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Volume of rice

How is this old greek puzzler explained.If I was to drop a grain of rice it makes no sound.But if I was to drop a hand full it makes a sound

ladorada

to be caught

In what contexts can we use the expression 'she was caught', meaning that she got pregnant? Are there any other ways of expressing the same 'event'? (P.S. I'm not a native.)

pinkkitty

I was just listening to "500 Miles" by the Proclaimers. and in it they say "and if i Haver, yeah i know i'm gonna be, i'm gonna be the man who's haverin' to you" what does Haver mean? I looked it up...

Gersmom

Gav & Arno's General Knowledge Quiz

Could anybody help me with these clues as I have come to a complete standstill!! 56 - 6 W in C 57 - 3 O in the E 79 - 4 H in a T 89 - 16 T in a C 96 - 2 T in a T 105 - 5 C in a N 119 - 6 B in a R 126...

littlejumbo

round britian quiz

got a lot of the answers thanks just need help with the last few here goes 3 a good supply of vsop(9)15 bigger than a church smaller than a cathedral(7)33facial portrait of a young lady(10) 38 for...

smouse

FOSC quiz

What do the following have in common pulpit counter coffer dam

earthakitten

Falkland Bowling Club

Answers sound the same, spelling may differ Answer will be an animal ... no letters 10. Half of forty winks Answer will be Mineral/Mined goods ... no letters 10. In the surrounding area Thanks xx

Snowy Owl

Friday 13th

Not sure if this is the right section, but here goes anyway! Discussing the occurrence of the above date the evening and got to wondering......is it possible for any year NOT to have a Friday 13th?...

supergranny

International space station

how fast is the ISS travelling? How far does it travel in the 5 minutes it is visible to us?

oldgrape

r.s.v.p

i know this is french but what does it actually mean

bankman

Explorers

Who was the first man to visit all the occupied continents?

mata hati

black hats and hair locks

Can anyone tell me when it became traditional for Jewish men to wear hair locks and black hats, please?

agamad

Flying

What flies but never gets anywhere?

agamad

Wet & Dry

What gets wetter as it dries?

Dave G

British Troops in American uniforms

I have just been told that British troops during the war were made to wear American uniforms to add backbone to the advance into Germany Is this true and if so any details After the american gained...

borgeile

Times 711

Hello, all. I'm down to two and am hoping you can provide some help! 53a Lord Lytton's initials on book cover (5) B_ _ _ L 46d Think about speech (7) A_D_ _ _ S Thanks.

Shadow Man

Reduced Shakespear Company

Has anybody seen a production from them? And do they speak in modern tongue?

GSD4ME

French football statistics translation

I was looking at a french football site the other day and they listed the statitics of the match. Most of them I could fathom out but I was stuck with a couple: Possession (%) 58.0 - OBVIOUS Total...

jenniferanne

who wrote book the legend of sleepy hollow

PhilD

Old Period Drama

Can anyone remember a period drama series which starred Carole Royle playing the part of Laura? It used to be on in the afternoon on ITV in the mid 70's. It was about a widower and his two daughters.

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