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Can someone help with this question?

I am looking for a successful Russian businessman with the first name Pierre who owned a distillery in Moscow in the late 1700's. Apparently his surname is still a familiar one today. What is it? P.S...

loobylou

Longest word finder

Does anyone know of any good sites to find longest words given a set of letters?

stormin

chronological sequence

What do these letters represent in this chronological sequence? VAML AE AMM AEA HAV LCA AWPA LGDA ?

stormin

Books and Spines

Imagine that someone has stacked a large number of books in a row so that the spines and non spines alternate. On one side of the line you count 99 spines. On the other side you again count 99 spines....

Frank23

John Spittles

What links a character in fiction with Australian song writer and bandleader John Spittles? This is doing my head in.

Frank23

Preceding word

Can anyone help with this: what same word in various contexts can precede 'fish' duck' 'garden' to make two word phrases? I can't find one that goes in front of all of them.

loobylou

1970's advert

Does anyone remember a humorous tv ad in the 70's that featured a roman emperor not being able to give a thumbs up sign?

loobylou

F A Cup Finals

Does anyone know anywhere on the Net where I can find out who scored goals in the finals and replays?

bluemoon

gbq 25

Which five letter word, the diminutive of one meaning a small child or toddler, is often used as a slang term for a young woman who is considered physically attractive? Any pointers please.

clover

cricket

Which cricketer batted in the same innings on each of the forst three days of a Test match before being dismissed on the third day for a duck? (I assume this was a game with either long stpoppages for...

egordon

flag

on which country's national flag can you see a horse's bit?

extern76

Birth certificates

How do I go about obtaing Birth Certificates for long deceased members of my family ?

dml54

Quiz questions - a debate.

Why do some people take part in a quiz when they are asking the questions from the quiz 5 days after receiving the questions? Not just one question, but several I see. The closing date...

Englishbird

Poem for a wedding

Can anyone give me a good idea for poem to read at a wedding, it's between my best friend and another good friend and is likely to be on a beach, so anything about love, friendship,...

tiny tim

gbq

Can anyone please give me a clue: What links arabella, daphne, edgar, lulu, louise, martha, nina, penelope, rita and susannah?

Shatnerfan

Sky Remote Control

My remote fails to change any of the Sky channels - though manually pressing the buttons on the Sky box works fine. The red light on the remote goes on when a button is pressed and thee batteries have...

loobylou

Answer rating

Unless I am blinded by all the orange/red, I cannot seem to find the bit about giving a rating to an answer and also the place to click on if I don't want to be notified of any more answers - have...

egordon