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Who Was The First Canadian To have A Number One UK Hit single ?

It was a question on Bob Harris show last night and my Canadian cousin staying with me has thought of loads of Canadian artists but none of them have had a Number One Hit. Any help very much...

barbie jacey

msn

Grrrrrrrrrrr don't you just hate the word "lol". it gets on my nervs sooooooo much! people arn't acctually laughing they just can't be bothered to say anything else! what kind of words and phrases...

lisaelen

What is the plural of Octopus?

My friend thinks it's Octpi, but im sure its octpopus' Cheers

shammydodger

History or Myth?

Which historical "fact", which in reality is a myth, is guaranteed to get you arguing in your local after a few Babychams, should you hear someone spouting it as truth? Mine, at the moment, is the...

CLARE1977

local quiz

New Zealand athlete who was the first to break the 3 mins 59 sec barrier for the mile?

wordlover

hypocrisy

has anyone ever heard the phrase 'self perpetuating hyprocrisy' when refering to something like the more you scratch a mosquito bite, the more it will itch?

Ward~Minter

Dr. Who tonight

What a load of cr4p. Or did I miss the point?

Thunderbird+

Narcissus flower

Why is the flower 'narcissus', so called ? Does it have any relevance to clasical greek mythology?

loopyc

international telesales

you guys helped me out a while ago regarding telesales i registered with the tps and they stopped now i am getting international calls up to 30 times a day its the same company all the time i have...

Big Al1st

When does someone, in the legal sense, become a paedophile. If I get any aswers to this question I will elaborate further as the answers I hope will not be affected by any of my views. It is a subject...

Xollob

Google Earth Version 4 Beta - Phenomenal tool

Are the images we see on Google Earth the best possible, or are there technical/legal/military reasons for keeping the resolution below what is theoretically achievable?

woola

Ee by gum lass, stop takin' mick

Anyone know the origin of this rather stereotypical yorkshireman's phrase, 'ee by gum'? My grandparents always say it, and it's often used by people attempting to 'talk yorkshire' or... take the mick!...

Jay_Jay

"Now, there's a thing..."

Anyone know the Clapham (Chapman?)and Dwyer 'phonetic' alphabet for years and years ago? 'A' for 'orses; 'B' for mutton, 'C' for yourself, etc, etc Heard Bob Monkhouse recite it several years ago, but...

ghs

dtgk 17/6

1d Stuck on last one Update and improve a piece of writing. Is it Revest, I have r?v?s?

fordward

Keiths crossword

Scots word meaning drizzle or light rain S?I?R

Big Al1st

General Knowledge Quiz

Last week to get 300 question General Knowledge Quiz. Details e-mail. Proceeds to RNLI [email protected]

richardland

What is the Origin of the word Poopdeck

I know it is a sailing term, but from where does it originate?

stevie21

Holland, Netherlands, Dutch.

Where does the word Dutch come from and why aren't they called Hollanders or Netherlanders? Why "Dutch" ?

Kingaroo

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I love AnswerBank so much, but sometimes I've run through all the posts in my favorite categories, and I want more. Can you recommend other Q&A sites of similar calibre -- of course none could...

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