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Started by: firefox (3239)

Why don't we have a quiz on here?
Am sure it would be popular.

Started: 7th Mar 2020 at 18:03

Posted by: cordyline (5350) 

What tics on a wall ?

Replied: 7th Mar 2020 at 20:34

Posted by: momac (12409) 

A tic tok.

Replied: 7th Mar 2020 at 21:25

Posted by: momac (12409) 

That was an interesting quiz...

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 07:56

Posted by: phred (352) 

Ticky paper!

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 08:14

Posted by: PeterP (11223)

What's the point of doing a quiz when all that people will do is google the answers

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 11:14

Posted by: firefox (3239)

Good point, peter. But you are only cheaiting yourself if you do that. No one else would take you seriously. I certainly wouldn't.

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 13:27

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

“What's the point of doing a quiz when all that people will do is google the answers”

When I do the quiz over on Wigan Peers, I type ‘NSG!!!!!!!!!’, this stands for NO SODDIN’ GOOGLING!!!!!!!!
Obviously it doesn’t stop people Googling, but it is a reminder.

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 19:17

Posted by: i-spy (15241) 

Sorry not caught up yet but what's Wigan Peers

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 19:48

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

"Sorry not caught up yet but what's Wigan Peers"

Wigan Peers is another local website for Wiganers.
It;s run by Forumotion who run Wigan Rejects, so the format and web pages are very familiar, and very user friendly too.
Give it a Google i-spy

Replied: 8th Mar 2020 at 19:54

Posted by: cordyline (5350) 

A tad boring but...
What is the next letter in this sequence

E I S

the answer is H

… but why ?

Replied: 10th Mar 2020 at 18:01

Posted by: Reditus (377)

Can't think, but is it along the lines of O T T F, One Two Three Four, etc?

Replied: 10th Mar 2020 at 18:38

Posted by: cordyline (5350) 

No, it's morse code
.
..

….

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 12:41

Posted by: Reditus (377)

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 12:52

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

"No, it's morse code"

E = one dot
I = two dots
S = three dots
H = four dots

Don't think I would've got that one Cordy, thanks for the explanation

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 17:27

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Do you recall 'Round Britain Quiz' that they used to do on Radio 4? (Possibly still: I no longer tune in so not familiar with current state.)

Irene Thomas was their star performer.

They worked as a team, with feedback from the questioner to help them home in on the right track.

This was one of my favourites. ( I have posted it in the past)


Mayhem in Manchester.

Terminal in London.

The German, looking through the glass, will really hot things up.

What do you make of that?

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 19:03

Posted by: cordyline (5350) 

Here is another very boring, very difficult one

What is this number sequence ?

4
6
7
9
10
11
12
14
15

And so on

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 22:14

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

4 + 2 = 6
6 + 1 = 7
7 + 2 - 9
9 + 1 = 10
10 + 1 = 11
11 + 1 = 12
12 + 2 = 14
14 + 1 = 15
15

Maybe it goes add 2, add 1, add 2, add 1, add 1, add 1, add 1, add 2, add 1., add 2, add 1 ………etc.

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 23:02

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

I'm still working on 'Mayhem in Mancester', it's doing my head in !!!!!! LOL.

Not sure if they are straight forward questions or cryptic definitions.

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 23:05
Last edited by raymyjamie: 11th Mar 2020 at 23:06:35

Posted by: cordyline (5350) 

No
Clue; they say his dad was Italian merchant and customs official

Replied: 11th Mar 2020 at 23:07

Posted by: cordyline (5350) 

Answer;
increasing non Fibonacci numbers

Fib numbers start at zero then the preceding number is added
0
1
1
2
3
5
8
13
21
34
55 and so on
Fibonacci numbers are used a lot by stock market traders etc
LINK

Replied: 12th Mar 2020 at 11:30

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

Ray, If you recall 'Round Britain Quiz', there is an emergent theme to be found. Question master usually responded providing feedback and clues, at the expense of how many points a correct answer would obtain.

Big Clue: 'Lose could be a winning strategy.'

Replied: 12th Mar 2020 at 12:44

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

Priscus, only just seen your post.
Thursday is a busy day pour moi, I go to a cardiac class in the morning and then take Mrs RMJ into Bolton and back twice.
Fibonacci sequence was my first thought, but I think the rule is add the first two numbers to create the third, that doesn’t seem to apply here.


I think the sequence is this:-

Add the first and second numbers together, then subtract the number 1 to give the fourth number.
Then add the second and third numbers and suctract the number 3 to give the fifth number.
Then subtract increasing odd numbers to give the sequence.
I may be wrong of course.

"Big Clue: 'Lose could be a winning strategy"

Not certain what that means!!!!! LOL


Replied: 12th Mar 2020 at 17:18

Posted by: priscus (inactive)

I hope that I am not following suit with you there.

I had to go for an ECG on Wednesday.

Whilst attending the Podiatrist, he was listening to the pulse in my feet, and once every 20 seconds or so, the expected sound of a pulse was absent!

I still await to learn what this means for me.

Replied: 12th Mar 2020 at 18:30

Posted by: raymyjamie (6857)

Priscus, fingers crossed that it’s something and nothing.

Replied: 12th Mar 2020 at 20:09

 

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