- Julian calendar
- Coptic calendar
- Gregorian calendar
- Hijri calendar
- Xia calendar
- Nanakshahi calendar
- Igbo calendar
Friday, 31 December 2010
7 calendars
Thursday, 30 December 2010
7 Whatever happened to....
- Original Phileas Fogg Tortilla Chips
- Pacers
- Self weighing food stores
- Knickerbocker Glories
- Swine Flu
- Hover-boards
- Gordon Brown
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
7 heritage registers
- The schedule of ancient monuments - UK
- Swiss inventory of cultural property - Switzerland
- Russian cultural heritage register - Russia
- Canadian Register of Historic Places - Canada
- Monument historique - France
- National Treasures of Japan - Japan
- The Register of the National Estate - Australia
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Monday, 27 December 2010
7 songs by Hot Chip
- I Feel Better
- One Life Stand
- Over and Over
- Ready for the Floor
- Brothers
- Hand me Down your Love
- Thieves in the Night
Sunday, 26 December 2010
7 names for Mars in ancient languages
- Harmakhis - Ancient Egyptian
- Nirgal - Babylonian
- Tiu - Old English
- Auqakuh - Quechua (Inca)
- Mangala - Sanskrit
- Simud - SUmerian
- Ares - Greek
Saturday, 25 December 2010
7 things that we are going to plant this year that we didn't last year
- Raspberries
- Sprouts
- Thyme
- Fennel
- Carrots
- Potatos
- Garlic
Friday, 24 December 2010
7 space agencies
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. - Germany
- Rymdstyrelsen - Sweden
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - Portugal
- UK Space Agency - UK
- Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial - Spain
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Australia
- Ινστιτούτο Διαστημικών Εφαρμογών και Τηλεπισκόπησης - Greece
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
7 dates in the tritos series of lunar eclipses
- 27th Oct 1901
- 26th Aug 1923
- 25th June 1945
- 24th Apr 1967
- 20th Feb 1989
- 21st Dec 2010
- 18th Oct 2032
Monday, 20 December 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Western Australia
- Sienna
- Pong
- Waterloo
- Edward
- Iron
- 4
Sunday, 19 December 2010
7 board members of Creative Commons
- Joi Ito
- Eric Saltzman
- Van Houweling
- Lawrence Lessig
- Michael W Carroll
- Esther Wojcicki
- Jimmy Wales
Saturday, 18 December 2010
7 ingredients for a traditional wassail recipe
- Cider
- Brown Sugar
- Nutmeg
- Ginger
- Cinnamon
- Allspice berries
- Cloves
Friday, 17 December 2010
7 Treasure Houses of England
- Blenheim Palace
- Chatsworth House
- Woburn Abbey
- Warwick Castle
- Beaulieu Palace House
- Castle Howard
- Leeds Castle
Thursday, 16 December 2010
7 actresses that have played Jane Austen characters
- Ann Rutherford - Lydia Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
- Kate Winslet - Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Emma Woodhouse (Emma)
- Frances O'Connor - Fanny Price (Mansfield Park)
- Keira Knightley - Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
- Felicity Jones - Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey)
- Sally Hawkins - Anne Elliot (Persuasion)
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
7 amazon acquisitions and investments
- IMDB
- Drugstore.com
- Pets.com
- LiveBid.com
- Alexa Internet
- Audible.com
- Lovefilm International
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
7 german architects
- Dominikus Zimmermann (Baroque)
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel (Neoclassicism)
- Fritz Schumacher (Art Nouveau)
- Erich Mendelsohn (Expressionism)
- Walter Gropius (Bauhaus)
- Gottried Böhm (Deconstructivism)
- Hans Kollhoff (Eco Tech)
Monday, 13 December 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Saccharine
- Picasso
- 1
- K
- Disraeli
- Wedgwood
- The great wall of China
Sunday, 12 December 2010
7 types of traditional baskets
- Chicken Laying Basket
- Potato Basket
- Sussex Trug
- Pigeon Nesting Basket
- Sardine Basket
- Stairs Basket
- Coer a Fromage
Saturday, 11 December 2010
7 counties we drove through today
- Buckinghamshire
- Berkshire
- Surrey
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Kent
- Oxfordshire
Friday, 10 December 2010
7 of Walter Scott's Waverly novels
- Waverly
- Rob Roy
- Ivanhoe
- The Fortunes of Nigels
- St Ronan's Well
- Woodstock
- Anne of Geierstein
Thursday, 9 December 2010
7 Judges in the Nuremberg Trials
- Major General Iona Nikitchenko
- Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Volchkov
- Colonel Sir Geoffrey Lawrence
- Francis Biddle
- John J. Parker
- Professor Henri Donnedieu de Vabres
- Sir Norman Birkett
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
7 facts about hedgehogs
- They eat about 200g of food a night
- A foraging hedgehog may travel 3 km within a home range of 24 ha in a single evening
- There are about 5,000 to 6,500 quills on the average hedgehog
- There are no hedgehogs native to Australia or North America
- When the animal encounters a new scent, it will lick and bite the source, then form a scented froth in its mouth and paste it on its spines with its tongue.
- Hedgehog fleas are host specific. They can only live on hedgehogs, they are harmless to humans and domestic pets, and cannot live in your carpet or furniture like other fleas
- At the time of blogging, St Tiggywinkles Animal Hospital, in Haddenham, Bucks is treating 287 hedgehogs for a variety of injuries and ailments
Monday, 6 December 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Monroes
- Kelvin
- De La Soul
- Mull
- Belgium
- The United Nations
- 5
Sunday, 5 December 2010
7 winners of the grammy's Record of the Year
- Moon River - Henry Mancini (1962)
- Aquarius - The 5th Dimension (1970)
- Hotel California - The Eagles (1978)
- Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin (1989)
- Kiss from a Rose - Seal (1996)
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day(2006)
- Use Somebody - Kings of Leon (2010)
Saturday, 4 December 2010
7 caravans from the Bailey range
- Olympus 462
- Pegasus 534
- Unicorn Seville
- Ranger Series 6 460
- Ranger GT60 Series 6 540
- Pageant Series 7 Limousin
- Senator Series 6 California
Friday, 3 December 2010
Thursday, 2 December 2010
7 sections of the royal navy
- Surface Fleet
- Fleet Air Arm
- Submarine Service
- Royal Naval Reserve
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
- Royal Marines
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
7 artists Simon Posford has collaborated with
- Martin Glover (Celtic Cross)
- Raja Ram (Shpongle)
- Graham Wood (The Mystery of the Yeti)
- Benji Vaughan (Yonger Brother)
- Greg Hunter (Dub Trees)
- George Barker (Binah)
- Chris Decker (Anubis)
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
7 Drivers of car 7 in 2010
Thanks to Elephino for today's contribution. :)
- Danica Patrick (IndyCar and NASCAR)
- Rick Kelly (V8 Supercars)
- Felipe Massa (F1)
- Hiroshi Aoyama (MotoGP)
- Paul Di Resta (DTM)
- Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish/Rinaldo Capello (Le Mans 24 Hour)
- Dani Sordo (WRC)
Monday, 29 November 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Formic
- San Andreas
- Oxford
- Isaac Asimov
- Archetypes
- Willow
- 0
Sunday, 28 November 2010
7 Territorial claims in Antarctica
- British Antarctic Territory - UK (20°W to 80°W)
- Ross Dependency - New Zealand (150°W to 160°E)
- Adélie Land - France (142°2'E to 136°11'E)
- Peter I Island - Norway (68°50′S 90°35′W)
- Australian Antarctic Territory - Australia (160°E to 142°2'E and 136°11'E to 44°38'E)
- Antártica - Chile (53°W to 90°W)
- Argentine Antarctica - Argentina (25°W to 74°W)
Saturday, 27 November 2010
7 films directed by John Hughes
- Sixteen Candles
- The Breakfast Club
- Weird Science
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Uncle Buck
- She's Having a Baby
Friday, 26 November 2010
7 Psychiatric Spectra
- Autistic Spectrum
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum
- Schizophrenia Spectrum
- Panic-agoraphobia Spectrum
- Depersonalization-derealization Spectrum
- Schizoaffective Spectrum
- Social Anxiety Spectrum
Thursday, 25 November 2010
7 largest Scotish lochs by volume
- Loch Ness - 7.45 km3
- Loch Lomond - 2.6 km3
- Loch Morar - 2.3 km3
- Loch Tay - 1.6 km3
- Loch Awe - 1.2 km3
- Loch Maree - 1.09 km3
- Loch Ericht - 1.08 km3
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
7 1970's sitcoms
- Open All Hours
- The Good Life
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum
- Fawlty Towers
- Porridge
- Are You Being Served?
- Terry and June
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Tennis Elbow
- Finnish
- Truffle
- Iron
- Bullfinch
- Ash
- æ
Monday, 22 November 2010
Sunday, 21 November 2010
7 songs in unusual timings
- Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel (7/4)
- Everything in Its Right Place - Radiohead (10/4)
- The Great Divide - Don Ellis (13/4)
- The First Circle - Pat Matheny Group (22/8)
- I Hung my Head - Sting (9/8)
- I Say a Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick (10/4 Verses; 11/4 Chorus)
- Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne (4/4 Intro; 9/8 and 8/8, ending in 6/8 Theme; 7/4 Verse. 6/8 Chorus)
Saturday, 20 November 2010
7 tales from Norske Folkeeventyr
- Why the Sea Is Salt (Kvernen som maler på havsens bunn)
- The Three Billy-Goats Gruff (De tre bukkene Bruse som skulle gå til seters og gjøre seg fete)
- The Twelve Wild Ducks (De tolv villender)
- The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body (Risen som ikke hadde noe hjerte på seg)
- The Husband Who Was to Mind the House (Mannen som skulle stelle hjemme)
- The Charcoal Burner (Kullbrenneren)
- Katie Woodencloak (Kari Trestakk)
Friday, 19 November 2010
7 formula 1 drivers with the most world championship wins
- Michael Schumacher - 7 wins
- Juan Manuel Fangio - 5 wins
- Alain Prost - 4 wins
- Jack Brabham - 3 wins
- Jackie Stewart - 3 wins
- Niki Lauda - 3 wins
- Ayrton Senna - 3 wins
Thursday, 18 November 2010
7 traditional farming tools
- Beet Shovel
- Corn Flail
- Ferreting Spade
- 4 Bladed Turnip Chopper
- Muck Chrome
- Spile Cleaver
- Gore Snud
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
7 of the FBI's most wanted
- Robert William Fisher - 3 Counts of Murder; Arson
- Alexis Flores - Kidnapping; Murder
- Jason Derek Brown - Murder; Armed Robbery
- Joe Luis Saenz - Murder; Kidnapping; Rape; Parole Violation
- Victor Manuel Gerena - Armed Robbery; Theft from Interstate Shipment
- Semion Mogilevich - Fraud by Wire; RICO Conspiracy; Mail Fraud; Money Laundering Conspiracy; Money Laundering; Aiding and Abetting; Securities Fraud; Filing False Registration With the SEC; False Filings With the SEC; Falsification of Books and Records
- Usama Bin Laden - Murder of U.S. Nationals Outside the United States; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Nationals Outside the United States; Attack on a Federal Facility Resulting in Death
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
7 first wave new towns in England
- Crawley, Sussex
- Peterlee, Country Durham
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Harlow, Essex
- Bracknell, Berkshire
- Hatfield, Hertfordshire
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Monday, 15 November 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
7 top drivers from the 2010 F1 season
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fernando Alonso
- Mark Webber
- Lewis Hamilton
- Jenson Button
- Felipe Massa
- Nico Rosberg
Saturday, 13 November 2010
7 types of loom
- Back Strap Loom
- Warp Weighted Loom
- Drawloom
- Handloom
- Haute Lisse Loom
- Lancashire Loom
- Rapier Loom
Friday, 12 November 2010
7 natural wonders of the world
- Amazon Rainforest
- Komodo National Park
- Jeita Grotto
- Angel Falls
- Vesuvius
- Uluru
- Milford Sound
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
7 most popular entertainment wikis on Wikia
- Wookieepedia - Star Wars Wiki
- Narutopedia - Naruto Anime and Manga Wiki
- Marvel Database - Marvel Comics Wiki
- Harry Potter Wiki
- SGCommand - Stargate Wiki
- Memory Alpha - Star Trek Wiki
- Fairy Tail Wiki - Fairy Tail Manga Wiki
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
7 german inventors
- Adolf von Baeyer - Bakerlite
- Baron Karl von Dais de Sauerbrun - Bicycle with handlebars
- Levi Strauss - Jeans
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen - Bunsen Burner
- Hans Wilhelm Geiger - Geiger Counter
- Karl Benz - Automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine
- Johannes Gutenberg - Moveable type printing press
Monday, 8 November 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Heavy Water
- Smith
- Arabian Nights
- Devolution
- Peru
- Yahoo
- 1
Sunday, 7 November 2010
7 latest winners of the Epsom Derby horse race
- 2010 - Workforce
- 2009 - Sea the Stars
- 2008 - New Approach
- 2007 - Authorized
- 2006 - Sir Percy
- 2005 - Motivator
- 2004 - North Light
Saturday, 6 November 2010
7 countries that have changed their names
- Mexico - New Spain
- Suriname - Dutch Guiana
- Ghana - Gold Coast
- Indonesia - Netherlands East Indies
- Mali - French Sudan
- Belize - British Honduras
- Moldova - Moldavia
Friday, 5 November 2010
7 co-conspiritors in the 1605 gunpowder plot
- John Wright
- Thomas Wintour
- Thomas Percy
- Robert Keyes
- Thomas Bates
- Robert Wintour
- Sir Ambrose Rookwood
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
7 articles in this week's Nature Journal
- The structural basis for membrane binding and pore formation by lymphocyte perforin
- Stem cells: The intestinal–crypt casino
- Biogeochemistry: Phosphorus and the gust of fresh air
- Quantum tunnelling of the magnetization in a monolayer of oriented single-molecule magnets
- The proteasome antechamber maintains substrates in an unfolded state
- On-line, voluntary control of human temporal lobe neurons
- Chronic high-fat diet in fathers programs β-cell dysfunction in female rat offspring
Monday, 1 November 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Mosse
- Raphael
- Canada
- Epitaph
- Sand
- Downsizing
- Will 2K / Rock the Casbah
Sunday, 31 October 2010
7 real life pirates
- Anne Bonny
- Benjamin Hornigold
- Cheung Po Tsai
- Stede Bonnet
- Thomas Tew
- William Kidd
- Chales Vane
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Friday, 29 October 2010
7 crochet stitches
- Slip stich
- Chain stitch
- Double crochet
- Half triple crochet
- Triple crochet
- Double triple crochet
- Triple triple crochet
Thursday, 28 October 2010
7 top gymnasts from the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships men's individual event
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN) - 92.331
- Phillipp Boy (GER) - 90.048
- Jonathan Horton (USA) - 89.864
- Mykola Kuksenkov (UKR) - 89.831
- Daniel Purvis (GBR) - 88.963
- Lu Bo (CHN) - 88.964
- Sergey Khorokhordin (RUS) - 88.664
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
7 places we passed en route today
- Fish Hill
- Yardpole Belfry
- Mortimer's Cross Water Mill
- The Cadbury Factory
- Oliver's Cider
- Hampton Court Gardens (Not that one)
- Richard's Castle
Monday, 25 October 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Euston - £100
- Venus
- Chubb
- Nike
- Roy Orbison
- Rhone
- 1/4
Sunday, 24 October 2010
7 Hong Kong bookstore chains
- Chung Hwa
- Commercial Press
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Joint Publishing
- Page One
- Popular
- World Book
Saturday, 23 October 2010
7 word origins
- Skinflint - Flint stones were used in olden days to start a fire. The term skinflint derives from the idea that a miserly person would go to the extreme of skinning a flint, or using a flint until it was as thin as a skin, in order to save money.
- Dashboard - Originally a wooden board or leather screen at the front of a horse-drawn vehicle to protect the driver and those sitting alongside from the mud splashed up or dashed by the horse's hooves. The name was retained for the partition between the front seat and the engine that replaced the horse when cars were invented.
- Earmark - For centuries, farmers have marked their livestock as their property by cutting distinctive notches in the animal's ears. Earmark in this literal sense first appeared in English around 1591, but the use of earmark in the figurative sense 'to designate' arose only in the late 19th century.
- Junk - Junk is the old sailor's name for rope-ends. It is derived from the Latin juncus, a bulrush, from the fibre of which in ancient days ropes were made.
- Quiz - The manager of a Dublin theatre, a Mr Daly, laid a wager in 1780 that he would introduce a new word into the language within twenty-four hours. The bet was taken; and a mystery word appeared chalked on every wall and bare space in the city. Within a few hours all Dublin was speculating on what the mysterious letters meant. The word was quiz. The bet was won, and the word was absorbed into the English language.
- Trivia - Derived from the Latin for 'crossroads': tri + via, which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streets in Italian cities, they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed.
- Zany - The word comes from the Italian zanni, originally a traditional masked clown in the Italian commedia dell'arte. The buffoon was known as Zanni - an alteration of the name Giovanni (John), one of the traditional names for a clown. Zanni's role was to mimic the clown's tricks and generally to play the fool.
Friday, 22 October 2010
7 of the 23 take-away menus we picked up today
- Royal Siam - Aston Clinton
- Mia Capri - Thame
- Little Chef to Go - Just outside Thame
- Golden House - Princes Risborough
- Poppyseed - Princes Risborough
- Bella Vita - Princes Risborough
- Mr Kebab - Monks Risborough
Thursday, 21 October 2010
7 cocktails containing Baileys
- Irish Car Bomb - Baileys, Guinness and Jameson Irish Whiskey
- B52 - Kahlúa, Baileys and Grand Manier
- Brain Hemorrhage - Baileys, Grenadine and Peach Schnapps
- White Russian - Vodka, Kahlúa and Baileys
- China White - Vodka, Baileys and Cream de Cacao
- Smashing Pumpkin Shot - Baileys, Kahlúa and Goldschlager
- Baileys Comet - Baileys, Goldschlager, Rum and Cinnamon
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
7 seafoods in Danish
- Jomfruhummer - Lobster
- Ål - Eel
- Sild - Herring
- Rødspætte - Plaice
- Laks - Salmon
- Rejer - Shrimp
- Torsk - Cod
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
7 facts about Marseille
- It was formally known as Massalia
- It is the second most populous city in France
- It is the oldest city in France, founded in 600BC
- 100 million tons of freight pass annually through the port of Marseille
- Marseille has been designated as European Capital of Culture for 2013
- Eric Cantona and Sébastien Grosjean were both born in Marseille
- Marseille is twinned with Glasgow, Copenhagen and Shanghai
Monday, 18 October 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Prince Philip
- Carbon Dating
- Hard Times
- Dust Jacket
- Joan of Arc
- Tate Modern
- A
Sunday, 17 October 2010
7 air speed records
- Fastest helicopter - Westland Lynx 800 G-Lynx (249.1mph)
- Fastest rocket plane - NA x-15 (4,510mph)
- Fastest propeller-driven aircraft - Tupolev Tu-114 (541.45mph)
- Fastest landing speed - Tupolev Tu-134A (258.8mph)
- Fastest air-launched hypersonic scramjet - NASA X-43a (7,546mph)
- Fastest gliding aircraft - Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM (190.6mph)
- Fastest compound helicopter - Sikorsky X2 (299mph)
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Friday, 15 October 2010
7 things that occurred in 1951
- The United Nations HQ opens in New York
- The Treaty of Paris is adopted
- The Festival of Britain opens
- Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland premieres in London
- The Catcher in the Rye is first published
- U.S. President Harry Truman declares an official end to war with Germany.
- The first thermonuclear weapon is tested on Enewetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands, by the United States.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
7 members of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood
- James Collinson (painter)
- William Holman Hunt (painter)
- John Everett Millais (painter)
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti (painter, poet)
- William Michael Rossetti (critic)
- Frederic George Stephens (critic)
- Thomas Woolner (sculptor, poet)
Monday, 11 October 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Lenin
- Louis XIV
- Oxford Circus
- W.G. Grace
- Trainspotting/Underworld
- Heaven 17
- 3
Sunday, 10 October 2010
7 first lines of John Keats' Poems
- Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness - To Autumn
- Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel! - Isabella
- I wandered in a forest thoughtlessly, - Ode to Psyche
- Deep in the shady sadness of a vale, - Hyperion
- O Peace! and dost thou with thy presence bless - On Peace
- Now Morning from her orient chamber came, - Imitation of Spenser
- My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains - Ode to a Nightingale
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Friday, 8 October 2010
7 products made by Mars
- M&Ms
- Altoids
- Lockets
- Whiskas Cat Food
- Pedigree Chum
- Aquarium Parmaceuticals
- Pregnancy Plus Male Edition
Thursday, 7 October 2010
7 words/combinations of words blacklisted on Google instant
- bimbos
- white powder
- paris hilton
- leather straight jacket
- wrinkled starfish
- kama
- i hate blacklists
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
7 book series written by Tracy Hickman
- Dragonlance
- Darksword
- Death Gate Cycle
- Starshield
- Dragonships of Vindras
- Bronze Canticles
- The Annals of Drakis
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
7 nearest stars to the Sun
- Proxima Centauri
- Alpha Centauri A
- Alpha Centauri B
- Barnard's Star
- Wolf 359
- Lalande 21185
- Sirius A
Monday, 4 October 2010
7 indigenous Australian languages
- Nyulnyulan
- Bunaban
- Wororan
- Djeragan
- Djamindjungan
- Limilngan
- Yiwaidjan
Sunday, 3 October 2010
7 forms of wrestling
- Greco-Roman
- Freestyle
- Grappling
- Beach Wrestling
- Sambo
- Backhold Wrestling
- Catch Wrestling (Catch-as-Catch-Can)
Saturday, 2 October 2010
7 products whos branding hasn't changed much in 100 years
- Lyle's Golden Syrup
- Colman's Mustard
- Lea and Perrins Worchester Sauce
- Atora Suet
- Campbell's Soup
- Swan Vestas
- Heinz Baked Beans
Friday, 1 October 2010
7 alternative uses for Garlic
- Acne Treatment
- Mosquito Repellent
- Flea Deterrent
- Fish Bait
- Glue
- Cough Syrup
- Antibiotic
Thursday, 30 September 2010
7 characters from the Flintstones
- Fred Flintstone
- Wilma Pebble Slaghoople Flintstone
- Barney Rubble
- Betty Rubble
- Joe Rockhead
- Mr Slate
- Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
7 restaurants with 2 or more Michelin stars
- Fat Duck - 3 Stars
- Waterside Inn - 3 Stars
- Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester - 3 Stars
- Gordon Ramsay - 3 Stars
- Gidleigh Park - 2 Stars
- Hibiscus - 2 Stars
- The Square - 2 Stars
Monday, 27 September 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Myspace
- Tetris
- Canada
- Anish Kapoor
- Pitt the Elder
- Primates
- E
Sunday, 26 September 2010
7 movies staring Michael Cera
- Superbad
- Juno
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
- Extreme Movie
- Paper Heart
- Year One
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Saturday, 25 September 2010
7 Roman Emperors
- CAESAR DIVI FILIVS AVGVSTVS
- TIBERIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS
- GAIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS
- TIBERIVS CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS
- NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS
- SERVIVS GALBA IMPERATOR CAESAR AVGVSTVS
- MARCVS OTHO CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Friday, 24 September 2010
7 famous bells
- Big Ben - St Stephen's Tower, London, England
- Liberty Bell - Liberty Bell Center, Philadelphia, USA
- Mingun Bell - Mandalay, Burma
- World Peace Bell - Mellennium Monument, Newport, Kentucky, USA
- Pummerin Bell - St Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansplatz, Vienna, Austria
- Great Tom - Christ Church, Oxford, England
- Tsar Kolokol III - Moscow, Russia
Thursday, 23 September 2010
7 London bridges over the Thames
- Albert Bridge
- Battersea Bridge
- Chelsea Bridge
- Lambeth Bridge
- Millennium Bridge
- Southwark Bridge
- Vauxhall Bridge
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
7 currency symbols
- лв - Bulgarian Leva
- ¥ - Japanese Yen
- ₭ - Laos Kip
- ₮ - Mongolian Tugrik
- ﷼ - Oman Rial
- ₪ - Israelian Shekel
- ₡ - Costa Rican Colón
Monday, 20 September 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Stealers Wheel - Reservoir Dogs
- Andy Worhol
- Isle of Mann
- Ming
- Skaine
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- St Paul's Cathedral
Sunday, 19 September 2010
7 types of oil drilling platforms
- Fixed Platform
- Compliant Tower
- Vertically Moored Tension Leg Platform
- Semi-Submerible
- Floating Production Platform
- Jack-Up Drilling Rig
- Spar Platform
Saturday, 18 September 2010
7 books written by Stephen Hawkins
- A Brief History of Time
- Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
- The Universe in a Nutshell
- On the Shoulders of Giants
- The Grand Design
- A Briefer History of Time
- George's Secret Key to the Universe
Friday, 17 September 2010
7 games by Tim Schafer
- Manic Mansion
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Day of the Tentacle
- Full Throttle
- Grim Fandango
- Psychonauts
- Costume Quest
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
7 actors who have portrayed Hercule Poirot
- Austin Trevor - Alibi (1931)
- Horst Bollmann - Black Coffee (1973)
- Albert Finney - Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
- Peter Ustinov - Death on the Nile (1978)
- Ian Holm - Murder by the Book (1986)
- Alfred Molina - Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
- David Suchet - Various
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
7 facts about L. S. Lowry
- Born 1st November 1887 Stretford, Lancashire, England
- Studied at Manchester Municipal College of Art
- Awarded the honorary degree of Master of Arts by the University of Manchester in 1945
- Turned down a knighthood in 1968
- Worked at the Pall Mall Property Company as a rent collector for most of his working life
- 'A River Bank' was bought by Bury Council for £150 in 1951 and sold in 2006 for £1.25 million
- Died of pneumonia at the Woods Hospital in Glossop, Derbyshire on 23rd February 1976
Monday, 13 September 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Element
- Berlin
- Norse
- Violin
- Haemoglobin
- Stockholm
- Hannibal Lecter - Brian Cox/Anthony Hopkins
Sunday, 12 September 2010
7 narators of children's TV programmes
- Ringo Star - Thomas the Tank Engine
- Kenneth Williams - Will O' the Wisp
- Michael Hordern - Paddington Bear
- Brian Cant - Trumpton
- Derek Jacobi - In the Night Garden
- Bernard Cribbins - The Wombles
- Willie Rushton - The Trap Door
Saturday, 11 September 2010
7 Viz characters
- Johnny Fartpants
- Billy the Fish
- Felix and his Amazing Underpants
- Finbarr Saunders
- Mrs Brady the Old Lady
- Nobby Piles
- Biffa Bacon
Friday, 10 September 2010
7 celebrity chefs
- Jamie Oliver
- Gary Rhodes
- Ken Hom
- Nigella Lawson
- Gordon Ramsay
- Deilia Smith
- Antony Worrall Thompson
- Rusty Lee
Thursday, 9 September 2010
7 types of weave
- Plain Weave
- Rib Weave
- Matt Weave
- Basket Weave
- Twill Weave
- Satin Weave
- Jacquard Weave
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
7 Navy battleships that have sunk
- HMS Victoria - Sunk in 1893
- HMS Empress of India - Sunk in 1913
- HMS Cerberus - Sunk in 1926
- HMS Hood - Sunk in 1914
- HMS Vanguard - Sunk in 1917
- HMS Barham - Sunk in 1941
- HMS Repulse - Sunk in 1941
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
7 Kevin Bacon Movies
- Animal House
- Friday the 13th
- Footloose
- Flatliners
- Sleepers
- Hollow Man
- The Woodsman
Monday, 6 September 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Stockholm
- Oasis
- Dutch Elm Disease
- Enron
- Butterfly
- Ray Parker Jr.
- A380
Sunday, 5 September 2010
7 food additives banned in Norway
- E102 - Tartrazine
- E104 - Quinoline Yellow
- E110 - Sunset Yellow
- E122 - Carmoisine
- E127 - Erythrosine
- E132 - Indigo Carmine
- E155 - Brown HT
Saturday, 4 September 2010
7 minor characters in Alice's adventures in Wonderland
- Dinah (Alice's cat)
- Bill (the Lizard)
- Mary Ann (White Rabbit's housemaid)
- Lory (Fell in the pool with Alice)
- Pat (An employee of White Rabbit)
- The hedgehogs (used as balls in croquet)
- Puppy (Almost runs ove alice when she is small)
Friday, 3 September 2010
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
7 installation artists
- Antony Gormley
- Anish Kapoor
- Rebecca Horn
- Helen Chadwick
- Damien Hirst
- Angela Bulloch
- Michael Joo
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
7 highest mountains in the Alps
- Mont Blanc - 4810.45m
- Monte Rosa - 4634m
- Dom - 4545m
- Weisshorn - 4506m
- Matterhorn - 4478m
- Grand Combin - 4314m
- Finsteraarhorn - 4273m
Monday, 30 August 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Green Dot
- Jean-Paul Satre
- Persia
- Uruguay
- Serotonin
- Mercury
- Tofu
Sunday, 29 August 2010
7 Australian bands
- The Whitlams
- Silverchair
- Killing Heidi
- Powderfinger
- Midnight Oil
- TISM
- The Veronicas
Saturday, 28 August 2010
7 trades listed in the New Zealand Immediate Skill Shortage List
- Pig Farmers
- Apiarists
- Glider Pilot Instructors
- Stallion Masters
- Skydive Tandem Masters
- Arborists
- Flat Weaving Specialists
Friday, 27 August 2010
7 random Wikipedia pages
Been a while since I did one of these, thanks to Elephino for submitting the list. :)
Thursday, 26 August 2010
7 signs of aging according to Oil of Olay
(Other skin products are available)
- Lines and Wrinkles
- Rough Skin Texture
- Dullness of Skin's Appearance
- Larger appearance of Pores
- Blotchiness
- Dry Skin
- Age Spots
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Monday, 23 August 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- The Devil
- The Pirate Bay
- Andromeda
- Mexico
- Dystopian
- Henri Mancini - The Pink Panther
- Love
Sunday, 22 August 2010
7 of my favourite beetles
- Soldier Beetle [Rhagonycha Fulva]
- Cardinal Beetle [Pyrochroa Coccinea]
- Musk Beetle [Aromia Moschata]
- Acorn Weevil [Curculio Nucum]
- Minotaur Beetle [Typhaeus Typhoeus]
- Green Tiger Beetle [Cicindela Campestris]
- Thick Legged Flower Beetle [Oedemera Nobilis]
7 alliterative Stan Lee comic book characters
- Betty Brant
- Dum Dum Dugan
- Fin Fang Foom
- Gregory Gideon
- J. Jonah Jameson
- Randy Robertson
- Spencer Smythe
Friday, 20 August 2010
7 localized Wikipedia's with the least amount of articles
- Herero - 0 articles
- Kanuri - 1 article
- Muscogee - 2 articles
- Miri Motu - 3 articles
- Kuanyama - 5 articles
- Afar - 6 articles
- Marshallese - 10 articles
Thursday, 19 August 2010
7 underground station stops on the way to work (new office edition)
- Baker Street
- Great Portland Street
- Euston Square
- King's Cross
- Farringdon
- Barbican
- Moorgate
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
7 medicinal plants
- Pokeweed - Tonsilitis
- Ginger - Ease nausea from chemotherapy
- Bergamot Orange - Malaria
- Balkan Foxglove - Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Pepermint - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Meadowsweet - Ulcers
- Opium Poppy - Pain relief
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
7 cellists
- Eicca Toppinen
- David Soyer
- Frank Miller
- Gretta Cohn
- Julian Lloyd Webber
- Yo-Yo Ma
- Truls Mørk
Monday, 16 August 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Ice Hockey
- Stargate
- Sun
- Mona Lisa
- Clipper
- Search
- Go
Sunday, 15 August 2010
7 google acquisitions and how what they used them for
- Pyra Labs - Blogger
- Klatix - iGoogle
- Urchin Software Corp - Google Analytics
- Upstartle - Google Docs
- GrandCentral - Google Voice
- Omnisio - YouTube
- PlinkArt - Google Goggles
Saturday, 14 August 2010
7 types of light bulb
- Incandescent
- Halogen
- Fluorescent
- Compact Fluorescent
- High-Intesity Discharge
- Low-Pressure Sodium
- LED
Friday, 13 August 2010
7 pages on facebook that they suggest I might like that I really don't
- Stereophonics
- Billy Joel
- Desperate Housewives
- Guns 'n' Roses
- England 2018 Official World Cup Bid
- Only Fools and Horses
- Sleeping in Tents
Thursday, 12 August 2010
7 hardwoods ranked by Janka hardness
Janka hardness measures the force required to embed an 11.28 mm (0.444 in) steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter, in pounds force.
- Lignum Vitae - 4500
- Patagonian Rosewood - 3840
- Brazilian Ebony - 3692
- Brazilian Walnut - 3684
- African Pearlwood - 3680
- Bolivian Cherry - 3650
- Lapacho - 3640
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
7 arcade racing games
- Gran Trak 10 - Atari (1974)
- Night Racer - Micronetics (1977)
- Turbo - Sega (1981)
- Pole Position - Namco (1982)
- Out Run - Sega (1986)
- Hard Drivin' - Atari (1988)
- Virtua Racing - Sega (1992)
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
7 largest cities by population
- Tokyo - 33,800,000
- Mexico City - 22,900,000
- Mumbai - 18,042,000
- Sao Paulo - 17,711,000
- New York City - 16,626,000
- Shanghai - 14,173,000
- Lagos - 13,488,000
Monday, 9 August 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Primate
- Grand Theft Auto
- Parapit
- Black Hole
- New South Wales
- Lactose
- O
Sunday, 8 August 2010
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Friday, 6 August 2010
7 evictees from this years Big Brother
- Rachael White
- Govan Hinds
- Yvette "Sunshine" Martyn
- Nathan Dunn
- Gloria Ifeoluwa Kuku
- Benjamin Duncan
- Rachel Ifon
Thursday, 5 August 2010
7 iron rich foods containing heme iron
- Clams
- Pork Liver
- Oysters
- Chicken Liver
- Mussels
- Beef Liver
- Turkey
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Bow and Arrow
- David Bowie
- Phoenix
- Michael Collins
- Diet
- Popcorn
- Fringe/Binge/Whinge
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
7 alternative suggestions from past tenses
- spread - sprod (tread - trod)
- fit - fat (sit - sat)
- think - thunk (drink - drunk)
- shun - shan (run - ran)
- try - trew (fly - flew)
- sneeze - snoze (freeze - froze)
- bring - brung (sing - sung)
Monday, 2 August 2010
7 Mastermind questions we got correct
- Acre
- New Zealand
- Malcolm McLaren
- Skiffle
- Clint Eastwood
- Beowulf
- Aries
Sunday, 1 August 2010
7 sugar loaf mountains
- Mount Sugarloaf (New South Wales, Australia)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (Maryland, USA)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (Rio De Jeneiro, Brazil)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (New Brunswick, Canada)
- Sugar Loaf Mountain (Wales)
- Sugar Loaf Mountain (Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (West Wicklow, Ireland)
Saturday, 31 July 2010
7 games which I'd like to re-play
- Max Payne
- Max Payne 2
- Fear
- Farenheit
- Dreamfall
- Psychonauts
- Silent Hill 4 - The Room
Friday, 30 July 2010
Thursday, 29 July 2010
7 longest running broadway shows
- The Phantom of the Opera - 9355 performances
- Cats - 7485 performances
- Les Misérables - 6680 performances
- A Chorus Line - 6137 performances
- Oh! Calcutta! - 5959 performances
- Chicago - 5684 performances
- Beauty and the Beast - 5461 performances
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
7 facts about the Platipus
- They have venomus ankle spurs
- The is no universally agreed plural of Platipus
- When they were first discovered, British scientists thought they were a hoax
- Unusual for placental mammals, they have a low average body temerature of 32 degrees Centigrade
- The Platipus locate their prey in part by detecting electic fields generated by muscular contractions
- The female platipus has a pair of ovaries but only the left on is functional
- Syd the Platipus was one of mascots for the Sydney 2000 Olympics
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
7 Sodastream flavours
- Fountain Mist
- Pete's Choice
- Coconut-Pineapple-Pomegranate
- Blood Orange
- Witches' Brew
- Papaya-Lime
- Yuzu-Mandarin
Monday, 26 July 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Peanuts
- Mandlebrot
- Shirley Bassey
- Constable
- SIC
- Gaia
- Wikipedia
Sunday, 25 July 2010
7 Swedish alpine skiiers
- Anja Pärson
- Thomas Fogdö
- Partik Järbyn
- Stig Sollander
- Frida Hansdotter
- Karin Huttary
- Henrik Windstedt
Saturday, 24 July 2010
7 painting styles
- Abstract Expressionism
- Pointillism
- Rococo
- Surrealism
- Hyperrealism
- Orphism
- Tonalism
Friday, 23 July 2010
7 facts about the number 319
- Sum of 3 consecutive primes (103, 107 and 109)
- A Smith Number
- Cannot be represented as the sum of fewer the 19 4th powers
- A Happy number in base 10
- A song by Prince
- The telephone area code for east-central and southeast Iowa
- London bus from Steatham Hill to Sloane Square
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
7 facts about the town of Carcassonne
- The town has a land area of 25.13 square miles
- In 453 the Visigothic king Theodoric II held the town
- Although in France, the official language of the town is Occitan
- In 2004 the town was a starting point for a stage of the Tour de France
- Portions of the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves were shot in Carcassonne
- The fortification of the town consists of a double ring of ramparts and 53 towers
- A German board game by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede is named after the town
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
7 presidents of the Royal Geological Society
- Michael Palin
- Gordon Conway
- Neil Cossons
- Runald Urwick Cooke
- John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne
- George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
- Crispin Tickell
Monday, 19 July 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Nitrous Oxide
- Seattle
- Radish
- Deep Blue
- Sherry
- 80s
- m
Sunday, 18 July 2010
7 defunct UK airlines
- Caledonian Airways
- Excalibur Airways
- First Choice Airways
- XL Airways
- Flykeen Airways
- Emerald Airways
- Debonair
Saturday, 17 July 2010
7 Canadian hockey teams
- Quebec Remparts
- London Knights
- Calgary Hitmen
- Ottawa 67's
- Vancouver Giants
- Spokane Chiefs
- Windsor Spitfires
Friday, 16 July 2010
7 of the worlds worst invasive alien species
- Australian acacia
- Giant African land snail
- Common Myna
- Asian tiger mosquito
- Gramang ant
- Asian longhorn beetle
- Bamboo reed
Thursday, 15 July 2010
7 wii fitness games
- Wii Fit Plus
- EA Sports Active
- Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010
- Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
- My Fitness Coach
- Daisy Fuentes Pilates
- The Biggest Loser
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
7 blues singers with slightly silly names
- Cat Iron
- H-Bomb Ferguson
- T-Model Ford
- Bumble Bee Slim
- Homesick James
- Harmonica Frank
- Daddy Stovepipe
Monday, 12 July 2010
7 early football world cup final results
- 1930: Uruguay 4-2 Argentina
- 1934: Italy 2-1 Czechoslavakia
- 1938: Italy 4-2 Hungary
- 1950: Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
- 1954: West Germany 3-2 Hungary
- 1958: Brazil 5-2 Sweden
- 1962: Brazil 3-1 Czechoslavakia
Sunday, 11 July 2010
7 lithographers
- Grant Wood
- George Bellows
- Alphonse Mucha
- Max Kahn
- Eleanor Coen
- Jasper Johns
- M.C. Escher
Saturday, 10 July 2010
7 artists in the uk top 40 that I've never heard of
- K'Naan
- Skepta
- Jason Derulo
- Edward Maya
- Marco Calliari
- Big Boi
- Keri Hilson
Friday, 9 July 2010
7 animals that have different names when presented as food
- Cow - Beef
- Calf - Veal
- Pig - Pork
- Sheep - Mutton
- Squid - Calamari
- Dog Fish - Rock Salmon
- Deer - Venison
Thursday, 8 July 2010
7 medical conditions that obesity can bring on
- Congestive heart failure
- Diabetes mellitus
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- Gout
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Osteoarthritis
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
7 class B drugs
- Glutethimide
- Codeine (intramuscular injection only)
- Mephedrone
- Pentazocine
- Amphetamine
- Zipeprol
- Methylphenidate
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
7 dungeons & dragons monsters
- Beholder
- Gray Ooze
- Rot Grub
- Intellect Devourer
- Wind Walker
- Joystealer
- Dragon Turtle
Monday, 5 July 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Molotov
- 1980's
- Water Vole
- Coffee
- Dolomites
- Kobi
- 67
Sunday, 4 July 2010
7 festivals that last.fm have matched me up with
- Festival de Domaize - France
- Montreux Jazz Festival - Switzerland
- Sudoeste 2010 - Portugal
- Rockwave Festival 2010 - Greece
- Skopje Burning 2010 - Mecedonia
- Spirit of Burgas - Bulgaria
- Moon & Stars '10 - Switzerland
Saturday, 3 July 2010
7 of the 24 filial exemplars
- He obeyed his mother in simple clothes
- He fed his parents doe's milk
- He concealed oranges to present to his mother
- He strangled a tiger to save his father
- He tasted dung with an anxious heart
- The fountain bubbled and the carps leapt out
- He washed his mother's bedpan
Friday, 2 July 2010
Thursday, 1 July 2010
7 international partical physics laboratories
- Brookhaven National Laboratory - Long Island, United States
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics - Novosibirsk, Russia
- CERN - Geneva, Swizerland
- DESY - Hamburg, Germany
- Fermilab - Batavia, United States
- KEK - Tsukuba, Japan
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - Manelo Park, United States
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
7 ingredients used in traditional chinese medicine
- Horny goat weed
- Bear bile
- Turtle plastron
- Buffalo horn
- Deer penis
- Wormwood
- Dried seahorses
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
7 movies that Darrell Silvera was nominated for an Oscar for best art direction for
- Citizen Kane
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- Flight for Freedom
- Step Lively
- Experiment Perilous
- The Man with the Golden Arm
- The Molly Maguires
Monday, 28 June 2010
7 London vintage stores
- Cloud Cuckoo Land - Camden Passage, N1
- Absolute Vintage - Handbury St, E1
- Beyond Retro - Cheshire St, E2
- Cornucopia - Upper Tachbrook St, SW1
- What The Butler Wore - Lower Marsh, SE1
- Wow Retro - Mercer St, WC2
- Lost ’N’ Found - Camden Stables Market, NW1
Sunday, 27 June 2010
7 areas at the Glastonbury Festival
- Shangri-La
- The Unfair Ground
- Block9
- Field of Avalon
- The Glade
- Pilton Palais Cinema Tent
- Arcadia
Saturday, 26 June 2010
7 UK folk festivals
- Cambridge Folk Festival
- Towbridge Village Pump Festival
- Adur Festival
- Bunkfest
- Green Man Festival
- Burnham-on-Sea Folkfest
- Two River Folk Festival
Friday, 25 June 2010
7 albums by Michael Jackson
- Got to Be There (1972)
- Ben (1972)
- Music & Me (1973)
- Forever, Michael (1975)
- Off the Wall (1979)
- Thriller (1982)
- Bad (1987)
Thursday, 24 June 2010
7 records broken in the Isner : Mahut Wimbledon tennis match
- Longest match - 11hrs 5min
- Longest set - 8hrs 11mins
- Most games in set - 138
- Most aces in a match - 215
- Most games in a match - 183
- Most aces in a match by one player - Isner 112
- Longest match in a Grand Slam event - 11hrs 5min
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
7 novels by Ernest Hemingway
- The Torrents of Spring
- A Farewell to Arms
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Across the River and Into the Trees
- Islands in the Stream
- The Garden of Eden
- True at First Light
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
7 English canals
- Sankey Canal
- Bridgewater Canal
- Manchester Ship Canal
- Kennet and Avon Canal
- Coalport Canal
- Grand Union Canal
- Tavistock Canal
Monday, 21 June 2010
7 tennis records
- Longest match - French Open 2004, Fabrice Santoro bt Arnaud Clément : 6hrs 33mins
- Longest women's match - 1984, Vicki Nelson bt Jean Hepner in 6hrs 31mins
- Longest doubles match - Davis Cup 2002, Lucas Arnold/David Nalbandian bt Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin in 6hrs 20mins
- Most games in a single match (after the introduction of the tiebreaker) - Australian Open 2003, Andy Roddick bt Younes El Aynaoui in 83 games (4-6,7-6,4-6,6-4,21-19)
- Shortest womens match - Wimbledon 1969 Susan Tutt bt Mearion Bandy 6-0 6-0 in 20mins
- Shortest grand slam final - Fench Open 1988, Steffi Graf bt Natasha Zvereva 6-0 6-0 in 32mins
- Longest Wimbledon final - 2008, Rafael Nadal bt Roger Federer in 4hrs 48mins
Sunday, 20 June 2010
7 squids
- Armhook squid
- Whip-lash squid
- Rhomboid squid
- Bush-club squid
- Bigfin squid
- Hooked squid
- Comb-finned squid
Saturday, 19 June 2010
7 road safety organizations
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
- Asia Injury Prevention Foundation
- Association for Safe International Road Travel
- Governors Highway Safety Association
- Living Streets (UK)
- Campaign for Safe Road Design
- Impact Teen Drivers
Friday, 18 June 2010
7 round buildings
- Bellver Castle, Palma, Majorca
- James Bruce Round Barn, Freeport, USA
- BT Tower, London, England
- The Beehive Building, Wellington, New Zealand
- Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Baghdad, Iraq
- San Sebastiano, Milano, Italy
- IMAX, London, England
Thursday, 17 June 2010
7 items we will not be buying for our home...
...even if we had the money!
- "Bamboo" salad servers by Arca, round large : £616.50
- "Matroschischka & Matroschka" egg cups by Sieger by Fürstenberg, ciel bleu : £1728.00
- Pop Art Jewellery Box by Elie Bleu : £2515.50
- "Mossi" soap dish by THG Paris : £1142.10
- "Canvas" vase, flowers tapestry by Lladró: £1255.50
- Antique-styled sugar baskets by KPM With red inlay and gold band : £1306.80
- Marc Chagall's "Pour Ida", 69-piece dinner service by Bernardaud : £21869.10
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
7 gothic cathedrals of western Europe
- Notre Dame de Paris
- Milano Cathedral
- Cologne Cathedral
- Salisbury Cathedral
- Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
- Barcelona Cathedral
- Ely Cathedral
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
7 facts about airline catering
- British Airways passengers consume 40.5 tonnes of chicken each year
- LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest airline caterer serving 427 million meals in 2001
- Singapore Airlines is the second largest buyer of Dom Perignon champagne in the world
- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
- Virgin Atlantic says catering is its third biggest cost after fuel and engineering-maintenance
- Instructions on packets of American Airlines peanuts read: 'Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts'
- In-flight catering is an $18 billion worldwide industry employing up to 200,000 people
Monday, 14 June 2010
7 of my favourite female vocalists
- Sarah Bettens (K's Choice)
- Beate S. Lech (Beady Belle)
- Fiona Apple
- Free Dominguez (KidneyThieves)
- Björk
- KaRIN (Collide)
- Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
Sunday, 13 June 2010
7 types of drill bit
- Twist bit
- Masonry bit
- Spur point bit
- Tile bit
- Forstner bit
- Wood Auger bit
- Flat wood bit
Saturday, 12 June 2010
7 songs that are also the name of a band
- St. Etienne by Bloomfield
- Faithless by Injected
- Canned Heat by Jamiroquai
- Disturbed by Peter Gabriel
- Placebo by KidneyThieves
- Steps by Secret Garden
- The Real Thing by Jellybean
Friday, 11 June 2010
7 failed Google projects
- Lively
- Google Notebook
- Google Catalogs
- Google Print Ads
- Dodgeball
- SearchMash
- Mashup Editor
Thursday, 10 June 2010
7 world heritage sites in UK
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- City of Bath
- Blenheim Palace
- Tower of London
- Derwent Valley Mills
- Gough and Inaccessible Island (Saint Helena)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
7 countries that have already given up on Big Brother
- Big Brother Australia
- Big Brother Croatia
- Big Brother Netherlands
- Big Brother Norway
- Big Brother Portugal
- Big Brother Switzerland
- Big Brother Thailand
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Monday, 7 June 2010
7 humanoid cylons from Battlestar Galactica (2004 version)
- No. 1 : John Cavil
- No. 2 : Leoben Conoy
- No. 3 : D'Anna Biers
- No. 4 : Simon
- No. 5 : Aaron Doral
- No. 6 : Caprica Six
- No. 7 : Daniel
Sunday, 6 June 2010
7 tennis players from the 1980s
- Pat Cash
- Stefan Edberg
- Boris Becker
- Ivan Lendl
- Mats Wilander
- Michael Chang
- Kevin Curren
Saturday, 5 June 2010
7 dishes referred to as 'Pigs in Blankets'
- UK - Small sausages wrapped in bacon.
- US - Hot dogs, or link sausages wrapped in biscuit dough, pancake or croissant dough and baked.
- Eastern Europe - Ground meat and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves and braised.
- Russia - Sausage baked in dough
- Israel - Hot dog rolled in a ketchup covered sheet of puff pastry and baked.
- Holland - Pork sausage filling wrapped in a puff pastry dough made with shortening.
- UK (also) - Chipolatas wrapped in pastry
Friday, 4 June 2010
Thursday, 3 June 2010
7 branches of christianity
- Roman Catholicism
- Anglicanism
- Protestantism
- Anabaptism
- Restorationism
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Assyrian Church
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
7 types of wild rose
- Hesperhodes
- Pimpinellifoliae
- Gallicanae
- Carolinae
- Cinnamomea
- Synstylae
- Chinenses
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Monday, 31 May 2010
7 common UK garden weeds
- Bindweed
- Horsetail
- Dandelions
- Thistle
- White Clover
- Creeping Buttercup
- Shepherd's Purse
Sunday, 30 May 2010
7 555 telephone numbers
- 555-3213 : Argyle's Limo Cell phone in Die Hard
- 555-3566 : Dana Scully's Cell phone in X-Files
- 555-1239 : Moe's Tavern in The Simpsons
- 555-2131 : Magnum's phone number in Magnum PI
- 555-6162 : The A-Team's mobile phone number
- 555-6439 : Dominic's cell in The Fast and the Furious
- 555-0193 : Dawn's cell phone in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Saturday, 29 May 2010
7 songs that we ranked in the Eurovision song contest
- Belgium
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Cyprus
- Armenia
- Albania
- Russia
Friday, 28 May 2010
7 harmonicists
- Sony Boy Williamson
- Stevie Wonder
- Larry Adler
- Mark Feltham
- Jimmy 'Z' Zavala
- Howlin' Wolf
- Huey Lewis
Thursday, 27 May 2010
7 bands that typify the 1980's
- Duran Duran
- Human League
- Kajagoogoo
- Adam and the Ants
- Spandau Ballet
- Frankie goes to Hollywoood
- Utlravox
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
7 interactive fiction games by Infocom
- Zork
- Planetfall
- Deadline
- The Witness
- Leather Goddesses of Phobos
- Bureaucracy
- The Lurking Horror
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
7 'lands' in Disneyland
- Adventureland
- New Orleans Square
- Frontierland
- Critter Country
- Fantasyland
- Mickey's Toontown
- Tomorrowland
Monday, 24 May 2010
7 most read headlines from the Bucks Free Press
- Flats evacuated after Halal store fire
- Pedestrian "catapulted" into air during high speed chase
- Marlow mourns Professor who saved bridge
- Sitcom star to get Regatta weekend underway
- Taxi driver clocks up £2,000 in one trip
- Living a simple life
- Pizza Hut Delivery outlet planned for Wycombe
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Saturday, 22 May 2010
7 box girder bridges
- Bukit Bunga - Ban Buketa Bridge
- Dartmouth Bridge
- Kingsmead Viaduct
- Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
- Penang Second Bridge
- Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge
- World Trade International Bridge
Friday, 21 May 2010
7 Pac-Man sequels
- Ms. Pac-Man (1981)
- Super Pac-Man (1982)
- Pac-Man Plus (1982)
- Jr. Pac-Man (1983)
- Pac & Pal (1983)
- Pac-Land (1984)
- Pac-Mania (1987)
Thursday, 20 May 2010
7 stolen paintings which have yet to be recovered
- Le Chemin de Sèvres - Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
- View of the Sea at Scheveningen - Vincent Van Gogh
- Portrait of Francis Bacon - Lucian Freud
- The Scream - Edvard Munch
- Beach at Pourville - Claude Monet
- Madonna of the Yarnwinder - Leonardo Da Vinci
- Portrait of Madame Bacelli Dancing - Thomas Gainsborough
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
7 breeds of chicken
- Lakenvelder
- Orpington
- Jersey Giant
- Transylvanian Naked Neck
- Yokohama
- Manx Rumpy
- Red Shaver
Monday, 17 May 2010
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Friday, 14 May 2010
7 offices in a masonic grand lodge
- Grand Master
- Grand Chancellor
- Grand Registrar
- Grand Superintendent of Works
- Grand Sword Bearer
- Grand Standard Bearer
- Grand Pursuivant
Thursday, 13 May 2010
7 members of the UK coalition government
- George Osborne - Chancellor
- Theresa May - Home Secretary
- William Hague - Foreign Secretary
- Vince Cable - Business Secretary
- Eric Pickles - Communities Secretary
- Michael Gove - Education Secretary
- Caroline Spelman - Environment Secretary
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
7 highlights in Kevin Bacon's career
- Animal House (1978)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Footloose (1984)
- Flatliners (1990)
- JFK (1991)
- Mystic River (2003)
- The Woodsman (2004)
Monday, 10 May 2010
7 caveats of the Robert Dyas catalogue
- Goods illustrated are subject to availability
- Prices are correct at the time of going to press
- Errors and omissions excepted
- Some products are photographed as if in use. These 'supporting' items are not included for sale unless otherwise stated
- Not all products are available in all stores
- Mutibuy offers not available in Somerfield but prices are reduced to give the equivalent saving
- Not all offers are available in Channel Island concessions
Sunday, 9 May 2010
7 biographies of J. M. Barrie
- Barrie: the Story of a Genius by Sir J. A. Hammerton, 1929
- J. M. Barrie by W. A. Darlington, 1938.
- The Story of J.M.B. by Denis Mackail, 1941
- J. M. Barrie: the Man Behind the Image by Janet Dunbar, 1970
- J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys by Andrew Birkin, 1979
- Hide-and-Seek with Angels: A Life of J. M. Barrie by Lisa Chaney, 2005
- Captivated: J. M. Barrie, Daphne du Maurier & the Dark Side of Neverland by Piers Dudgeon, 2008
Saturday, 8 May 2010
7 mid 19th Century German physicists
- Max Planck
- Woldemar Voigt
- Karl Ferdinand Braun
- Leo Graetz
- Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
- Heinrich Kayser
- Ernst Karl Abbe
Friday, 7 May 2010
7 operas by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- The Enchantress
- The Maid of Orleans
- The Queen of Spades
- The Oprichnik
- Vakula the Smith
- Cherevichki
- The Voyevoda
Thursday, 6 May 2010
7 cars participating in this year's Mille Miglia
- BUGATTI Type 35 1925
- ASTON MARTIN Le Mans 1933
- BRISTOL 400 1948
- FERRARI 340 America 1951
- MASERATI A6G/54 1955
- ABARTH 750 GT Zagato 1957
- AC Ace 1956
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
7 Buckingham candidates I won't be voting for
- Nigel Farage (UKIP)
- Lynne Mozar (BNP)
- Simon Strutt (Cut the Deficit Party)
- Anthony Watts (Independant)
- Colin Dale (Monster Raving Loony Party)
- Patrick Phillips (Independant)
- David Hews (Christian Party)
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
7 species of hummingbird
- Bee Hummingbird
- Magnificent Hummingbird
- Green Violet-ear Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Short-tailed Emerald Hummingbird
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Costa's Hummingbird
Monday, 3 May 2010
7 types of oil platform
- Fixed Platform
- Compliant tower
- Jack-up platform
- Tension-leg platform
- Spar platform
- Drillship
- Semi-submersible platform
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Formula classes of Formula racing
- Formula 1
- Formula First
- Formula Libre
- Formula Mondial
- Formula Pacific
- Formula Nippon
- Formula Junior
Saturday, 1 May 2010
7 early movies featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
- Critters 3
- Poison Ivy
- This Boy's Life
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- The Foot Shooting Party
- The Quick and the Dead
- The Basketball Diaries
Friday, 30 April 2010
7 appointments during George Washington's first term of office
- John Adams (Vice President)
- Thomas Jefferson (Secretary of State)
- Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of Treasury)
- Henry Knox (Secretary of War)
- Edmund Randolph (Attorney General)
- John Jay (Chief Justice)
- James Wilson (Associate Justice)
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
7 items from Anthony Watts 'manifesto' for the candidature for MP of Buckingham constituency
These are direct quotes from the 'manifesto' that plopped through our door... seriously!
- Anonymous activity should be classified as criminal that includes others.
- Buses should have boots along the nearside by turning the seats inside the result would be no bags to make rubbish.
- Another underpass under the London Road with the participation of future developers opposite Tesco's both not for the benefit of those that cover their faces.
- A voter should show some respect or responsibility where he or she makes or made a living or it is bad husbandry.
- The high speed rail link when used for living in one city and making a living in another is silly but good for bulk collection and delivery of air passengers.
- I would like to see a bill passed that makes unauthorised development of residential facilities a criminal offence outside office hours to include all participants.
- I should not be standing for Buckingham constituency but I can do that when I'm dead.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Monday, 26 April 2010
7 tattoo artists
- Asi Brener
- Paul Booth
- Chris Garver
- Vyvyn Lazonga
- Jack Rudy
- Paul Timman
- George Burchett
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Saturday, 24 April 2010
7 parts of the Hubble space telescope
- Magnetic Torquer
- Central Baffle
- Axial Science Instrument Module
- Fix Head Star Tracker
- Magnetometer
- Optical Telescope Assembly Metering Truss
- Rate Gyro Assembly
Friday, 23 April 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
7 worst movies of all time
As ranked by IMDB
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
- Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)
- Daniel - Der Zauberer (2004)
- Monster a-Go Go (1965)
- The Skydivers (1963)
- Pocket Ninjas (1997)
- The Starfighters (1964)
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
7 lawn pests
- Chafer grubs
- Ants
- Moles
- Leatherjackets
- Dandelions
- Badgers
- Allolobophora species of earthworms
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Monday, 19 April 2010
7 Icelandic volcanoes that have erupted recently
- Eyjafjallajökull - 2010
- Grímsvötn - 2004
- Hekla - 2000
- Kolbeinsey ridge - 1999
- Krafla - 1984
- Eldfell - 1973
- Reykjaneshryggur - 1970
Sunday, 18 April 2010
7 Body Snatcher movies
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 original)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 remake)
- Strange Invaders (1983 parody)
- Body Snatchers (1993 remake)
- Invasion of the Body Squeezers (1998 parody)
- The Invasion (2007 remake)
- Invasion of the Pod People (2007 adaptation)
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Friday, 16 April 2010
7 V8 supercar drivers
Specially for long time reader and contributor of the site, Elephino. Happy birthday mate, have a ripper birthday :)
- Jamie Whincup
- Mark Winterbottom
- James Courtney
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Lee Holdsworth
- Rick Kelly
- Paul Dumbrell
Thursday, 15 April 2010
7 species of rat
- Nonsense Rat (Rattus burrus)
- Philippine Forest Rat (Rattus everetti)
- Nillu Rat (Rattus montanus)
- Glacier Rat (Rattus richardsoni)
- Tawi-Tawi Forest Rat (Rattus tawitawiensis)
- Spiny Rat (Rattus praetor)
- Dusky Field Rat (Rattus sordidus)
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
7 bands with colours in their name
- Deep Purple
- Pink Floyd
- Green Day
- The Red Hot Chili Pepper
- Indigo Girls
- Violet Indiana
- Maroon 5
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
7 ivy leage colleges
- Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island
- Columbia University - New York City, New York
- Cornell University - Ithaca, New York
- Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Princeton University - Princeton, New Jersey
- University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Saturday, 10 April 2010
7 pronunciations of 'ough' in British English
- Trough - /ɒf/
- Borough - /ə/
- Through - /uː/
- Though - /oʊ/
- Plough - /ʌf/
- Thought - /ɔː/
- Tough - /ʌf/
Friday, 9 April 2010
7 German Imperial Navy Armoured Ships
- SMS Oldenburg
- SMS Beowulf
- SMS Heimdall
- SMS Hagen
- SMS Hildebrand
- SMS Ägir
- SMS Württemberg
Thursday, 8 April 2010
7 quotes in response to the digital economy bill
- An Amstrad when we wanted an Ipod
- In much better shape but still contained many draconian measures
- A sombre day for Britain's digital future
- A catastrophic disaster
- Blocking through injunction creates a high risk that legal content gets mistakenly blocked, or that people abuse the system
- An attack on everyone's right to communicate, work and gain an education
- A nightmare of unintended consequences
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
7 things I didn't know last month
- 93% of Australians live in cities
- We are not able to vote for any of the major parties in the election
- How to code a multipart mime email message in PHP
- How to extend a fence post upwards
- There is a mobile phone mast in the village
- Sideburns were named after Ambrose Burnside, a General in the American Civil War
- The 2009 remake of Fame is a pale shadow of the original 1980 version
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Jane Austen
- J.S. Bach
- Waugh
- Vintage
- Jay
- Linux
- Turmeric
Monday, 5 April 2010
7 Monopoly Editions
- US Air Force Monopoly
- Cat-opoly
- Clone Wars Monopoly
- Planet Earth Monopoly
- Surfing Monopoly
- Peanuts Monopoly
- Harley Davidson Monopoly
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Saturday, 3 April 2010
7 characters from Fame
- Leroy Johnson
- Bruno Martelli
- Elizabeth Sherwood
- Benjamin Shorofsky
- Lydia Grant
- Doris Schwartz
- Coco Hernandez
Friday, 2 April 2010
7 English transport museums
- National Railway Museum, York - Locomotives
- Trolleybus Museum, Wythall - Trolleybuses
- London Canal Museum, London - Narrowboats
- Oxford Bus Museum, Oxford - Busses
- Midland Air Museum, Coventry - Aeroplanes
- Nation Tramway Museum, Matlock - Trams
- National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull - Motorcycles
Thursday, 1 April 2010
7 rabbit breeds
- Britannia Petite
- Checkered Giant
- Jersey Wolly
- Mini Rex
- Netherland Dwarf
- Rhinelander
- Silver Fox
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
7 classic Electro tracks
- Al Naafiysh - Hashim
- Hip Hip Be Bop (Don't Stop) - Man Parish
- Electro City - Cybertron
- Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
- Wildstyle - Timezone
- Egypt Egypt - Egyptian Lover
- Walking On Sunshine - Rockers Revenge
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
7 movies based on real life serial killers
- The Deliberate Stranger - Ted Bundy
- Summer of Sam - David Berkowitz
- Dahmer - Jeffery Dahmer
- Zodiac - The Zodiac Killer
- Speck - Richard Speck
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - Henry Lee Lucas
- Monster - Aileen Wuornos
Monday, 29 March 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Hybrid
- Ctrl-Alt-Del
- Paracetamol
- Milan
- Patience
- Pleasure Principal
- 1
Sunday, 28 March 2010
7 physical forces
- Gravity
- Electomagnetic Force
- Friction
- Elastic force
- Centripetal force
- Tension
- Centrifugal force
Saturday, 27 March 2010
7 winners of the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year
- 2009 - Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes
- 2008 - The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais
- 2006 - The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
- 2004 - Bombproof Your Horse
- 2002 - Living with Crazy Buttocks
- 1996 - Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers
- 1992 - How to Avoid Huge Ships
Friday, 26 March 2010
7 editorial cartoonists
- Gerald Scarfe
- Clive Uptton
- William Hogarth
- Nicholas Garland
- Peter Clark
- Michael Cummings
- Steve Bell
Thursday, 25 March 2010
7 films by Akira Kurosawa
- Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai)
- Tengoku to jigoku (High and Low)
- Kakushi toride no san akunin (The Hidden Fortress)
- Ikiru
- Akahige (Red Beard)
- Yume (Dreams)
- Hakuchi (The Idiot)
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
7 facts about the @ symbol
- One origin theory is that it was originally an abbreviation of the Greek preposition ανά, meaning at the rate of or per.
- In Perl, the @ prefixes variables which contain arrays
- In chemical formulae, @ is used to denote trapped atoms or molecules
- the @ symbol has been admitted into the Museum of Modern Art in its design collection
- In Swedish the symbol is known as kanelbulle which translates to 'cinnamon roll'
- The symbol was added to Morse Code in 2004 for use with e-mail addresses, the only change since World War I.
- The @ was included on the keyboard of 1885 American Underwood, the first typewriter
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
7 towns/cities in Australia with the same name as ones in England
- Ipswich
- Warwick
- Ashford
- Richmond
- Newcastle
- Torquay
- Croydon
Monday, 22 March 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Evolution
- Tower of Hanoi
- Hotspot
- Dart board
- Before current era
- MacBeth
- 7
Sunday, 21 March 2010
7 fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- The Little Mermaid
- The Snow Queen
- Thumbelina
- The Ugly Duckling
- The Nightingale
- The Princess and the Pea
Saturday, 20 March 2010
7 Lazarus Species
- Fernandina rice rat - Believed extinct in 1996 but found again in late 1990s
- Wooly flying squirrel - Believed extinct in the late 19th Century but found again in the 1990s
- Tammar Wallaby - Believed extinct in 1925 but found again in 1998
- New Zealand Storm Petrel - Believed extinct in 1850 but found again in 2003
- Banggai Crow - Believed extinct in 1885 but found again in 2008
- Arakan Forest Turtle - Believed extinct in 1908 but found again in 1994
- La Palma Giant Lizard - Believed extinct in 1500s but found again in 2007
Friday, 19 March 2010
Thursday, 18 March 2010
7 russian composers born in the 19th Century
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
- Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
- Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
- Nikolai Medtner (1880–1951)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
7 uses for WD-40
All taken from the Official List of 2000+ uses for WD-40.
- Removes stickers from CD cases
- Cleans ostrich eggs for craft use
- Softens and dissolves dried manure from work boots
- Cleans printer toner from unwanted places
- Removes tar from feet
- Keeps wicker chairs from squeaking
- Removes a Boa Constrictor stuck in engine compartment of cars
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
7 TV shows created by Gerry Anderson
- Thunderbirds
- Fireball XL5
- Stingray
- Captain Scarlet
- Supercar
- UFO
- Terrahawks
Monday, 15 March 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Starter
- Vietnam
- Once
- Primrose
- Gershwin
- Divinity
- Russia
Sunday, 14 March 2010
7 F1 drivers that failed to finish the Bahrain GP
- Karun Chandhok
- Lucas di Grassi
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Vitaly Petrov
- Timo Glock
- Bruno Senna
- Pedro de la Rosa
Saturday, 13 March 2010
7 drivers who didn't race in last year's Formula 1 season
- Michael Schumacher
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Vitaly Petrov
- Karun Chandhok
- Bruno Senna
- Pedro de la Rosa
- Lucas di Grassi
Friday, 12 March 2010
7 stations I went through today after having to re-route my journey home
- Aylesbury
- Stoke Madeville
- Wendover
- Great Missenden
- Amersham
- Chalfont and Latimer
- Chorleywood
Thursday, 11 March 2010
7 common bacterial foodborne pathogens
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Clostridium perfrigens
- Salmonella
- Escherichia coli
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacillus cereus
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
7 minority UK political parties
- Church of the Militant Elvis Party
- Happening Happy Hippy Party
- Teddy Bear Alliance
- Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party
- Fancy Dress Party
- New Millennium Bean Party
- Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
7 classifications of dinosaurs
- Sauropods
- Ornithopods
- Diplodocoids
- Carnosaurians
- Troodontids
- Ceratopsians
- Macronarians
Monday, 8 March 2010
7 academy award nominated films from the 1980s
- The Elephant Man - 1980
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - 1981
- E.T. - 1982
- The Big Chill - 1983
- The Killing Fields - 1984
- Kiss of the Spider Woman - 1985
- A Room with a View - 1986
Sunday, 7 March 2010
7 facts about rhinos
- A group of rhinos is called a 'crash'
- Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the rhio weighing only 1750 pounds
- Rhinoceros horns are made entirely of keratin
- A rhino can live for 5 days without water
- Rhinos have exceptionally bad eyesight but an excellent sense of smell
- There are only 4 nothern white rhinos left in the wild
- Rhinos can sprint at 30mph
Saturday, 6 March 2010
7 types of horse drawn carriage
- Vis-à-vis
- Tarantass
- Four-in-hand
- Droshky
- Spider Phaeton
- Park Drag
- Rockaway
Friday, 5 March 2010
7 factoids about London Stations
- London Bridge Station is one of the oldest railway stations in the world
- Victoria station as it is today, is an amalgamation of two stations
- St Pancras station includes two of the most celebrated structures built in Britain in the Victorian era
- Marylebone station is the only terminal station without electrified platforms
- Fenchurch Street station does not have a direct link to the Underground
- Charing Cross station's original building was built on the site of Hungerford Market
- Blackfriars station was called St Paul's station from 1886 until 1937
Thursday, 4 March 2010
7 famous luthiers
- Dalla Corna family (1510-1560)
- Micheli family (1530-1615)
- Inverardi family (1550-1580)
- Bertolotti Gasparo da Salò family (1530-1615)
- Amati family (1500-1740)
- Gio Paolo Maggini (1600-1630)
- Stradivari (1644-1737)
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
7 early typewriters
- Chirographer - 1845
- Cembalo scrivano o macchina da scrivere a tasti - 1855
- Pterotype - 1865
- Hansen Writing Ball - 1865
- The Sholes, Glidden, and Soule typewriter - 1868
- Hammond 1B typewriter - 1870
- The Oliver typewriter - 1895
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
7 items I bought from B&Q and Wickes today
- Reach brush 2
- Coarse general purpose sand paper
- Anti mould and mildew spray
- Extra large dustpan brush
- Flooring step edge - Gold
- Junior hacksaw blades for metal
- WD40
Monday, 1 March 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Dubai
- Death
- Covent Garden
- Egypt
- Nylon
- Absconder
- CO2
Sunday, 28 February 2010
7 US Intelligence Agencies
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
- Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
- Coast Guard Ivestigative Service (CGIS)
Saturday, 27 February 2010
7 Welsh people
- Tom Jones - Singer
- Ryan Giggs - Footballer
- Shirley Bassey - Singer
- David Lloyd George - Prime Minister
- Catherine Zeta Jones - Actress
- Griff Rhys Jones - Actor
- Matthew Pritchard - Skateboarder/Comedian
Friday, 26 February 2010
7 fictional fighting styles
- Baritsu - Japanese wrestling style used by Sherlock Holmes
- Ecky-Thump - A Lancastrian martial art from The Goodies using black puddings as weapons
- Tsunkastse - A martial art from Star Trek Voyager
- Moo-Gi-Gon - A martial art used by the Green Arrow
- Do - A martial art known only to wareworlves in the White Wolf series of tabletop RPGs
- Saikyo - a fictional form of Shotokan Karate used by Dan Hibiki in the Street Fighter games
- Insult swordfighting - Employed in the Monkey Island series of games
Thursday, 25 February 2010
7 longest national series NASCAR oval race tracks
- Talladega Superspeedway - 2.66 miles
- Daytona International Speedway - 2.50 miles
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 2.50 miles
- Watkins Glen International - 2.45 miles
- Michigan International Speedway - 2.00 miles
- Auto Club Speedway - 2.00 miles
- Atlanta Motor Speedway - 1.54 miles
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
7 Gaulish and Brythonic deities
- Atepomarus - Sun God
- Robur - Oak Tree God
- Dis Pater - Underworld God
- Lenus - Healing God
- Abellio - Apple Tree God
- Taranis - Thunder God
- Cissonius - Trade God
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
7 curling terms
- Biter - A stone that barely touches the outside of the 12 foot ring
- Burn - To accidentally touch a moving stone
- Die! - A call given by the skip for the sweepers to stop sweeping a rock
- Kizzle kazzle - A delivered stone that is intentionally wobbled to compensate for water, slush or snow on the ice surface
- Port - A space between two stones just wide enough for a delivered stone to pass through
- Stacking the brooms - Slang for socializing with teammates and opponents, often over a drink, after a game
- Wick - A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction
Monday, 22 February 2010
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Cloves
- Hydro-Carbons
- Willow
- Z Cars
- Iceland
- Green
- DOC/COD
Sunday, 21 February 2010
7 BBC winter olympics commentators
- Ed Leigh
- Wilf O’Reilly
- Colin Bryce
- Rob Walker
- Rhona Martin
- Sue Barker
- Graham Bell