shortdryisms ...

q1) The international coastline is usually measured as 3 miles from the shore, why 3 miles ? 

q2) sorry ...wasnt able to get the video ...

Season 14 of The Simpsons, episode "The Bart of War"

Ned Flanders has suddenly filled his house with pictures of beatles and keeps chanting "I am the Walrus" as a mantra . He has filled his house with pictures of the beatles, Maharishi Mahesh yogi, Abbey Road etc etc ... and all kind of The Beatles fandom articles ranging from dolls to toys to souvenir items. He also mop-styles the hair of his kids. 

Why all this sudden Beatles enthu ? 

q3) 

    * Guangzhou Investment 

    * CNPC

    * China Merchants Holdings

    * Shenzhen International

    * Denway Motors

    * Guangdong Investment

    * BYD Electronic

    * China Resources Enterprise

    * Sinofert

    * China Travel Hong Kong

    * Shanghai Industrial Holdings

    * Sinotrans Shipping 

    * Beijing Enterprises

    * China Foods 

    * Shenzhen Investment

    * China Agri-Industries Holdings

    * China Overseas 

    * Shougang Concord International

    * China Unicom 

    * Franshion Properties

    * China Resources Power

    * Tianjin Development

    * CNOOC 

    * China Netcom

    * China Mobile

    * China Insurance

    * Lenovo Group

    * GZI Transport

    * China Resources Land

    * COSCO Pacific

    * CITIC Resources

    * China Power International Development

    * Sino-Ocean Land

    * Sinotruk

see ... there is a name given to all these companies ... what name ? why this name ?

q4) very simple one ... id both names. 

 There is a theory that disputes the authorship of shakespeare on his plays. Now, there are two groups, one which supports it and one which claims that william shekespeare was the author and there is nothing to be debated. In literary parlance, what is the name given to these groups?

@ mudd ... why this sudden mega quiz enthu ?