Hard wood come from deciduous, and soft wood comes from coniferous trees.
Balsa is a hard wood, isn't that just weird.
Where is the highest Observatory in the world?
The Indian Himalayas.
Who was killed by his rival, Ted, with a stale pork pie?
44 nations have a monarch as their head of state, although 16 of those are headed by Queen Elizabeth II, so I assume there are 29 monarchs altogether.
How many individual currencies are officially recognised in the world today?
According to good old Wiki there are 182 recognised currencies
What do Walcheart, Joy, Stephenson, Baker and Allen all have in common?
Valve gears?
When was the first attempt at tunnelling under the English Channel begun?
I'm guessing it isn't Miles (there's a mile before you get to the 's') <groan> :giggle:
Samphire Hoe Country Park
It was the aniversary of Louis Bleriots' chanel crossing earlier this year.
Where did he fly from and where did he land?
He flew 22 statute miles (36.6 km) from Les Barraques (near Calais) to near Dover, on July 25th 1909. The trip took 37 minutes.
Where was the oldest rock in the world found?
The aluminum foil and the silver amalgam in the fillings plus electrolytes in saliva create a small current of electricity. :smug:
What is the name of the book and film that was based around the paranormal happenings in Point Pleasant, West Virginia during 1966 and 1967?
The Mothman Prophecies.
Where is the most southerly European ski area?
Assuming you are not including water-skiing off the coast of the Canary Islands, I believe there are some ski resorts in Turkey.
What was the name of the ferryman who carried souls of the newly deceased across the river that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead?
Charon. And was it over the River Styx?
What's the name for that dried up twiddly bit at the end of an apple - the opposite end from the stalk?
It is a calyx, and forms from the sepals of the apple blossom flower :smug:
Which is the largest family of flowering plants?
The sunflower family (Asteraceae) wih about 24000 species, the orchid family (Orchidaceae) with about 20000 species
Should a Muslim obey his or her parents if they are not themselves Muslim?
Is it not written, in religious texts, that one should honour your parents.
If so then the religion of your parents is irrelavent.
Where is the largest volume of fresh water to be found?
NC4N Dicyanoacetylene
What weapon could reputably kill nine men with one strike yet the handle raise a man from death back to life?
Was it to get back home to Kansas?
What do you need to add to chocolate to make it flow in a chocolate fountain?
A few people few drinks laugh etc.....Oil
What's an oven bottom cake?
What weapon could reputably kill nine men with one strike yet the handle raise a man from death back to life? -- it was the club of the Dagda of Celtic Mythos - Sorry it really was a crappily aske question though :blush:
Numbers - adding each number to the next number in line starting at zero >> 0-1-1-2-3-5-8
Never saw the point of it myself I bet its used in bridge building or summink.
Whats a Waldorf salad?
Overrated.
What's the name for the empty spaces within letters of the alphabet?
Library of Congress in Washington
What animal has two penises?
A black Mamba has 2 penises.
What was the surname of the family in 'Swiss Family Robinson'?