Lovely birds though they are, we are having problems with pheasants in our garden. We put out quite a bit of wild bird food which attracts lots of birds but pheasants from nearby fields (being bred...
Is there any difference in giving wild birds 'softened' water rather than the stuff straight out of the hard-water tap? (we live in a very hard water area and use a water-softener)
I'm after a clue for this: The surname of Robert, who founded a firm of furniture manufacturers and retailers in Lancaster during the 18th century, a firm often mentioned on Antiques Roadshow?
I have a copy of an American recipe for stuffed tomatoes with walnuts and pomegranate, which calls for pomegranate paste. Anyone know where I might get any in the UK or, alternatively, what might...
Which Andalucian guitarist, who has twice been a featured soloist at the Montreux Jazz Festival, was invited to perform at Picasso's 90th birthday celebrations? Any clues out there?
On 4 June 1972 in Tasmania William Charlton set a world record by continuously walking for 15 miles and 1,738 yards balanciing what on his head? Has anyone any ideas, it doesn't seem googleable. I...
A few weeks ago I took my dog out for his early morning walk and along the path (a concrete farm track through fields of rape) were literally hundreds of dead worms, mainly very small but some up to...
Having removed an old conservatory I've got old bits of mastic on my brick wall. Anyone got any ideas how it can be removed without causing me hours of labour picking bits off individually?
Is there a simple explanation as to why the product of two minus numbers is a positive number? Presumably -2x-3 is +6; the same as 2x3 is 6? Or am I a total idiot for not understanding the...
Time is running out, and so are my research abilities. Can anyone help with answers or clues to these Qs: 24. What connects Brill, Langley, Waddesdon, Wendover, Slough and Aylesbury? (I know they are...
What same 5-letter word can be the common name of the North American elm, the common name of a large fish related to the tuna, and can be an exclamation of exuberance or triumph?
9-letter common name of a type of fish, the name derived from the fact that the fish has eyes on the top of its head, and it is found in temperate waters around the world.
Which model by the Ford Motor Company was introduced in 1947, with a 3.6 litre engine producing 85 bhp, weighing 1540 kgs, and a new model in 1950 would have set you back ?748?