Ask.com Reveals Top 10 Questions of 2009

Ask.com, a website for questions and answers online, today announced its top questions of 2009. There are billions of questions asked on Ask.com each year and the top 10 are both revealing and amusing. From Twitter to pregnancy, many questions seem to be in tune with what's going on in the world today.

More than 50 million people visit Ask.com each month.

"The top questions of 2009 reveal a portrait of Americans determined to improve their financial and personal health, strengthen their relationship and parenting skills, and learn from the modern-day heroes who emerged this year," said Doug Leeds, President of Ask.com US.

According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 40% of all Americans are overweight, so it's not surprising that the most-asked question of 2009 was "How much should I weigh?" followed closely by "How do I get out of debt fast?"

Here are the top 10 questions for 2009 on Ask.com:

1. How much should I weigh?
2. How do I get out of debt fast?
3. How do I get pregnant?
4. What is Twitter?
5. What is Miley Cyrus' phone number?
6. What is the meaning of life?
7. When will the world end?
8. How long does marijuana stay in your system?
9. What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?
10. What time is it?

Even more interesting are questions broken down by topic. Here are a few examples of the topics that had popular questions on Ask.com:

Top Fitness Questions:
1. How many calories should I eat a day?
2. How do I get a six-pack fast?

Top Personal Finance Questions:
1. What is a good credit score?
2. How do I file for bankruptcy?

Top Technology Questions:
1. How do I make a website?
2. What does URL stand for?

Top Celebrity Rumors of 2009:
1. Is Miley Cyrus pregnant?
2. Is Adam Lambert straight?

The full list of Top 2009 Questions is available on Ask.com.

Written by Cheryl Phillips
HULIQ.com

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