Today's question- Henry Dunant got the first nobel prize in 1901 for his work in which organisation?
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Monday, 22 August 2011
Friday, 19 August 2011
19/8/11- Answer
The answer is 53.97 cm, and was created and hand-painted by Youlia Bereznitskaia (Russia).
Thursday, 18 August 2011
18/8/11- Question
In May 2010 Warner Bros celebrated his 75th anniversary by establishing a new world record for the largest number of people dressed as super-heroes gathered in one place. The record was 1,245 people. The question is- what was the second most popular choice in outfit?
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
17/8/11- Question
The record for the most people swimming one length in a 24 hour relay was achieved in Padova, Italy, by a total of 5,028 swimmers. Two points to be won today: what were the ages of the youngest and the oldest swimmers to participate in this event?
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
16/8/11- Answer
The answer is 2.1 seconds!!!! Not surprisingly, the record was established by a brit, Peter Dowdeswell who drank a pint of Guinness stout in 2.1 sec at the Millwall Football Club, London, UK on 24 April 2001.
Monday, 15 August 2011
15/8/11- Question
Which country holds the record for the largest number of people playing checkers underwater? The record is currently of 52 people, and was established on the 16th of January 2011.
Check them out in action!
Friday, 12 August 2011
12/8/11- Answer
The answer is 23 hr and 30 min! The cast and crew of Dundee University Musical Sociey in association with Apex Productions, produced and performed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Gardyne Theatre, Dundee, UK at 7.30pm on 27 September 2003, in a time of 23 hr 30 min from first receiving the script. The musical was performed in front of an audience of 203, who had paid £10 a ticket to see the 1 hr 49 min production.
12/8/11- Question
How long did the fastest theatrical production take? That is, from the time of receiving the script to the moment of the show, including: auditions, casting, rehearsals, publicity design, rigging, stage and set design and construction!
Thursday, 11 August 2011
11/8/11- Answer
The married couple with the smallest known age difference is Allan Ramirez (b. 19 December 1980, 12:14pm) and Elizabeth Ramirez (b. 19 December 1980, 12:16pm) of Texas, USA who were born two minutes apart. The couple married on 4 November 2000 in Plantersville, Texas, USA.
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
10/8/11- Answer
The answer is 2.4km!!!! It was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz (Mexico) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on 3 November 2010, to make the longest burrito in the world. Check it out here
http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Largest-Burrito/blog/2944033/7691.html
http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Largest-Burrito/blog/2944033/7691.html
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
9/8/11- Question
A special edition of Guiness world records! (just to make my life easier while away on holidays!)
First question in this series!
The largest gathering of zombies was achieved at the New Jersey Zombie Walk at the Asbury Park Boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, on 30 October 2010. How many zombies gathered for this record?
(Before you ask, I do mean people pretending to be zombies- stop trying to get the answer from me!)
First question in this series!
The largest gathering of zombies was achieved at the New Jersey Zombie Walk at the Asbury Park Boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, on 30 October 2010. How many zombies gathered for this record?
(Before you ask, I do mean people pretending to be zombies- stop trying to get the answer from me!)
Monday, 8 August 2011
8/8/11- Answer
The answer is hypertext transfer protocol (from A Dictionary of the Internet, Oxford Press)
Friday, 5 August 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011
4/8/11- Question
Sorry for the lack of questions in the last few days- trying to get some work done before the holidays! In any case, here is the question for today:
Which french designer was born on this day in 1821?
Which french designer was born on this day in 1821?
Monday, 1 August 2011
1/8/11- Answer
The answer is to honour the work of animals in war! It was created in the UK for animals who demonstrated "conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units". It has been awarded so far to 63 animals. (Wikipedia)
Friday, 29 July 2011
Thursday, 28 July 2011
28/7/11- Answer
The answer is 137,699, according with the 2011 census (which you can check out on this website). The archipelago of the Azores is located in the middle of the Atlantic ocean and is composed of 9 islands, divided into three geographic groups. The smallest island is Corvo, and has 430 inhabitants. The islands are of vulcanic origin and the main sources of income are cattle and tourism.
28/7/11- Question
How many inhabitants are there in the biggest island of the portuguese archipelago of the Azores?
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
27/07/11- Question
Knowing that there was a total number of 2224 people aboard the Titanic, how many people survived the tragic sinking?
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
26/7/11- Answer
The answer is between 4,000 and 5,000! The Komodo dragon lives only in the Indonesian islands of Komodo (dah!), Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami and only around 350 breeding females are estimated to exist at the moment!
26/7/11- Question
The largest living species of lizard in the world is the Komodo Dragon. Knowing that this species is considered 'vulnerable' on the IUCN red list, how many komodo dragons are estimated to live in the wild?
Monday, 25 July 2011
Mary Anne Evans
And here is the photo of Mary Anne. She chose to have a pen name so that her work would be taken seriously, as most female literature at the time was dismissed at the time as 'lighthearted novels'. In addition, she wanted to escape any publicity, as she lived with a married man for most of her life without ever getting married. She lived between 1819 and 1880. (Wikipedia)
25/7/11- Question
Mary Anne Evans was a victorian writer who wrote, among others, the novel Middlemarch. By what pen name was she better known?
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