Weekly Bonus Question

18:08 UK time, Thursday, 23 July 2009

Welcome to the Weekly Bonus Question.

Each week the news quiz 7 days 7 questions will offer an answer. You are invited to suggest what the question might have been.

Suggestions should be sent using the COMMENTS BOX IN THIS ENTRY. And since nobody likes a smart alec, kudos will be deducted for predictability in your suggestions.

This week's answer is THE SIZE OF SPAIN. But what's the question?

UPDATE 1518 BST: The correct answer is, Jupiter now has an Earth-sized crater after an apparent comet strike, but how big would it be if our planet collided with a comet of a similar proportion in size?

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1. At 01:22am on 24 Jul 2009, thejamiemorris wrote:
How big an impact would the comet/asteroid that caused the the earth-sized "hole" in jupiter cause if it hit earth?

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2. At 02:02am on 24 Jul 2009, MPWOZERE wrote:
How big is the problem of people who insist on typing with Caps Lock on?

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3. At 06:32am on 24 Jul 2009, EdJustEd wrote:
Does my bum look big in this?

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4. At 07:27am on 24 Jul 2009, ahjt65 wrote:
How big are politicians expense claims?

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5. At 08:47am on 24 Jul 2009, HarveyReid wrote:
If the government's borrowing was laid out in fifty layers of twenty pound notes, how big an area would it cover?

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6. At 08:48am on 24 Jul 2009, ralphallison wrote:
What is the governing factor in the amount of rain that falls mainly on the plain?

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7. At 08:53am on 24 Jul 2009, TooSensible wrote:
How big is Spain?

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8. At 09:10am on 24 Jul 2009, chester_copperpott wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.
9. At 09:12am on 24 Jul 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:
In a speech to the CBI this week Gordon Brown sent tremors through the financial world by claiming his cat is what?

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10. At 09:15am on 24 Jul 2009, Angry_Old_Man wrote:
If you took all countries of the EU, except Spain off the map, what size would the remaining area be?

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11. At 09:17am on 24 Jul 2009, rushers82 wrote:
How big should a cricket pitch be in order to accommodate the immense spin of Ashley Giles?

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12. At 09:21am on 24 Jul 2009, James wrote:
How big is Cristiano Ronaldo's ego at this point in time?

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13. At 09:31am on 24 Jul 2009, Blimey wrote:
When the Ice Caps melt what will be the remaining area of Europe?

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14. At 09:40am on 24 Jul 2009, 3dayweek wrote:
The thighs of the pain, Mr Eubank, I don't understand. I asked you how big your speech impediment used to be?

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15. At 09:44am on 24 Jul 2009, Citywinner wrote:
How big is the biggest crater on the moon

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16. At 09:48am on 24 Jul 2009, cymgary wrote:
How big would Wales be if it was flattened out?

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17. At 09:48am on 24 Jul 2009, NoMoreFA wrote:
How big does the NHS server need to be to cope with the number of hits generated by the swine flu panic?

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18. At 09:50am on 24 Jul 2009, grebelet wrote:
Minus Portugal, how big is the Iberian peninsular?

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19. At 10:02am on 24 Jul 2009, Eddie-george wrote:
The latest German holiday must-have is a beach towel designed to be what?

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20. At 10:14am on 24 Jul 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:
Chester Copperpott's removal from the board is an outrage how large?

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21. At 10:14am on 24 Jul 2009, Neil wrote:
If Silvio Berlusconi's ego was spread out to a depth of 1 metre, what area would it cover?

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22. At 10:29am on 24 Jul 2009, astispumanti wrote:
What is it that will not stop UK sun seeking second home buyers going there ... ?

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23. At 10:30am on 24 Jul 2009, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:
If MPs were to travel the world in a hot air balloon during their holiday period, how big is the area of land which they would not have time to visit.

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24. At 10:38am on 24 Jul 2009, Rwth of Cornovii wrote:
What is 3 times Portugal?

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25. At 10:45am on 24 Jul 2009, colinbun wrote:
Boris Johnson was asked how big he thought London was. His answer was...

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26. At 10:45am on 24 Jul 2009, Ameobi's_Zeppelin wrote:
What is the equivelant total surface area of John Prescott's skin?

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27. At 10:46am on 24 Jul 2009, TecnicoLegato wrote:
The question could be either the size of California's economy by using a developed country as an example or
How big is Saturn's moon Enceladus.

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28. At 10:50am on 24 Jul 2009, lillysarah wrote:
How big will publicity-hungry Katie Price's chest be after yet another boob job?

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29. At 10:51am on 24 Jul 2009, WX1294 wrote:
It's a small world, but it isn't the size that I ordered. I wanted one...

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30. At 10:51am on 24 Jul 2009, lillysarah wrote:
How big a house could I buy with all the "expenses" claimed in recent years by politicians?

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31. At 10:54am on 24 Jul 2009, Laurencehypnosis wrote:
North Korea now has the nuclear capability to blow up an area how big ?

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32. At 10:55am on 24 Jul 2009, fordrobertson wrote:
What was the headline of a leading British tabloid, following recent research into European male sexual organs?

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33. At 10:56am on 24 Jul 2009, U14079441 wrote:
What sticky solution do Iberian tradesmen use to prepare plastered walls for decoration?

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34. At 10:58am on 24 Jul 2009, CraigBellamyIsMyHero wrote:
How Big is Spain?

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35. At 10:59am on 24 Jul 2009, CraigBellamyIsMyHero wrote:
If flattened, how big would the average american be?

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36. At 11:00am on 24 Jul 2009, DubaiCyprusGreece wrote:
How big is the server that is keeping the NHS swine flu website going?

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37. At 11:03am on 24 Jul 2009, Go 4th & X wrote:
How much surface area of chocolate do Cadbury's have to make to cope with the demand of Crunchies from Vanessa Feltz?

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38. At 11:10am on 24 Jul 2009, AmosKitto wrote:
Thethil ith a caterpillar, Thethil ith my fwend. Latht time I thaw Thethil, Thethil wath how big?

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39. At 11:12am on 24 Jul 2009, aaronboardley wrote:
How big is Spain?

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40. At 11:14am on 24 Jul 2009, OscarTG wrote:
The Wonder Stuff's indie classic "Size Of A Cow" was originally entitled...

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41. At 11:15am on 24 Jul 2009, Ghostfish_Music wrote:
How big is Chris Moyles' ego at present?

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42. At 11:20am on 24 Jul 2009, ScarfWarrior wrote:
When the American Military fires a missile, what is the margin for error?

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43. At 11:20am on 24 Jul 2009, Ghostfish_Music wrote:
If Tesco's were successful in all of their planning applications, and you added together the total area of all their stores floor space throughout the world, predicted at the end of 2010, how large an area would this be?

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44. At 11:21am on 24 Jul 2009, swfblade wrote:
How big was a sandstorm spotted from space in 2000?

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45. At 11:23am on 24 Jul 2009, Prenton Park life wrote:
What is Ashley "King of Spain" Giles' nickname, now he is no longer getting regular exercise?

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46. At 11:31am on 24 Jul 2009, sebcarroll wrote:
If you measured the size of Spain exactly, how big would it be?

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47. At 11:32am on 24 Jul 2009, Marcus_Fenix wrote:
How big was a sandstorm off the coast of Africa detected from space?

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48. At 11:38am on 24 Jul 2009, beemoh wrote:
Is this actually just a statement of fact? "The answer is the size of spain."

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49. At 11:39am on 24 Jul 2009, kamikazesumocyclist wrote:
What's the loudest noise in the EU parliament?

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50. At 11:39am on 24 Jul 2009, LucretiaBorgia wrote:
How large a shadow did the lunar eclipse cast over China?

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51. At 11:40am on 24 Jul 2009, LucretiaBorgia wrote:
Argh. I meant, how large a shadow did the SOLAR eclipse cast over China? *headdesks*

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52. At 11:44am on 24 Jul 2009, Rowleyblog wrote:
What was the size of the shadow cast on Earth during the solar eclipse?

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53. At 11:47am on 24 Jul 2009, The Artist formerly known as! wrote:
If all the pritt sticks ever sold were laid out end up, what area would they cover?

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54. At 11:50am on 24 Jul 2009, big_louis wrote:
GCSE Geography Question: which European Union country's square area measured in kilometres mostly closely approximates the size of Boris Johnson's ego?

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55. At 11:53am on 24 Jul 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
If the rain was not limited to the plain how much of the Iberian Peninsula would be wet?

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56. At 11:54am on 24 Jul 2009, seaoracle wrote:
If all MP`s requests for 2nd home expenses where laid out, how much area would the cover

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57. At 11:56am on 24 Jul 2009, Wolfticket wrote:
It's area and something about a sand storm spotted form space are the first results when you google which 4 words?

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58. At 11:56am on 24 Jul 2009, fordrobertson wrote:
"I realise that you are dyslexic, Jenkins, but you must still write your answers to all test questions. Insolent child.
Question 5: The British public often holiday abroad. What social consequences are there to this phenomenon?"

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59. At 11:56am on 24 Jul 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
What is the difference between Spanish Flu and Swine Flu?

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60. At 12:04pm on 24 Jul 2009, hwater wrote:
If you rolled out Lord Mandelson's ego what area would it cover?

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61. At 12:07pm on 24 Jul 2009, youngworkhorse wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.
62. At 12:11pm on 24 Jul 2009, unamanitas wrote:
What do the Spaniards use to seal their walls?

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63. At 12:18pm on 24 Jul 2009, rollafatone wrote:
What's the size of the Darfur region of Sudan?

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64. At 12:21pm on 24 Jul 2009, U14080460 wrote:
Archeoligists have identified a very large piece of cloth recovered from an LA bring-and-buy stall as one of Barry Manilow's old handkerchiefs. Exactly how big was the handkerchief?

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65. At 12:27pm on 24 Jul 2009, nickwake wrote:
How big is Steven Gerrard's ego?

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66. At 12:33pm on 24 Jul 2009, goldfinger81 wrote:
Engineers in Madrid have recently completed a bridge based on one in Venice. What have they mistakenly called it?

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67. At 12:38pm on 24 Jul 2009, monza555 wrote:
How big is Liam Gallaghers ego?

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68. At 12:38pm on 24 Jul 2009, staggy_boy wrote:
How big is Cristiano Ronaldo's head?

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69. At 12:44pm on 24 Jul 2009, Pagantroll wrote:
How big was the world's largest sandstorm?

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70. At 12:46pm on 24 Jul 2009, stuart342 wrote:
If you flattened out the Alps how big would they be?

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71. At 12:47pm on 24 Jul 2009, Blindumpire wrote:
How big is the ego of London Mayor, Boris Johnson?

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72. At 12:52pm on 24 Jul 2009, golden_ming wrote:
What is the size of crater that could be made if all of the potholes that exist in the roads of Guildford, Surrey were put together?

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73. At 12:53pm on 24 Jul 2009, daiwee wrote:
How large is Peter Mandelsons ego?

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74. At 12:53pm on 24 Jul 2009, booggerboy wrote:
What noise was heard across Iberia after the naval Battle of Graveline?

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75. At 12:54pm on 24 Jul 2009, Stevieboy8 wrote:
What sort of area would be covered by the material for Bridget Jones' pants?

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76. At 12:55pm on 24 Jul 2009, booggerboy wrote:
What are Simon Rodgrigues and Simon Torres collectively known as?

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77. At 12:55pm on 24 Jul 2009, jabberwockee wrote:
What is surrealism?

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78. At 12:56pm on 24 Jul 2009, krabople wrote:
How long is a piece of string?

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79. At 12:56pm on 24 Jul 2009, Glennhog wrote:
If you laid down all the pound coins misclaimed by UK politicians, what area would they cover?

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80. At 12:58pm on 24 Jul 2009, FedupwithlabourSteve wrote:
How big is the sandbox that all our MPs have their respective heads buried in?

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81. At 1:01pm on 24 Jul 2009, Glennhog wrote:
If all the lies told by UK politicians were laid out over the surface of Earth, how big would the uncovered area amount to?

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82. At 1:03pm on 24 Jul 2009, Colin Bartlett wrote:
If all the people who have been asked not to shout on BBC website they would fill a room how big?.

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83. At 1:12pm on 24 Jul 2009, Red Headed Tiger wrote:
What would be the size of Jeremy Clarkson's ideal car? Pooowwwweeeerrrr

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84. At 1:19pm on 24 Jul 2009, ruthslavid wrote:
How big is Gordon Brown's carbon footprint?

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85. At 1:20pm on 24 Jul 2009, Sancarlos wrote:
Theh theh theh theh-theh thehtheh Chris Waddle, theh-theh-theh theh theh-theh?

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86. At 1:22pm on 24 Jul 2009, Magictorchjamie wrote:
Find the square root of the theoretical budget of Real Madrid FC

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87. At 1:22pm on 24 Jul 2009, excellentmad_hatter wrote:
What comparison do you use when Wales isn't big enough?

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88. At 1:25pm on 24 Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Liechtenstein's fondest wish?

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89. At 1:27pm on 24 Jul 2009, madcreationist wrote:
If you took out every country in Europe except Spain, how large would Europe be?

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90. At 1:30pm on 24 Jul 2009, JoelAinsworth wrote:
AIDS deaths are to the size of Jupiter, as Swine Flu deaths are to...?

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91. At 1:34pm on 24 Jul 2009, rickmcfc40145 wrote:
If you collected all the people who have a minor cold but think they have swine flu, how big an area would they take up?

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92. At 1:35pm on 24 Jul 2009, ADasein wrote:
How great is Catalonia's ambition?

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93. At 1:36pm on 24 Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
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94. At 1:41pm on 24 Jul 2009, rickmcfc40145 wrote:
If the current Labour government bought some common sense, how much would they need to balance out they're lack of it?

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95. At 1:43pm on 24 Jul 2009, ADasein wrote:
How cheesed-off are the Basques?

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96. At 1:45pm on 24 Jul 2009, eric_3_king wrote:
Que?

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97. At 1:49pm on 24 Jul 2009, ADasein wrote:
How yucky is bullfighting?

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98. At 1:52pm on 24 Jul 2009, indierock2009 wrote:
Recently an 'earth sized' scar was found near the south pole of Jupiter, thought to have been caused by a comet. How big would a scar be on Earth if it were hit by a comet of a similar proportion in size?

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99. At 1:54pm on 24 Jul 2009, franklyrichmond wrote:
How big was the chunk of ice that landed on Grandad David Gammon's head?

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100. At 2:00pm on 24 Jul 2009, ADasein wrote:
How big is Gibraltar's dilemma?

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101. At 2:01pm on 24 Jul 2009, Robiati wrote:
What could Gibraltar be used to increase?

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102. At 2:05pm on 24 Jul 2009, ADasein wrote:
How long I go on?!

Adios!

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103. At 2:11pm on 24 Jul 2009, Daddyrich123 wrote:
How big was the floating duck island originally going to be?

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104. At 2:14pm on 24 Jul 2009, bigianholdsworth wrote:
How big is the Algae Bloom off the coast of Alaska

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105. At 2:21pm on 24 Jul 2009, AinyAiny wrote:
How big is the difference between Lance Armstong and Alberto Contador?

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106. At 2:21pm on 24 Jul 2009, danielrobertcarter wrote:
How big is ZOE'S PAIN FETISH

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107. At 2:28pm on 24 Jul 2009, turbokins wrote:
How big is Kevin Pietersen's Ego?

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108. At 2:32pm on 24 Jul 2009, bowrona wrote:
How large was the sandstorm that blew from the northwest coast of Africa and over the Atlantic in 2000?

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109. At 2:34pm on 24 Jul 2009, Ammoniacal wrote:
The Apollo 11 crew had difficulty landing the Eagle in their Target Area, the Sea of Tranquility. How big is the Sea of Tranquility?

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110. At 2:45pm on 24 Jul 2009, AmosKitto wrote:
How loud is the sound of one hand clapping?

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111. At 2:45pm on 24 Jul 2009, AmosKitto wrote:
How many Surrealists would it take to run the EU?

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112. At 2:54pm on 24 Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
One pastry too many?

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113. At 2:54pm on 24 Jul 2009, freddiefreeloader wrote:
DIVING DIVA DITCHES DOWN

Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballé came a cropper when she attempted crowd surfing at the climax of an emotional performance of Tosca in Madrid last night. Jumping from a tower into the waiting arms of her fans in the stalls, she found that they were unable to support her weight, and she crashed heavily to the floor, inadvertently crushing her Toledo fan club.

An observer at the scene commented that Ms Caballé left a crater ...

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114. At 2:59pm on 24 Jul 2009, Brixtonpaul wrote:
Once we have cleared the Taliban from Helmund province, how much of Afganistan will still be available for them to plan to blow us all up?

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115. At 3:00pm on 24 Jul 2009, ridonoiprati wrote:
what special material did Rubens use to fix his gesso to his canvas when he was in Madrid?

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116. At 3:08pm on 24 Jul 2009, asif-he-could wrote:
On the 22nd July Many Across Asia witnessed the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. Millions belived they saw the same ecplise across Europe as Vanessa Phelps bent over causing a momentary black-out to shadow the size of which country?

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