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The question
ALSO TRY QUESTION 474, WHICH HAS BEEN SANDWICHED BY MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Question 476: Bet a pound of flesh that this won't go unanswered
The BBC informed the guardian about it latest project in this succinct statement. "You can have three words to work from, Adler, Hound, Reichenbach. Those are your clues."
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Deduce the what is being referenced to here.
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The question
ALSO TRY QUESTION 474, WHICH HAS BEEN SANDWICHED BY MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS!
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Deduce the what is being referenced to here.
(only exact answers will be accepted)
The question
ALSO TRY QUESTION 474, WHICH HAS BEEN SANDWICHED BY MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Theme Answer: Serendipitous Inventions
Serendipity: Serendipity is a propensity for making fortunate discoveries while looking for something unrelated.
Etymology:
The first noted use of this word was by Horace Walpole (1717–1792). In a letter to Mann (dated January 28th) he said he formed it from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of". The name stems either from Serendip, an old name for Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), or from Arabic Sarandib, or from Sanskrit Simhaladvipa which literally translates to "Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island".
Hence the name of the theme, fortune favours the brave (lucky would have been a give-away)
Answer:
All the Discoveries were made by accident.
Red Herring:
Bra, was made with an intent to keep assets afloat
(smirk)
Results:
1) Theme Cracked By:
a) Nagaratna (Question 5) : +20
b) SyntaxError (Question 6) : +10
c) Tom Sawyer (Question 6) : +10
2) Red Herring: (+20)
a) Nagaratna
b) SyntaxError
3) Wrong Guess:
a) SyntaxError (Question 4): -15
Thats the end of the theme folks
Scores will be updated duly.
Cheers.
Etymology:
The first noted use of this word was by Horace Walpole (1717–1792). In a letter to Mann (dated January 28th) he said he formed it from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of". The name stems either from Serendip, an old name for Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), or from Arabic Sarandib, or from Sanskrit Simhaladvipa which literally translates to "Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island".
Hence the name of the theme, fortune favours the brave (lucky would have been a give-away)
Answer:
All the Discoveries were made by accident.
Red Herring:
Bra, was made with an intent to keep assets afloat
(smirk)
Results:
1) Theme Cracked By:
a) Nagaratna (Question 5) : +20
b) SyntaxError (Question 6) : +10
c) Tom Sawyer (Question 6) : +10
2) Red Herring: (+20)
a) Nagaratna
b) SyntaxError
3) Wrong Guess:
a) SyntaxError (Question 4): -15
Thats the end of the theme folks
Scores will be updated duly.
Cheers.
Scoreboard Update
Scores have been updated. Till 472.
Check if they're right.
The Theme will be disclosed shortly.
DO answer it!
Mind you, extra points for spotting the red herring
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