The famous fruit-chat quiz!
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:43 am
Muchos thanks Geoff.
Ok, here's one you might not like.
What day and what time is national pi day? (Use your head, it's not that hard!
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:59 am
Pi is approximately 3.14159265358979
So I would guess it's the 14th March?
Or maybe Wednesday, at 1.41.
Incidentally, remember that program on c5 recently about a savant who memorised pi to about a zillion places, and learnt Icelandic in a week. Scientists did tests on him to try and find out more about him, and part of these tests involved them showing him a series of digits from pi, but changing a couple of them. Apparently he got quite upset at this!
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:31 am
Excellent deduction your sleuthiness. I'll let you have that one.
Its March 14th at 1:59 (3/14 1:59)
Over to ye!
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:57 am
Thanks Matt! HOw does one celebrate National Pi Day anyway?
... right, simple question (not even sure of all the answers myself)...
What are the 5 fruit machines shown in the Fruitchat banner you can see above you??? The 1st two are quite easy, but the other 3 ...
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:59 am
I'm fairly certain they are Subbuteo, Shark Raving Mad and Italian Job 3. The other 2 are King Kebab and Top Dog. Easy!
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:03 am
That's impressive Matt!
You should stick down that skll on your CV. Or was it you that designed the banner?
Either way, it's over to you!
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:09 am
cardinal richelieu wrote: That's impressive Matt!
You should stick down that skll on your CV. Or was it you that designed the banner?
Either way, it's over to you!
I didn't design it, no. I get that ability from playing these damn machines for way too long. I always liked subbuteo, it had Alan Partridge voiceovers for some reason! A-haaaaaaaa!
Anyway, the next question.
There is one US state and one country in the world that start with A, but don't end in A. (Every other country/state starting with A, finishes with A by the way).
Can you name them?
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:15 am
Arkansas and Afghanistan!
(you just stumbled on my forte)...
I smell an Alan Partridge question brewing...
EDIT: What about Azerbaijan?
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:45 am
Very good your eminence. My source is obviously duff, and Azerbaijan is quite clearly a country too! Don't shoot the messenger, please!
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:50 am
That's alright. Your "source" might have just forgotton about the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Right, an Alan Partidge question for you...
What are the names of Alan Partridge's children?
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:52 am
I think one is Fernando? I've got S1&2 on DVD and watch them a fair bit. CALL CLIFF THORBURN NOW!!
:P
Trying to think of the other...
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:56 am
Fernando is the easy one! As he's named after the ABBA song.
His daughter isn't named after an ABBA song, though it's possible she could be named after a Blondie song!
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:00 pm
Ahh that maks it much easier. Definitely wouldn't have got it without that hint!
Must be Denis(e) then
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by Mattb » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:57 pm
Right, you've got a 1 in 7 chance here.
Nearly 50% of bank robberies occur on which day of the week?
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