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 How is the time difference between two countries calculated? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 58, Hits: 1003]
Earth has 360 imaginary lines called longitudes or meridians running vertically between the poles...
Updated On: 8/10/2009
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 What is Fleet Street in London known for? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 45, Hits: 286]
London’s Fleet Street, named after the river Fleet which flows at one end of the street...
Updated On: 8/2/2009
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 Who made the first ice cream in the world? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 64, Hits: 453]
The origin of ice cream can be traced to at least the 4th century BC. Early references include Roman emperor...
Updated On: 5/24/2009
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 What is a busman’s holiday? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 82, Hits: 458]
The phrase Busman’s Holiday means to do the same thing on one’s day off...
Updated On: 5/10/2009
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 What is the Nathan Rothschild maxim? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 100, Hits: 617]
The Nathan Rothschild maxim says that you make money in the stock market when blood flows in the streets...
Updated On: 2/1/2009
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 What is the Kit-Cat Club? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 101, Hits: 933]
Kit-Cat Club was London's political and literary club, active between 1700 and 1720...
Updated On: 10/5/2008
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 Who is the youngest Olympic gold medallist? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 109, Hits: 702]
The youngest individual Olympic gold medallist is Marjorie Gestring of the US...
Updated On: 8/25/2008
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 What is a telectroscope? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 165, Hits: 867]
It is the first prototype of a television system...
Updated On: 6/16/2008
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 When was chess first played as an international game? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 180, Hits: 861]
Chess was played in 1851 in London as an international tournament...
Updated On: 6/1/2008
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 What is Big Ben? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 53, Hits: 2360]
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Updated On: 1/17/2007
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 What was 'Mons Meg'? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 54, Hits: 1732]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 What is the significance of the date 2 June 1953? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 105, Hits: 1728]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 When did the first electric train appear? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 648, Hits: 2399]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 What was motoring's Emancipation Day? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 104, Hits: 1532]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 What was a knifeboard? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 45, Hits: 1521]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 How did New England come into being? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 281, Hits: 1666]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 How was coffee brought to Brazil? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 45, Hits: 1983]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 What are lines of Latitude and Longitude? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 30, Hits: 3591]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 Where did all the dodos go? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 35, Hits: 2358]
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Updated On: 1/12/2007
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 Who was Dick Whittington? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 127, Hits: 1911]
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Updated On: 3/28/2006
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