Phoneix 24: Hours of entertainment

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:43 am

Muchos thanks Geoff.

Ok, here's one you might not like.

What day and what time is national pi day? (Use your head, it's not that hard!

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Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:59 am

Pi is approximately 3.14159265358979

So I would guess it's the 14th March?

Or maybe Wednesday, at 1.41.

Incidentally, remember that program on c5 recently about a savant who memorised pi to about a zillion places, and learnt Icelandic in a week. Scientists did tests on him to try and find out more about him, and part of these tests involved them showing him a series of digits from pi, but changing a couple of them. Apparently he got quite upset at this!

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:31 am

Excellent deduction your sleuthiness. I'll let you have that one.

Its March 14th at 1:59 (3/14 1:59)

Over to ye!

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:57 am

Thanks Matt! HOw does one celebrate National Pi Day anyway?

... right, simple question (not even sure of all the answers myself)...

What are the 5 fruit machines shown in the Fruitchat banner you can see above you??? The 1st two are quite easy, but the other 3 ...

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:59 am

I'm fairly certain they are Subbuteo, Shark Raving Mad and Italian Job 3. The other 2 are King Kebab and Top Dog. Easy!

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:03 am

That's impressive Matt!

You should stick down that skll on your CV. Or was it you that designed the banner?

Either way, it's over to you!

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:09 am

cardinal richelieu wrote:That's impressive Matt!

You should stick down that skll on your CV. Or was it you that designed the banner?

Either way, it's over to you!

I didn't design it, no. I get that ability from playing these damn machines for way too long. I always liked subbuteo, it had Alan Partridge voiceovers for some reason! A-haaaaaaaa!

Anyway, the next question.

There is one US state and one country in the world that start with A, but don't end in A. (Every other country/state starting with A, finishes with A by the way).

Can you name them?

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:15 am

Arkansas and Afghanistan!

(you just stumbled on my forte)...

I smell an Alan Partridge question brewing...

EDIT: What about Azerbaijan?

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:45 am

Very good your eminence. My source is obviously duff, and Azerbaijan is quite clearly a country too! Don't shoot the messenger, please!

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Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:50 am

That's alright. Your "source" might have just forgotton about the break-up of the Soviet Union.

Right, an Alan Partidge question for you...

What are the names of Alan Partridge's children?

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:52 am

I think one is Fernando? I've got S1&2 on DVD and watch them a fair bit. CALL CLIFF THORBURN NOW!!

:P

Trying to think of the other...

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:56 am

Fernando is the easy one! As he's named after the ABBA song.

His daughter isn't named after an ABBA song, though it's possible she could be named after a Blondie song!

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:00 pm

Ahh that maks it much easier. Definitely wouldn't have got it without that hint!

Must be Denis(e) then

Matt

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:35 pm

It certainly is!

Back to you...

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:57 pm

Right, you've got a 1 in 7 chance here.

Nearly 50% of bank robberies occur on which day of the week?

Matt