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Sharp

OK have I gone doo lally? Was Sharp on during the weekend after easter and if so, was it a one off or is a new series starting? Please answer and my other half loves Sharp x

Stu in USA

Names of sportsmen and where they come from?

Can you name any sportspeople whose names might indicate they come from another country? I'll start with 2 cricketers - Angus Fraser (Scottish?) is English and V.V.S. Laxman (English?) is Indian.

Stu in USA

Names of sportspeople and where they come from?

Can you name any sportspeople whose name tells you exactly where they come from? I'll start with Peter Czech(sp?) who is from the Czech Republic.

LittleJay

Qwyzzle 13

No-one else has asked, so it's me being thick, but I cannot see this one. All clues gratefully received.

moviemaster

I am attempting to teach a class on 'Beowulf' and I'm trying to come up with other stories that have the mother as the villian. All I could come up with is 'Friday the 13th' and 'Alien', but I know...

flashpig

Holocaust

This would be a hard one to answer I suppose, but how many Jews would there be in the world today if it wasn't for the holocaust? There were about 6 million killed, so I suppose I could work it out...

ACCORDISBOY

leeds

when leeds won the fairs cup in 1968 who did they beat along the way?

mindimplode

Collective noun of Elfs?

ie, a flock of seagulls, a school of fish, a pride of lions, a WHAT of Elfs?

BriWrite

Rock Bottom.

Which team has finished rock bottom of the top flight most times since the football association was formed.

mightyWBA

Nicknames for the enemy

Here at the Baggies we have affectionate nicknames for other clubs supporters. For example Aston Villa are "The Seals",Wolves are "The Dingles" or "The Tatters",Birmingham City are "Bluenoses" or...

mitsy

Winter fest????

I heard off someone the other day that their local council was thinking about changing the name of christmas to the winter fest so that the asian community could join in - does anyone else agree with...

becki_1984

areas to live in manchester or cheshire!!

My boyfriend and I are finishing our degrees this summer and want to buy a house in either manchester or cheshire (we're in leeds at the mo). I think we'll prob both end up working in manchester so...

gsm1973

Newspapers and Politics

Where can I find which newspapers are affiliated or biased to a particular political party?

monkeypunto

Cities

What make's a city a city? I have been told its not because they have a cathedral for example Milton Keynes is a city but no cathedral. Is it just coz queenie decide's one day?!?! help!

joko

brand names becoming names of items or even jobs?

what other names do people adopt? Name like hoover, biro and to some extent breville - all brand names that have become the name of the item regardless of actual brand thanks

The Tree

Tommy Cooper

hi everyone.does anyone have any good tommy cooper jokes.i have checked with search engines but a lot of his jokes that are on the net are not actually his but are tom vines.so if anyone could tell me...

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