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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. NZHorn

    NZHorn Well-Known Member

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    That's it. The Baby was a Naval aircraft.

    Over to you
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    What's the next number in this sequence - and why? ;)

    1901, 1907, 1913, 1931, 1933, _ _ _ _
     
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  3. canary-dave

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    1949 being the next prime number
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    Too good, Dave, too good...
     
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  5. canary-dave

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    Staying with maths, use the number 7 eight times to reach an answer of 100 using any mathematical symbol but no other number!
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    (7/7) + (7/7) + (7*7) + (7*7)
     
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    7777minus777divided by70 =100 ;)
     
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  8. canary-dave

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    You used a 0 in the 70!
     
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  9. canary-dave

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    I have to give it to you as it works!

    My method was 7 plus 7 divided by 7 to the power of 7 minus 7 minus 7 minus 7 minus 7
     
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  10. Bolton's Boots

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    What eleven-letter word in the English language has three sets of double consonants and only uses five different letters?
     
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  11. canary-dave

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    Mississippi
     
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  12. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Do you have a job as a Pub Quiz Question Writer or something ?

    Over to you...
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    I think you've missed a couple of brackets off there - doesn't work without them. :(
     
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  14. canary-dave

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    I used silent brackets, sorry! ;)

    In 1991 Alexandra Ripley wrote a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind!" Why was there such a lapse of time from original to sequel?
     
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    there was me thinking that word only has M I S and P in it = 4. Not that I know the actual answer, cos I don't, just saying....
     
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  16. canary-dave

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    That's a fair point BB, I only counted total, not different!
     
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  17. Bolton's Boots

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    :emoticon-0111-blush Can't even use the excuse of fat fingers. (Mental note: use numbers in future...)
     
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    She was using a Russian typewriter and couldn't source a replacement ribbon due to the Cold War?
     
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    Copyright reasons. There had to be a 60 year gap.
     
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    A dispute over the rights as she died intestate and childless?
     
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