Xmas Quiz 2016 - answers thread

Being bottom of the pedants list just means you need to try harder!

Can I move up the list now!

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100 Squares in Snakes and Ladders :white_check_mark:

Like thatā€¦ even if it turns out to be wrong!

Score update @ 1604z:

  1. G0LGS - 58
  2. VK2IO - 37
  3. G8VNW - 28
  4. MW0WML - 17
  5. G0VOF - 14
  6. VK1DA - 9
  7. F5UBH - 4
  8. G4OIG - 3
  9. MM0FMF - 2
  10. M0VED - 2
  11. G0AZS - 2
  12. M1MAJ - 2
  13. VK3AFW - 1

ā€¦and then there was 1ā€¦ (left unanswered)

ā€¦which is:

S 32123

Britvic 55 :white_check_mark:

Sequence 32123 :negative_squared_cross_mark:

Symmetry 32123 (donā€™t like that but itā€™s worth a go) :negative_squared_cross_mark:

Soundcheck 32123 :negative_squared_cross_mark:

shutdown 32123 :negative_squared_cross_mark:

Surely that is 54321 12345 whaalo whaalo. :wink:

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sequential 32123 :negative_squared_cross_mark:

start 32123 :negative_squared_cross_mark:

-273 deg C = 0.15 K = 150 mK

Having built some (rather unsophisticated) fridges that go colder than that I feel obliged to point out that this is not absolute zero! To the serious condensed-matter guys this is quite warm.

M1EYP: Welcome to Pedantsā€™ Corner Simon. That is all.

Whatā€™s this, pick a random word that starts with S? No, the S-word is (was) synonymous with the number 32123. There is a definite connection, so guessing something that it might be for a reason you donā€™t know isnā€™t going to cut it :wink:

Well if weā€™re going for pedantry points 147 is not the maximum break in snooker. Itā€™s 155.

M1EYP: Yeah it is, if a particular and very unlikely set of circumstances present themselves. Iā€™m confident that a 147 is still considered a ā€œmaximumā€.

Reminiscent of Pelham 1:23

Is this the point where we send Richard CWI round with a sawn off shotgun to extract a clue from you? :wink:

Oh you can have a clue, with pleasure. This is, to my mind, the equally most obscure question in the 180. Thing is, some has already correctly answered the one it is equally-most-obscure with. And that question is a massive clue to this one. Iā€™ll stop now, Iā€™ve said too muchā€¦

Just threaten to taser his 817!:smiling_imp:

Well obviously, since this is the last one.

M1EYP: Nice work over there in PC Martyn!