'Is Reading, Berkshire a city? If not, why not?': Quirkiest questions people have asked Yahoo Answers

YAHOO Answers, the place where weird and wonderful questions are asked, is shutting down on May 4.

The website explains from April 20 the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode before shutting down completely on May 4.

But before it goes, we have decided to look at some of the quirkiest questions people have asked about Reading over the years.

Here are just a few...

'Is Reading, Berkshire a city? If not, why not?'

The person who posted this question said: "There is a major bet riding on this and I can't remortgage again."

'Best Areas to live in Reading, Berkshire (GB)?'

'Is Reading, Berkshire a safe place to live in?'

'What's the nicest/nearest beach to Reading, Berkshire?'

'Who knows any car boot sales in the Reading, Berkshire area?'

The news that Yahoo Answers is shutting down has prompted people to turn to the site itself to express their views.

One person asked: "Can you believe Yahoo Answers is getting shut down!!!!?'.

Another said: "How sad are you on a scale of 1-10 that YA is closing?'.

Some other quirky questions asked on the site include:

'What does Aliens abduct people for?'

'how is babby formed?'

'Is 15 minutes too long for a shower?'

'Why won't my printer print GIFs properly?'

'What should I name my dog?'

'Is 20 still in the teens?'

Yahoo Answers is shutting down - here are some quirky questions people have asked