Index : B : Beyond Belief

Structure Sub-topic of: Television A-C Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 20 general entries. Frequently Asked Questions & Answers There are 30 user-asked question matches ( goto )

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Beyond Belief

• From where comes the saying 'Beyond the Pale'? ( goto )



• According to Jewish belief, what is heaven like? ( goto )



• Where does the saying "beggar's belief" come from? ( goto )



• Who was credited with the discovery that there are galaxies beyond our milky way? ( goto )



• Is there a time of the year beyond which it is inadvisable to trim Leylandii trees? ( goto )



• Contrary to popular belief, what was the first item sold on eBay? ( goto )



• According to popular belief, where was Emperor Shah Jahan supposed to be buried? ( goto )



• What is the belief that lifeless objects possess spirits, as practiced by primitive people called? ( goto )



• What is 8 letter word for 'belief, confidence in something' with letter 'c' as the seventh letter? ( goto )



• Which Italian physicist influenced Newton to change his belief in the wave-nature of light? ( goto )



• Where did the belief originate that if it rained on July 15th, it would rain for 40 days more? ( goto )



• Which company uses the baseline, "Value beyond chemistry" (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, DuPont, Novartis, 3M)? ( goto )



• Beyond the waters of Kororareka and Matauwhi, the New Zealand town of Russell looks across which vast bay? ( goto )



• To whom do we owe the following uote: "Puritanism is the belief that someone, somewhere in the world, is happy?" ( goto )



• Who is credited with the discovery that there are galaxies beyond our milky way (galileo, copernicus, isaac newton, edwin hubble) ? ( goto )



• Does anyone know the medical term used for an adult that does not progress beyond the mentality of a 12 year old? ( goto )



• What world religion worships Brahma as the creator god, considers the cow a sacred animal, and is the primary belief of India? ( goto )



• "Beyond the rim of the star-light, My love is wand'ring in the star-flight," are the opening lines to what song? Who is the lyricist? ( goto )



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



• The ancient Greeks believed that their gods lived on top of Mount Olympus. Didn't anyone ever climb that mountain and disprove that belief? ( goto )



• Which country is not pleased with UN goodwill ambassador angelina jolie on account of her upcoming film beyond borders (Namibia, Ethiopia, Slovenia,Zambia) ? ( goto )



• What,despite popular belief, did Admiral Lord Nelson never do? And this Friday,October 21st is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. ( goto )



• What "shady" religious movement has the least amount of followers lately due to their belief in celibacy? There were once around 6000 members at its peak. ( goto )



• Gazing out to sea from the beach at Minehead, Somerset, a factory-like building can clearly be seen on the shoreline of the exotic land that lies beyond. What is or was the purpose of this building? ( goto )



• Which business, known to most watchers of TV in the English speaking areas and beyond too, was founded by a former banker and a former engineer and has very little relation to either profession? ( goto )



• What is the term for the belief in a God or Creator, but that he has absolutely no part in what goes on in the world, or once he made the world, he totally left it alone for events to unfold as chance desires? ( goto )



• According to popular belief, what was it that the Knights Templar were supposed to have worshipped in secret, a factor in the downturn of their standing within the Catholic Church and their eventual pursuit, trial and execution of many by the Holy Inquisiton? ( goto )



• Why are bubbles (gas-filled envelopes made of a liquid film) naturally limited in size? Why don't you see ever see a bubble (water, soap, whatever) hold its integrity beyond a couple of inches in size. Why can't they be 100' in diameter, for example? ( goto )



• Is there any theoretical or experimental reason to believe that Einstein was wrong in his assertion that the speed of light is a hard upper limit, and is modern thinking moving away from this assumption toward a new belief that speeds greater then 186,000 miles per second are possible? ( goto )



• This man immigrated to the US as a young man, and did work that has revolutionized the world. He was a friend of Mark Twain, and later in life, he confessed his belief in extraterrestrials and dabbled in the occult. Eventually, he died forgotten and alone. Who was he? ( goto )