Thursday 2 April 2015

The file format GIF is pronounced with a soft 'G'

Your targets this week:

We won this week, but could you have done even better?

The attendees
1) The statistician
2) The doctor
3) The rich person otherkin
4) The DJ-man
5) The mystery woman

The ones that got away
1) The first official Presidential Car was a 1909 White Steamer. Which President?
2) 2 point question: According to maritime law, there are four kinds of shipwreck. Two are 'lagan' and 'derelict, for one point each what are the other two?
3) Which of these is not a real member of the Batman baddies 'Club of Villains'? Charlie Caligula, Doctor Murder, El Sombrero, King Kraken, or Swagman?
4) 2 point question: In a Cricket World Cup quarter-final last month, Martin Guptill set a the record for highest individual score in a World Cup match with 237 runs. For one point each, what country does he play for, and what country were his opponents in that game?
5) What do the letters GIF stand for in the name of a computer file format?
6) The French 75 cocktail consists of Champagne and what other drink?

The answers


Our excuses


How did you do? Would you have beaten us (1 or more points)? Let the world know with the poll below, then read on for my alternative questions (loosely) inspired by this week's Ones That Got Away!


My alternative questions
Question 4
1) Taft is one of only two US Presidents whose surname begins and ends with the same letter - who's the other?
2) The Shipping Forecast is broadcast each day at 0520, 1201, 1754, and what other time? You get 2 points if you're spot on, and 1 point if you're within 10 minutes.
3) What appropriate name was given to another gang of Detective Comics villains whose members' codenames were King, Queen, Jack, Ten and Ace?
4) For one point each, what do these two cricket umpire signals indicate?
5) All doubt about the definitive pronunciation of what operating system was removed by an audio recording by creator Linus Torvalds?
6) According to the International Bartenders Association, a French 75 consists of 1.5 centilitres of lemon juice, 3 centilitres of gin, 6 centilitres of Champagane, and 2 dashes of simple syrup. If our gin is 40% alcohol by volume, our Champagne is 10% alcohol by volume, our lemon juice is 0% alcohol by volume, and we ignore the simple syrup - what strength is our resulting French 75? (You can have 2% either way.)

The answers


How did you do on my alternative questions? Have another poll!

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