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Attention Stamp Collectors!

Can anyone recall a stamp which was issued in the 1980's in a South American country which depicted the near conclusion of an event, legendary in its context, which had taken place in London in the...
16:12 Fri 29th May 20091 answer, last by Zacsmaster 16:31 Fri 29th May 2009
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Food Etymology

Does anyone know which food substance (not a brand name) is possibly derived from the name of a species of snake?
16:05 Tue 26th May 20092 answers, last by Pentalpha8 16:19 Tue 26th May 2009
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Can someone answer this please?

Which composer wrote an orchestral work that shares its name with an Alfred Hitchcock film? P.S I guess this is going to be a symphony or concerto and not an opera like Die Vogel (The Birds).
13:04 Sun 19th Apr 20091 answer, last by Mr Veritas 23:40 Mon 20th Apr 2009
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Cryptic clues for old money i.e (� s d)

If a regal headdress = crown If a bicycle = penny farthing If a leather worker = tanner Then what could a burglar equate to (cryptically in old money)?
15:22 Wed 25th Mar 200916 answers, last by 2planks 21:22 Thu 02nd Apr 2009
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Which novel could this be?

Who wrote a popular novel of the day, over 100 years ago, that glorified the major public school he had himself attended? P.S It shares its title with a film that starred a screen "James Bond" in a...
14:09 Mon 23rd Mar 20094 answers, last by 2planks 11:51 Tue 31st Mar 2009
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The Simpsons

Which character's voice in "The Simpsons"was based on a distinguished Hollywood actor who was awarded an honarary Oscar in the early 1970's?
15:20 Sat 21st Mar 20091 answer, last by gettinblurry 15:36 Sat 21st Mar 2009
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alcoholic beverage

Which alcoholic beverage is advertised as being "peculiarly fine company"?
15:17 Sat 21st Mar 20092 answers, last by Tallulah! 17:34 Mon 23rd Mar 2009
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Astronomy

Which unit in astrophysics of about 1 billion degrees centigrade is used to measure the inner temperature of a star?
16:23 Mon 16th Feb 20097 answers, last by Tallulah! 13:51 Mon 23rd Feb 2009
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Which famous film?

Which famous film is credited with originating the phrase "the end of civilization as we know it"?
12:26 Sat 14th Feb 20091 answer, last by mickeymoos 13:23 Sat 14th Feb 2009
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Which 1990's TV Series?

Name the character who drove a 1920's car with the registration plate KW 4597 in a popular 1990's TV series?
12:25 Sat 14th Feb 20091 answer, last by Jan1957 12:29 Sat 14th Feb 2009
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Word puzzles

1. Take the seven letter name of a type of mammal and alter the first letter. You should now have the name of another mammal that is found in the same continent. What are they? 2.Which of these words...
16:19 Thu 22nd Jan 200910 answers, last by Tallulah! 09:21 Fri 23rd Jan 2009
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Anagram

INTOLERANTLY CLONED BIKINI is an anagram of three different varieties of the same foodstuff that you might find in the same container at a supermarket. What are these varieties?
12:44 Wed 21st Jan 20093 answers, last by Tallulah! 17:55 Fri 23rd Jan 2009
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Claim to fame

What was the sporting claim to fame of Jane, Louise and Vicky who were collectively 81 years old in England in April 2003?
12:42 Wed 21st Jan 20097 answers, last by Steve.5 17:11 Mon 26th Jan 2009
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Who is this very famous father?

His first son died in infancy; the next was struck down by polio but recovered; his daughter was born with cerebral palsy; his wife underwent open heart surgery. Who is he?
16:32 Mon 19th Jan 20091 answer, last by tara20 19:11 Mon 19th Jan 2009
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Which academic expression?

Which expression arose in the 1970's to mean the annual tour of leading universities by recruiting staff from large businesses hoping to procure the best available new talent?
16:04 Mon 19th Jan 20096 answers, last by 2planks 14:24 Wed 21st Jan 2009
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Films

Which character in a popular film of the 1990's , while some way above ground level, reveals that his teddy bear is called "Howard"?
15:52 Mon 19th Jan 20091 answer, last by gettinblurry 17:41 Mon 19th Jan 2009
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Novel anagram

Which famous novel is an anagram of the letters MALINGER?
16:26 Tue 23rd Dec 20081 answer, last by ulysses100 16:28 Tue 23rd Dec 2008
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Which Word?

Which word is (or certainly was) used in forestry and mining to describe a measure of 8 cubic yards?
15:04 Mon 22nd Dec 20082 answers, last by barrow 14:41 Tue 06th Jan 2009
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What is this film?

In a hugely famous film of days long gone by, likely to be shown on TV over the christmas season, which character expressed doubt to whom about their whereabouts still being in Kansas?
15:01 Mon 22nd Dec 20086 answers, last by delboy3 19:28 Mon 22nd Dec 2008
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Wordplay

Alter one letter of a word meaning to give instructions for a certain procedure, and you have a word that can mean to add to a list of people who may be condemned to death. What are the two words?
16:53 Sun 16th Nov 20083 answers, last by Quizmonkey 15:22 Mon 17th Nov 2008

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