Thursday, 8 November 2007

Tiebreakers

How many episodes of Dangermouse were made?
145

How many episodes of Some Mothers do 'av 'em were made?
22

In which year was St. Swithin made the Bishop of Winchester?
852 AD

How many sentences are there in the American Declaration of Independence?
47

In how many countries is French an official language?
33

How many episodes of the soap Eldorado were made?
156

Songs of Praise was first screened on what date?
1/10/1961

The song Happy Birthday To You was composed in which year?
1892

In how many countries is Spanish an official language?
21

In which year did the football league introduce three points for a win?
1981

In which year were microwave ovens first sold in the USA?
1956

How many episodes of Hill St Blues were made?
145

How many aircraft did the Germans admit to losing during the Battle of Britain?
1,733

What is the distance in kilometres from Calais railway station to Paris Gare du Nord?
296

What is the length of the Australian Coastline (including islands) in miles?
22.826

In which year did Andy Capp first appear in the Daily Mirror?
1957

Michael Barrett was the last person to be executed in Britain in public, in which year?
1868

In which year did a horse called Jack Horner win the Grand National?
1926

During 2002, the RSPCA investigated how many complaints?
114,004

Czechoslovakia were the first country to make seat belts compulsory, in which year?
1969

In which year was Diet Coke invented?
1982

In what year did Plasticine first go on sale?
1908

How many different languages & dialects are spoken throughout India?
1,652

How many litres of water can a Camel drink in half an hour?
113

How much was the prize money in Wimbledon's first mens singles championship in 1877?
£25

How many gas masks were issued before the start of WWII?
35 million

If every regular Sunday church-goer caught the same train, how many carriages would be needed?
47,000

How many golf balls are lost in Britain each year?
30 million

Of the fifty US States, how many are larger than England?
30

How many countries in the world do not have a coastline?
36

How many animals are currently owned by the British Army (including mascots)?
2,292

How many six letter words are there in the English language?
7,910

Gary Turner set the world record for attaching clothes pegs to his face, how many clothes pegs did he manage to attach?
101

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