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message 501: by Sue Em (new)

Sue Em (sueem) What is Hawaii?

Common name used for group of people called Romanys or Travelers.


message 502: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What are Gypsies?

Largest volcano in the solar system, recently discovered off of Japan


message 503: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments This point of land is the most eastern point of North America.

Leigh wrote: "What is Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland? "


LOL - Greenland isn't in North America. The correct answer is Cape Spear.


message 504: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments Lorraine wrote: "This point of land is the most eastern point of North America.

Leigh wrote: "What is Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland? "

LOL - Greenland isn't in North America. The correct answer is Cape Spear."


I should not have been lazy and taken Wikipedia's word for it. Let's just say I was tired and didn't read carefully.

;-)


message 505: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments Richard wrote: "What are Gypsies?

Largest volcano in the solar system, recently discovered off of Japan"



What is Tamu Massiff?

LINK=>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sci...

This man just became the prime minister-elect of Australia.


message 506: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments Who is Tony Abbott?

The Sugar Poppin' Daddies perform this style of music.


message 507: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is a mix of swing and ska?

This flavour of Coke was tested on audiences at the 1982 World's Fair and launched in 1985.


message 508: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What was New Coke?

This spy is the lead character in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.


message 509: by Beth (new)

Beth  (techeditor) | 1018 comments what is Cream of Wheat?

This movie adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize winning play received a rare 10 minute standing ovation last night at Roy Thomson Hall. This film stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. The ovation was like something from the Cannes film festival, not usually seen in restrained Canada, and was very disarming for everyone in the cast who was in attendance.


message 510: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What is "August: Osage County"?

This is the number of feet in a mile.


message 511: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is 5,280 feet.

Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four-minute mile, back in 1954. What is the current record for the mile distance?


message 512: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What is 3:43.13, run by Hicham El Guerrouj?

This male tennis play recently won the US Open.


message 513: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) Who is Rafa Nadal? Great match.

This body of water bearing the name of a country borders 5 U.S. states


message 514: by [deleted user] (new)

What is The Gulf Of Mexico?

This learning disorder causes a person to mix up letters and numbers when reading and writing.


message 515: by Jo Ann (new)

Jo Ann  | 154 comments What is Dyslexia?

Which TV situation comedy was the most-watched show for four of the six years between 1951 and 1957?


message 516: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments What is "Father Knows Best"?

This popular Australian soap has spawned the careers of such international stars as Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, and Natalie Imbruglia.


message 517: by Jo Ann (new)

Jo Ann  | 154 comments Which TV situation comedy was the most-watched show for four of the six years between 1951 and 1957?"

Leigh wrote: "What is "Father Knows Best"?

What is I Love Lucy

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t...


message 518: by Jo Ann (new)

Jo Ann  | 154 comments This popular Australian soap has spawned the careers of such international stars as Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, and Natalie Imbruglia."

What is the Neighbours?

These animals reach lengths of up to 7 feet, have about 100 teeth, emit sounds when moving to help them navigate, and reach travelling speeds of about 35 miles per hour. What kind of animals are they?


message 519: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What are Dolphins?

This restaurant was on the 107th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. I had visited there early in 2001 :( #NeverForget


message 520: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What was Windows on the World? (can't believe it was 12 years ago!)

This famous witty writer said "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken".


message 521: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) Who is Oscar Wilde?

On September 11, 2001, this firm lost 658 of its 960 New York employees in the World Trade Center attacks.


message 522: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments What is the Cantor Fitzgerald Firm?

This city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics.


message 523: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is London?

This city will host the 2020 Summer Olympics.


message 524: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What is Tokyo?

This sport, which the IOC was going to drop from the 2020 Olympics, was recently reinstated.


message 525: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is wrestling?

What year did Tokyo last host the Olympics?


message 526: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments What is 1964?

This city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.


message 527: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is Athens, Greece?

What is friggatriskaidekaphobia?


message 528: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What is fear of Friday the 13th? (you're always topical, Richard!)

This is the spot on the moon where Apollo 11 first landed in 1969.


message 529: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is the Sea of Tranquility?

This spacecraft left our solar system and entered interstellar space this week ...


message 530: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What is Voyager 1?

Voyager was featured in this motion picture from 1979.


message 531: by Jo Ann (last edited Sep 13, 2013 02:10PM) (new)

Jo Ann  | 154 comments What is Star Trek: The Motion Picture?

what famous scientist said invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration?


message 532: by [deleted user] (new)

Who is Thomas Edison?

This band sang a song about Henry VIII


message 533: by Jo Ann (last edited Sep 13, 2013 06:38PM) (new)

Jo Ann  | 154 comments Who are Herman's Hermits?

What is Rhinotillexoman?


message 534: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments What is nose picking?

This American state has been experiencing severe floods over the last few days.


message 535: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Corley | 1298 comments Why is Colorado?

This person was the 14th President of the United States


message 536: by [deleted user] (new)

Who is Franklin Pierce?

Although consider a classic today this Herman Melville novel was a failure for the author upon its original release.


message 537: by VickiLee (last edited Sep 14, 2013 06:53PM) (new)

VickiLee | 251 comments What is Moby-Dick; or, The Whale


This popular author has the middle name "Snow".


message 538: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Corley | 1298 comments You've got me stumped VickiLee


message 539: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) can you give us a hint VickiLee?


message 540: by VickiLee (last edited Sep 16, 2013 06:41PM) (new)

VickiLee | 251 comments One of her characters is named Archie and he is a detective.


message 541: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Corley | 1298 comments Who is Chelsea "Snow" Cain?

WOWEEE!!!

On September 16, 1940, this US President approved the military draft.


message 542: by Leigh (new)

Leigh | 6291 comments Who is FDR--Franklin Roosevelt?

This amendment gave women of the United States the right to vote.


message 543: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) Who is Franklin Roosevelt?

This cruise liner was raised to a vertical floating position after having crashed off the Italian coast more than a year ago.


message 544: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What is the 19th Amendment?

What is the Costa Concordia?

This is the French word for potato.


message 545: by Richard (new)

Richard (richardcjennings) What is pomme de terre?

This actor portrays Sherlock Holmes in the U.K. series "Sherlock"


message 546: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments Who is Benedict Cumberbatch?

This Disney character was named after a former planet in our solar system.


message 547: by [deleted user] (new)

Who is Pluto?

King Henry VIII formed the Church Of England after the Catholic Church refused to grate him this.


message 548: by Lorraine (new)

Lorraine (saanichlori) | 3645 comments What was a divorce?

Daniel Radcliffe will play Allen Ginsberg in this new movie.


message 549: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Corley | 1298 comments Who is Robert Downy, Jr.?

On this day in 1996, Oprah launched this.


message 550: by Jo Ann (new)

Jo Ann  | 154 comments What is book club?

What famous late night comedy show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975?


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