"The Fourth Element"
Level 2 sequences. 2 points for correctly filling in a blank and 2 points for telling me why they make a sequence.
Answers are due by Wednesday 5/7 at 4 PM EDT.
1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN | _____
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
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The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 5, Tuesday
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The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 5, Tuesday
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Pastor Fireball wrote:"The Fourth Element"
Level 2 sequences. 2 points for correctly filling in a blank and 2 points for telling me why they make a sequence.
Answers are due by Wednesday 5/7 at 4 PM EDT.
1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN |MOCHA CHOKE-A WITH EXTRA EGG YOLK-A
Dairy Queen Blizzard flavors
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 |MAINE = 95
Interstates that traverse U.S., west/south/east/north extremes
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA |0 = ?
U.S. Military Command Zones?
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | |Can't remember
Chairopuses of Joint Chiefs of Staff earliest to most recent
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | |TURKMENISTAN?
Countries bordering Afghanistan to the north?, from east to west
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | |TROPO
Four lowest atmospheric regions from highest to lowest
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY ||WAR OF THE WORLDS?
Earliest H.G. Wells novels?
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1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN | _____
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | tropo - Levels of the atmosphere from top to bottom
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | tropo - Levels of the atmosphere from top to bottom
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
You live and learn. Or at least you live. - Douglas Adams
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1. Boom - Lyrics in REM "its the end of the world as we know it"
2. ??? - longest portion of interstate in one state
6. Dempsey - Last 4 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
8. Tropo - Layers of the Earth's atmosphere with the sphere removed from highest to lowest
2. ??? - longest portion of interstate in one state
6. Dempsey - Last 4 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
8. Tropo - Layers of the Earth's atmosphere with the sphere removed from highest to lowest
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4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
These are the Dunphy kids from Modern Family in descending age order, but there is no fourth Dunphy kid. However, if you're going by the order in which their actors are listed in the opening credits, the next name would be MANNY.
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
DEMPSEY. Most recent Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in order.
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____
TROPO. Layers of the Earth's atmosphere from higher to lower.
These are the Dunphy kids from Modern Family in descending age order, but there is no fourth Dunphy kid. However, if you're going by the order in which their actors are listed in the opening credits, the next name would be MANNY.
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
DEMPSEY. Most recent Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in order.
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____
TROPO. Layers of the Earth's atmosphere from higher to lower.
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7. TURKMENISTAN (Southern border of Kazakhstan)
8. TROPO (Layers of the earth’s atmosphere)
8. TROPO (Layers of the earth’s atmosphere)
Слава Україні!
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1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN | _____ android operating system versions
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____ most traveled Interstate Highways
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____ International dialing codes
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____ CIA directors
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____ troposphere , atmospheric regions
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____ Things with 99 in them
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____ most traveled Interstate Highways
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____ International dialing codes
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____ CIA directors
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____ troposphere , atmospheric regions
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____ Things with 99 in them
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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1. BOOM - From "It's the End of the World as We Know It."
2. FLORIDA = 95 - Heaviest traveled Interstates by state
3. 0 = LATIN AMERICA - no idea
4. PERRY - no idea
5. HATRED - ?
6. DEMPSEY - Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to current
7. TURKMENISTAN - Route of the Silk Road
8. TROPO - Layers of Earth's atmosphere from high to lowest
9. PERCENT - Things with 99
10. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS - Jules Verne novels in order
2. FLORIDA = 95 - Heaviest traveled Interstates by state
3. 0 = LATIN AMERICA - no idea
4. PERRY - no idea
5. HATRED - ?
6. DEMPSEY - Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to current
7. TURKMENISTAN - Route of the Silk Road
8. TROPO - Layers of Earth's atmosphere from high to lowest
9. PERCENT - Things with 99
10. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS - Jules Verne novels in order
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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My original answer is perfectly legitimate, but there is another equally good alternate. If these are Jay Pritchett's grandchildren in descending age order, then the next name would be LILY. I would think either of these answers should get credit.franktangredi wrote:4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
These are the Dunphy kids from Modern Family in descending age order, but there is no fourth Dunphy kid. However, if you're going by the order in which their actors are listed in the opening credits, the next name would be MANNY.
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On the board again
1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN | _____
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____ These are Interstate Highways and states they traverse, but I'm not sure how the state is selected. I'll go with ILLINOIS = 95.
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____ Countries bordering Russia, counterclockwise. Kazakhstan
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____ Prefixes of regions of Earth's atmosphere. Tropo
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | _____ These are Interstate Highways and states they traverse, but I'm not sure how the state is selected. I'll go with ILLINOIS = 95.
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | _____
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | _____
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | _____
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | _____
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | _____ Countries bordering Russia, counterclockwise. Kazakhstan
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | _____ Prefixes of regions of Earth's atmosphere. Tropo
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | _____
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | _____
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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A couple of stumpers again, but everybody was able to score some points.
1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN | BOOM
Sequence: Words in R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It".
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | FLORIDA = 75
A couple of you recognized that the numbers referred to interstates, but couldn't quite pin down the sequence I was looking for.
Sequence: The four most populous U.S. states paired with their longest interstate. Bob J's answer doesn't make a proper sequence because, according to the FHWA, I-45 is more heavily traveled within Texas than I-10. That might be because I-45 connects Dallas and Houston, whereas most of I-10 (particularly between El Paso and San Antonio) runs through a lot of empty space.
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | 0 = WORLDWIDE
Another one of those things that you've probably seen many times before but never thought about it.
Sequence: DVD region codes in descending numerical order.
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | LILY
Sequence: Jay Pritchett's four grandchildren on "Modern Family". That was the sequence I wanted, but Frank's suggestion also works.
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | (e.g.) FACETIOUS
There were no fewer than nine English words I could have accepted here, but "facetious" and "facetiously" are the most commonly used ones.
Sequence: Words that contain the vowels AE, AEI, AEIO, and AEIOU in that order.
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | DEMPSEY
Sequence: Surnames of Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in chronological order.
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | TURKMENISTAN
Sequence: Countries bordering Kazakhstan, going clockwise.
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | TROPO
Sequence: Prefixes of atmospheric layers, from high to low.
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | (e.g.) 1600 MINUS 1
Again, multiple correct answers were possible here, as long as you recognized the exact sequence.
Sequence: 99, 599, 1099, 1599.
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Sequence: Jules Verne works in order of publication.
5/5 + 5/6 Scores (8 participants)
Bob Juch - 14 + 20 = 34
franktangredi - 10 + 12 = 22
ShamelessWeasel - 8 + 14 = 22
jarnon - 6 + 8 = 14
kroxquo - 8 + 4 = 12
smilergrogan - 4 + 8 = 12
themanintheseersuckersuit - 6 + 6 = 12
Bob78164 - 4 + 6 = 10
1. BIRTHDAY PARTY | CHEESECAKE | JELLYBEAN | BOOM
Sequence: Words in R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It".
2. CALIFORNIA = 5 | TEXAS = 10 | NEW YORK = 90 | FLORIDA = 75
A couple of you recognized that the numbers referred to interstates, but couldn't quite pin down the sequence I was looking for.
Sequence: The four most populous U.S. states paired with their longest interstate. Bob J's answer doesn't make a proper sequence because, according to the FHWA, I-45 is more heavily traveled within Texas than I-10. That might be because I-45 connects Dallas and Houston, whereas most of I-10 (particularly between El Paso and San Antonio) runs through a lot of empty space.
3. 3 = SOUTHEAST ASIA | 2 = EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST | 1 = U.S.A. & CANADA | 0 = WORLDWIDE
Another one of those things that you've probably seen many times before but never thought about it.
Sequence: DVD region codes in descending numerical order.
4. HALEY | ALEX | LUKE | LILY
Sequence: Jay Pritchett's four grandchildren on "Modern Family". That was the sequence I wanted, but Frank's suggestion also works.
5. FADE | CATERING | AVERSION | (e.g.) FACETIOUS
There were no fewer than nine English words I could have accepted here, but "facetious" and "facetiously" are the most commonly used ones.
Sequence: Words that contain the vowels AE, AEI, AEIO, and AEIOU in that order.
6. MYERS | PACE | MULLEN | DEMPSEY
Sequence: Surnames of Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in chronological order.
7. CHINA | KYRGYZSTAN | UZBEKISTAN | TURKMENISTAN
Sequence: Countries bordering Kazakhstan, going clockwise.
8. THERMO | MESO | STRATO | TROPO
Sequence: Prefixes of atmospheric layers, from high to low.
9. JAY-Z'S PROBLEMS | FERRARI FIORANO | NON-EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TAX FORM | (e.g.) 1600 MINUS 1
Again, multiple correct answers were possible here, as long as you recognized the exact sequence.
Sequence: 99, 599, 1099, 1599.
10. A FLOATING CITY | THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA | THE FUR COUNTRY | AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Sequence: Jules Verne works in order of publication.
5/5 + 5/6 Scores (8 participants)
Bob Juch - 14 + 20 = 34
franktangredi - 10 + 12 = 22
ShamelessWeasel - 8 + 14 = 22
jarnon - 6 + 8 = 14
kroxquo - 8 + 4 = 12
smilergrogan - 4 + 8 = 12
themanintheseersuckersuit - 6 + 6 = 12
Bob78164 - 4 + 6 = 10
"[Drumpf's] name alone creates division and anger, whose words inspire dissension and hatred, and can't possibly 'Make America Great Again.'" --Kobe Bryant (1978-2020)
"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges. The foolish build barriers." --Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)
"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges. The foolish build barriers." --Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020)