FNGD Q5 - Friday June 20, 2008 - SECOND HALF OF KIPPER

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FNGD Q5 - Friday June 20, 2008 - SECOND HALF OF KIPPER

#1 Post by etaoin22 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:38 pm

Q5 - AND TREAT THOSE TWO IMPOSTERS JUST THE SAME

WIthin 20% gets full marks...

B - How many died in the disaster of the Titanic?

G - How many of the tennis players in this years WImbledon Ladies Singles draw will be of Russian , or other ex-Soviet state, origin? It may or may not help you to know that the field is of 128 players.
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#2 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:40 pm

1500?

6?

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#3 Post by T_Bone0806 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:41 pm

etaoin22 wrote:Q5 - AND TREAT THOSE TWO IMPOSTERS JUST THE SAME

WIthin 20% gets full marks...

B - How many died in the disaster of the Titanic?

G - How many of the tennis players in this years WImbledon Ladies Singles draw will be of Russian , or other ex-Soviet state, origin? It may or may not help you to know that the field is of 128 players.
1407

37
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#4 Post by hermillion » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:41 pm

I understood there would be no math on this test.



B - 1400

C - 100

(Crossing fingers and hoping!)
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#5 Post by ontellen » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:42 pm

1200

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#6 Post by hermillion » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:42 pm

I love answers like T-Bone's. When you give (non-rounded) real numbers it at least LOOKS like they should be right!
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#7 Post by kayrharris » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:46 pm

This is weird now as my window just shut down for no reason. Sheesh!


Titanic Maybe 1500


Russians.....wag big time with 12
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#8 Post by etaoin22 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:49 pm

well Titanic appears because I just read another book on it.

It explains why the death count varies from one source to another, and gives the total as 1502.

By my count from the Wimbledon site, 29 of 132 are listed as from parts of the USSR. Mostly Russia, then UKR,BEL, EST a few, and IIRC one KAZ.

On the combination of the 2 answers, T-bone is best.

On all 5 questions.we still get the G (first) team aead by afew pointsl.

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#9 Post by etaoin22 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:51 pm

and as we all know IIRC a syndi toptier question, the quote from Kipling appears at the Wimbledon tennis stadium. IIRC.
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#10 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:51 pm

Hurray for the Gs! For that matter, hurray for the other team, too. We all were brilliant, except when we were not.

Thank you very much, Etaoin! Great questions, great fun!
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#11 Post by kayrharris » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:51 pm

I don't even know if I was a B or a G. It was fun anyway!

Thanks as usual, Meister!
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#12 Post by T_Bone0806 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:51 pm

hermillion wrote:I love answers like T-Bone's. When you give (non-rounded) real numbers it at least LOOKS like they should be right!
What the heck. If I'm gonna guess, I might as well go for it! Although I admit that for some reason the number 1407 came to my mind immediately. Was that the number of the hotel room in that scary movie of the same name that came out a short time ago, by any chance?
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#13 Post by T_Bone0806 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:55 pm

Thank you, oh magnificent meister for another night of...well..magnificent meistering!

And thank you friends for letting me hang out with ya and get a bit of normalcy back.

Well, in our group's case, "normalcy" is maybe not the exact term to describe it.
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#14 Post by hermillion » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:58 pm

Thanks for the fun and games, and the fun game!

I got to boost my post count, learn some stuff, and . . . it was such fun to have Mr. Serling join us tonight.
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#15 Post by ontellen » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:01 pm

Thanks for the game and I'm not sure if I was a G or B either but it was fun and that's what we're here for.
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Re: FNGD Q5 - Friday June 20, 2008 - SECOND HALF OF KIPPER

#16 Post by ulysses5019 » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:08 am

etaoin22 wrote:Q5 - AND TREAT THOSE TWO IMPOSTERS JUST THE SAME

WIthin 20% gets full marks...

B - How many died in the disaster of the Titanic?

G - How many of the tennis players in this years WImbledon Ladies Singles draw will be of Russian , or other ex-Soviet state, origin? It may or may not help you to know that the field is of 128 players.
1450 not counting jack dawson

25?
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#17 Post by ulysses5019 » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:11 am

T_Bone0806 wrote:
hermillion wrote:I love answers like T-Bone's. When you give (non-rounded) real numbers it at least LOOKS like they should be right!
What the heck. If I'm gonna guess, I might as well go for it! Although I admit that for some reason the number 1407 came to my mind immediately. Was that the number of the hotel room in that scary movie of the same name that came out a short time ago, by any chance?
You forgot to count Rose Dawson......the movie was 1408 with John Cusack.
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