How many tennis balls can a ball girl really
fit up her knickers?

AQA 63336 answers its 13 millionth question and reveals the alternative guide to
The Wimbledon Championships 2008

London, UK – 21 June 2008 - With the Wimbledon Tennis Championships around the corner, sports trivia hungry fans have hounded AQA 63336 researchers this week in the lead up to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, with customers every bit as concerned about the chances of Cliff Richard bursting into song as the best odds on Rafael Nadal to win. AQA 63336 (Any Question Answered), the world's first and best loved question and answer text service, has also today announced that a surge in questions has helped it pass a milestone of 13 million questions answered since it's launch in 2004.

One of the most cheeky and unusual questions to catch the eye last week was the poser, "How many tennis balls can a Wimbledon ball girl really fit up her knickers?" AQA 63336 replied with, "If push comes to shove, a girl can hold 4 tennis balls in her knickers, assuming strong elastic and no sense of style. French knickers can't hold any."

It's all very well knowing how many balls will be used during the Championships, or who was the first Brit to win Wimbledon. However perhaps the real burning issue is the number of times John McEnroe threw a tantrum? (150 apparently, most famously of course in 1981). All is revealed as AQA 63336 unveils the ultimate in the alternative Wimbledon trivia, nuggets of information that give us an insight into the state of mind of the nation, and perfect for that essential tennis small talk throughout the fortnight.

The Alternative Wimbledon Trivia Guide:

Q. Will Cliff Richard perform this year?
A. There are no plans for Sir Cliff to sing at Wimbledon this year, but if he's in the crowd & it rains, punters may be treated to another impromptu show.

Q. What essentials should I pack for a day at Wimbledon?
A. Essentials to take to Wimbledon: umbrella, jersey, hat, sunscreen lotion, sunglasses, flat cushion, £50 in cash, and your own spoon for the strawberries.

Q. Why don't they give the courts glass roofs?
A. Wimbledon won't have glass roofs: they'd be costly & do the grass & the tournament's character no favours. Centre Court will have a fabric roof in 2009.

Q. I'm not a massive tennis fan - how can I bluff my way through Wimbledon?
A. To bluff it at Wimbledon, sport a Panama hat, drink champagne, loudly deny yourself the strawberries & wax lyrical about the 1999 Hingis underarm serve.

Q. Why are strawberries the food of choice?
A. When Wimbledon started in 1877, strawberries were a fashionable thing to eat. The official Wimbledon strawberry is the Elsanta variety.

Colly Myers, CEO, said, "It's fantastic to see our loyal customer base's thirst for knowledge is undiminished, and we can't wait to answer the next 13 million questions. It's fitting this has fallen around Wimbledon too, we often see a surge in questions around big sporting events, from customers searching for a hot betting tip, or looking for something different to the usual sports trivia."

The 13 millionth question, asked at 13:49 on Sunday 15th June was: "Why is a table in a restaurant called a 'cover'?" AQA 63336 replied with, "The word 'cover' referring to a place setting in a restaurant comes from the French 'couvert', which means the utensils laid at a table for each person."

Notes to Editors:

Key AQA 63336 facts

AQA 63336 has grown dramatically from 500 questions a day in August 2004, to over 19,500 questions a day in June 2008. AQA 63336's team of 1,400 highly skilled researchers take less than five minutes, on average, to reply to the majority of questions texted to 63336 - whether it's advice that is required or information that's needed in a hurry.

• To use AQA 63336, just text a question to 63336 (costs £1) and you'll get an answer in minutes. New customers can also ask a question free from www.aqa.63336.com.
• IssueBits Ltd was formed in August 2002 to provide compelling and entertaining content for mobile phones. It launched AQA 63336 (Any Question Answered), the world's first mobile question and answer service on a premium short code, in April 2004.
• AQA 63336 is a patent pending text question answering service.
• AQA 63336 has over 1,400 researchers answering questions - the majority are based in the UK with some in New Zealand and Australia to cover the night shift.
• AQA answers over 19,500 questions per day with peaks in excess of 24,000 in a day.
• The latest book from AQA 63336 called 'Any Question Answered' is published in the UK, available at all good booksellers, priced £5.99.
• AQA has also been available in Ireland since June 2006 on shortcode 57275 for €1.50.