People & Places Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

following on from pottsy

just wondered if you have children and are not married whose surname do the children take. I would assume most men would like the children to have their name but then the mum would feel the odd one...

dippy_dumbo

50 Cent

What's his real name?! Thanks xx

Andy008

Bernardo

Can you describe yourself in explicit detail? Go on, I've had a bad week and I need cheering up.

rjkh

Babies given to wrong parents

I heard on the radio the other day that 12 newborn babies a day are given to the wrong parents in Britain. Does anyone know if this figure is accurate? Thats over four thousand a year!

hopalong

What annoys you

People who tell a long story then say 'Now to cut a long story short' Or When someone asks if they told you about a cetain person or something that happened. Then you say yes you told me but...

Quizmonster

Andy Hughes

For those - such as myself - who were recently making kind comments about him and fruitless enquiries as to his whereabouts, have a look at Reply No. 4 to the query entitled 'Boyfriends...

askit

Annual Canvass of Electors - Part 2

Bernardo has kindly answered about the origin of the Canvass. Can anyone tell me when the form became compulsory (a ?1,000 fine for failure to complete).

JuanKing

New Cross

I currently live in Watford and am moving to a new job in New Cross, London. Anyone know a good place to live around there? Is it best to live outside and commute in?

micko1962

Weymouth

Can anyone give me info on famous people from Weymouth, UK. I need to set up a quiz for a forthcoming trip there, and like to put in a few questions about the area ??? And i am struggling at the...

askit

Annual Canvass of Electors

Does anyone know the history of the Annual Canvass of Electors? I seem to think it was introduced on an annual basis at the time of the Poll Tax. Prior to that the registration of electors was...

POTTSY52

kids or marriage first ??

I'm in a bit of a moral dilemma, my mum believes I should get married before having children, however nowadays more people seem to get married after having children which makes more financial sense to...

kaktus

Bigami

Last night I saw a programme about bigami, they claimed that bigami happens twice a week in the UK. Is this true? I assume, that by bigami they mean people who remarries without being divorced from...

Morrisonker

American Minimum wage

What is the minimum wage in the US? I presume there is one and it's the same for all states.

flump1

re-offenders

Following a thread in the news section , what percentage of people commit further crimes on there release from prison? Or young offenders institutes?

pixi

not sure if this is proper section

I had a friend from Namibia and she told me that the word tji-ru-mbu (pronounced she roo boo) meant white woman in her language, but everytime she said it she laughed, I asked her if it was an...

plop1389

belgium

is cannibis legal in begium

ineedahobby

9th Wedding Anniversary?

Its my ninth wedding anniversary tomorrow, what is the ninth one?

eash

Church Stretton

I've got a wedding to go to in November in Church Stretton, can anyone suggest any cheap hotels/b&b's to stay at while there?

Birchy

General Elections

Are estate agents allowed to vote, and - if so - are they permitted to take a grown up into the polling booth to help them write the "X"?

KittyGlitter

UK opening hours and binge drinking

What do people think of British opening hours for pubs and bars? I get the impression that people rush their drinking which could encourage binge drinking, so my opinion is that later opening hours...

People & Places