It's time for all the search engines to release their most-searched lists for 2012.  Yesterday it was Ask.com's turn.  When they first started, they had a cartoon butler named Jeeves, and you were supposed to ask him complete questions.

 

 

--And apparently about half of Ask.com's users still type in full questions when they use the site.  Here are the 10 most-asked CELEBRITY questions of the year: 

 

 

#1.)  Will ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART get back together?  (--They did.)

 

 

#2.)  Was KATIE HOLMES and TOM CRUISE'S marriage fake?  (--We don't know.)

 

 

#3.)  What does "Gangnam Style" mean?  (--It's basically about the lifestyle in a rich South Korean neighborhood in Seoul.)

 

 

#4.)  When is SNOOKI'S baby due?  (--She had Lorenzo on August 26th.)

 

 

#5.)  What will happen to PRINCE HARRY because of the nude pictures?  (--Not much . . . he was reprimanded by the British Army.)

 

 

#6.)  How big is ANGELINA JOLIE'S engagement ring?  (--About 16 carats.)

 

 

#7.)  What is the best "Call Me Maybe" parody?  (--You're on your own on this one.)

 

 

#8.)  When are JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JESSICA BIEL getting married?  (--They got married the weekend of October 19th.)

 

 

#9.)  Why did MILEY CYRUS cut her hair?  (--We don't know.)

 

 

#10.)  Does RYAN LOCHTE have a girlfriend?  (--Several girls were rumored to have the honor throughout the year.)

 

 

--And here are the 10 most-asked questions about NEWS events:  

 

 

#1.)  How many medals did the U.S. Gymnastics team win?  (--Six.  Three gold, one silver, and two bronze.)

 

 

#2.)  What is the damage from Hurricane Sandy?  (--We assume they were asking the morning after the storm.)

 

 

#3.)  What happened at the Colorado shooting?  (--Again, we assume this was being asked the morning after the shooting at the movie theater . . . when people may not have known the details.  But 12 people were killed.)

 

 

#4.)  What is JERRY SANDUSKY'S sentence?  (--He got at least 30 years.)

 

 

#5.)  When is the iPhone 5 release date?  (--Apple took orders on September 14th.)

 

 

#6.)  When is the Facebook IPO?  (--It was on May 18th.)

 

 

#7.)  Did LANCE ARMSTRONG take drugs?  (--Everyone except Lance says yes.)

 

 

#8.)  How did WHITNEY HOUSTON die?  (--Accidental drowning.)

 

 

#9.)  How did the Costa Concordia sink?  (--This was the Italian cruise ship that hit a reef . . . and the captain left the ship early.)

 

 

#10.)  Why was Trayvon Martin shot?  (--The neighborhood watch guy thought he was a threat.)

 

 

--And here are the 10 most-asked questions about POLITICS:

 

 

#1.)  Who's going to win the presidential race?  (--Obama won the popular vote by four and a half million votes, and the Electoral College 322 to 206.)

 

 

#2.)  When is BILL CLINTON speaking at the convention?  (--He spoke on September 5th . . . the second night of the convention.)

 

 

#3.)  What did MITT ROMNEY say about the 47 percent?  (--He said 47% of the country wouldn't vote for him because they wanted government handouts.)

 

 

#4.)  Why did CLINT EASTWOOD talk to a chair?  (--Good question.)

 

                    

#5.)  What did the CEO of Chick-fil-A say about gay marriage?  (--He said it was against what God wanted.)

 

 

#6.)  What did TODD AKIN say about legitimate rape?  (--He said that if a woman was raped, her body's biological defenses would keep her from getting pregnant.)

 

 

#7.)  Where is gay marriage legal?  (--Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Maine, Maryland, and Washington.)

 

 

#8.)  What is Obamacare?  (--The president's health-care bill.)

 

 

#9.)  Is Greece bringing down the Euro?  (--It hasn't yet.)

 

 

#10.)  Was JOHN EDWARDS found guilty?  (--No.  Not guilty.)