Biotop
August 6, 2018, 4:19pm
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And your answers are correct Barkis .
Great so I’m even dumber than those dumber than bears.
20.? Raymond Smullyan stumped us by pointing out that European states falter.
Dead_Cat:
Even with Ulf’s answer template, I still can’t figure it out. Unless:
If the statement is a matter of verifiable fact, true; if unverifiable, or a matter of opinion, false.
But that doesn’t seem to fit with the spoilered answer in post #15 above, and knowing Biotop, it won’t be anywhere near as simple as that, anyway.
Can a dumber than your average bear get a clue?
Sorry if I misdirected by asking that hockey question. [I believe the answer is indeed the Bruins, btw] I was trying to follow Biotop ’s “rule” several times in my post, as an extra hint of sorts. The actual answer to the trivia question is indeed “false,” and so is the Biotop -style answer. There.
Not a movie guy at all, and never heard of the movie referenced by septimus . I thought the question was a real question! I was pretty pleased with myself too, though as noted in my spoiler the first part of the question at least is ambiguous.
Biotop
August 6, 2018, 5:31pm
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Ulf_the_Unwashed:
Sorry if I misdirected by asking that hockey question. [I believe the answer is indeed the Bruins, btw] I was trying to follow Biotop ’s “rule” several times in my post, as an extra hint of sorts. The actual answer to the trivia question is indeed “false,” and so is the Biotop -style answer. There.
Not a movie guy at all, and never heard of the movie referenced by septimus . I thought the question was a real question! I was pretty pleased with myself too, though as noted in my spoiler the first part of the question at least is ambiguous.
Heh heh. Well done. Good stuff.
I am going to work and if anyone wants they can post the solution before I return.
Biotop
August 7, 2018, 4:31am
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Biotop:
My Original True/False Test was left unsolved on the ATMB forum, so I thought I’d see if I’d have better luck in the Game Room.
How is your knowledge of trivia? Better than mine, probably. But no matter.
Answer each question below either True or False, paying scant attention to whether the numbered statement is actually fact or fiction. That’s not really the important thing.
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True or False :
_1. The average weight of an unopened carton of new sale f lyers at Wegmans stores is 55 pounds.
_2. A good oracle can foretell the future better than a bad one.
_3. Vincent van Gogh always regretted painting** a self** portrait and eventually tried to destroy every one he made.
_4. The rut abega is the world’s oldest cultivated root vegetable.
_5. Poland’s Official National Root Vegetable is the tur nip.
_6. Bottles of ale s ent to the United States from Belgium tend to rate higher in quality than those imported here from England, according to Beer Journal .
_7. “The Oilskin Brigade” was a covert u mbrella-wielding Macintosh-wearing team of elite CIA assassins who would only kill during driving rainstorms.
_8. One natural way to control an infestation of** fleas** is to sprinkle ground mint leaves on your pet’s bedding.
_9. Fourte en first ladies have owned cats.
_10. A blue flas k will help keep and preserve rum better than a red or silver one.
_11. The entire Tur kish Embassy in Washington DC consists of only two rooms and a bathroom.
_12. According to a widely quoted article in the first issue of Li**fe , Las **Vegas was the best city in 1936 in which to live in the United States.
Ok, for anyone who is still perplexed, the spoiler above will clear things up. You should now be able to True or False all the others. Great job to everyone who successfully solved the puzzle!
The key was to figure out how to answer true or false without the statement actually having to be true or false. I won’t say if that is the case or not with the original and still unsolved true/false test from back in May.
Nicely done. I had a feeling it would be something like this, but couldn’t see it even though it was staring me in the face.
Mind you, it took about 10 rounds of “I pass the scissors open/closed” before I figured that one out, so no surprise there.
I do believe it is no longer unsolved…
Biotop
August 8, 2018, 4:38pm
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Well done Ulf the Unwashed ! Kudos!