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Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:17 pm

Right, I've deleted my previous question - (Which film had a paedophile called Jesus?) in favour of one which requires you to use your noggin a bit more. I'm just going to copy this directly from Wikipedia to save my (and my bosses) time.

There are five rational pirates, A, B, C, D and E. They find 100 gold coins. They must decide how to distribute them.

The Pirates have a strict order of seniority: A is superior to B, who is superior to C, who is superior to D, who is superior to E.

The Pirate world's rules of distribution are thus: that the most senior pirate should propose a distribution of coins. The pirates should then vote on whether to accept this distribution; the proposer is able to vote, and has the casting vote in the event of a tie. If the proposed allocation is approved by vote, it happens. If not, the proposer is thrown overboard on the pirate ship and dies, and the next most senior pirate makes a new proposal to begin the system again.

First of all, the pirates want to survive. Secondly, the pirates want to maximize the amount of gold coins they receive and, thirdly, they like throwing other pirates overboard.

So, how many gold pieces does Pirate A allocate to himself and to each of his subordinates?

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:08 pm

Why didn't you ask the original one. Was it The Big Lebowski by any chance.

No idea about the pirates

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:16 pm

It was indeed the Big Lebowski.

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I asked the second one cos the only person about was UP who knows nada about films. Or logic puzzles it would seem.

Fire away with a question dangerous. And if anyone else wants to have a pop at the pirates one, feel free!

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:39 pm

Oops its all ground to a halt thanks to me, sorry

Which 60's band took their name from a novel by Hermann Hesse?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:45 pm

mungo jerry?

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:52 pm

Inspired guess... but sadly wrong.

If you ca guess the nationality of the author thats a big help

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:07 pm

Hermann's Hermits?

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:47 pm

Nope.

German name. They had one hit that everybody's heard of

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:50 pm

kraftwerk? nena? münchener freiheit?

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:07 pm

who?

Last clue should give it away

The song I was thinking of was "Born to be Wild"

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:32 pm

That must be Steppenwolf then!

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:57 pm

You would be right. Away you go.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:07 pm

Ok cheers!

Easyish one.....whats the highest mountain in Europe?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:41 am

Mont Blanc?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:14 am

Is there not a higher one in Russia?