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seasonal query

Where does 'yule' and 'yuletide' derive from?
19:34 Sun 07th Dec 20031 answer, last by sft42 22:15 Sun 07th Dec 2003
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Poms keep on whinging

Further to Quizmonster's question...
12:55 Wed 26th Nov 20031 answer, last by firefly 12:58 Wed 26th Nov 2003
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Old woman in a basket

Bleak House-why does it feature this rhymme?
10:34 Wed 26th Nov 20031 answer, last by Tartanwizard 17:49 Sat 29th Nov 2003
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Arthurian Legends

How many people from these legends can you name?
13:57 Tue 12th Aug 20039 answers, last by Doodlebug 19:53 Sun 17th Aug 2003
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Drumbeat

How would a drumbeat go?
07:51 Tue 15th Jul 20038 answers, last by slaphead 20:42 Wed 16th Jul 2003
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Why 'Silly'?

And why other cricketing position names?
12:24 Mon 03rd Mar 20032 answers, last by firefly 11:46 Tue 04th Mar 2003
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Churchill's Black Dog.

Why was Churchill's morousness known as 'black dog'?
13:45 Tue 16th Jul 20023 answers, last by dancunian 16:53 Wed 17th Jul 2002
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Black Box

Is this the heaviest device in a plane?
17:26 Sat 13th Jul 20029 answers, last by rekstout 17:03 Thu 18th Jul 2002
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Shires, districts, boundaries, parishes etc.

Can anyone give me definitions of these?
17:26 Wed 10th Jul 20022 answers, last by Guitarmarama 23:49 Wed 09th Jun 2004
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Silent but deadly

What was first described thus? Wasn't it some disease?
17:14 Wed 10th Jul 20022 answers, last by Andromeda 09:52 Thu 11th Jul 2002
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Painting the Forth Bridge?

When does the phrase date from?
11:05 Mon 01st Jul 20021 answer, last by andy hughes 15:18 Mon 01st Jul 2002
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Whose the worst foe?

Morgan Le Fay or Mordred?
11:00 Mon 01st Jul 20021 answer, last by davver 00:04 Fri 05th Jul 2002
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Have an OBE.

Why does the honours system seem to be so against writers, actors, musicians, etc?
17:30 Tue 18th Jun 20023 answers, last by rekstout 17:12 Thu 27th Jun 2002
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Effing & Blinding

Everyone knows what 'effing' is but why blinding?
18:15 Mon 10th Jun 20022 answers, last by incitatus 13:44 Tue 11th Jun 2002
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Copyright Law

Is there some site to link to copyright ownerships, particularly to those copyright owners now deceased?
19:47 Sun 09th Jun 20022 answers, last by blahblahblah 17:22 Thu 11th Jul 2002
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Ice Chess

I don't get this advert. Not only can you not tell who is white or black, the background music and expressions etc want it seem sexy. Can anyone explain what it's trying to achieve?
16:45 Fri 07th Jun 20022 answers, last by firefly 09:29 Mon 10th Jun 2002
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Fictional Facts

Someone in 'History and Myths' said that that fictional facts, or what are seen to be fictional facts, cannot be regarded as true facts. Could you make up an answer to a question regarding fictional...
10:10 Wed 05th Jun 20029 answers, last by incitatus 18:06 Tue 11th Jun 2002
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Am Not Ma'am

How many people have played/impersonated the Queen? I'm fairly sure that Prunella Scales was the first to do so on stage.
19:10 Sun 02nd Jun 20025 answers, last by incitatus 11:16 Thu 13th Jun 2002
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Annoying cliches

Which cliches annoy you?
17:50 Wed 29th May 20026 answers, last by surfsup 22:35 Fri 10th Feb 2006

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