+boats2 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I make it 13,439 Sorry - quite a few more than that. Quote Link to comment
+Handsyhands Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 How strange, one of my colleages mentioned this very question yesterday, I wonder if they are a secret Geocacher! I can't rember what they said now but I do recall a number beginning with 21,000 Quote Link to comment
+GAZ Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'll have another go......21,134 Quote Link to comment
+boats2 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'll have another go......21,134 Very close but not quite there Quote Link to comment
+GAZ Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I'll have another go......21,134 Very close but not quite there Right........back to the drawing board......, well, the excel sheet I'm using to write it out on Quote Link to comment
+GAZ Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I'll have another go......21,134 Very close but not quite there Right........back to the drawing board......, well, the excel sheet I'm using to write it out on I've been back to the drawing board and still get 21,134. How I worked it out is thus:- I have written down 1 to 99, then 100, 101 to 199, then 200, and so on.........then all the amounts of letters. I still get 21,134. I have googled the answer and found the answer as 21,124......ten short of my workings out Anyway, I never was any good at maths Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I have written down 1 to 99, then 100, 101 to 199, then 200, and so on.........then all the amounts of letters. I still get 21,134. I have googled the answer and found the answer as 21,124......ten short of my workings out Anyway, I never was any good at maths I think you should get a gold star for tenacity, if nothing else. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Does it depend on whether the answer is american or English? Don't the wrong side of the pond use 'One Hundred one' rather than 'One hundred and one' ? They seem to do for years - it's currently two thousand nine according to Jon Stewart. But that would account for a LOT more than 10 out. I'd say give DAZ the ding, or can I guess at 21135 Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Double Post Edited April 30, 2009 by Guanajuato Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Make that triple post - I wasn't trying to make a point! Edited April 30, 2009 by Guanajuato Quote Link to comment
+boats2 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I have written down 1 to 99, then 100, 101 to 199, then 200, and so on.........then all the amounts of letters. I still get 21,134. I have googled the answer and found the answer as 21,124......ten short of my workings out Anyway, I never was any good at maths I think you should get a gold star for tenacity, if nothing else. MrsB DING to Gaz. The answer is 21124. Send a PM if you are interested in an explanation. I'll PM Gaz but not tonight as I'm just off to the Pub to do a real Pub Quiz. Ta ra. Quote Link to comment
+GAZ Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Ok......my first go at posing a question......bear with me...... Three students are passing a scond-hand shop and see a tv for £30. They look at each other and think:- £30 divided by 3 is £10 each, so they go and buy it. As they leave with the tv, the manager realises he didn't offer them their student discount of £5. As he is shouting them back, he realises that £5 divided by 3 doesn'n go well, so he gives them back £3, and keeps the £2 for himself. That means each student has paid £9 each, which is £27..........plus the £2 he kept.......is £29. My question is.........what happened to the other pound? Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 5% discount on what? Quote Link to comment
+GAZ Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 5% discount on what? Mmm......I said a discount of £5, not 5% Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 5% discount on what? Mmm......I said a discount of £5, not 5% OK, if you're going to be technical....... He took in £30 and gave back £3. Ergo he has £27. Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Ok......my first go at posing a question......bear with me...... Three students are passing a scond-hand shop and see a tv for £30. They look at each other and think:- £30 divided by 3 is £10 each, so they go and buy it. As they leave with the tv, the manager realises he didn't offer them their student discount of £5. As he is shouting them back, he realises that £5 divided by 3 doesn'n go well, so he gives them back £3, and keeps the £2 for himself. That means each student has paid £9 each, which is £27..........plus the £2 he kept.......is £29. My question is.........what happened to the other pound? Sure I've seen this before and its to do with confusing the maths somewhat. I can't remember the exact details but I'll have a go - I know its along the same lines as 'proving' you have 11 fingers - Count 1,2,3,4,5 on one hand, then 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 on the other. 5+6=11. QED. The calculation about is 30-5 = 25 the owner keeps 2, 25+2 = 27 He gives the spongers 3 back, which equals 30. Quote Link to comment
+GAZ Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Ok......my first go at posing a question......bear with me...... Three students are passing a scond-hand shop and see a tv for £30. They look at each other and think:- £30 divided by 3 is £10 each, so they go and buy it. As they leave with the tv, the manager realises he didn't offer them their student discount of £5. As he is shouting them back, he realises that £5 divided by 3 doesn'n go well, so he gives them back £3, and keeps the £2 for himself. That means each student has paid £9 each, which is £27..........plus the £2 he kept.......is £29. My question is.........what happened to the other pound? Sure I've seen this before and its to do with confusing the maths somewhat. I can't remember the exact details but I'll have a go - I know its along the same lines as 'proving' you have 11 fingers - Count 1,2,3,4,5 on one hand, then 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 on the other. 5+6=11. QED. The calculation about is 30-5 = 25 the owner keeps 2, 25+2 = 27 He gives the spongers 3 back, which equals 30. I'll award the DING to Guanajuato........as that's about right, though the real answer is " it has never gone anywhere" Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I'll award the DING to Guanajuato........as that's about right, though the real answer is " it has never gone anywhere" I KNEW I'd missed something! But that means I've got to set a question now. Then again, reading back I think Lost in Space got it first Bordering on tenuous... Who / What Links Miss Juliana Willoughby with Everest? If someone can provide evidence of a link other than the one I have in mind, then I'm happy to award the ding on that basis too. But I would seriously doubt there's another link! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Did she knit some item of clothing worn by Hillary and/or Tensing? Quote Link to comment
+boats2 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Bordering on tenuous... Who / What Links Miss Juliana Willoughby with Everest? If someone can provide evidence of a link other than the one I have in mind, then I'm happy to award the ding on that basis too. But I would seriously doubt there's another link! Was she the founder of the double-glazing company? Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) None of the right answers yet. The link is far more tenous! Possibly not really pub-quiz level thinking about it. To help it along, I'll allow use of Wikipaedia to find out who Miss Juliana Willoughby is. Edited May 1, 2009 by Guanajuato Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Takes a local to know, I suppose Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Takes a local to know, I suppose I think you might have the answer there, but are holding back. Come on, let it out. You KNOW you want to. Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'll give a clue to the rest...... I have it in my fridge.......... Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 ........and it isn't sponge or madiera........... Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 ........and it isn't sponge or madiera........... Kendal Mint cake? Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Yay! Or should that be Ding. Kendal Mintcake was famously eaten on Mt Everest. George Romney's made that (claim to be the original, but I personally prefer Quiggins) No affiliation to either, and thought I ought to ensure balance. The company is named after George Romney, one of Kendal's Famous Son's, who painted a portrait of Miss Juliana Willoughby, which is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. I said it was tenuous! Over to you, Marty. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I liked that question... a bit like the sort of things they ask on Round Britain Quiz, where several seemingly unrelated facts have to be linked. I googled the portrait but it got me no nearer the solution! MrsB Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence I don't expect this to take too long, but will add others periodically until it goes. Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence I don't expect this to take too long, but will add others periodically until it goes. Graves? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence I don't expect this to take too long, but will add others periodically until it goes. Graves? No, Shirley Temple is there too, and she ain't dead yet. Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 No, Shirley Temple is there too, and she ain't dead yet. Bummer! (Sneeze) Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) I have it in my fridge.......... In the Fridge? Although this was in response to an earlier comment, I think it's also about as sane an answer as you'll get out of me on this one! Edited May 1, 2009 by Guanajuato Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence Shirley Temple And Dianna Dors Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence Shirley Temple And Dianna Dors wikipedia ? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence Shirley Temple And Dianna Dors And Albert Einstein Edited May 1, 2009 by MartyBartfast Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I believe it could be insect related... will try to pin it down.... one of several... MaxKim. Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence Shirley Temple And Dianna Dors And Albert Einstein J P G & R and a big drum ;-) SPLHCB Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 ...In the Fridge?.. No, but the answer to this is up in my loft........... Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Methinks on4bam has it.......... Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 where would you find, among others, Aldous Huxley Tommy Handley Johny Weissmuller T. E. Lawrence Shirley Temple And Dianna Dors And Albert Einstein J P G & R and a big drum ;-) SPLHCB DING for those not in the know it's the cover picture on the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. If it dragged on long enough I was going to throw in John, Paul, George & Ringo as the giveaway hint. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 As LIS said, I knew it was one of their albums... just couldn't remember which one... LOL. Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Sorry for the delay, I was out caching Probably one that will be answered quickly: A monument was set up near Peggy's Cove, NS. What was the sad occurrence that prompted buiding the site? What happened and when? Quote Link to comment
+The Forester Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 That would be the dreadful Swissair MD-11 crash. The crew wrongly reacted to mutiple circuitbreaker poppings and a smell of smoke by resetting the 'breakers, thus re-energising the seat of the fire. Also controversially, instead of landing immediately, they continued and commenced an absurdly lengthy 15-minute checklist procedure. All perished long before the checklist was completed. I remember that I was hosting Team Maddie in my house in Edinburgh at the time. They had recently returned from honeymoon in the Maritimes and had visited Peggy's Cove and had some photographs of the place in happier times. I think it was 1997 and I recall that the Festival was on, so that would make it late August. Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 That would be the dreadful Swissair MD-11 crash. The crew wrongly reacted to mutiple circuitbreaker poppings and a smell of smoke by resetting the 'breakers, thus re-energising the seat of the fire. Also controversially, instead of landing immediately, they continued and commenced an absurdly lengthy 15-minute checklist procedure. All perished long before the checklist was completed. I remember that I was hosting Team Maddie in my house in Edinburgh at the time. They had recently returned from honeymoon in the Maritimes and had visited Peggy's Cove and had some photographs of the place in happier times. I think it was 1997 and I recall that the Festival was on, so that would make it late August. Half a ding to you... the incident is correct, the date is not. Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 1999? September? Nope. The month is correct though. Quote Link to comment
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