Recently asked questions about current.
2009-11-20 19:02:42
A: At least one Jake is already president of a country; Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the current President of South Africa (Biography of Jacob Zuma, African National Congress). Many other people with the name Jake are president of other organizations as well.
2009-11-20 21:09:08
2009-11-17 09:42:47
A: Hanoi is the current capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Hanoi also previously served as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and French Indochina.
2009-11-17 12:15:41
2009-11-02 14:45:43
A: Earlier designs looked more like the animal mouse, with the cord being a tail. The cord originally protruded from the back of the mouse device. Current designs still have a slight resemblance, but most notably the cord, if one even exists, attaches to the front of the device.
2009-11-03 12:36:38
2009-08-07 20:50:20
A: George Washington was indeed the first President of the United States of America. John Hanson was the first president elected under the Articles of Confederation, but that office is unrelated to the current office of the President. These articles were later replaced by the United States Constitution, which actually formed the current United States of America and the office to the presidency, to which George Washington was the first. (Read more about this myth at snoopes.com).
2009-08-07 21:05:22
2009-08-01 17:35:39
A: The most famous person alive is the current United States president, Barack Hussein Obama II.
2009-08-02 15:55:56
2009-07-21 21:31:53
A: Yes, and there is an analysis by FactCheck.org that provides overwhelming evidence to support this answer.
2009-07-21 21:35:16
2009-06-27 17:40:59
A: According to a report by the Department of the Navy, The Bermuda Triangle does not exist. The report indicates the United States Navy and the US Board of Geographic Names does not recognize this triangular area bound by Bermuda, Miami, FL and San Juan, Puerto Rico. While many incidents have occurred in the area, this section of ocean is within a zone of powerful ocean current, the Gulf Stream. More evidence to the contrary of this urban legend is that even given the powerful Gulf Stream, the renowned insurance carrier Lloyds of London does not charge extra to insure boats traveling within the infamous Bermuda Triangle.
2009-06-27 17:58:38
2009-06-27 01:00:44
A: This question has many possible answers, but a 2009 Forbes article claims Utah may be the answer. This claim is based on a year-long telephone survey asking about life satisfaction in six areas.
2009-06-27 10:46:45