Discussion » 15:22 22 August 2001

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Posted by cal, 15:22, 22nd August 2001:
 
The best thing on the web right now is this. Go and play, and waste years of your life [via tom]. I recommend you create a profile first, so you save your scores.

Interesting puzzle. I can do about a quarter of these? If you can solve any, post them as comments and impress me!

example: 24 H in a D = 24 hours in a day

1 26 L of the A
2 7 D of the W
3 7 W of the W
4 12 S of the Z
5 66 B of the B
6 52 C in a P (WJs)
7 13 S in the USF
8 18 H on a G C
9 39 B of the O T
10 5 T on a F
11 90 D in a R A
12 3 B M (S H T R)
13 32 is the T in D F at which W F
14 15 P in a R T
15 3 W on a T
16 100 C in a R
17 11 P in a F (S) T
18 12 M in a Y
19 13=UFS
20 8 T on a O
21 29 D in F in a L Y
22 27 B in the N T
23 365 D in a Y
24 13 L in a B D
25 52 W in a Y
26 9 L of a C
27 60 M in a H
28 23 P of C in the H B
29 64 S on a C B
30 9 P in S A
31 6 B to an O in C
32 1000 Y in a M
33 15 M on a D M C
Posted by luke, 17:26, 22nd August 2001:
 
A few gaps but have got these so far :)

1 26 Letters of the Alphabet
2 7 Days of the Week
3 7 Wonders of the World
4 12 Signs of the Zodiac
5 -
6 52 Cards in a Pack (With Jokers)
7 13 Stripes in the United States Flag
8 18 Holes on a Golf Course
9 39 Books of the Old Testament
10 5 Toes on a Foot
11 -
12 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
13 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes
14 -
15 3 Wheels on a Tricycle
16 -
17 -
18 12 Months in a Year
19 13 = Unlucky For Some
20 8 Tentacles on a Octopus
21 29 Days in February in a Leap Year
22 27 Books in the New Testament
23 365 Days in a Year
24 13 Loafs in a Bakers Dozen
25 52 Weeks in a Year
26 9 Lifes of a Cat
27 60 Minutes in a Hour
28 -
29 64 Squares on a Chess Board
30 30 9 Provinces in South Africa
31 6 Bowls to an Over in Cricket
32 1000 Year in a Millenium
33 -
Posted by cal, 17:36, 22nd August 2001:
 
very good! the ones left are:

66 B of the B
90 D in a R A
15 P in a R T - 15 People in a Rugby Team
100 C in a R
11 P in a F (S) T - 11 People in a Football (Soccer) Team
23 P of C in the H B
15 M on a D M C
Posted by steve-outsider, 18:50, 22nd August 2001:
 
66 books of the bible
15 M on a D M C men on a dead man's chest
90 D in a R A degrees in a right angle
Posted by adam, 05:16, 23rd August 2001:
 
that's withOUT jokers...

leaving
100 C in a R
23 P of C in the H B

hmm.... H B - holy bible?
*thinking*
Posted by cal, 08:06, 23rd August 2001:
 
23 Pieces of Credability in the Holy Bible? Perhaps not that many...
Posted by tajmahal, 09:09, 23rd August 2001:
 
It's obviously a South African list:
100 cents in a Rand.
Posted by andigladwin, 09:11, 23rd August 2001:
 
I think the answers are...

100 Cents in a Rand
23 Pairs Of Chromozones in the Human Body

Right? Wrong? I dunno! :oD

--Andi
Posted by andigladwin, 09:16, 23rd August 2001:
 
Hey tajmaha - thats not fair, you beat me by 2 minutes :oD

--A
Posted by cal, 10:31, 23rd August 2001:
 
Wow - got them all :)
Posted by cal, 10:33, 23rd August 2001:
 
Does anybody have any of their own?

100 P in a P
1024 B in a M
8 B in a B
168 H in a W
Posted by phil, 10:48, 23rd August 2001:
 
100 pennies in a pound
1024 bytes in a meg
8 bits in a byte
168 hours in a week

Come on, Cal... If _I_ can get those :P
Posted by phil, 10:52, 23rd August 2001:
 
7 F on a C
2 S on a R


It's only two, but hey. I'll think of more
Posted by phil, 10:54, 23rd August 2001:
 
Oops, the first one should be 6. I hit the wrong key
Posted by cal, 11:11, 23rd August 2001:
 
6 Faces on a Cube

can't get the other one
Posted by phil, 19:56, 23rd August 2001:
 
Okay, so that was easy...

2 sides on a record
Posted by nobody, 11:59, 24th August 2001:
 
1 26 Letters of the Alphabet
2 7 Days of the Week
3 7 Wonders of the World
4 12 Signs of the Zodiac
5 66 Books of the Bible
6 52 Cards in a Pack (With Jokers)
7 13 Stripes in the United States Flag
8 18 Holes on a Golf Course
9 39 Books of the Old Testament
10 5 Toes on a Foot
11 90 Degrees in a Right Angle
12 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
13 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes
14 15 People in a Rugby Team
15 3 Wheels on a Tricycle
16 100 Cents in a Rand
17 11 People in a Football (Soccer) Team
18 12 Months in a Year
19 13 = Unlucky For Some
20 8 Tentacles on a Octopus
21 29 Days in February in a Leap Year
22 27 Books in the New Testament
23 365 Days in a Year
24 13 Loafs in a Bakers Dozen
25 52 Weeks in a Year
26 9 Lifes of a Cat
27 60 Minutes in a Hour
28 23 Pairs Of Chromozones in the Human Body
29 64 Squares on a Chess Board
30 30 9 Provinces in South Africa
31 6 Bowls to an Over in Cricket
32 1000 Year in a Millenium
33 15 Men on a dead man's chest
Posted by steve-outsider, 20:44, 24th August 2001:
 
Um, 1024 bytes in a meg?

Bytes in a K, maybe, or K in a meg...
Posted by phil, 22:10, 24th August 2001:
 
So I can't count either. It kinda makes sense so long as you don't think about it.
Posted by cal, 14:38, 25th August 2001:
 
opps - that doesn't quite add up :)
Posted by vaanamal, 21:14, 26th August 2001:
 
13 Loafs to a Bakers Dozen is a FALSE answer as per the MENSA quiz...
Posted by denverl, 01:12, 28th August 2001:
 
Try... 13 loaves to a bakers dozen
Posted by sans0006, 03:45, 29th August 2001:
 
13=UFS Unlucky For Some is the wrong answer ....
Posted by Suzie, 04:09, 29th August 2001:
 
What's the right answer then?

That's a classic bingo callers line.. I know, my grandad used to call bingo..

Two fat ladies and all that..
Posted by cal, 08:21, 29th August 2001:
 
You two anonomous people - technically all of the answers are right. Just because the original mensa version had different answers, it doesn't mean that these are any less right. Posting that people are wrong but offereing no alternative solution is just annoying.
Posted by cmn74, 11:15, 29th August 2001:
 
On my version of the MENSA test, the only one that comes back false is 31 - 6 Bowls to an Over in Cricket.
Posted by cal, 11:21, 29th August 2001:
 
what is your answer?
Posted by Scarpelli, 01:33, 11th September 2001:
 
6 Balls to an Over in Cricket
Posted by Scarpelli, 01:38, 11th September 2001:
 
6 Balls to an Over in Cricket
Posted by Dazza_London, 13:55, 14th August 2003:
 
13=UFS

has to be put as

13 is Unlucky for some

= = IS
Posted by Vikrant, 05:43, 28th September 2003:
 
23 P of C in the H B = 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body
Posted by krayzieman, 22:10, 6th October 2003:
 
the quiz was good but easy.
Plus millenium is spelt MILLENNIUM.
Posted by xorren, 13:15, 20th October 2003:
 
Optional answer: 23 psalms of corinthians in the holy bible
13 equals union flag stars
Posted by ndct, 14:49, 29th October 2003:
 
just adding in :

4 E S to a S
12 A in a C C
1600 M to a M
144 T in M

thats all i can think for now
Posted by rayhaan, 11:36, 12th December 2003:
 
For 9 L of a C the answer is not 9 lifes of act but 9 lives of a cat.
Posted by Sandy, 19:28, 19th February 2004:
 
Hey why do I keep getting 23 P of C in the H B wrong... 23 Pairs of Chromozones in the Human Body??
Posted by cal, 21:21, 19th February 2004:
 
learn to spell

(chromosomes)
Posted by Brock, 21:56, 19th February 2004:
 
Sandy: So. The answers are all written here, and have been for 2 1/2 years, and you STILL can't finish it?
Posted by jennyb, 15:29, 25th February 2004:
 
does anybody know what 13k on a f would be--it's driving me crazy. thanks, jenny
Posted by WillSen, 12:53, 27th March 2004:
 
Can anyone help me with these last few

17 NOTBS
50 COG
17 BWD
24 CCT
6 WSOTAF
9 M
400 PFMIM
16 SOJ
12 A (WOR)
7 AS

Thanks
Posted by adodomini, 19:18, 21st April 2004:
 
So, I have to pick on the quiz as well. The designers made 3 or so mistakes: 'millenium' is spelled wrong (noted above) 'a octopus' really should be 'an octopus', and breaking the format of the test by indicating = instead of is.

I missed the = one, and had a hell of a time with the 1000 y in a m until I had a bad speller 'fix' it for me. I gave up before I got the octopus with 25 correct answers in 4 days.
Posted by hu, 05:15, 27th April 2004:
 
0 24 H in a D 24 Hours in a Day
1 26 L of the A 26 letters of the alphabet
2 7 D of the W 7 days of the week
3 7 W of the W 7 wonders of the world
4 12 S of the Z 12 signs of the zodiac
5 66 B of the B 66 books of the bible
6 52 C in a P (WJs) 52 Cards in a Pack (Without Jokers)
7 13 S in the USF 13 stripes in the united states flag
8 18 H on a G C 18 holes on a golf course
9 39 B of the O T 39 books of the old testament
10 5 T on a F 5 toes on a foot
11 90 D in a R A 90 degrees in a right angle
12 3 B M (S H T R) 3 blind mice (see how they run)
13 32 is the T in D F at which W F 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit at Which Water Freezes
14 15 P in a R T 15 players in a rugby team
15 3 W on a T 3 wheels on a tricycle
16 100 C in a R 100 cents in a rand
17 11 P in a F (S) T 11 players in a Football (Soccer) Team
18 12 M in a Y 12 months in a year
19 13 is U F S 13 is Unlucky For Some
20 8 T on a O 8 tentacles on a octopus
21 29 D in F in a L Y 29 Days in February in a Leap Year
22 27 B in the N T 27 books in the new testament
23 365 D in a Y 365 days in a year
24 13 L in a B D 13 loaves in a bakers dozen
25 52 W in a Y 52 weeks in a year
26 9 L of a C 9 lives of a cat
27 60 M in a H 60 minutes in a hour
28 23 P of C in the H B 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body
29 64 S on a C B 64 squares on a chess board
30 9 P in S A 9 provinces in South Africa
31 6 B to an O in C 6 balls to an over in cricket
32 1000 Y in a M 1000 years in a Millenium
33 15 M on a D M C 15 men on a dead mans chest
Posted by mercury_venus, 05:59, 4th August 2004:
 
100 c in R

100 Centigrade in Ritcher Scale