February 2010
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Quick Sunday Trivia
A few London themed trivia questions for a Sunday evening:
What is the oldest London Underground line?
Can you name the thirteen bridges of Central London?
Fill in the missing blank in this famous quote about a street in London:
“You must not miss _________. At one end you will find a statue of one of our kings who was beheaded; at the other, a monument to the man who did it.That is...
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Answer: Tuesday Teaser #11
There are many ways to answer the first three, but here are my favourite answers:
1. “I am not a knight.”
2. “I am a knave.”
3. “If someone asks me whether I’m a normal, I’ll answer ‘Yes’.”
Clearly if a knight or a knave were to say any of 1, 2 or 3, they would have to be lying or telling the truth respectively.
The second of the...
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Quick Monday Trivia
Can you name the ten countries of the world whose names are only four letters long?
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Tuesday Teaser #11
Consider three types of people in a medieval kingdom - Knights, Knaves, and Normals. Knights always tell the truth, Knaves always lie, and Normals can do either. The King wants his daughter to marry a nice normal Normal, not one of those goody-goody Knights or devious scoundrel Knaves.
How can you make a true statement that will convince the King you are a Normal?
How can you make a false...