Xmas Quiz 2016 - answers thread

Laser 558 :white_check_mark:

51st Anniversary by Jimi Hendrix :white_check_mark:

I’m invoking Pedant’s Corner here… whilst Stuart may have found the nominally “correct” answer to the question the premise of the question is based on a fallacy :wink:

M1EYP: Welcome to the Corner Paul. I’ve still got Andy FMF as Chairman though.

1000 legs on a millipede :white_check_mark:

Kronenbourg 1664 :white_check_mark:

M1EYP: Yes - but already solved above.

10^(10^100) Googolplex :white_check_mark:

Guess what :wink:

M1EYP: I did say that (amongst other things), this quiz included aspects of science and popular culture. I’m claiming that questions like this are appropriate if considered in the latter category!

1 Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest :white_check_mark:

M1EYP: …but already solved?

…no, another point to you Stewart!

2 Wheels on a Bicycle :white_check_mark:

3 feet in a Yard :white_check_mark:

3 Goals in a Hat Trick :white_check_mark:

3 Wise Men :white_check_mark:

8 Planets in the Solar System :white_check_mark:

(Used to be 9)

M1EYP: So you’re saying that Pluto used to be a planet?

“Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, and was originally considered the ninth planet from the Sun”

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Room 101 :white_check_mark:

625 Lines on a Television Screen (old? I can remember when there were 405) :white_check_mark:

180 Maximum Score in Darts :white_check_mark:

300 Maximum Score in Ten Pin Bowling :white_check_mark:

208 Frequency of Radio Luxembourg (metres) :white_check_mark:

But that is wavelength not frequency ?

Yeah typo on the question sheet, should have said W of R L.

196 Countries in the World :white_check_mark:

693 & 909: Frequencies of Radio Five Live :white_check_mark: