Quiz

[ShrimperJim]

Here's a sort of quiz that i got from my kid's school. I've managed to get 29, but it's bloody hard. I'll answer the first one to give you a clue how it works.

1.  1805=B of T                 1805=Battle of Trafalgar
2.  365 D in Y
3.  2 LB had 2LT
4.  70=MS on the M
5.  1969 FM on the M
6.  100 P in a P
7.  101 D
8.  9=SF in a SY
9.  3 BM
10. 32 BS on a CB
11. 9 OCN
12. 200 P for PG in M
13. 1760 Y in a M
14. 1=FON
15. 11= LE in B
16. 206 B in the HB
17. 12 S of Z
18. 49 N in L
19. 3LK have 2LM
20. 25 P in a RUT
21. 4 W and a F
22. 7 O of the W
23. 12 D of J
24. 27=C of a FCS
25. 8 P in a G
26. 60 M in a H
27. 50 Y for a GW
28. 57 HV
29. 100 DC at which WB
30. 50 B in D
31. 16 P in a G of C
32. 2.21 P in a K
33. 212 BP of W in F
34. 1996 OG in A
35. 147= MB in S
36. 16 O in a P
37. 4.55 L in a G
38. 7 S on a FPP
39. 45 M in EH of a G of F
40. 1945=ABD on H
41. 3600 S in a H
42. 2.54 C in a I
43. M and the 10C
44. 3 BGG
45. 8 L on a S
46. 1963 JFK A in D
47. 5 S on a P
48. 90 D in a RA
49. 6 W of H the E
50. 6 B in an O in C

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (ShrimperJim @ Mar. 12 2004,09:53)]Here's a sort of quiz that i got from my kid's school. I've managed to get 29, but it's bloody hard. I'll answer the first one to give you a clue how it works.

1.  1805=B of T                 1805=Battle of Trafalgar
2.  365 D in Y
3.  2 LB had 2LT
4.  70=MS on the M
5.  1969 FM on the M
6.  100 P in a P
7.  101 D
8.  9=SF in a SY
9.  3 BM
10. 32 BS on a CB
11. 9 OCN
12. 200 P for PG in M
13. 1760 Y in a M
14. 1=FON
15. 11= LE in B
16. 206 B in the HB
17. 12 S of Z
18. 49 N in L
19. 3LK have 2LM
20. 25 P in a RUT
21. 4 W and a F
22. 7 O of the W
23. 12 D of J
24. 27=C of a FCS
25. 8 P in a G
26. 60 M in a H
27. 50 Y for a GW
28. 57 HV
29. 100 DC at which WB
30. 50 B in D
31. 16 P in a G of C
32. 2.21 P in a K
33. 212 BP of W in F
34. 1996 OG in A
35. 147= MB in S
36. 16 O in a P
37. 4.55 L in a G
38. 7 S on a FPP
39. 45 M in EH of a G of F
40. 1945=ABD on H
41. 3600 S in a H
42. 2.54 C in a I
43. M and the 10C
44. 3 BGG
45. 8 L on a S
46. 1963 JFK A in D
47. 5 S on a P
48. 90 D in a RA
49. 6 W of H the H
50. 6 B in an O in C

I hate these...

2) 365 days in a year
3) 2 little boys had 2 little toys
5) 69- first man on the moon
9) 3 blind mice

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

7) 101 Dalmatians
11) 9 O'Clock News
13) 1760 Yards in a Mile
17) 12 Signs of the Zodiac
21) 4 Weddings and a Funeral
26) 60 Minutes in a Hour
27) 50 Years for a Golden Wedding

28) 57 Heinz Varieties
29) 100 Degrees Centigrade at which Water Boils
31) 16 Pawns in a Game of Chess

35) 147= Maximum Break in Snooker
37) 4.55 Litres in a Gallon
39) 45 Minutes in Each Half of a Game of Football
40) 1945=Atom Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima (not very tasteful)
41) 3600 Seconds in an Hour
42) 2.54 Centimetres in an Inch
49) 6 Wives of Henry the H

(shurrley Eighth?)

 

[Napster]

A few more I got:

13) yards in a mile
17) signs of zodiac
32) pounds in kilo
36) ounces in a pound
42) inches in centimeter
46) JFK assassinated in Dallas

 

[ShrimperJim]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Mar. 12 2004,10:10)]9) 3 blind mice

I didn't get that one, doh

 

[Napster]

28) 57 Heinz variety

 

[ShrimperJim]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Mar. 12 2004,10:12)]49) 6 Wives of Henry the H  

(shurrley Eighth?)

Sorry Matt, I miss typed that

 

[steveh1510]

6 100 pence in a pound

25 8 pints in a gallon

34 olympic games in (adelaide) ?

38 7 sides of a fifty pence piece

43 moses and the ten commandments

48 90 degrees in a right angle

 

[steveh1510]

50 6 balls in an over in cricket

 

[ShrimperJim]

So far including my answers we have:

1.  1805=B of T                 1805=Battle of Trafalgar
2.  365 D in Y                    365 Days in Year
3.  2 LB had 2LT                 2 Little boys had 2 little toys
4.  70=MS on the M            70= Maximum speed on the motorway
5.  1969 FM on the M          1969= First man on the moon
6.  100 P in a P                  100 pence in a pound
7.  101 D                          101 Dalmations
8.  9=SF in a SY
9.  3 BM                            3 blind mice
10. 32 BS on a CB
11. 9 OCN                          9 O'clock news
12. 200 P for PG in M
13. 1760 Y in a M                1760 yards in a Mile
14. 1=FON                         1= First of number
15. 11= LE in B
16. 206 B in the HB 206 bones in the human body
17. 12 S of Z                      12 signs of Zodiac
18. 49 N in L 49 numbers in Lottery
19. 3LK have 2LM
20. 25 P in a RUT
21. 4 W and a F                   4 weddings and a funeral
22. 7 O of the W
23. 12 D of J
24. 27=C of a FCS
25. 8 P in a G                        8 Pints in a Gallon
26. 60 M in a H                      60 Minutes in an Hour
27. 50 Y for a GW                  50 years for a golden Wedding
28. 57 HV                             57 Heinz varieties
29. 100 DC at which WB          100 Degrees Centigrade at which water boils
30. 50 B in D
31. 16 P in a G of C                16 pawns in a game of chess
32. 2.21 P in a K                     2.21 Pounds in a Kilo
33. 212 BP of W in F
34. 1996 OG in A                    1996 Olympic games in Atlanta
35. 147= MB in S                    147= Maximum break in snooker
36. 16 O in a P                       16 ounces in a pound
37. 4.55 L in a G                     4.55 litres in a gallon
38. 7 S on a FPP                     7 sides on a fifty pence piece
39. 45 M in EH of a G of F         45 minutes in each half of a game of football
40. 1945=ABD on H                 1945= atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
41. 3600 S in a H                    3600 seconds in an hour
42. 2.54 C in a I                      2.54 centimetres in an Inch
43. M and the 10C                   Moses and the 10 commandments
44. 3 BGG
45. 8 L on a S                         8 legs on a spider
46. 1963 JFK A in D                   JFK assassinated in Dallas
47. 5 S on a P
48. 90 D in a RA                       90 degrees in a right angle
49. 6 W of H the E                    6 wives of Henry the Eighth
50. 6 B in an O in C                   6 balls in an over of cricket

 

[steveh1510]

Quote[/b] (ShrimperJim @ Mar. 12 2004,10:47)]16. 206 B in the HB

18. 49 N in L

Bones in the Human body

Numbers in Lottery

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

14) 1=First Ordinal Number, presumably?

 

[Usual_Suspect]

Quote[/b] (ShrimperJim @ Mar. 12 2004,10:47)]So far including my answers we have:

1.  1805=B of T                 1805=Battle of Trafalgar
2.  365 D in Y                    365 Days in Year
3.  2 LB had 2LT                 2 Little boys had 2 little toys
4.  70=MS on the M            70= Maximum speed on the motorway
5.  1969 FM on the M          1969= First man on the moon
6.  100 P in a P                  100 pence in a pound
7.  101 D                          101 Dalmations
8.  9=SF in a SY
9.  3 BM                            3 blind mice
10. 32 BS on a CB
11. 9 OCN                          9 O'clock news
12. 200 P for PG in M
13. 1760 Y in a M                1760 yards in a Mile
14. 1=FON                         1= First of number
15. 11= LE in B
16. 206 B in the HB              206 bones in the human body
17. 12 S of Z                      12 signs of Zodiac
18. 49 N in L                       49 numbers in Lottery
19. 3LK have 2LM
20. 25 P in a RUT
21. 4 W and a F                   4 weddings and a funeral
22. 7 O of the W
23. 12 D of J
24. 27=C of a FCS
25. 8 P in a G                        8 Pints in a Gallon
26. 60 M in a H                      60 Minutes in an Hour
27. 50 Y for a GW                  50 years for a golden Wedding
28. 57 HV                             57 Heinz varieties
29. 100 DC at which WB          100 Degrees Centigrade at which water boils
30. 50 B in D
31. 16 P in a G of C                16 pawns in a game of chess
32. 2.21 P in a K                     2.21 Pounds in a Kilo
33. 212 BP of W in F
34. 1996 OG in A                    1996 Olympic games in Atlanta
35. 147= MB in S                    147= Maximum break in snooker
36. 16 O in a P                       16 ounces in a pound
37. 4.55 L in a G                     4.55 litres in a gallon
38. 7 S on a FPP                     7 sides on a fifty pence piece
39. 45 M in EH of a G of F         45 minutes in each half of a game of football
40. 1945=ABD on H                 1945= atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
41. 3600 S in a H                    3600 seconds in an hour
42. 2.54 C in a I                      2.54 centimetres in an Inch
43. M and the 10C                   Moses and the 10 commandments
44. 3 BGG
45. 8 L on a S                         8 legs on a spider
46. 1963 JFK A in D                   JFK assassinated in Dallas
47. 5 S on a P
48. 90 D in a RA                       90 degrees in a right angle
49. 6 W of H the E                    6 wives of Henry the Eighth
50. 6 B in an O in C                   6 balls in an over of cricket

10. 32 BS on a CB black squares on a chess board
12. 200 P for PG in M pounds for passing go in monopoly
22. 7 O of the W oceans of the world
44. 3 BGG billy's goats gruff

 

[Usual_Suspect]

212 BP of W in F boiling point of water in f-height

 

[GNH]

19) 3LK have 2LM - 3 Little kittens have 2 little mittens?

Nursery rhyme?

23) 12 D of J - 12 Disciples of Jesus

47) 5 S on a P - 5 Sides on a pentagon