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- Q.1 Does your life have a purpose? (32)
- Q.2 Are you an art lover? (62)
- Q.3 Do you have a good imagination? (36)
- Q.4 Have you ever wanted to stop the clock? (30)
- Q.5 Do you believe in fate? (14)
- Q.6 Do you believe in fairy tales? (17)
- Q.7 Have you dreamed of being a champion? (67)
- Q.8 Do you crave a better life? (18)
- Q.9 Do you feel in control of your life? (17)
- Q10 Have you ever seen a ghost? (15)
- Q11 Do you believe in justice? (29)
- Q12 Is our Earth enchanted? (84)
- Q13 Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? (5)
- Q14 Do you believe your stars? (6)
- Q15 Do you sometimes fear the worst? (44)
- Q16 Have you ever had a psychic experience? (11)
- Q17 Can you speak another language? (25)
- Q18 Do you let your heart rule your head? (17)
- Q19 Do you love hedgehogs? (8)
- Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you? (98)
- Q21 Have you ever hugged a tree? (13)
- Q22 Do you love our Earth? (61)
- Q23 Do you believe all the laws of physics? (24)
- Q24 Do you get enough time to yourself? (9)
- Q25 Do you believe in fairies? (8)
- Q26 Do you take poetry seriously? (15)
- Q27 Do you like gardening? (5)
- Q28 Have you ever lived in poverty? (13)
- Q29 Could you live without machines? (17)
- Q30 Did you ever watch the rain on your window? (4)
- Q31 Are you a charitable neighbour? (11)
- Q32 Are you afraid of the dark? (6)
- Q33 Do you believe in life after death? (11)
- Q34 Have you ever restored something? (26)
- Q35 Do you trust your instincts? (38)
- Q36 Should a good life cost the Earth? (34)
- Q37 Do you know how to have fun? (34)
- Q38 Have you built a house of cards? (5)
- Q39 Do you believe in magic? (36)
- Q40 Can you play a musical instrument? (36)
- Q41 Do you like surprises? (54)
- Q42 Do you enjoy drawing? (8)
- Q43 Do you believe in happy endings? (31)
- Q44 Is there anything worse than a fly at night? (10)
- Q45 Are you good at marbles? (3)
- Q46 Do you value a good education? (37)
- Q47 Do you know your history? (30)
- Q48 Have you ever played solitaire? (10)
- Q49 Do you ever think about the old days? (20)
- Q50 Do you miss someone you love? (7)
- Q51 Have you ever taken part in a protest? (25)
- Q51a How many people does it take to fill up the Earth? (7)
- Q52 Do you believe in miracles? (34)
- Q53 Do you prefer to keep warm? (14)
- Q54 Do you enjoy a bit of a mystery? (58)
- Q55 Do you believe in truth? (11)
- Q56 Do you believe rules are there to be broken? (19)
- Q57 Have you ever spied on anyone? (12)
- Q58 Do things happen for a reason? (82)
- Q59 Do you like surprises? (11)
- Q60 Have you ever experienced deja vu? (11)
- Q61 Have you ever worn fancy dress? (14)
- Q62 Have you ever helped the poor? (4)
- Q62a Is life logical? (5)
- Q63 Do you like the way you look? (1)
- Q65 Have you ever wished you could fly? (10)
- Q66 Do you have a favourite flower? (7)
- Q67 Have you ever decorated a tree? (3)
- Q68 Does the Earth have a spirit? (19)
- Q69 Do you put off to tomorrow what you could do today? (7)
- Q70 Do you like to look at the stars? (32)
- Q71 Is there something missing in your life? (5)
- Q72 Are you a good time keeper? (17)
- Q73 Do you like nursery ryhmes? (6)
- Q74 Do you like puzzles? (13)
- Q75 Have you ever put on a show? (100)
- Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world? (59)
- Q77 Do you get bored easily? (2)
- Q78 Do you want to be part of the picture? (25)
- Q79 Have you ever looked into the shadows? (23)
- Q80 Have you ever searched for buried treasure? (12)
- Q80a Do you keep a diary? (6)
- Star Question - what happened to the blue ribbon? (14)
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- 26/05/2010: Frog show by UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Let the games begin!
08/08/2008 by admin.
A truely spectacular opening ceremony for the 23rd Olympic games has taken place in Beijing, China. In Malachi’s words, “The World Games are well and truely open!” The ceremony began at 08:08 on the 8th of the 8th 2008 - or ‘Triple 8′ day. The number 8 is revered as a bringer of good fortune. The ceremony occured just one day after the Chinese Valentine’s Day or the Qixi Festival, with the demand for red roses blooming!
The Double Seventh Festival comes with a legend:
‘A long time ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). He married a fairy from heaven called Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) who was in love with him and escaped from heaven to earth secretly. They lived a happy life and she gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the secret and the Queen Mother wanted to separate the couple. She used her gold hairpins and made a billowy river between them. The Cowhand and the Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Finally, their loyalty to love touched the magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month.’
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