A. The question came from MissDon and was ably answered by Piljim. Winston Churchill first described an Iron Curtain falling across Europe. He was describing the forming of two distinct power blocs
01:00 Thu 22nd Mar 2001By Katherine MacColl Would you put a rundown industrial landscape in the same category as India's Taj Mahal, Egypt's pyramids or Australia's Great Barrier Reef Former Welsh mining town
01:00 Sat 30th Dec 2000 A. You must be talking about the Willamette meteorite, a 15.5-ton boulder that fell to Earth more than 10 millenniums ago. It is the largest meteorite found in the United States. Experts believe it
01:00 Mon 25th Feb 2002 A. The answer to Birchy's question is simple: Pleasure, pure pleasure. It opened in 1889 and became even more famous in the early 1990s when it was featured in the opening title sequence of the TV
01:00 Mon 14th Jan 2002A. Strawberries make a great accompaniment to savoury foods and can also add zest to salads. They're great with spicy Mexican chicken, lettuce, tomatoes and tortilla chips, with a garlic dressing.
01:00 Mon 16th Jul 2001 A. Hmm. This is a tricky one. It would appear that Franklin D Roosevelt, one of the greatest American presidents, gave too much away to Russia at the Yalta conference in February, 1945. Q. Why
01:00 Mon 11th Mar 2002asks Modge:A. The blue-green colour you see on the yolks of hard-boiled is iron sulphide. It is caused by a reaction between iron in the egg yolk and the hydrogen sulphide in the white, which is why
01:00 Mon 11th Mar 2002A. There are a number of foods which experts recommend avoiding during pregnancy. Protect yourself against listeriosis by avoiding blue-veined, mould-ripened cheeses, pates, ready-made salads in
01:00 Mon 18th Jun 2001A. Babies are given an injection of Vitmain K shortly after birth to make the blood clot. Mothers are given the choice by their doctor or midwife, but most accept the injection is important in
01:00 Mon 19th Nov 2001Here we provide some inspiration for sweet gifts to give your favourite vegetarian or vegan!
10:53 Wed 25th Aug 2021A. This bright orange fizzy soft drink has long been dubbed 'Scotland's Other National Drink'. and has a mythical reputation in Central Scotland as a hangover cure. It has become an emblem of
01:00 Mon 21st May 2001Q. Two tonnes A. Not exactly: 1.8 tonnes of white Carrara marble, in fact. Q. Wouldn't an cast-iron statue have been more appropriate A. Just because she was known as the Iron Lady A bit
01:00 Fri 15th Feb 2002asks alicevida A. The Lake District attracts more than 12 million visitors every year. Q. What attracts so many people A. The Lake District is renowned for its stunning scenery and spectacular
01:00 Mon 24th Sep 2001asks Margie A. The benefits are that it is usually a lot cheaper than buying the same piece of luggage on the high street and you don't have to lug it home. Q. Can you recommend some good online
01:00 Mon 10th Sep 2001 A. Sadly, no. The Gothic folly Friar Park failed miserably as a fortress, which a knife-wielding intruder broke into on 30 December, 1999. He stabbed George (click here for AnswerBank
01:00 Mon 03rd Dec 2001 By Tom Gard A couple of recent questions have been about the stubborn question of how to remove stains. We look at range of likely culprits and how to get them out of what. Q. What's the first
01:00 Tue 06th Feb 2001A. The Aga was invented in 1929 by Nobel-prize winning Swedish physicist Gustaf Dalen (1869-1937). He was convalescing at home from an accident involving gas cylinders, when he noticed how much time
01:00 Mon 18th Feb 2002A. Researchers have identified a list of energy-promoting edibles, which the body converts into fuel. These include apricots, dates, avocadoes, bananas, watercress, nuts, oats, wholemeal pasta, liver
01:00 Mon 14th Jan 2002 A. A fearsome Mongol warrior, who founded an empire that reached well into Europe. Q. When A. From 1162-1227. Genghis Khan was born to Yesugei, a Mongol chieftain, and called Temujin, which
01:00 Mon 03rd Dec 2001 A. It was - but it isn't any more. Q. So what happened A. The magnificent pavilion, with its bizarre and beautiful cupolas and exquisite furnishings, was converted for the Prince of Wales,
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