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Robert G

Can you name eight famous Belgians?

Well, can you?

pat2936

The Cross

What do the letters IRH on the cross stand for or say?

ygdrasil

Charles 1st Procession

Can anyone tell me the date time and place for this year's procession in London? I was expecting to find a Sunday date on one of the relevant websites, but they all appear to be saying Monday 30th...

ajwat

common factor

What do Fiji Guyana Malaysia and South Africa have in common with the UK

Mark2

Currency

What denomination bank note did the bank of England introduce in 1752 and withdraw in 1945?

Lakeslass

pauper children

How can I find out whether my g.g.grandfather was brought to Cheshire as a pauper child about 1800?

yummyumm

minus zero?

According to my car, the temperature the other day was -0. I might be being a bit thick, but I thought it goes: ...-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 etc. can you get -0???

buddha01

what are the biggest facts that prove 911 was more than what is ment to be

I read a few quotes online, such as the fact that building 7 was pulled by the firebridge, there is a heap of other facts about 911 but what are the real counerstone facts about what happend on that...

bythec

teaching technique

In law school, the professor always answers the students question with another question. What is the term for that?

Monarch

Trollpe

Which Trollope character suggestedthe adoption of a decimal coinage?

Tock389

The Times, page 4, Thursday, Jan 5

The paper today printed the story of a successful lawyer who committed suicide yesterday. She jumped from the upper part of a London hotel. By chance, a passing photographer took shots of her on the...

gilliantico@

Russia

Help Help Please.... Who was voted the 2nd most popular man in Russia in 1944......................... Thank You......

Quizmonster

Narolines

Did you see 'Balderdash & Piffle' on BBC 2 yesterday evening? It is a programme, presented by Victoria Coren of 'The Observer', looking into the etymology of words and phrase development.The...

gina1960uk

dead or not dead

Can someone tell me if they have any knowledge about clients on ventilators. eg: If a client is brain dead but the bodily organs are still functioning while on a ventilator would this client be...

Lonnie

Punishment to fit the crime

Following on from muellin3s post, i'd like to know, what punishment do think this person should get. Personally, i'd just hang him, he could'nt re-commit then, but i'd like to know what other ABers...

jjt

painting

in which 19th century french painting is a bottle of bass india pale ale seen?

Drusilla

Taping Historical Memories

Is there an organization that tapes the historical memories of old people?I will be having a New Year's meal with my parents and their friends, two of whom are spookily linked by Concentration Camps...

emmagleb

High rise buildings

Can anyone name the oldest high rise building in the world? So far I've got to the original Sears building in Chicago (built 1905) which is 18 storeys high, but is this the oldest? Thanks, Emma

kazza12345

co-incidences??

cant find a category suitable to put this in, so here goes ... does any body else ever experience this, or is it just me? I have toothache at the moment, and every other item on the news seems to be...

Carolina

Finding a POW - G Squires

My granddad was a POW in Auschwitz and he really wanted to find one of his comrades named George Squires. Does anyone know how that cab be done? Considering we don't know where abouts he lives or if...

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