Saturday 9 August 2008 7 sports recognised by the IOC but not in the olympics

  1. Bandy
  2. Bridge
  3. Korfball
  4. Tug of War
  5. Wushu
  6. Sumo
  7. Life Saving

Friday 8 August 2008 7 quotes from Albert Einstein

  1. "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
  2. "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
  3. "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."
  4. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."
  5. "If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
  6. "In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."
  7. "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

Thursday 7 August 2008 7 things I didn't know last month

  1. The slang term 'Rabbit' comes from the cockney rhyming slang for talk - 'Rabbit and Pork'
  2. That chattles are fixtures and fittings left in a property
  3. Welshpool is infact in Wales
  4. sudo -i does the same thing as sudo su -
  5. Your eyes won't pop out if you manage to sneeze with your eyes open
  6. What a contract rate is in conveyencing parlance
  7. Dogs can catch human yawns

Wednesday 6 August 2008 7 web browsers from yesteryear

  1. ViolaWWW
  2. Mosaic
  3. IBrowse
  4. Netscape Navigator
  5. Arachne
  6. Voyager
  7. Cello

Tuesday 5 August 2008 7 countries that have changed their name

  1. Burkina Fasa - previously Upper Volta
  2. Ethiopia - previously Abyssinia
  3. Indonesia - previously Netherlands East Indies
  4. Mexico - previously New Spain
  5. Sri Lanka - previously Ceylon
  6. Ghana - previously Gold Coast
  7. Colombia - previously New Granada

Monday 4 August 2008 7 answers to questions we got right in this week's University Challenge

  1. The Tempest
  2. Namibia
  3. The Wife of Bath
  4. Fructose
  5. Rioja
  6. Sweden and Spain
  7. Campaign to Protect Rural England

Sunday 3 August 2008 7 signs in English and Welsh