The Royal Quiz

Are you trying to learn a new language? Well, according to several studies, its actually easier learning a third language than learning a second language! This is because patterns will start to emerge that will make it easier to learn new languages after you have learned the second one!

So you’ve always wanted a cuckoo clock, but you simply don’t have the space? I’ve been there, brother. Try the mini varieties from inventor Hubert Herr – the smallest is just 5 inches tall and can fit on your hand! How cute. If you cannot abide tiny time-keeping devices, don’t worry, we hear you. Get yourself to the Hornberger Uhrenspiele, featured in the 1997 Guinness Book of World Records for its sheer size and magnitude. Approximately 11.5m wide and 10.8m high, it comes complete with musicians, a mechanical waterwheel and even a chimney sweep. That’s bound to impress the neighbors.

IBM developed one of the most famous chess computers in history, called “Deep Blue.” In 1996, Deep Blue played a match against chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov and won. Kasparov and others accused the computer of cheating, and IBM refused to rematch.