i once read in a south african gold promotional magazine that all the gold produced in the history of the world would fit in the space occupied by three double decker buses. this was about twenty...
A little while ago my wife and I visited Cairo and took a trip on the Nile where we served a most delicious meal consisting of several courses. During what I considered about the pudding stage I tried...
Another conundrum I can't recall the answer to was about a man who set off at the bottom of a mountain at 6am one day and walked up the only path to the top of the mountain which he reached at 6pm...
I recall a conundrum that was posed in one of Jonathon Alway's books about 3 men who were blinfolded and put in a room where there was a closed chest. In the chest were 3 white hats and 2 black hats....
Can anyone please tell me where I can obtain chocolate covered Russian caramels? I used to purchase Terry's or they may have been Fuller's over forty years ago and they were scrumptious but alas no...
I have a copy of the above book which was originally published in 1981 by Stanley Paul who are/were part of the Hutchinson group. It is an immensley helpful volume for all phrases to which I have...
1 across, Clue: Society girl, a current collector (5). I have: S?A?E. I thought SPATE with S for social and PAT for girl so SPATE for current but it's in the middle and where does the E come in? Then...
Why is it that when one really finds a food that is particularly delicious that one tends to gulp it down faster than one would normally do with a blander tasting one? I am like this with...
I am aware that certain hares in Europe change their colour in winter from brown to white. I have actually seen one which was in a change process from white back to brown close to Snaefell on the Isle...
Can anyone suggest a source for coloured blotting paper? It used to be available in a multitude of colours and now seems only to be had in white or cream. Ideally , I am want full demy size for my...
All the answers to the questions below are either food or drink. Number of letters in answer is unknown. 1. Ponder over this drink (anagram). 2. This drink can be carried. 3. Proverbaially busy insect...