The Book Of Lists. David Wallechinsky

a meal in Le Restaurant de la Tour Eiffel?

      6 In England, what day followed September 2 in 1752?

      7 How far down a flagpole should a flag be if it is flying at half-mast?

      8 Where does Juliet stand during the famous balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet?

      9 What religion was Britain’s only Jewish prime minister?

      10 What type of creature was Buffalo Bill famous for killing?

      11 Is the Upper Nile north, south, east or west of the Lower Nile?

      12 It was predicted Henry IV would die in Jerusalem and he did. In which town did he die?

      13 In the 1948 London Olympics, what stroke was used by the first seven finishers in the 200-m breaststroke final?

      14 At the time of writing, the world’s population is estimated at 6,222,336,610. Approximately how many of them live on the surface on the earth?

      15 Who wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X?

      16 In which city were The Plymouth Brethren founded?

      17 What was the name of the character played by Clint Eastwood in the 1973 film The Man With No Name?

      18 On what side of the moon is the Eastern Sea?

      19 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a trilogy of how many parts?

      20 Including Queen Elizabeth II, how many Queen Elizabeths of England have there been?

      ANSWERS

      1 Yellow

      2 Venus

      3 A week

      4 Lake

      5 New Orleans, Louisiana. The dismantled restaurant was originally on the first level of the Tower from 1937 to 1981.

      6 September 14 1752 – it adopted the Gregorian calendar

      7 Only the distance equal to its depth, i.e. the top edge is placed where the bottom edge should rest

      8 On a floor beside an upper window. There is no mention of a balcony.

      9 Christian, Benjamin Disraeli was baptised into the Church of England at the age of 12.

      10 Bison – buffalo are found in Africa and India.

      11 South (it’s higher – more elevated – hence its name)

      12 London. He died in the Jerusalem Chapel in Westminster Abbey 1413.

      13 Butterfly

      14 Exactly none. The actual surface of the earth, as defined by astronomers, is the outer edge of the atmosphere, about 100 miles above our heads.

      15 Alex Haley

      16 Dublin, about 1827, by the Reverend John Darby

      17 Joe

      18 West. Owing to a policy decision by the International Astronomical Union reversing lunar east and west, the Eastern Sea is now on the western limb of the moon.

      19 Five

      20 Five: Edward IV’s consort, Henry VII’s consort, Queen Elizabeth I, George VI’s consort and Queen Elizabeth II