When does the next season of Drag Race start?
Terrible news. Despite RuPaul confirming a January air-date back in November, the network now says Season 7 won't air until "the spring". What!? Let's hope this is some sort of tragic mistake.
What's Carson Daly up to these days?
Wow, looks like he's still doing that show
Last Call with Carson Daly.
How much money do famous YouTubers make?
So much! Millions! Especially considering how annoying most of them are. According to Forbes, Swedish vlogger 'PewDiePie' makes around $4 million a year. Holy moly, I think it's time I switched to the spoken word. I'd have to get rid of this vocal fry, but where there's a will, there's a way.
What was World War I all about?
It was kicked off by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. That was the spark. It just so happened that Europe was super flammable at the time. The rise of Germany had upset the power balance and destabilised what was, up until then, about a hundred-year period of stability in Europe.
So, when Serbian nationalists shot Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary mobilised for war against Serbia. But then Russia stepped in and said, "Hey! Don't bully Serbia, they are our buddies." But
then Germany got involved and was like "Wait a second, Russia. Austria-Hungary has the right to be mad at Serbia."
Before you know it, Germany declares war on Russia and France. Germany tries to march through Belgium, so Britain gets involved (Britain and Belgium were mates. Countries that start with the letter 'B' have to stick together). What about Italy? At first they sided with Germany, but they changed their minds halfway through and switched to Team Britain/France/Russia.
In the end, Germany lost. They had to massively downsize and promise to never start a war again. And they never did.
Fin.
Who's doing the Super Bowl halftime show this year?
Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz. What a bizarre pairing!
How do you get chewing gum out of your hair?
Smother it in peanut butter and gradually massage it out of your hair. If that doesn't work, cut it! Bowl cuts are in right now.
What's the best Real Housewives franchise?
Beverly Hills.
It's a tough call, but Beverly Hills wins for featuring the richest, yet somehow most likeable, housewives. In other cities, their problems are more 'real' (husbands going to prison, houses foreclosing, massive family feuds, assault charges), but since those are actual, real-life problems, they hide it all during filming and make up their own drama for the show. In Beverly Hills, however, they don't have any 'real' problems, so their ridiculous, petty drama
is real.
Does that make sense? Also, since they don't really have any serious problems simmering under the surface, you can watch it without having to feel sad for them.
What should you make for dinner?
Easy. Homemade pizza. It's not as hard as it sounds. The dough is just flour, yeast, olive oil and a dash of salt. The sauce is just canned tomatoes or fresh ones chopped up and cooked with olive oil. The toppings are whatever you have in the veggie drawer, plus mozzarella cheese.
Who is Rita Ora and why is she famous?
She's a singer from the UK (although originally from Kosovo). I used to refer to her as 'British Rihanna'. One of her biggest hits was '
How we do'. She also sings on the Iggy Azalea track '
Black Widow'. Back in the day Rob Kardashian claimed he once got her pregnant, but she denied it. Now she's a judge on The Voice UK.
Why does the moon only affect the tides but nothing else?
This question was posed by Andy, and it's far more difficult to answer than the other questions on this list. But here goes nothing.
The gravitational pull of the moon
does affect everything, but the effect is tiny. So tiny that it's immeasurable. It's just because the oceans are so massive that we can perceive and measure tides. Oceans are ginormous, but still the moon only causes them to move a few metres. And even though the water level only changes by a few metres, it can seem like more because of the topography of the ocean floor.
Hopefully I covered them all, but let me know if I missed any of your burning questions and I will endeavour to answer them at my earliest convenience.
Thank you,
Margaret Kay
