What is the Wimbledon Trophy called?

Q: What is the name of the Wimbledon trophy?

A: The Gentlemen's Singles champion of Wimbledon receives a silver gilt cup 18.5 inches in height and 7.5 inches in diameter. The trophy bears the inscription: "The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World."

What makes the Wimbledon trophy unique? A fruit sits atop the cup! The symbol of the pineapple harks back to 17th century England where it was a sought-after commodity. Today, a silver pineapple is atop the Wimbledon trophy.

The men's trophy has been awarded since 1887 but has no formal designation or nickname.

In contrast, the sterling silver salver awarded to the Ladies' Singles champion is called the "Venus Rosewater Dish." The salver is 18.75 inches in diameter and is decorated with figures from mythology.

In the middle is the figure of Sophrosyne (the personification of temperance and moderation) seated on a chest with a lamp in her right hand and a jug in her left. A sickle, fork and caduceus are present. Around this center are four reserves each containing a classical god. There are seven reserves around the plate inside the outer rim showing Minerva presiding over the seven Liberal Arts: Astrology, Geometry, Arithmetic, Music, Rhetoric, Dialectic and Grammar.

The winners of the Gentlemen's Doubles, Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles events receive silver cups.

The Wimbledon trophies are usually presented by the President of the All England Club. In 2009, that person is Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.

Roger Federer won his fifth straight Wimbledon men's title on July 5. Serena Williams won the 2009 Wimbledon women's final on July 4 over her older sister Venus.

Who's the highest-paid person in the White House?

Q: Who's the highest-paid person in the White House?

A: You mean, aside from the president who earns $400,000 a year and Vice President Joe Biden who earns $227,300 a year?

Unexpectedly, the highest paid employee at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is NOT senior adviser David Axelrod, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, press secretary Robert Gibbs or Obama's head speechwriter Jon Favreau, although each of them does make $172,000.

David Marcozzi, the Director of Public Health Policy, earns more with a salary of $192,934 a year. He's the highest-paid person in the White House.

Other salaries of White House employees

— $102,000 salary of Reggie Love, the president's personal aide and "body man"
— $113,000 salary of Desiree Rogers, the White House social secretary
— $84,000 salary of Catherine Lelyveld, press secretary to First Lady Michelle Obama,
— $36,000 salary of Darienne Page, the White House receptionist

Who is the 2009 US Open Winner?

Q: Who won the 2009 US Open Golf Championship?

A: The winner of the 2009 US Open Golf Championship is Lucas Glover of the United States. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina.

This is Lucas Glover's first major title.

Congratulations!

The winner's prize money: $1,350,000

What's the most livable country in the world?

Q: What's the most livable city in the world?

A: According to The Economist magazine's rankings of the most livable cities, Vancounver in Canada is the best place in which to live.

The Economist is a British magazine. Among the criteria in its evaluation were stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.

What is the most livable city in the United States?

What's the most livable city in the country?

Q: What's the most livable city in the United States?

A: According to The Economist magazine's rankings of the most livable cities, Pittsburgh is the best place in which to live in the United States

The Economist is a British magazine. It took into account stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure in its evaluation.It ranked Pittsburgh the world's 29th most livable city, the highest placer among American cities.

President Barack Obama recently chose Pittsburgh to host the G-20 summit in September, calling it a symbol of economic recovery.

What's the most livable city in the world?

What's the speed of the world's fastest roller coaster?

Q: What's the name of the world's fastest roller coaster? Where is it located? How fast does it go?

A: No longer the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, which had been the world’s fastest roller coaster since it opened in 2005.

The Ring Racer, a Formula 1-themed thrill ride that goes 134.8 miles per hour, is set to open in July 2009. It is faster than Kindga Ka by 6.8 miles per hour.

ring°racer is a Formula 1-themed roller coaster located at the Nürburgring race course in Germany. It features a pneumatic launch. The roller coaster accelerates from 0 to 134.8 miles per hour (217km/h) in 2.5 seconds.

Who is the 2009 Belmont Stakes winner?

Q: Who won the 2009 Belmont Stakes?

A: The winner of the 2009 Belmont Stakes was Summer Bird ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux.

Dunkirk was second, and Mine That Bird ridden by Calvin Borel came in third.

What's the most multiracial state in the US?

Q: What's the most multiracial state in the US?

A: Hawaii is the most racially diverse state. Nearly 1 in 5 residents (20%) are multiracial. Ranking next are the states of Alaska and Oklahoma, both at roughly 4 percent.

What is the world's strongest laser?

Q: What is the world's strongest laser?

A: The world's most powerful laser is known officially as the National Ignition Facility. The super laser was created to help keep tabs on the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile while also studying the heavens. It is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about 50 miles east of San Francisco.

The NIF is the size of a football field and consists of 192 separate laser beams that travel 1,000 feet in one-thousandth of a second to converge simultaneously on a target the size of a pencil eraser.

Who won the 2009 Giro d'Italia?

Q: Who won the 2009 Giro d'Italia?

A: Russian cyclist Denis Menchov won the 2009 Giro d'Italia in Rome, Italy.