Quiz of the day ....

Thursday, May 22, 2003 by eieio | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

I thought I would start a thread where odd little questions about odd little things could be asked for fun.

Here's an example to get started.

What's the real name of the symbol on your phone at the bottom right that is commonly referred to as the pound sign?
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CerebroJD
Reply #81 Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:55 PM
Very good! Thats correct, 7.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #82 Friday, May 30, 2003 5:12 AM
Q: Distances to certain cities are written below.

How far should it be to Cardiff ?

BERLIN 200 miles
PARIS 300 miles
ROME 400 miles
AMSTERDAM 300 miles
CARDIFF ? miles
Styl-X Design
Reply #83 Friday, May 30, 2003 5:34 AM
0?
CerebroJD
Reply #84 Friday, May 30, 2003 5:44 AM
200

cosmo-alpha
Reply #85 Friday, May 30, 2003 6:41 AM
Where are you starting from?
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Styl-X Design
Reply #86 Friday, May 30, 2003 7:50 AM
thats the fun cosmo
Cavanaugh
Reply #87 Friday, May 30, 2003 7:56 AM
4x+2y=200
3x+2y=300
2x+2y=400
5x+3y=300
5x+2y=?

the solution is left for an exercise for the student



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Cavanaugh
Reply #88 Friday, May 30, 2003 8:02 AM
ok, Herbie the bookworm has been closed in a book. the book is one of a set of encyclopedias on a shelf, 1-10 in order. if Herbie starts eating from page 1 of volume 1 and eats his way to the last page of volume 10. How far has he traveled (he travels the shortest path)?

each Volume is 2.5 inches thick and each cover is .25 inches thick.



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Cavanaugh
Reply #89 Friday, May 30, 2003 8:04 AM
an easy one.

whats the next letter in this sequence?

O T T F F S S _



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eieio
Reply #90 Friday, May 30, 2003 8:05 AM
#87 100
Cavanaugh
Reply #91 Friday, May 30, 2003 8:12 AM
and a classic list

12 = I in a F = Inches in a Foot
7 = D in a W = Days in a Week
26 = L of the A
52 = W in a Y
64 = S on a C B
54 = C in a D with the J
7 = W of the A W
1001 = A N
12 = S of the Z
9 = P in the S S
32 = D F at which W F
88 = P K
13 = S on the A F
18 = H on a G C
90 = D in a R A
200 = D for P G in M
8 = S on a S S
3 = B M (S H T R)
4 = Q in a G
24 = H in a D
1 = W on a U
5 = D in a Z C
29 = D in F in a L Y
40 = D and N of the G F
12 = D of C
39 = B of the O T
5 = T on a F
15 = P in a R T
3 = W on T
66 = B of the B
11 = P in a F (s) T
12 = M in a Y
8 = T on a O
27 = B in the N T
365 = D in a Y
13 = L in a B D
9 = L of a C
60 = M in a H
23 = P of C in the H B
1000 = Y in a M




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Cavanaugh
Reply #92 Friday, May 30, 2003 9:16 AM
#87 = #82



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Sylva
Reply #93 Friday, May 30, 2003 10:11 AM
Ok... here's the easy ones....


26 = L of the A (Letters of the alphabet)
52 = W in a Y (Weeks in a year)
12 = S of the Z (Signs of the Zodiac)
24 = H in a D (Hours in a day)
29 = D in F in a L Y (Days in February in a leap year)
40 = D and N of the G F (days and nights of the great flood)
12 = D of C (days of Christmas)
39 = B of the O T (books of the Old Testament?)
12 = M in a Y (Months in a year)
365 = D in a Y (Days in a year)
9 = L of a C (lives of a cat)
23 = P of C in the H B (I know this has something to do with the bible, right?)
1000 = Y in a M (Years in a millenium (sp?))
KarmaGirl
Reply #94 Friday, May 30, 2003 11:19 AM

13 = S on the A F (13 stripes on the American Flag)

8 = T on a O  (tentacles on an octopus)

60 = M in a H (minutes in a hour)

 

 

 

Cavanaugh
Reply #95 Friday, May 30, 2003 12:36 PM
The unsolved ones: (Sylvis_cg76: nope h is for human in that one)

64 = S on a C B
54 = C in a D with the J
7 = W of the A W
1001 = A N
9 = P in the S S
32 = D F at which W F
88 = P K
18 = H on a G C
90 = D in a R A
200 = D for P G in M
8 = S on a S S
3 = B M (S H T R)
4 = Q in a G
24 = H in a D
1 = W on a U
5 = D in a Z C
5 = T on a F
15 = P in a R T
3 = W on T
66 = B of the B
11 = P in a F (s) T
27 = B in the N T
365 = D in a Y
13 = L in a B D
23 = P of C in the H B




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Fuzzy Logic
Reply #96 Friday, May 30, 2003 1:29 PM
13 = L in a B D 13 loaves in a baker's dozen
64 = S on a C B 64 squares on a chess board
4 = Q in a G 4 quarts in a gallon
90 = D in a R A 90 degrees in a right angle
18 = H on a G C 18 holes on a golf course
werewolf
Reply #97 Friday, May 30, 2003 1:46 PM
365 = D in a Y 365 days in a year
54 = C in a D with the J 54 cards in a deck with the jokers
8 = S on a S S 8 sides on a stop sign

23 = P of C in the H B are you sure that's not 23 = P of B in the HB for 23 pints of blood in the human body?



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mrtee
Reply #98 Friday, May 30, 2003 4:36 PM
I answered 7 on page 3.

1001=AN = 1001 Arabian Nights (Knights?) didn't read it.
88=PK = 88 Piano Keys.

Q 88 is 24.5 inches (page 1 to the last page (2.5x10-2x.25))





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mrtee
Reply #99 Friday, May 30, 2003 5:01 PM
32=D F at which W F = 32 degrees Farenheit at which water freezes
1=W on a U = 1 wheel on a unicycle
3=W on a T = 3 wheels on a tricycle

and still going.



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mrtee
Reply #100 Friday, May 30, 2003 5:20 PM
11=P on a F(s) T = 11 players on a football team


And 2 more,

9=S F in a S Y
6=O in an I




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