left off the map of Australia formed by schoolchildren at the opening ceremony of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games?

44282. People who collect stamps are called Philatelists. What do they call people who collect bookmarks?

44285. What countries have no income tax? If there are none, what country has the lowest tax rate in the world?

44286. In what state in the US is it illegal for a woman to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking?

44288. What are the names of the mobile National Monuments?

44289. In the movie 'Friday the 13th Part 2' there is a special effect error concerning Jason's machete. What is it?

44291. Name the apple beginning with the letter "S" which has a distinctive pale green skin?

44292. In poker what hand is called the "dead man's hand"?

44294. Which US president was the first to be photographed?

44295. What is the Coriolis effect?

44296. Where was the fat man going when he followed the little boy?

44297. Is 'white gold' really gold?

44298. Do bears in zoos hibernate?

44300. What is a nuclear meltdown?

44301. Who was the only man to serve as a US senator, governor of a US state and president of a country other than the US?

44302. I was watching the British House of Commons on C-Span 2 the other day. I noticed that when someone would finish speaking a number of people would jump to their feet and sit back down when the speaker called on the next person. Why do they do that?

44303. Corn starch and water make this kind of liquid. Under pressure it acts like a solid but in normal pressure it acts like a liquid. What is it called?

44304. Whose face did James Cagney shove a grapefruit into?

44305. What African family of succulent plants is equivalent to the American cactus family?

44306. What is the name of the activity where by e-mail or phone many people, often strangers, are asked to suddenly gather at a certain spot to perform a brief, unusual act then disperse as quickly as they had arrived to do the same or similar activity at another place sometime in the future?

44307. What is the name of the world wide activity where someone hides an item and then gives clues to others on a web-site so that they can use a GPS to find the hidden item?

44308. What is phimosis?

44309. How old is the universe?

44310. Which galaxy is closest to us?

44311. Name the different types of black holes?

44313. The earth is in what galaxy?

44314. According to Pratchett who were "thrown out of fairyland for being drunk and disorderly"?

44316. Which group of people believed that reality was a dream and dreaming was real?

44318. Who was the first indigene to become Australian of the Year?

44320. Who has been victorious at five consecutive Olympic games?

44321. Who was the first female to swim 1500 metres freestyle in under seventeen minutes?

44323. Who set out from Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846?

44324. Syracuse was famously defended from the Romans by a mathamatician of some note. What was his wily invention that held them at bay until trechery intervened?

44325. The 1980's rock group "Duran Duran" took their name from a character in what novel?

44326. What TV show ended with "Sit Ubu, sit"?

44327. Where does the word 'teetotaller' come from?

44328. What are the parts of an anchor?

44329. Who said, "I am dishonest, you can always trust that I will lie. It's the honest people you need to be careful of"?

44330. What substance, other than water, is less dense as a solid than as a liquid?

44332. What MLB player hit only one home run in his 22 year career, which was hit off his brother's pitch?

44334. In the Dr. Miller episode of "Three's Company" where did the maitre d' suggest Jack and Janet 'dine': A hot dog stand, sandwich shop, Burger King or a taco stand?

44336. The Australian government is trying to pass a law to make what a traditional Aboriginal hunting weapon?

44337. Which Olympian won the same three events four times?

44340. What colour is the blood of the Horseshoe Crab?

44342. Who was the only athlete to win gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics?

44344. When Jimmy Durante ended a performance he would usually say "Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are." Who was Mrs. Calabash?

44345. Who made the first organic compound to be synthesized from inorganic ingredients?

44346. What was the name of Hercules' mother?

44348. I have just been watching a film dubbed in a foreign language. From the following line, can you tell me which film it was? "La vostra madre era un criceto ed il vostro padre sentito l'odore di delle bacche di sambuco!"

44350. Why do popcorn packets state that you place it in the microwave with one particular side up?

44351. What percent of birds are flightless?

44352. On 'Cheers' what was the answer that Alex Trebek gave that caused Cliff to write "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?"

44353. Who wrote "Vicious, Too Fast to Live"?

44354. Who said "Even a 747 looks small when it lands in the Grand Canyon"?

44355. In a past life as a French Mayor, I together with over 22,000 of my counterparts, was to be found on September 22 1900, in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. What were we doing there?

44357. Canada's flag is a maple leaf now, what was it before?

44358. What was the flag carried into battle by the last true Prince of Wales?

44359. What colours are found on the Aboriginal flag of Australia and what do they represent?

44360. Why was the pirates' flag called the Jolly Roger?

44362. What was "Mad Tuesday"?

44364. How many American states border only one other?

44365. Is tuna classified as an oily fish?

44366. How tall is "Stars in Their Eyes" presenter Matthew Kelly?

44367. What quality does such metals as gold, silver and platinum possess that makes them anti-magnetic?

44368. Which element has the highest density?

44369. What family of conifers is the only one to lose its leaves?

44371. What is Coulomb scattering, and what is Coulomb's Law?

44372. Who wrote, "All you need in life is ignorance and confidence and then success is sure"?

44373. What is the name of Pluto's moon (satellite) and when was this discovered?

44374. What is the largest structure in the universe?

44375. Do you know why some nerves cross over to the opposite side and some don't?

44382. Who invented the screw?

44384. What was unusual about the original Celsius temperature scale?

44385. What is special about Carnforth Railway station?

44386. In which of the following business schools is the faculty to student ratio 1:2 - Stanford, Carnegie Mellon or Yale?

44387. In the 2003 Index of Economic Freedom released by the Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation, of the 156 countries, what is India's position?

44388. Where in the world was the smallest computer mouse built: Germany, US, Taiwan or China?

44389. Which is the longest recorded theatrical production: Oklahoma, The Warp, The Lion King, or A Day Well Spent?

44390. Who is generally regarded as the founder of quantum mechanics?

44391. Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

44392. What colour horse does each of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride?

44393. Two observations form the basis of the Big Bang theory, the first, Hubble demonstrated that the universe is expanding uniformly. What was the second observation, who discovered it, where and when?

44394. Following the Carnforth question, what is noteworthy about Widnes Station?

44396. How long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?

44397. What is the name of the cowgirl in 'Toy Story 2'?

44398. Which seafood delicacy is over 100 times more deadly than cyanide?

44399. What was unique about the patent issued to James Markham in 1932?

44400. What was Blondie Bumstead's maiden name?

44401. Which countries made up the Barbary states?

44403. What is the highest number of skydivers to join together in the sky and where did this occur?

44404. Which actor has done very well from roles that John Travolta has turned down?

44407. Who had a big hit with "In the Mood"?

44408. What is the approximate ratio of stars visible in the night sky to stars in the universe?

44409. What are you doing when you "draw the line"?

44411. Whom did Joan of Arc say were her 'Voices'?

44412. In 2002, this luxury item was transported in a see-through container on the foredeck of a famous ship. What was the item?

44413. Who invented the kaleidoscope?

44414. Who was the chimney sweep in Camberwick Green?

44416. Following the 1936 Berlin Olympics final the Germans named a street after which hockey player?

44417. What is the point above or below the centre of a nuclear burst?

44418. When we take a picture why do we "say cheese"?

44419. In what country does 'A Tale of Two Cities' take place?

44420. I am a period of time 17th-18th centuries. Some of my sculptors include Bernini, Gibbons, Raggi and Qouellin. My painters are Pozzo, Caravaggio, Murillo and Rembrandt. What movement am I?

44421. What do all Swiss residents have to have access to by law?

44422. What does the word "expunge" mean and how does it relate to our pal McG? Clue: He's very good at it!

44424. What does this mean, "Every dog has its day"?

44425. James Bond fathered a daughter. Who was the mother?

44426. In the current four day cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the South Australians equalled an unenviable record set twice before in the history of Australian first class domestic competition. What was it?

44427. Who was the founder and driving force behind International Business Machines (IBM), and what was the one word motto he chose as a motivational tool for himself and his staff?

44428. What was Elm Farm Ollie and how did she achieve fame?

44429. On February 18, 1911, the world's first official air mail service began. Which cities were covered by this service?

44430. Which state has the most diners?

44432. Anak Krakatua was born during the 19th Century. What rate is it growing and when will it become more powerful than its mother?

44434. What event was responsible for more American deaths than any other during the 20th century?

44435. Who described their style as "rock with the benefit of hindsight"?

44441. What vegetable can be used to soften shoe leather as well as deodorize the shoe?

44442. What were the towns served by the first scheduled air passenger service in the UK?

44443. What were the circumstances when Miss Macao was seized by a gang of Chinese bandits?

44444. What is the highest city in the world?

44446. What is the cost of a permit to climb Mt. Everest?

44447. What would be the historical significance of the First Lady if Kerry wins the presidency?

44448. What exactly is Falun Gong?

44450. Constantine is considered to be the first Christian Emperor. Why is this claim dubious?

44451. What was Egyptian King Menephta famous for collecting when it came to souvenirs?

44452. What building in the world today has the largest operating switchboard taking over one million phone calls per day?

44453. Who can tell us where, what or who Equuleus is?

44454. What is the sun made out of?

44455. When will the sun die?

44456. Is the sun revolving around anything in space?

44457. What is a sun dog?

44459. So I'm baking, and I'm wondering, what's the difference between baking soda and baking powder?

44460. What is the latitude and longitude of Greenwich, England?

44461. If there was an arcade one arm bandit machine that had well known names in Literature instead of the usual symbols, what would the three Bronte sisters be equivalent to?

44463. Only one percent of "the nation" (UK? England? GB?) knows the alternate name for Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 7. Do you, without looking it up?

44464. Other than handicap races, weight-for-age events, and races run at set weights, are there any other types of horse race?

44465. Who invented the 12-Step Program?

44466. George Orwell was a native of what country?

44467. Just got back from the barber's. Why do they have those red and white striped poles?

44468. What was Lt. Columbo's first name?

44470. What is the difference between a hamlet, village and a town?

44471. Which is the lowest city in the world?

44472. Which comedian started his career as a ventriloquist whose "friend" was known as Dicky Mint?

44473. Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates in Rawhide but what was the full name of the cook?

44474. What American author won a $50.00 prize from the Baltimore Saturday Visitor in 1833?

44475. What were the names of the characters on the old Saturday morning show "The Banana Splits"?

44476. In 'The Odd Couple' did Oscar and Blanch Madison have any children?

44478. In what country is the city of Babylon located?

44479. What is Ozzy Osbourne's real first name?

44480. The Duke, the Banker, the Parson, the General, the Admiral, Young Ascoyne, Young Henry. Who is missing from this list?

44486. What did the ancient Egyptians do to pay their respects when their sacred cats died?

44487. What is the children's poem or jump rope jingle that ends with "How to make a dollar out of fifty-five cents"?

44489. The magic word "Abracadabra" was thought to cure what?

44491. Has it ever snowed in the Sahara Desert? If so, when?

44492. Acute nasopharyngitis is more commonly known as what?

44493. The shortest war in history occured in 1896. Who was it between? Who surrendered and after how long?

44494. Only one percent of "the nation" knows the name of the TV cook who baked a cake for the cover of the Rolling Stones album "Let it Bleed" - answers please (I was wrong)?

44495. What was the last meal served in First Class on the Titanic?

44497. Harbour Gold was runner-up in which notorious Brisbane horse race?

44498. In Greek mythology, who was Zeus's first wife, and what happened to her?

44499. In which of the arts did Group F.64 occupy themselves?