Who was the first British Prime Minister to have more power than the monarch?
on November 27th, 2009 | One answer

If "CITROËN" is a French word, why does it have an umlaut over the E?
on November 23rd, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

On average, does it rain more at night or in the daytime?
on November 22nd, 2009 | 2 answers

Who sung the theme tune of Scooby Doo?
on November 18th, 2009 | One answer

Is there a noticeable difference between an American (USA) and a Canadian accent?
on November 15th, 2009 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

If you're in a familiar place like your home or place of work, can you immediately think which directions North, South, East and...
on November 14th, 2009 | no answers

If the Earth had no atmosphere, would any more stars in the night sky be visible to the naked eye?
on November 13th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

How many people who fought in the First World War leave unscathed?
on November 13th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Was the song 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler' a proper wartime song, or was it just composed for Dad's Army?
on November 13th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Are emergency vehicles allowed to drive the wrong way up one-way streets?
on November 6th, 2009 | One answer

Have the Saw films ever encouraged a real life copycat crime?
on October 29th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Who sung the "Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate" jingle for the Flake advert?
on October 27th, 2009 | no answers

Have Sean Connery and Roger Moore ever acted in a film together?
on October 25th, 2009 | One answer

Is there a maximum acceleration limit on public roads in the way there is a maximum speed limit?
on October 17th, 2009 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

Why isn't looking at a photograph of the sun as blinding as looking at the actual sun?
on October 13th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Was Back to the Future ever sold to Libya?
on October 12th, 2009 | no answers

Is the Mediterranean Sea mentioned in the Bible?
on October 10th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Was Jonah swallowed by a whale or a fish?
on October 9th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

If all the salt was removed from the oceans, would the sea level be any different?
on October 2nd, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

How long would it take for one person to type out the whole of Wikipedia?
on September 28th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is there any evolutionary reason as to why there are roughly an equal amount of males and females born?
on September 23rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

How many characters died in the 1960s series of Batman?
on September 19th, 2009 | no answers

Is it possible to become an expert in something you didn't previously know about simply by using Wikipedia?
on September 18th, 2009 | 11 answers | 6 people like this

Why is Sugar spelt the way it is?
on September 16th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Did any old people like the Sex Pistols and go to their concerts?
on September 15th, 2009 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it possible to have a phobia of frogs and not toads, or vice versa?
on September 15th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What's the difference between a synthesizer and an electric organ?
on September 12th, 2009 | One answer

What is the largest hotel in your town called and how big is it?
on September 11th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Was 'Trail of the Lonesome Pine' especially written for the Laurel and Hardy film 'Way Out West', or was it already...
on September 10th, 2009 | One answer

Is it wrong to be apolitical?
on September 10th, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Is it possible to suddenly develop a phobia after years of no previous problems with the item?
on September 9th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is there any activity that will definitely result in getting cancer?
on September 9th, 2009 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Was Derek and Clive scripted?
on September 9th, 2009 | no answers

Have you ever accused someone of something bad without any evidence?
on September 9th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Can wolves be domesticated?
on September 8th, 2009 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

If you touch a flame, your nervous system tells you that your finger hurts. If you remove your finger from the flame, why does your...
on September 7th, 2009 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

Is coffee a drug?
on September 7th, 2009 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Can wearing certain coloured clothes affect your health?
on September 7th, 2009 | no answers

At school, we were allowed to use fountain or cartridge pens, but not biros or ballpoints. Why would this have been?
on September 7th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

When would-be novels are sent to publishers, how is it decided if they are to be published or not? Does one person read it, or is it a...
on September 6th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

How did hereditary diseases begin in the first place?
on September 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Do bees or wasps kill more people?
on September 6th, 2009 | One answer

What is the Beatles song 'Get Back' about?
on September 2nd, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Who are the people in the audience in the video of Sid Vicious singing 'My Way'?
on September 1st, 2009 | One answer

'The Spy Who Loves Me' features an oil tanker that can open its front and take in submarines. Could such a vessel exist in...
on August 30th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Was Daryl Hannah able to get out of her mermaid costume by herself on the set of 'Splash' or did she need help?
on August 30th, 2009 | no answers

How did the Roald Dahl book 'George's Marvellous Medicine' get past the censors? Were there any complaints about it?
on August 29th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Do the methods to disable pheasants as described in Roald Dahl's 'Danny The Champion Of The World' work in real life?
on August 29th, 2009 | no answers

How big are "big" spiders in their first few days of life? For instance, I don't mind tiny spiders in my house, but how do...
on August 28th, 2009 | One answer

Was the jingle on Alan Freeman's 'Pick of the Pops' from an actual song?
on August 27th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Can hair dye be applied by aerosol?
on August 27th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How many important documents do you have in your house?
on August 25th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why doesn't Homer Simpson like Ned Flanders?
on August 24th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If there were no boats, ships, or any kind of human activity in the sea, would it be any different (calmer, shallower, etc)?
on August 23rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

How long has it been known that there is no atmosphere in space?
on August 23rd, 2009 | One answer

Is honey good for you? If a person ate nothing but bread and honey, how long would they live for?
on August 20th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Approximately how many people in the world are on holiday at any one time?
on August 20th, 2009 | no answers

Are the Bee Gees' parents still alive?
on August 20th, 2009 | 8 answers | 5 people like this

Is Atheism the ultimate expression of pessimism?
on August 17th, 2009 | 16 answers | 18 people like this

Who was the first celebrity's (that you've heard of) death before and after your date of birth?
on August 17th, 2009 | no answers

Is Gouda pronounced "Gow-der" or "Goo-der"?
on August 17th, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

Why is our planet called Earth?
on August 14th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Given that stars are many light years from Earth, how probable is it that some of them visible to the naked eye no longer exist?
on August 14th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Do mainline terminus stations have contingency plans for approaching runaway trains? For instance would the trains be sent to specific...
on August 14th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Most London taxis are black, but some are not. Is there any reason for this?
on August 14th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

When cars appear on television shows or films, is it product placement even if the make of car is not mentioned?
on August 12th, 2009 | One answer

Is a sense of humour natural or acquired? Is it possible for some people not to have a sense of humour?
on August 12th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

What does Kingda Ka mean?
on August 8th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Has Paul McCartney ever publicly commented on the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy theory?
on August 6th, 2009 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

Could an ordinary car go up a 45 degree hill?
on August 6th, 2009 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

As an amoeba reproduces by splitting in half and becoming two, can it live forever?
on August 6th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Does a magnet lose its attractive force over time? Would an iron nail attached to a magnet be still attached in hundred years time?
on August 6th, 2009 | One answer

Why are some magnets more powerful than others? Surely they're all made of the same material.
on August 6th, 2009 | 2 answers

Do animals get "full up" and lose their appetites like humans? For instance, would a lion that has just eaten the carcass of a...
on August 5th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Can squirrels be legally kept as pets in Britain?
on August 5th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

Is there a significant difference between Farm Town and Farmville?
on August 4th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why does facial hair grow on some women?
on August 4th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Is the Peanuts/Charlie Brown cartoon still popular?
on August 4th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

When the Space Shuttle completes a mission, is its fuel completely used up, or is there some reserve left in the tanks?
on August 4th, 2009 | One answer

What percentage of people die outdoors?
on August 4th, 2009 | One answer

Can keys be made of anything other than metal?
on August 4th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Is mustard good for you?
on August 4th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What has more surface area? Earth, or all the moons of the Solar System?
on July 23rd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If you had been watching Walter Cronkite's coverage of Kennedy assassination in 1963, would you have ever thought then he was only...
on July 17th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the longest a Newton's Cradle has been kept going?
on July 16th, 2009 | no answers

Does Napoleon have any living descendants?
on July 16th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Does it take longer for you to get to work or return home?
on July 13th, 2009 | 10 answers | 9 people like this

If you didn't know anything about him, how old would you have thought Michael Jackson was prior to his death judging by his appearance?
on July 13th, 2009 | 4 answers

Where is the most northerly latitude that a child has been born?
on July 11th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

What is the greatest depth beneath ground level that a person has died?
on July 11th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Could an old computer such as a BBC Micro or a Sinclair ZX81 be adapted to get the Internet? How slow would they be?
on July 8th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Why is a portable ambulance bed known as a stretcher?
on July 8th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Why did Mark Twain write 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' in the Third Person and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'...
on July 8th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is "only obeying orders" ever a reasonable defence?
on July 8th, 2009 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

Could Communism ever really work?
on July 7th, 2009 | 9 answers | 5 people like this

If you're told to "work harder" how do you actually do this?
on July 6th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Who is the most unknown celebrity that you've met?
on July 6th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Can nut shells be used to make wood?
on June 27th, 2009 | One answer

Prior to his death, what and when was the last newspaper article you read about Michael Jackson?
on June 27th, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

How long could a person survive on urine?
on June 26th, 2009 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it possible to walk in a mermaid fancy dress costume?
on June 26th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is smaller out of a quark and a neutrino?
on June 25th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Do you believe what you read in newspapers? If not, why not?
on June 22nd, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

How big is a kilogram of neutrinos?
on June 14th, 2009 | no answers

Do you think that human society will be better or worse a thousand years from now?
on June 14th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Is Talmadge Hayer, Malcolm X's assassin, still alive?
on June 12th, 2009 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

If alien life is ever proved, is it more likely that we will find it out there, or that it will come to us?
on June 12th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Why was Saddam Hussein usually referred to by his first name by the world's media?
on June 12th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Could a defibrillator be dangerous if used on a conscious person?
on June 11th, 2009 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

Do you drive because you have to, or drive because you like it?
on May 27th, 2009 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

In 'Coronation Street', Betty Driver who recently turned 89 plays a barmaid of a similar age. Would this make her the oldest...
on May 27th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the fastest part of a moving car?
on May 26th, 2009 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

If all Number Ones from the beginning of the charts were played one after the other, how long would it take?
on May 21st, 2009 | One answer

Where is the steepest part of Britain's motorways?
on May 17th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Has Chris Tarrant ever met Charles Ingram since they did on 'Who Want To Be A Millionaire'?
on May 17th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

If you got into the car of someone you knew well and their driving made you uneasy, would you say something?
on May 14th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

How young were you when you first answered the telephone?
on May 12th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

How do you pronounce Keir Dullea's surname?
on May 12th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Are there more daisies, buttercups or dandelions in the world?
on May 7th, 2009 | One answer

Who is the best non-American Country and Western singer?
on May 6th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Is there a difference between a normal skirt with a tartan pattern, and a kilt?
on April 28th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

As space isn't a perfect vacuum, are the Voyager space probes gradually slowing down as they come into contact with the thin amount...
on April 27th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How many islands make up the British Isles?
on April 23rd, 2009 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

Worldwide, what is the average number of languages spoken in each country?
on April 22nd, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the maximum number of countries there has ever been in the world at any one time?
on April 22nd, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why does an alarm clock wake you up from a dream? Why doesn't it simply become part of the dream?
on April 21st, 2009 | no answers

How long is the coastline of Alaska?
on April 19th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Are there any disadvantages with installing Google Chrome?
on April 19th, 2009 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

What's the longest you've had a working car without getting it professionally serviced?
on April 19th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What would happen if an actual model of the periodic table was made with a cubic centimetre of each element in their respective places?...
on April 19th, 2009 | 3 answers

Have any heavy metal or hard rock songs been made using acoustic guitars as opposed to electric? What is the loudest non-electric song?
on April 17th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the difference between frankincense and incense?
on April 17th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Is it possible to receive a fatal electric shock from a car?
on April 15th, 2009 | 11 answers | 7 people like this

When was the word Earthling first used to describe an inhabitant of this planet?
on April 14th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Did Hitler dye his hair?
on April 13th, 2009 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Is Katoo, the cockatoo from Play School still alive?
on April 3rd, 2009 | no answers

How common is obesity among vegetarians and vegans?
on April 3rd, 2009 | 5 answers | 7 people like this

In British Government, what is the difference between a Secretary of State and a Minister?
on March 31st, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What's the most boring book you've read?
on March 27th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Is there any difference between a Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster apart from the shape? Do they sound any different?
on March 22nd, 2009 | 5 answers

Is it true swastikas are banned in present day Germany? If so, are war films and documentaries allowed to be shown?
on March 21st, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

Why did trains on the London Underground used to be referred to as silver when they were white?
on March 20th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Do more people live on the equator than any other line of latitude given that it is the longest?
on March 19th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Mathematically, with billions of people having a dream every night, is it really surprising if someone should dream something that then...
on March 19th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

When did people start speaking with American accents?
on March 19th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Would you (or have you) watch an air disaster film just before going on a real flight?
on March 19th, 2009 | One answer

Is it possible to hypnotise someone to have a particular dream?
on March 19th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is 'dying'? As we are all approaching unavoidable death, can we all be said to be dying from the moment we are conceived?
on March 18th, 2009 | 9 answers | 6 people like this

Does a colour remain in the absence of light? For instance, is green grass still green at night?
on March 18th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Have people actually been decapitated by leaning out of a train window?
on March 17th, 2009 | 8 answers | 7 people like this

What is the maximum number of people who could physically stand in the Vatican City at any one time? And what is the maximum number who...
on March 17th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the total value and weight of an average supermarket's stock at any one time?
on March 17th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

The lighting on 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' was credited to Otis Eddy. Was that the name of an actual person?
on March 16th, 2009 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Which battle before the Twentieth Century had the most deaths?
on March 15th, 2009 | One answer

Does King Harold have any descendants alive today?
on March 15th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

If the victim picks out the wrong person in an identity parade and is convinced it is them, does that person then become a suspect?
on March 12th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Can you easily disguise your handwriting?
on March 10th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

The deepest point of the sea is said to be Challenger Deep. Is it likely with all the ocean exploring technology at our disposal that...
on March 10th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Who currently owns the Titanic?
on March 10th, 2009 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

My username is named after a village in Cornwall - but was there really a Saint Mawgan?
on March 10th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Does being a 'neutral' country make it any safer from attack? Why did Hitler not try to invade Switzerland?
on March 8th, 2009 | 11 answers | 3 people like this

Does Joe Dolce really speak with an Italian accent?
on March 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What was your first Internet forum, and do you use is as much as you used to?
on March 7th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How long is the street you live in?
on March 7th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Would an ordinary washing machine be able to work in a weightless environment?
on March 5th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the commonest colour in the Universe out of red, blue, green and yellow?
on March 3rd, 2009 | 2 answers

Do fish tend to occupy a particular area of the sea during their lives, or do they travel around randomly?
on February 28th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Roughly what percentage of the world's population is mentioned by name on the Internet?
on February 28th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is there a difference between atheism and anti-theism?
on February 26th, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you, or do you know of anyone who shares their birthday with me today (February 24th)?
on February 24th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Would a person who has never even considered whether there is a God or not be an atheist or an agnostic?
on February 21st, 2009 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

If the world stopped spinning on its axis, how much heavier would we become?
on February 21st, 2009 | 5 answers | 8 people like this

Do any people regularly sleep upright in a chair as opposed to lying down in a bed?
on February 21st, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

If a ten stone person suddenly became twenty stone overnight, would they be able to stand up and move around?
on February 21st, 2009 | One answer

If there was an equally sized planet to Earth never seen because it was in the same orbit on the other side of the sun (as suggested in...
on February 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Would Gil Gerard have made a better Flash Gordon than Sam Jones in the 1980 film?
on February 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Should Pinocchio be pronounced with a long or short o?
on February 14th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Can a person be charged with assaulting a police officer if the victim is off duty and not in uniform?
on February 14th, 2009 | One answer | 4 people like this

Could Earth be seen from as far away as Jupiter or Saturn with the naked eye?
on February 13th, 2009 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What is the oldest artifical satellite or space probe still operating today?
on February 13th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Why is the Space Shuttle being retired? Isn't it still the most efficient form of space travel?
on February 13th, 2009 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What's the furthest distance in space the Sun could be seen from by the naked eye?
on February 13th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Films occasionally show a tied up person with some tape over their mouth. Would this actually silence a person? Couldn't this be...
on February 12th, 2009 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

On average, are there more or less accidents on Friday the 13th than any other day, caused by people being extra cautious?
on February 12th, 2009 | One answer | 5 people like this

If an object is thrown straight down from an aircraft at a speed greater than its terminal velocity, will it slow down?
on February 12th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Were any fragments of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki discovered? Or were they completely disintegrated?
on February 12th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Are there any atheists in Iran?
on February 12th, 2009 | 10 answers | 4 people like this

What is the longest a baby has stayed in its mother after the day it was due to be born?
on February 10th, 2009 | 2 answers

Can hares be domesticated as pets like rabbits?
on February 9th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

Is the word Eire still used for Ireland?
on February 7th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Why didn't the speeder bike riders in 'Return of the Jedi' wear normal stormtrooper costumes? How were their costumes any...
on February 7th, 2009 | 2 answers

If the Holodeck could only hold, say 50 people in one go but then came up with a programme of a large open space like a desert, would 100...
on February 7th, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Is the song 'Gary Gilmore's Eyes' based on real events?
on February 7th, 2009 | One answer

Who is the world's tallest person who is famous for something other than simply being tall?
on February 6th, 2009 | One answer

If a human being is made up of billions of individual living cells, is a person really only a single life?
on February 5th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What was the name of the female lead singer of the German group, the Rattles who sung 'The Witch'?
on February 5th, 2009 | no answers

What is the smallest living thing to have consciousness?
on February 5th, 2009 | no answers

If mankind had never considered the environment at all as it industrialised and progressed over the years, would the world be in even...
on February 2nd, 2009 | One answer

How big is a kilogram of bacteria?
on February 2nd, 2009 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Is there any nutritional advantage in having hot meals over cold meals?
on February 1st, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Is Frankenstein a real name?
on January 31st, 2009 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

If you're indifferent to a person, should you date them because you know they fancy you?
on January 31st, 2009 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Which songs have the most incomprehensible lyrics?
on January 30th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What is the difference between a battleship, a battle-cruiser and a destroyer?
on January 30th, 2009 | One answer

Doing something like running up a flight of stairs has resulted in people having heart attacks. But why should this be? Surely exercise...
on January 30th, 2009 | One answer

Were the Small Faces prog rock?
on January 29th, 2009 | no answers

The explosion in Apollo 13 apparently happened when an oxygen tank was routinely stirred. Why would a tank of oxygen need to be stirred...
on January 29th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

What is the correct pronounciation of Betelgeuse?
on January 29th, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

Can tennis racquets be used for squash?
on January 28th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

How does an archer avoid the elastic of a bow dragging along their arm when released?
on January 26th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is irony just another term for sarcasm or is there a difference?
on January 24th, 2009 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

What is the ratio of atoms to ions in the Universe?
on January 23rd, 2009 | One answer

Statistically, do more people who are shot die or survive?
on January 20th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Is Guy Fawkes' Night celebrated by anyone in the United States?
on January 20th, 2009 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

The novel 'A Clockwork Orange' is supposed to be written from Alex's point of view when he is grown up and matured. Why...
on January 15th, 2009 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

If Enola Gay had crashed or been shot down, would the atomic bomb on board still have exploded?
on January 13th, 2009 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Have there ever been trains fuelled by petrol as opposed to diesel?
on January 7th, 2009 | One answer

Has anyone ever died at your place of work?
on January 7th, 2009 | 3 answers

How can it be certain that no two snowflakes are alike?
on January 5th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Do you prefer the Winter or Summer Olympics?
on January 5th, 2009 | no answers

What makes tape sticky?
on January 5th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Who had more authority out of the SS and the Gestapo?
on December 29th, 2008 | One answer

Does clockwise or anti-clockwise appear more in nature?
on December 28th, 2008 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

When you give yourself a minor burn or scald, you're supposed to hold the wound under running water. Would dipping it in a bowl of...
on December 23rd, 2008 | 16 answers | 13 people like this

Is it harmful to eat cough sweets or lozenges as normal sweets?
on December 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers

Who is the person on the front cover of Fatboy Slim's album 'You've Come A Long Way Baby'?
on December 22nd, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Is your place of work north, south, east or west from where you live?
on December 19th, 2008 | 11 answers | 8 people like this

If the Queen or Prince Charles committed a murder, could they be realistically sent to prison?
on December 18th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Which Bond film has the longest theme tune?
on December 16th, 2008 | One answer

What should or would you do if you discovered your boss was seeing your S/O?
on December 14th, 2008 | 8 answers | 5 people like this

Has a horse ever actually appeared in any episode of 'Only Fools and Horses'?
on December 13th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Why do some pubs advertise "good food"? As opposed to what?
on December 13th, 2008 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

Computer chess comes with different levels of difficulty. How does this work? Does the program for the easier levels deliberately cause...
on December 12th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

If a chess game involved an illegal move (such as a King moving into check) that neither player noticed until several moves later, can...
on December 12th, 2008 | 3 answers

Who is more important out of the Chancellor and the President in the German government?
on December 12th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Between 1930 and 2006, Pluto was considered to be a planet. Now it is not. What gave the people who decided this the authority to be...
on December 10th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Didn't salt and vinegar crisps used to be in blue packets, and cheese and onion in green ones? Why did this swap over?
on December 10th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Why are some songs easy to sing for karaoke, and some extremely difficult? Aren't you just following words on either occasion?
on December 10th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If there was no space and time for events to occur in, how can the Big Bang have happened?
on December 8th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

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on December 8th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Who was your favourite teacher on Grange Hill?
on December 7th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on December 7th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is Wikipedia's largest entry?
on December 7th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

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on December 6th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

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on December 5th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Has anyone been born in the Vatican City?
on December 4th, 2008 | One answer

Have any Popes died away from the Vatican City?
on December 4th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

What was the predominant colour of the Big Bang?
on December 3rd, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Are there any hotels in the Vatican City?
on December 3rd, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on December 3rd, 2008 | One answer

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on December 3rd, 2008 | no answers

Early cars were open top. When were there more cars with a roof than open top cars on the roads?
on December 3rd, 2008 | One answer

What was the minimum size of the Universe?
on December 2nd, 2008 | 2 answers

Throughout all the films to date, do you think James Bond has cheated death more through skill or through luck?
on December 2nd, 2008 | One answer

What were the names of Suzi Quatro's keyboard player and drummer?
on December 1st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on November 28th, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

When does treason become high treason?
on November 28th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

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on November 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

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on November 27th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Many Second World War films have characters talking about doing things "after the war". At the time, was it generally thought...
on November 26th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is philosophy important?
on November 26th, 2008 | 8 answers | 4 people like this

Was anyone badly injured on the Krypton Factor's army assault course?
on November 26th, 2008 | no answers

When depicted on television or films, doctors can usually quickly examine a person with a glance and pronounce them dead. Is it really...
on November 25th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What defines the difference between a biscuit and a cake?
on November 25th, 2008 | 5 answers

As five episodes of Coronation Street are made every week, will some of the actors have to work on Christmas Day?
on November 25th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

What is so appealing about cartoons to children?
on November 21st, 2008 | 5 answers | 5 people like this

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on November 21st, 2008 | no answers

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on November 20th, 2008 | One answer

Have you ever gone into a former place of work?
on November 18th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

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on November 18th, 2008 | One answer

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on November 16th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Was Dean Martin an actor who did some singing, or a singer who did some acting?
on November 16th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Do more circles, triangles or quadrilaterals occur in the Universe?
on November 15th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Do you consider yourself to have ten fingers, or eight fingers and two thumbs?
on November 15th, 2008 | One answer

What is the most amount of tears it is possible for a human being to cry in one go?
on November 15th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Which is correct out of E-Mail, E-mail, e-mail or e-Mail?
on November 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

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on November 13th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

What one type of gun has killed more people than any other?
on November 9th, 2008 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

If a vegetarian paid for a packet of crisps, started eating them, really liked them and then suddenly saw they contained animal products,...
on November 6th, 2008 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

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on November 6th, 2008 | One answer

Were there any complaints of bad taste that some of Led Zeppelin's albums depicted the crashing of the Hindenburg?
on November 6th, 2008 | One answer

What is considered to be the best out of Led Zeppelin's first four albums?
on November 6th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

If someone is quick and sharp-witted in their twenties and thirties, is there any reason why they shouldn't be as quick and...
on November 1st, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

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on November 1st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is the most number of crimes someone has been charged with but never convicted?
on November 1st, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 31st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on October 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 30th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 30th, 2008 | no answers

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on October 30th, 2008 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 30th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 29th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Can a gunshot cause a car to explode?
on October 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 28th, 2008 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

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on October 26th, 2008 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

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on October 26th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on October 24th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on October 24th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

There are many photographs available of Fred and Rose West throughout their lives. How did such pictures get into public hands?
on October 24th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on October 24th, 2008 | One answer

What is your least favourite day of the week at work?
on October 23rd, 2008 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

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on October 22nd, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 22nd, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 21st, 2008 | 3 answers

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on October 21st, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

If an actor should have appeared in Star Trek, no matter how small a role, will they be remembered by fans and set up for the rest of...
on October 21st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on October 20th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 20th, 2008 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

I don't know about today's education, but when I was at school in the 80s, we had to use fountain or cartridge pens, but were...
on October 20th, 2008 | no answers

Is it possible in real life that a criminal organisation would have the means to hijack every television and radio signal of an entire...
on October 20th, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

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on October 18th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on October 18th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 18th, 2008 | 11 answers | 4 people like this

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on October 18th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 17th, 2008 | One answer

Why are "Give Way" road signs on inverted triangles?
on October 17th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on October 17th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Astronauts on the surface of the Moon said they could block the entire view of Earth with their thumb. Using that scale, would a human...
on October 16th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

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on October 16th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 15th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What controls the amount of money made in the Royal Mint? If the Government needs billions of pounds, why can't it physically be...
on October 15th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

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on October 14th, 2008 | One answer

During the time they were playing 007, who out of Sean Connery and Roger Moore appeared in the most non-Bond films?
on October 14th, 2008 | One answer

What percentage of the world's population is considered famous?
on October 14th, 2008 | no answers

Can any colour shirt be worn for a job interview?
on October 14th, 2008 | 12 answers | 7 people like this

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on October 12th, 2008 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 12th, 2008 | 3 answers | 5 people like this

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on October 11th, 2008 | 4 answers | 6 people like this

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on October 11th, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

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on October 11th, 2008 | 2 answers | 4 people like this

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on October 11th, 2008 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

A local filling station charges 110.9p per litre for unleaded petrol. But its main display board only has space for three digits, so...
on October 11th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If a person parks their car in a car park or at a meter, has an accident and is rushed to hospital, are they then obliged to pay any...
on October 9th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on October 9th, 2008 | no answers | 4 people like this

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on October 9th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is your favourite fictional spacecraft?
on October 8th, 2008 | 18 answers | 11 people like this

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on October 8th, 2008 | 7 answers | 4 people like this

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on October 8th, 2008 | 8 answers | 8 people like this

Are shops legally obliged to sell to the customer (assuming no age laws are being broken)? Could a shopkeeper refuse a sale simply...
on October 8th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Do Siamese Twins always have the same IQ?
on October 8th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

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on October 7th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

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on October 7th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

If you were designing the ultimate rollercoaster, what would it look like?
on October 5th, 2008 | One answer

Is suicide the coward's way out?
on October 5th, 2008 | 34 answers | 6 people like this

Has a friend ever dated someone they knew that you wanted to go out with?
on October 5th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

What day of the week was Blakes 7 originally broadcast in the UK?
on October 5th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How long does it take to learn Braille by touch?
on October 4th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on October 4th, 2008 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

If a laser beam was fired out into space, would it just carry on travelling in a straight line until it hit something? Would it be as...
on October 2nd, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the smallest rocket to have reached space?
on October 1st, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How old were you when you were half the weight that you are now?
on October 1st, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What is the average distance from home a person has a car crash?
on September 30th, 2008 | One answer

How do Egyptian Muslims regard "un-Islamic" ancient monuments such as the Pyramids and the Sphinx?
on September 28th, 2008 | 2 answers

What is the longest time you have queued up for a rollercoaster?
on September 28th, 2008 | 6 answers | 3 people like this

Why does there not appear to be any footage or pictures of Tommy Cooper's televised death anywhere on the Internet? Is it somehow...
on September 28th, 2008 | One answer

If someone shot at you but missed or the bullet was deflected, would the incident affect you for the rest of your life? Would you always...
on September 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Can you tell the difference between a lettuce and a cabbage just by looking at them?
on September 28th, 2008 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

Does any company manufacture grey hair dye?
on September 25th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Why is the Earth's core still so hot after thousands of millions of years? Surely the sun can't reach it, so what is generating...
on September 24th, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

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on September 23rd, 2008 | 5 answers | 6 people like this

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on September 22nd, 2008 | 7 answers | 5 people like this

Do you consider it cruel to throw away perfectly healthy pot plants?
on September 22nd, 2008 | 10 answers | 7 people like this

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on September 22nd, 2008 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

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on September 21st, 2008 | no answers | 2 people like this

When was the word "computer" first used?
on September 21st, 2008 | One answer

On days in which you've never gone outside, approximately how far do you walk?
on September 21st, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

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on September 21st, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on September 21st, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

What is the difference between a dress and a gown?
on September 21st, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Have CND ever campaigned in Iran?
on September 21st, 2008 | One answer

Are there any similarities between jazz and prog rock?
on September 21st, 2008 | One answer

What is the Beatles' song 'The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill' about?
on September 20th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

What is the furthest you have walked in bare feet?
on September 20th, 2008 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Has a company ever been brought down by one person?
on September 20th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Where is Eamonn Andrews buried?
on September 20th, 2008 | One answer

Is the Simpsons' car based on a real model?
on September 19th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

What is the most slapstick thing that has ever happened to you?
on September 19th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What was the first song to mention the word "sex" or "sexy" in its title or lyrics?
on September 19th, 2008 | One answer

Is it as dangerous to drink snake venom as it is to be bitten by a poisonous snake?
on September 19th, 2008 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Did the other Beatles go to John Lennon's funeral?
on September 19th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

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on September 19th, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Are protons, neutrons and electrons totally solid?
on September 19th, 2008 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

Is there a minimum possible size for a gas planet in the Universe?
on September 19th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

Is there a maximum possible size for a rocky planet in the Universe?
on September 19th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the strongest cheese?
on September 19th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

Is there any difference in weight (however small) between a new, unused computer, and the same computer when it is full of downloaded data?
on September 19th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it possible for something to be infinitely slow?
on September 19th, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

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on September 17th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Are famous living people allowed to appear in novels without the person's permission/
on September 17th, 2008 | 3 answers

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on September 16th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Is there anyone alive today who has met Frank James?
on September 16th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on September 15th, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

When Marathon became Snickers did anything in the recipe change or is it still the same bar of chocolate?
on September 15th, 2008 | One answer

Has an operation ever been halted by a power cut in a hospital?
on September 15th, 2008 | 2 answers

If the entire Web was to be downloaded onto a single computer, how big and powerful would it have to be?
on September 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

What is the most inappropriately named political party or movement in the world?
on September 13th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

Was anyone who appeared in 'Life on Mars' actually born in 1973?
on September 12th, 2008 | One answer

What is the most expensive item of Tesco's Value range?
on September 12th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

What is your favourite company or brand logo?
on September 4th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on September 4th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Does a person get more drunk with warm or cool alcohol? Or doesn't it matter?
on September 2nd, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Why do some people tend to name their children after negative Biblical characters like Cain or Saul? Are they religious or not?
on September 2nd, 2008 | One answer

With reduced gravity and no atmospheric resistance, would a man be able to run faster on the Moon than on Earth?
on September 2nd, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Would Princess Diana have survived if she had been wearing her seatbelt?
on September 1st, 2008 | 5 answers | 4 people like this

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on August 31st, 2008 | One answer

Was Adam bearded or clean shaven?
on August 31st, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Which is fastest out of Boeing's 727, 737, 747, 757, 767 or 777?
on August 30th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

When the Sex Pistols swore at Bill Grundy on live television, the papers reported a viewer kicking his set in until it exploded. Who was...
on August 30th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Do you consider Jethro Tull to be rock or folk music?
on August 30th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 30th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Is it possible for a person to keep their eyes open without blinking indefinitely?
on August 30th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

Are there negative feelings in Heaven? For instance, shouldn't a departed soul feel upset, even resentful that they have left...
on August 30th, 2008 | 11 answers | 4 people like this

Do Atheists fear death?
on August 27th, 2008 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 26th, 2008 | 3 answers | 4 people like this

Could there be life on Europa?
on August 26th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

What one piece of clothing have you worn on more occasions than any other?
on August 26th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 25th, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

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on August 25th, 2008 | One answer

How many Israelites followed Moses out of Egypt?
on August 24th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Is it as easy to untie a person as it appears to be on television and films?
on August 24th, 2008 | One answer

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on August 23rd, 2008 | 3 answers

What is wrong with starting a sentence with 'because'?
on August 23rd, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

How deep is the River Thames in Central London?
on August 22nd, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers

Why didn't the United States produce their own supersonic airliner equivalent to Concorde?
on August 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

What is the total length of corridors and passageways in a modern ocean liner?
on August 22nd, 2008 | One answer

Has anyone ever spotted themselves on Google Earth?
on August 22nd, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Who was the vocalist for the theme tune of the TV series 'Batman'?
on August 21st, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on August 21st, 2008 | 7 answers | 6 people like this

How many Nazis from the Second World War are still being hunted as war criminals?
on August 20th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 20th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

How is it officers and soldiers were able to continue their work at Nazi Extermination Camps without any compassion? Surely even the...
on August 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Can a lie detector machine be beaten?
on August 18th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Is it possible for an expectant mother to intuitively know the gender of her baby from any feelings?
on August 18th, 2008 | 9 answers | 2 people like this

Stan Laurel wasn't his real name, but is Laurel a real surname?
on August 17th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Instead of tattoo removal which causes scarring, why isn't it possible to simply put a flesh coloured tattoo over the original to...
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

If the 100m sprint was started from athletes already running as opposed to starting from a standstill, what would the record be?
on August 17th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

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on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on August 17th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on August 17th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

Which is your favourite of the five Death Wish films?
on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on August 17th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on August 14th, 2008 | One answer

Do they still make black and white televisions?
on August 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

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on August 13th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

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on August 13th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Do flies serve any useful purpose in the world?
on August 13th, 2008 | 14 answers | 3 people like this

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on August 11th, 2008 | One answer

Why aren't there deserts at the equator? Surely this should be the hottest part of the planet.
on August 10th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

If a 'brain dead' person is only being kept alive on a life support machine and would quickly die without it, is the soul still...
on August 9th, 2008 | 4 answers | 5 people like this

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on August 9th, 2008 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

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on August 9th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

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on August 9th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on August 7th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

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on August 6th, 2008 | One answer

Does Egypt have any rivers other than the Nile?
on August 6th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

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on August 6th, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

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on July 17th, 2008 | 2 answers

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on July 16th, 2008 | 2 answers

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on July 15th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on July 14th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on July 13th, 2008 | 7 answers | 3 people like this

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on July 12th, 2008 | no answers

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on July 8th, 2008 | 6 answers | 4 people like this

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on July 6th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on July 6th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on July 6th, 2008 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

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on July 5th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on July 5th, 2008 | One answer | 6 people like this

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on July 4th, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

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on July 4th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

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on July 4th, 2008 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

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on July 4th, 2008 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

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on July 3rd, 2008 | 10 answers | 6 people like this

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on July 3rd, 2008 | no answers | 1 person likes this

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on July 3rd, 2008 | 2 answers | 5 people like this

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on June 30th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on June 28th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

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on June 28th, 2008 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Which was the latest country to date to introduce the Death Penalty?
on June 28th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on June 28th, 2008 | One answer

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on June 28th, 2008 | One answer | 2 people like this

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on June 28th, 2008 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

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on June 28th, 2008 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Is the Three Dimensional chess of Star Trek a real game?
on June 28th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How far (if at all) would an Apollo spacecraft have lifted off the ground by itself?
on June 27th, 2008 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

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on June 27th, 2008 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

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on June 27th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

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on June 27th, 2008 | One answer

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on June 27th, 2008 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

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