- Tiësto — $22 million
- Skrillex — $15 million
- Swedish House Mafia — $14 million
- David Guetta — $13.5 million
- Steve Aoki — $12 million
- Deadmau5 — $11.5 million
- DJ Pauly D — $11 million
Friday, 3 August 2012
7 highest earning DJs over the past year
Thursday, 2 August 2012
7 events that used to be in the olympics
- Swimming obstacle race
- Tug-of-war
- Live pigeon shooting
- Rope climb
- Croquet
- One hand weightlifting
- Motorboating
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
7 facts about watermelons
- Watermelons have been harvested in Egypt for 5 000 years, and the fruit is depicted in hieroglyphics on walls of ancient buildings.
- According to Wikipedia there are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon.
- A watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight.
- The world’s largest watermelon was produced by the Lloyd Bright family from Hope in Arkansas in the summer of 2005. It weighed 268.8 pounds.
- In Japan they’ve figured out a way to produce square watermelons in order to make them easier to store in the refrigerator.
- Follow your nose to the best cantaloupe melon. Sniff the blossom end opposite the stem to discover ripeness. A ripe cantaloupe will have a noticeable sweet smell.
- The rind of watermelon can be stewed or served as pickles.
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
7 misleading animal names
- Electric Eel - It's a fish, not an eel
- Mountain Goat - Not a true goat
- Maned Wolf - Not a wolf
- Horny Toad - It's a lizard
- King Cobra - Not a cobra
- Mayfly - Tends to hatch in June
- Peacock Mantis Shrimp - Not a peacock or a mantis... or a shrimp
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Monday, 16 July 2012
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Monday, 9 July 2012
7 progressive rock bands from the 1970s
- Yes
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- King Crimson
- Genesis
- Supertramp
- Pink Floyd
- Queen
Friday, 6 July 2012
7 Scottish tennis players
- Andy Murray
- Jamie Baker
- Elana Baltacha
- Jamie Murray
- Colin Fleming
- Alan Mackin
- Miles Maclagan
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
7 actors/actresses who used to be in Home and Away
- Chris Hemsworth
- Guy Pearce
- Heath Ledger
- Isla Fisher
- Melissa George
- Isabel Lucas
- Naomi Watts
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
7 uk non-police law enforcement agencies
- Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
- Serious Organised Crime Agency
- Serious Fraud Office
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
- UK Border Agency
- Marine and Fisheries Agency
- Environment Agency
Monday, 2 July 2012
7 types of plumbing fittings
- Nipple
- Closet Flange
- Sweep Elbow
- Ruducer
- Barb
- Combo-tee
- Double-tapped Bushing
Thursday, 28 June 2012
7 UK Prisons that have supermax facilities
- Woodhill - Milton Keynes
- Bellmarsh - London
- Long Lartin - Worcestershire
- Full Sutton - York
- Frankland - Durham
- Whitemoor - Cambridgeshire
- Manchester - Manchester
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
7 of Shakespeare's plays set / partially set in Italy
- The Merchant of Venice
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Romeo and Juliet
- Othello
- Anthony and Cleopatra
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Two Gentlemen of Verona
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
7 tapes we found and played in the cottage we rented in Wales
- Brand New Heavies - Brand New Heavies
- Massive Attack - Blue Lines
- Chi-Lites - The Very Best of the Chi-Lites
- Dina Carroll - So Close
- Oui 3 - Oui Love You
- Morcheeba - Fragments of Freedom
- Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
Monday, 25 June 2012
7 board games that were in the cottage we rented in Wales
- Bungeeee
- Pass the Bomb
- Jenga
- Risk
- Rummikub
- Cludo
- Inspeaquence
Friday, 15 June 2012
7 South Africans
- Sid James
- Dave Matthews
- Arnold Vosloo
- Manfred Mann
- Charlize Theron
- Kevin Curren
- Zola Budd
Thursday, 14 June 2012
7 Edinburgh Perrier comedy award winners
- Adam Riches
- Russell Kane
- Brendon Burns
- Daniel Kitson
- Dylan Moran
- Al Murray
- Simon Fanshawe
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
7 tracks by Kyle Gabler
- Brave Adventurers
- Red Carpet Extend-o-matic
- Regurgitation Pumping Station
- Ode to the Bridge Builder
- Another Mysterious Pipe Appeared
- Happy New Year (tm) Brought to You by Product Z
- Rain Rain Windy Windy
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
7 rulers of the underworld
- Supay - Incan
- Vanapagan - Estonian
- Kewa - Maori
- Xibalba - Mayan
- Hel - Norse
- Yama - Buddhist
- Satan - Christian
Monday, 11 June 2012
7 different winners in the first 7 races of the 2012 F1 season
- Jenson Button - Australia
- Fernando Alonso - Malaysia
- Nico Rosberg - China
- Sebastian Vettel - Bahrain
- Pastor Maldonado - Spain
- Mark Webber - Monaco
- Lewis Hamilton - Canada
Friday, 8 June 2012
7 architectural works by Normal Foster
- Millennium Bridge, London, UK
- Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney, Australia
- 30 St Mary Axe, Swiss Re, London, UK
- Western Årsta Bridge, Stockholm, Sweden
- Wembley Stadium, London, UK
- Dresden Hauptbahnhof reconstruction, Dresden, Germany
- Beanhill Housing Estate, Milton Keynes, UK
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
7 books by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)
- Fahrenheit 451
- Dandelion Wine
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- The Halloween Tree
- A Graveyard for Lunatics
- From the Dust Returned
- Let's All Kill Constance
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
7 dremel attachments
- Wall & Floor Grout Removal Kit
- Detailer's Grip Attachment
- Flex-Shaft Tool Holder
- Plunge Router Attachment
- Chainsaw Sharpening Attachment
- Ratchet Clamp
- Line & Circle Cutter
Monday, 4 June 2012
Friday, 1 June 2012
7 books about rocks and minerals that my dad discovered in his bookcases
- A Field Guide to the Rocks and Minerals of the World - Pub: Kingfisher
- Minerals, Rocks and Precious Stones - Pub: Octopus
- Concise Guide to Rocks and Minerals - Pub: Parragon
- Rocks and Minerals - Pub:Hamlyn
- Stones and Minerals - Pub: Lutterworth
- Minerals, Rocks and Fossils - Pub: Hamlyn
- Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals - Pub: Little, Brown and Co.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
7 chess world champions with the most title wins
- Emanuel Lasker - 6 wins
- Garry Kasparov - 6 wins
- Anatoly Karpov - 6 wins
- Mikhail Botvinnik - 5 wins
- Viswanathan Anand - 5 wins
- Alexander Alekhine - 4 wins
- Wilhelm Steinitz - 4 wins
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
7 overseas RAF bases
- RAF Ascension Island - Ascension Island
- RAF Akrotiri - Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- RAF Troodos - Cyprus
- RAF Mount Pleasant - Falkland Islands
- RAF Gibraltar - Gibraltar
- RAF Al Udeid - Qatar
- RAF Mount Alice - Falkland Islands
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
7 defunct US restaurant chains
- Kenny Rogers Roasters
- Mr. Steak
- Two Pesos
- Weenie Beenie
- Brown Derby
- Pup 'N' Taco
- Geri's Hamburgers
Monday, 28 May 2012
7 cartoon characters with beards
- Hagar the Horrible
- Papa Smurf - The Smurfs
- Shaggy - Scooby Doo
- Captain Caveman
- Bluto - Popeye
- Chef - South Park
- Yosemite Sam - Looney Tunes
Friday, 25 May 2012
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
7 of the most venomous snakes
- Death Adder
- Saw Scaled Viper
- Philippine Cobra
- Tiger Snake
- Blue Krait
- Eastern Brown Snake
- Inland Taipan
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
7 of the most expensive paintings ever sold
- The Card Players - Paul Cézanne - $250m+
- No. 5, 1948 - Jackson Pollock - $140m
- Woman III - Willem de Kooning - $137.5m
- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - Gustav Klimt - $135m
- The Scream - Edvard Munch - $119.9m
- Nude, Green Leaves and Bust - Pablo Picasso - $106.5m
- Garçon à la pipe - Pablo Picasso - $104.2m
Friday, 18 May 2012
7 things that Tibetan monks vow to avoid
- Sleeping for more than three nights in the same place as someone who is not fully ordained
- Going to a king’s palace at night
- Obtaining items after having begged for them more than six times
- Having a mat of more than 50% black wool
- Tickling with the fingers
- Frightening a monk
- Eating while making sounds such as ‘chak chak’
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
7 diseases transmitted by Ticks
- Lyme Disease
- Colorado Tick Fever
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- African Tick Bite Fever
- Tularemia
- Ehrichiosis
- Tick-borne Meningoencephalitis
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Monday, 14 May 2012
7 games currently installed on my phone
- AirPenguin
- Puffle Launch
- World of Goo
- Where's My Water
- Running Fred
- Doodle Devil
- Angry Birds Space
Friday, 11 May 2012
7 winners of the 2000 guineas stakes horse race
- Camelot - 2012
- Frankel - 2011
- Makfi - 2010
- Sea the Stars - 2009
- Henrythenavigator - 2008
- Cockney Rebel - 2007
- George Washington - 2006
Thursday, 10 May 2012
7 GIS servers
- OGC MapServer
- GeoServer
- Mapnik
- ESRI ArcGIS Server
- Deegree
- Manifold System
- Cadcorp Geognosis
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
7 varieties of doughnut from around Europe
- Beignet - France
- Paczki - Poland
- Krofi - Slovenia
- Loukoumas - Greece
- Oliebollen - Netherlands
- Malasada - Portugal
- Fank - Hungary
Monday, 7 May 2012
7 American female solo artists
- Christina Aguilera
- Carrie Underwood
- Katie Perry
- Lady Gaga
- Britney Spears
- Gwen Stefani
- Janelle Monae
Friday, 4 May 2012
7 bad translations in arcade games
- 4-D Warriors - That's done it!! Try to next enemy
- Ghosts and Goblins - Congratulation. This story is happy end
- Operation Wolf II - A few years after huge force of terrorists "Skull" occupied some island they are armed with nuclear weapon
- X-Men - I am the master of magnet. Welcome to your die!
- Samurai Showdown II - Long, long ago there were a man who try to make his skill ultimate. Because of his bloody life it no accident that he were involved in the troubles.
- King of Fighters XI - Your confuse moves is unexpected. The fundamentals are what really surprise
- Battle Rangers - You! Invaders! Get you the hot bullets of shotgun to die!
Thursday, 3 May 2012
7 words with re- prefix the have no/archaic/unrelated root word
- Replenish
- Repair
- Reject
- Recur
- Regress
- Rebuke
- Rebuttal
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
7 fruits that are ripe when green
- Limes
- Avocados
- Water Melons
- Grapes
- Granny Smith Apples
- Greengages
- Gooseberries
Monday, 30 April 2012
7 sins
- Sin 30° = 0.5
- Sin 45° = √2/2
- Sin 60° = √3/2
- Sin 90° = 1
- Sin 180° = 0
- Sin 270° = -1
- Sin 360° = 0
Friday, 27 April 2012
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
7 salads
- Ceasar Salad - Caesar Cardini (IT), Tijuana, Mexico
- Waldorf Salad - Oscar Tschirky (CH), New York, USA
- Som Tam - Origin unknown, Thailand
- Golbaengi muchim - Origin unknown, Korea
- Bok l'hong - Origin unknown, Cambodia
- Panzanella - Origin unknown, Italy
- Shopska salad - Origin unknown, Bulgaria
Monday, 23 April 2012
Friday, 20 April 2012
7 characters that Frank Oz has voiced
- Cookie Monster - Sesame Street
- Miss Piggy - The Muppets
- Bert - Sesame Street
- Yoda - Star Wars (II,III,V,VI)
- Fozzie Bear - The Muppets
- Grover - Sesame Street
- Animal - The Muppets
Thursday, 19 April 2012
7 incenses I bought today
- Midnight Calm
- Rain Forest
- Aartha
- Patchouli Woods
- Blessings
- Fortune
- Himalayan Healing Incense
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
7 concentration camps
- Auschwitz–Birkenau - Poland
- Bełżec - Poland
- Bergen-Belsen - Nazi Germany
- Chełmno - Nazi Germany
- Dachau - Nazi Germany
- Gross-Rosen - Poland
- Koldichevo - Belarus
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Monday, 16 April 2012
7 paradoxes
- A male barber shaves all and only those men who do not shave themselves. Does he shave himself?
- Is the answer to this question no?
- I know that I know nothing at all
- A law student agrees to pay his teacher after winning his first case. The teacher then sues the student (who has not yet won a case) for payment.
- A Cretan says: "All Cretans are liars"
- It is opposite day today.
- Does the set of all those sets that do not contain themselves contain itself?
Friday, 13 April 2012
7 remaining American Idol contestants
- Skylar Laine
- Colton Dixon
- Jessica Sanchez
- Joshua Ledet
- Hollie Cavanagh
- Phillip Phillips
- Elise Testone
Thursday, 12 April 2012
7 US National Parks
- Crater Lake National Park - Oregon
- Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve - Alaska
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park - North Carolina
- Sequoia National Park - California
- Zion National Park - Utah
- Death Valley National Park - California/Nevada
- Mammoth Cave National Park - Kentucky
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
7 authors that write/wrote under a pen-name
- Richard Bachman - Stephen King
- Lewis Carroll - Charles Dodgson
- George Eliot - Mary Ann Evans
- C S Forester - Cecil Smith
- George Orwell - Eric Arthur Blair
- James Tiptree Jr - Alice Sheldon
- Joseph Conrad - Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
7 largest reservoirs in the world
- Nasser, Egypt/Sudan - 5248 km2
- Bratskoye, Russia - 5470 km2
- Bukhtarma, Kazakhastan - 5490 km2
- Kariba, Zimbabwe/Zambia - 5580 km2
- Kujbyshevskoe, Russia - 6450 km2
- Smallwood, Canada - 6527 km2
- Volta, Ghana - 8502 km2
Monday, 9 April 2012
7 types of crane
- Jib crane
- Level luffing crane
- Self-erecting crane
- Telescopic handler crane
- Crawler crane
- Carry deck crane
- Sidelift crane
Friday, 6 April 2012
7 rappers' real names
- Tinie Tempah - Patrick Junior Chukwuemeka Okogwu
- Labrinth - Timothy McKenzie
- Tinchy Stryder - Kwasi Danquah III
- Dappy - Costadinos Contostavlos
- Chipmunk - Jahmaal Noel Fyffe
- Skepta - Joseph Junior Adenuga
- Dizzee Rascal - Dylan Kwabena Mills
Thursday, 5 April 2012
7 movies about the Titanic
- Saved from the Titanic - 1912
- Atlantic - 1929
- A Night to Remember - 1958
- S.O.S. Titanic - 1979
- Titanic - 1997
- The Legend of the Titanic - 1999
- Ghosts of the Abyss - 2003
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
7 gaming records
- Most Quake kills in 60 minutes - 671 (Jonathan Fatal1ty Wendel)
- Best selling game of all time - Wii Sports (45.7 million copies)
- Longest draw distance in a game - Fuel (40km)
- Most licensed songs in a game - Midnight Club (97 songs)
- First game to go Platinum (1m copies) on pre orders alone - Gran Turismo Prologue
- First game to use motion capture - Prince of Persia (1989)
- The world’s Youngest Professional Gamer - Victor De Leon III (Signed aged 6)
Friday, 30 March 2012
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
7 fictional corporations
- Acme Corp - Looney Tunes
- Sirius Cybernetics Corp - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
- Umbrella Corp - Resident Evil
- WATICorp - Dreamfall
- Nakatomi Trading Corp - Die-Hard
- Cyberdyne Systems Corp - Terminator
- Oscorp - Spiderman
Monday, 26 March 2012
Friday, 23 March 2012
7 medieval facts
Thanks to Jules for today's submission.
- London had problem with rats, dogs and pigs in middle ages (AD13)
- Blood pudding was popular in the Middle Ages because the animal can be bled without killing it
- Trenchers where the Medieval form of sandwich
- Horses were often stolen in Middle Ages and then blinded to stop them walking back to their owners
- In Middle Ages, Carrots were not orange .. this happened later in 1700s
- Eating of meat on Wednesday's Friday's and Saturdays was forbidden
- Lepers were anybody with a skin disease.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
7 national mapping agencies
- Ordnance Survey (GB)
- Geoscience Australia
- Institut Géographique National (France)
- Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
- National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (China)
- Istituto Geografico Militare (Italy)
- Swisstopo (Switzerland)
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
7 cheeses make from sheeps milk
- Pecorino Siciliano
- Lanark Blue
- Brânză de burduf
- Roquefort
- Fine Fettle Yorkshire
- Feta
- Zamorano
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
7 ingredients for Italian macarons
- 150g aged egg whites
- 150g fresh egg whites
- 400g caster sugar
- 100ml water
- 250g ground almonds
- 250g icing sugar
- food colouring to suit
Monday, 19 March 2012
7 QUESTIONS WE GOT RIGHT IN THIS WEEK'S UNIVERSITY CHALLANGE
- Star Trek
- Fibonacci Primes
- Max Planck
- Steampunk
- Saturn / Titan
- Vladamir Putin
- 70s
Sunday, 18 March 2012
7 of the DNFs in the 2012 Australian Grand Prix
- Bruno Senna - Accident Damage
- Felipe Massa - Accident Damage
- Heikki Kovalainen - Suspension
- Vitaly Petrov - Steering
- Michael Schumacher - Gearbox
- Romain Grosjean - Accident
- Niko Hulkenberg - Accident Damage
Saturday, 17 March 2012
7 facts about Antonio Vivaldi
- His nickname was Il Prete Rosso
- He was born in Venice
- He had 5 siblings
- His father taught him to play the violin
- He suffered from what we now call asthma
- He was ordained a priest in 1703
- He died as a pauper
Friday, 16 March 2012
Thursday, 15 March 2012
7 Bond Villains
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld - From Russia with Love / Thunderball / You Only Live Twice / On Her Majesty's Secret Service / Diamonds are Forever
- Dr. Kananga - Live and Let Die
- Francisco Scaramanga - The Man with the Golden Gun
- Hugo Drax - Moonraker
- Elliot Carver - Tomorrow Never Dies
- Elektra King - The World is Not Enough
- Dominic Greene - Quantum of Solace
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
7 of Franz Schubert's works for the stage
- Des Teufels Lustschloß
- Claudine von Villa Bella
- Alfonso und Estrella
- Die Bürgschaft
- Der Graf von Gleichen
- Fernando
- Adrast
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
7 terms used at Auschwitz
- Koje - crude tier of wood used as a bed for many inmates
- Scheisskommando - latrine-cleaning group
- Schutzhaeftling - "protected" prisoners
- Lageraelteste - "queen" of the women's camp
- Canada - warehouse where deportee property was stored for shipment to Germany (then bought by the public)
- "Organization" - stealing from the Germans, but also included any form of resistance
- Fuehrerstube - S. S. offices
Monday, 12 March 2012
7 types of binding knots
- Boa Knot
- Corned Beef Knot
- Granny Knot
- Miller's Knot
- Strangle Knot
- Surgeon's Knot
- Jamming Knot
Sunday, 11 March 2012
7 types of spinning wheel
- Saxony Wheel
- Castle Wheel
- Norwegian Wheel
- Charkha Wheel
- Great Wheel
- Treadle Wheel
- Double Drive Wheel
Saturday, 10 March 2012
7 translations of butterfly
- Schmetterling - German
- Motyl - Polish
- Bướm - Vietnamese
- Glöyn byw - Welsh
- Perhonen - Finnish
- Fluture - Romanian
- Skoenlapper - Afrikaans
Friday, 9 March 2012
7 influential Italian women
- Trotula of Salerno (11th Century) - Considered the world’s first gynecologist
- Dorotea Bucca (1360-1436) - The first female professor to be accepted onto the board of the university of Bologna
- Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi (1593-1653) - First great female Italian painter
- Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646-1684) - The first woman in the world to be officially awarded a university degree
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) - Wrote the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus
- Virginia Oldoini (1837–1899) - The first active woman politician
- Tina Anselmi (b. 1927) - Italy's first woman cabinet officer
Thursday, 8 March 2012
7 baby animals
- Cria - Alpaca
- Puggle - Platypus
- Jellyfish - Ephyna
- Ferret - Kit
- Turkey - Poult
- Oyster - Spat
- Trout - Fingerling
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
7 biodegradable plastics
- Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate
- Polylactic acid
- Polycaprolactone
- Polyanhydride
- Polyvinyl alcohol
- Polyhydroxyhexanoate
- Cellulose acetate
Monday, 5 March 2012
7 questions we got right in this week's university challange
- Buddhism
- Psychosomatic
- Palin
- Lemmings
- Tuberculosis
- Cough
- 2
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Saturday, 3 March 2012
7 numbers in Chinese (Mandarin)
- 1 - 一 (yī)
- 2 - 二 (èr)
- 3 - 三 (sān)
- 4 - 四 (sì)
- 5 - 五 (wǔ)
- 6 - 六 (liù)
- 7 - 七 (qī)
Friday, 2 March 2012
7 current members of the Avengers
- Captain America
- Ms Marvel
- Hawkeye
- Spider-Man
- Thor
- Wolverine
- Iron Man
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
7 types of dumpling
- Jiaozi (饺子) - China
- Gujhia (गुजिया) - India
- Takoyaki (たこ焼き) - Japan
- Mandu (만두) - Korea
- Gnocchi - Italy
- Idrijski žlikrofi - Slovenia
- Khinkali (ხინკალი) - Georgia
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
7 essential cleaning products you need in your life
- Bicarbonate of Soda - The mother of all cleaners, if all else fails, try this
- Lemon Juice - Great for water marks and mild de-scaling
- WD40 - Cleans, lubricates, de-rusts and many more things
- White Spirit - Good for paint and oil stains
- Salt - Great for cleaning chopping boards and surfaces. Mixed with Bicarb it's unbeatable. Also the best weed killer there is (just don't get it on the grass)
- Acetone - For removing varnish, paint and a variety of other stuff
- Walnuts - Awesome at repairing scratches in wooden furniture
Monday, 27 February 2012
7 questions we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Beethoven
- Viral
- Mercury
- Forth
- Descartes
- Hurricanes
- S
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Saturday, 25 February 2012
7 idioms with the word rock(s) in it
- Between a rock and a hard place
- On the rocks
- Get one's rocks off
- Don't rock the boat when you're sitting in it
- Hit rock bottom
- As solid as a rock
- Like a shag on a rock
Friday, 24 February 2012
7 Shanghai railway stations
- Anshan Xincun Station
- Jinjiang Park Station
- Shibo Avenue Station
- Dongming Road Station
- Pengpu Xincun Station
- West Yan'an Road Station
- North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Station
Thursday, 23 February 2012
7 extinct fish species
- Alvord cutthroat trout
- Banff longnose dace
- Potosi pupfish
- Clear Lake splittail
- Independence Valley tui chub
- Grass Valley speckled dace
- Ash Meadows killifish
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
7 positions in the UK legal system
- Legal Secretary
- Legal Researcher
- Conveyancer
- Solicitor
- Paralegal
- Barrister
- High Court Judge
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
7 2012 Brit award winners
- British Male Solo Artist - Ed Sheeran
- Female Solo Artist - Adele
- British Group - Coldplay
- International Male Solo Artist - Bruno Mars
- International Female Solo Artist - Rihanna
- International Group - Foo Fighters
- International Breakthrough Act - Lana Del Rey
Monday, 20 February 2012
7 questions we got right in this week's University Chalange
- Pituitary Gland
- Thoth
- Mexico
- Cher
- Sternum
- Spruce
- Mull
Sunday, 19 February 2012
7 top selling toys in the UK over the years
- 1985 - Optimus Prime Transformer
- 1988 - Ghostbusters Proton Pack
- 1996 - Toy Story Buzz Lightyear
- 1998 - Furby
- 2004 - Robosapien
- 2007 - In the Night Garden Iggle Piggle
- 2008 - High School Musical Dance Mat
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Friday, 17 February 2012
7 manufacturers of wine kits
- Solomon Grundy
- Kenridge
- Cellar 7
- Beaverdale
- Cantina
- Muntons
- Connoisseur Butler
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
7 venomous spiders
- Wolf Spider
- Black Widow Spider
- Brown Recluce Spider
- Fringed Ornamental Tarantula
- Chinese Bird Spider
- Redback Spider
- Brazilian Wandering Spider
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
7 types of table
- Gateleg Table
- Coffee Table
- Dining Table
- Bedside Table
- Chess Table
- Card Table
- Refectory Table
Monday, 13 February 2012
7 answers we got right in this week's University Challenge
- Semaphore
- Noel Coward
- Sphere
- Psi
- Voyager
- 1914
- 3
Sunday, 12 February 2012
7 notable Ians
- Ian Flemming - Author
- Ian Brown - Singer
- Ian Somerhalder - Actor
- Ian Wright - Footballer
- Ian Hislop - Editor/Writer
- Ian McKellen - Actor
- Ian Dury - Singer
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Friday, 10 February 2012
7 actors that have played Batman
- Lewis Wilson - Batman (1943)
- Robert Lowery - Batman and Robin (1949)
- Adam West - Batman (1966)
- Michael Keaton - Batman (1989)
- Val Kilmer - Batman Forever (1995)
- George Clooney - Batman & Robin (1997)
- Christian Bale - The Dark Night (2008)
Thursday, 9 February 2012
7 novels by Alexandre Dumas
- The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousequetaires) - 1844
- The Corsican Brothers (Les Frères Corses) - 1844
- The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) - 1845–1846
- The Two Dianas (Les Deux Diane) - 1846
- The Queen's Necklace (Le Collier de la Reine) - 1849–1850
- The Black Tulip (La Tulipe noire) - 1850
- The Wolf-Leader (Le Meneur de loups) - 1857
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
7 Lego facts
- With just six 8-stud bricks you can build over 102 million combinations
- It is estimated there are 52 Lego bricks for every person on the planet
- More than 400 billion Lego bricks have been produced since 1949. Stacked on top of each other, this is enough to connect the Earth and the Moon ten times over
- Laid end to end, the number of LEGO bricks sold yearly would reach more than 5 times round the world
- During the moulding process, the plastic is heated to 232C until its consistency is that of dough
- Google's co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page made the original Google Computer Storage using Lego bricks in 1996
- Lego could be considered the world's No. 1 tire manufacturer; the factory produces about 306 million tiny rubber tires a year
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Monday, 6 February 2012
7 Questions we got right on this week's University Challenge
- Sanguine
- Kant
- Big Bang Theory
- Honeycomb
- Spine
- Malcolm
- Fever
Sunday, 5 February 2012
7 well turned insults
- "He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr
- "Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas
- "I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." - Stephen Bishop
- "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." - Irvin S. Cobb
- "He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." - Forest Tucker
- "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx
- "A modest little person, with much to be modest about." - Winston Churchill
Saturday, 4 February 2012
7 fictional fairies
- Tinkerbell - Peter Pan
- Titania - Midsummer Night's Dream
- Oona - Legend
- Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty
- Jareth - Labyrinth
- Nac Mac Feegle - Discworld
- Psammead - Five Children and It
Friday, 3 February 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012
7 types of Collar
- Mandarin Collar
- Butterfly Collar
- Wing Collar
- Eton Collar
- Middy Collar
- Ruff Collar
- Tab Collar
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
7 facts about Leonardo da Vinci
- Born, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, April 15 1452 in Vinci, Italy.
- Born out of wedlock to a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina.
- At the age of twenty, Leonardo qualified as a master in the Guild of St Luke, the guild of artists and doctors of medicine.
- His collection of scientific observations and inventions are collected in the Codex Leicester, now owned by Bill Gates.
- In 1502, Leonardo produced a drawing of a single span 220m bridge as part of a civil engineering project for Ottoman Sultan Beyazid II of Constantinople. Bayazid decided not to pursue the project as it was believed that the construction was impossible.
- In 2006 the Turkish goverment built the 220m bridge from Leonardo's drawings.
- Leonardo died at Clos Lucé, on May 2, 1519 from natural causes.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
7 classical music riots
riot (n) - early 13c., "debauchery, extravagance, wanton living," from O.Fr. riote (masc. riot) "dispute, quarrel"
- 1830 - Daniel Auber - La Muette de Portici
- 1905 - Richard Strauss - Salomé
- 1913 - Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
- 1914 - Luigi Russolo - The Art of Noises
- 1926 - George Antheil - Ballet Mécanique
- 1926 - Béla Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin
- 1968 - Hans Werner Henze - Das Floß der Medusa
Monday, 30 January 2012
7 Questions we got right on this week's University Challenge
- String theory
- Gout
- Royal Tank Regiment
- Henley
- Kebab
- Guernica
- 1p and 2p
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Thursday, 26 January 2012
7 iconic British cars
- Aston Martin DB5
- Jaguar E-Type
- Mini Cooper
- Ford Cortina Mk I
- Lotus Esprit
- Morris Minor
- Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
7 words that are pronounced differently in British and American Engish
- Lieutenant
- Controversy
- Debris
- Route
- Duodenum
- Clique
- Niche
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Monday, 23 January 2012
7 Questions we got right on this week's University Challenge
- Great Tit
- Thomas Paine
- Salko
- Hannibal
- Zinc
- Black Prince
- Ming
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Saturday, 21 January 2012
7 people who have the same firstname and lastname
- Li Li - Chinese Gymnast
- Samoa Samoa - American Footballer
- Lance Lance - Wrestler
- Yang Yang - Skier
- James James - Harpist
- Neville Neville - Cricketer
- Sirhan Sirhan - Assassin
Friday, 20 January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
7 animals Jews are not allowed to eat (according to Leviticus)
- Pig
- Gecko
- Crocodile
- Heron
- Bat
- Rock Badger
- Hoopoe
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
7 mythological greek creatures
- Chrysomallus, a flying, talking, golden-fleeced ram
- Manticore, a monster with the head of a man, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
- Cerberus, the three-headed, giant hound that guarded the gates of Hades
- Pegasus, a divine winged horse
- Orthrus, a two-headed, serpent-tailed dog, slain by Heracles
- Ichthyocentaurs, a pair of marine centaurs with the upper bodies of men, the lower fronts of horses, and the tails of fish
- Empusa, a vampiric demon with a leg of bronze and a hoofed foot of a donkey; she seduced men in order to feed on their flesh and blood
Monday, 16 January 2012
7 Questions we got right on this week's University Challenge
- Colossus
- Gigantic
- Romeo
- Chad
- Stravinsky
- Blighty
- Submarine
Sunday, 15 January 2012
7 notable Mafiosi
- Vito Cascioferro (19862-1943)
- Salvatore "Ciaschiteddu" Greco (1923-1978)
- Luciano Leggio (1925-1993)
- Salvatore Riina (b1930)
- Stefano Bontade (1939-1981)
- Salvatore Inzerillo (1944-1981)
- Matteo Messina Denaro (b1962)
Saturday, 14 January 2012
7 uk bed sizes
- Toddler (70x140cm)
- Small Single (75x180cm)
- Single (90x190cm)
- Prince (120x190cm)
- Double (135x190cm)
- King (150x200cm)
- Super King (180x200cm)
Friday, 13 January 2012
7 smallest creatures
- Paedophryne amauensis frog - Smallest Vertibrate (7.7 mm avg)
- Eriophyid mite - Smallest Arachnid (125 to 250 μm)
- Speckled Padloper Tortoise - Smallest Turtle (6 - 8 cm)
- Barbados Threadsnake - Smallest Snake (10 cm avg)
- Bee Hummingbird - Smallest Bird (5 cm)
- Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat - Smallest Mammal (30 - 40 mm)
- Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur - Smallest Primate (92 mm avg)
Thursday, 12 January 2012
7 most expensive addresses in London
- Campden Hill Square, Kensington and Chelsea (ave £4.9m)
- Parkside, Merton (ave £4.8m)
- Drayton Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea (ave £4.4m)
- Dawson Place, Kensington and Chelsea (ave £3.89m)
- Duchess of Bedford's Walk, Kensington and Chelsea (ave £3.86m)
- Cadogan Square, Kensington and Chelsea (ave £3.7m)
- Hamilton Terrace, Westminster (3.62m)
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
7 famous cookbooks
- De re coquinaria (4th Century) - Apicius
- Forme of Cury (14th Century) - The Master Cooks of King Richard II of England
- The Compleat Housewife (1742) - Eliza Smith
- Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861) - Mrs Beeton
- The Joy of Cooking (1931) - Irma Rombauer
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) - Julia Child
- The Fanny and Johnnie Cradock Cookery Programme (1970) - Fanny and Johnnie Cradock
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
7 Questions we got right on this week's University Challenge
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Oslo
- Ice Age
- Lao Tzu
- Venus
- Aubergine
- Blue
Sunday, 8 January 2012
7 novels by Bram Stoker
- Dracula
- The Primrose Path
- Miss Betty
- Lady Athlyne
- The Mystery of the Sea
- The Jewel of Seven Stars
- The Lair of the White Worm
Saturday, 7 January 2012
7 things said to me over the past few months
- It's harder to get your cheese distributed when it's in a bowl!
- Got accused of having an umberella motif
- Less than 50% discount is an insult
- Can I use one of those fluffy pooches to buff the windows with
- Everyone's Canadian except for me
- Do you like fondue? Tried it but didn't like it... wait a minute that was Tofu
- I need some foon to soak up this wine
Friday, 6 January 2012
Thursday, 5 January 2012
7 forth generation games consoles
- NEC TurboGrafx-16
- Sega Mega Drive
- SNK Neo Geo
- Super Nintendo
- Philips CD-i
- Amiga CDTV
- Atari Lynx
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
7 Questions we got right on this week's University Challenge
- Glitch
- Slow, Slow, Quick Quick Slow
- Mars
- Culture Shock
- Cane Toad
- Rook
- 12
Monday, 2 January 2012
7 cruise lines
- Fred Olsen
- P&O Cruises
- Royal Caribbean
- Swan Hellenic
- Hurtigruten
- Celebrity & Azamara
- Cunard
Sunday, 1 January 2012
7 actors who look better with a beard
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Hugh Jackman
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Gerard Buttler
- Keith Hamilton Cobb
- Jason Mamoa
- Alan Rickman