There are several websites and platforms that provide a space for non-academic questions and answers on a wide range of topics. Some of these include:
1. **Quora**: Quora is a popular platform where users can ask questions and get answers from a community of users on a vast array of topics.
2. **Yahoo Answers**: Yahoo Answers is a longstanding Q&A platform where users can ask questions on various subjects and receive responses from the community.
3. **Reddit**: Reddit has numerous subreddits dedicated to Q&A, including the "AskReddit" subreddit, where users can ask and answer questions on a wide range of non-academic topics.
4. **Stack Exchange**: While it includes academic topics on some of its sites (like Stack Overflow for programming), there are many Stack Exchange sites covering non-academic subjects, such as cooking, home improvement, and more.
5. **Answers.com**: Answers.com is a Q&A website where users can ask and answer questions on various topics.
6. **WikiAnswers**: Now part of Answers.com, this platform allows users to ask and answer questions across a wide spectrum of topics.
7. **Ask.com**: Ask.com is a search engine that also provides a question and answer service where users can pose questions and receive answers from the Ask community.
These platforms cover a wide variety of topics and are suitable for people seeking answers and information on everyday, non-academic subjects.