How clever are steemitians? Friday afternoon Mindbenders ... 4 Steem on offer!
Section A. Crosswords
- GE with GS. (9,4)
- H … O (5)
- Phil hopes steem becomes a monster entity (14)
Section B
- An explorer discovers two bodies encased in clear ice and … “it’s Adam and Eve”, he exclaims – how can he be so sure?
- The person who wrote Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang was more famous for what?
- What was the inventor of the pie-chart better known for?
- Alfred Hitchcock famously appeared in all his movies. How did he appear in his 1944 movie ‘Lifeboat’?
- What is the difference between a Springer Spaniel and a Cocker Spaniel?
- What were Dalmatian dogs traditionally used for?
- Which language was predominant in Ancient Rome?
- What is the link between Japan and Ultravox?
- What is this? It does have a very strong link to steemit!
- Move one match and one match only to make it right and then tell me what you have done and why; (≠) is not a valid option.
- The Australian National emblem includes a Kangaroo and an Emu. What incapacity do these animals share which makes them suitable for the emblem, according to Aussies?
- The duck-billed platypus is famous for many reasons. Name two of its peculiarities as a marsupial.
It is now 6pm Ecuador/Miami/New York time, 11pm in London
Answers in by 9pm E/M/NY time, 2am in London
Collaboration with other stemitians is very much encouraged
Bribes to me are equally encouraged!
Best complete answers gets 2 Steem - next two share 2 Steem
In the event of a tie, all to be shared
Witnesses on steemit are your assurance of confidence in the system.
When you vote for witnesses, think about someone less obvious:
Listed at No. 53 is @timcliff, not even appearing on the list because you can only see to number 50. You have to write his name in the box! One for the scrutineers. @timcliff is a really good steemmate of mine, a very trustworthy and dependable guy who thinks for himself and for you.
Gandalf is No.17, the person who gave me a realisation that despite all the fake names, we have humans; he is a techy looking after security. He is listed as @gtg but he is known by his Mum and on Steemit Chat as Gandalf!
So, go to https://steemit.com/~witnesses - you need your authorisation password
And be sure to include 17 @gtg & 53 @timcliff
I give up :D
enigma or some other cryptography encoding machine
move the bottom match to 11 :D V II I = V V I
I will just google everything tomorrow :) feel smart and all
Send what you have ... you never know ... @pfunk is leading on pure creativity!
SEcton A
Pass
Hippo
Phill hopes steem alright
Section B
Damn , leaves , tey are fresh off the garden , always hated those :D
James Bond apparently
Pie chart has a inventor , must not be so famous if that is in your portfolio "I colored a circle"
Alive and well
Their character , fur , one has ears :D
Heard that one , but it's definitely for nice fur jackets :)
electro godzilla probably
Pass, can't get in my Aussie pants right now
The platapus is a secret agent that battles godzilla , other than that beak and tail can't even describe them and the sound i guess
I gave you a place for some excellent lateral thinking!
Namaste
Revised format idea - a few captains, each gets three team members making a team of 4 and they have 24 hours to submit their answers. This promotes interaction and has a bit more fun to it. What do you think? Please add ideas if you would like to. I would love you to be a captain too!
9 is Babbage's Difference Engine, also known as the first computer.
#Kangaroo and emu cannot walk backwards
#Platypus - egg laying mammal, has poisonus spurs on its feet
each of your three answers are correct! I shall issue the complete answers very shortly after admin - Thank you for taking part!
Stand by!
1Domestic pets with nametags
2James bond
3?
4?
5Cocker is domestic, Springer is bred for outdoors/sport
6 Watchdogs
7 Latin
8?
9 Sir Sharles Babbage's 'computer'.
10
1?
1
2 Poisonous and carries young in a pouch? Lays eggs?
Off the top of my head in 7 minutes - I swear!
Revised format idea - a few captains, each gets three team members making a team of 4 and they have 24 hours to submit their answers. This promotes interaction and has a bit more fun to it. What do you think? Please add ideas if you would like to. I would love you to be a captain too!
I think it's a great idea. My only concern is the internet rendering most general knowledge competitions redundant. Could you come up with cheat proof questions? Also, I'd be happy to be a captain.
Yes, the internet does pose problems but the object is collusion. My questions like Pi and the difference machine are hard to research on the internet, as are crossword clues.
I think I can structure it ok
Thank you for agreeing to be a captain - that is great!
Responsibilities are light! Get a team and agree how to communicate
I shall be in touch!
Section A:
1 ...uhh
2 Hippo?
3
Brobdingnagian?Yeah, that one doesn't count, I Googled it.Section B:
1 Leaves were strategically placed...
2 Gossiping in the ghetto
3 Gluttony
4 Fat, white and half bald
5 Depends, which caliber do they fire?
6 Winter Camo
7 Roman, duh.
8 Ultravox? What's that?
9 Uhhh....Money maker?
10 Take one match, strike it, light the others - Now it's a campfire
11 Gluten Intolerance
12 They live in the water aaannd....They can't see well?
Sensationally similar to @pfunk - will send out answers in a sec
Haha Ok, I'll watch for them.
Fantastic effort everyone!
Winner @nikflossus - 2 steem
Runner-up @bkkshadow - 1 steem
Third @j3dy - 1 steem (though dodgy in the extreme!
It is not the taking part that counts ... it is the winning
Thank you for having a crack
If you have not seen, the Qs and As are here:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@ebryans/how-clever-are-steemitians-questions-and-their-answers
I shall send steem forthwith!
Thank you. You've made my day. I shall go to bed elated and dream sweet dreams of fortune and fame!
Well done my brother , our clash was worth it :D , you helped me get to the third place I'm enthroning myself in :d , my bed :D , gratz to the winner :D , Cheers for the contest , did myself a favor for following you today i suppose :)
Perfect!
Thanks again
with those answers I'm surprised I got anything, I think I didn't get anything :D all my answers were wrong , maybe the matchsticks can be argued based on perspective since 22/7 is pi ? really :D and that a bomb joke is a bit of British dry humor :D
my apologies if that Ultravox/Japan caused any offence; it certainly was not supposed to - in fact it did not occur! I should be more thoughtful! Sincere apologies.
yes, 22/7 is Pi; the rest are dependent upon whether people rush to google or whatever ... I tried to suggest collusion but ...
I hope that you gained more than the 1 steem I sent you!
Thanks again for at least having a go!
oh thank you :) I was busy following up :D realized from your reply it was about time , so @pfunk got a close call :D