h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Master B,

Thanks for resurrecting this one - I'd clean forgotten about it.

Big clue to finish it quickly: Think arithmetic rather than geometry.

Icy

I think this one's outstayed its welcome, so I'll post another, hopefully easier one shortly (if that's OK). Let me know if you want the solution to the previous one.

Icy

OK, here's an alternative quiz (from my collection of useless timewasting activities).

Each of these songs has the name of a British bird hidden, in order, within the letters. The length of the answer is in brackets.

Post the answers as you see them (include the question number), and whoever spots the most is the winner.

Example: Q. "Just What I Needed" (4)
A. SWAN (juSt WhAt i Needed)

On to the questions (there's fifty, which should keep you quiet for a bit):

1. A Night To Remember (5)
2. Back In The USSR (4)
3. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (7)
4. Can't Be With You Tonight (6)
5. Cruel To Be Kind (5)
6. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (8)
7. Don't Stop Me Now (4)
8. Games Without Frontiers (5)
9. Gimme All Your Lovin' (6)
10. Glad All Over (4)
11. Good Vibrations (4)
12. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) (7)
13. I Can See Clearly Now (4)
14. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (8)
15. I Go To Sleep (5)
16. I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet (6)
17. I Hear You Knocking (4)
18. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (7)
19. In The Air Tonight (5)
20. In The Army Now (4)
21. It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes (9)
22. Just Can't Give You Up (5)
23. Kinky Boots (4)
24. Knowing Me Knowing You (6)
25. Leader Of The Pack (4)
26. Let's Stick Together (6)
27. Love In An Elevator (6)
28. Love Of The Common People (6)
29. Making Plans For Nigel (6)
30. Message In A Bottle (5)
31. My Camera Never Lies (5)
32. New Orleans (4)
33. Playground Twist (6)
34. Respect Yourself (6)
35. School's Out (4)
36. Sleeping With The Lights On (6)
37. Softly Whispering I Love You (6)
38. Spirits in the Material World (7)
39. Stairway To Heaven (5)
40. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (7)
41. The Final Countdown (6)
42. The First Cut Is The Deepest (6)
43. The Wind Cries Mary (5)
44. Things Can Only Get Better (6)
45. Tired of Waiting (7)
46. Two Little Boys (5)
47. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm (8)
48. Who's That Girl (4)
49. Working In A Coalmine (6)
50. You To Me Are Everything (6)

1. A Night To Remember (5) - Grebe
2. Back In The USSR (4) - Kite
3. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (7) - Bunting
4. Can't Be With You Tonight (6) - Chough
5. Cruel To Be Kind (5) - Robin
7. Don't Stop Me Now (4) - Smew
10. Glad All Over (4) - Dove
12. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) (7) - Harrier
13. I Can See Clearly Now (4) - Crow
14. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (8) - Starling
15. I Go To Sleep (5) - Goose
16. I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet (6) - Avocet
19. In The Air Tonight (5) - Heron
20. In The Army Now (4) - Tern
23. Kinky Boots (4) - Knot
24. Knowing Me Knowing You (6) - Wigeon
25. Leader Of The Pack (4) - Lark
26. Let's Stick Together (6) - Scoter
27. Love In An Elevator (6) - Linnet
29. Making Plans For Nigel (6) - Magpie
30. Message In A Bottle (5) - Eagle
32. New Orleans (4) - Wren
33. Playground Twist (6) - Godwit
34. Respect Yourself (6) - Petrel
35. School's Out (4) - Coot
38. Spirits in the Material World (7) - Pintail
39. Stairway To Heaven (5) - Raven
40. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (7) - Bittern
41. The Final Countdown (6) - Falcon
42. The First Cut Is The Deepest (6) - Thrush
43. The Wind Cries Mary (5) - Eider
44. Things Can Only Get Better (6) - Gannet
45. Tired of Waiting (7) - Redwing
47. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm (8) - Wheatear
48. Who's That Girl (4) - Shag
50. You To Me Are Everything (6) - Martin

Icy - I do enjoy these

Which leaves:

6. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (8)
8. Games Without Frontiers (5)
9. Gimme All Your Lovin' (6)
11. Good Vibrations (4)
17. I Hear You Knocking (4)
18. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (7)
21. It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes (9)
22. Just Can't Give You Up (5)
28. Love Of The Common People (6)
31. My Camera Never Lies (5)
36. Sleeping With The Lights On (6)
37. Softly Whispering I Love You (6)
46. Two Little Boys (5)
49. Working In A Coalmine (6)

6. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (8) - Dotterel
17. I Hear You Knocking (4) - Rook
21. It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes (9) - Turnstone
22. Just Can't Give You Up (5) - Scaup
37. Softly Whispering I Love You (6) - Osprey
46. Two Little Boys (5) - Twite
49. Working In A Coalmine (6) - Oriole
31. My Camera Never Lies (5) - Crane? (Do you get cranes in Britain?)
36. Sleeping With The Lights On (6) - Pigeon

8. Games Without Frontiers (5)
9. Gimme All Your Lovin' (6)
11. Good Vibrations (4)
18. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (7)
28. Love Of The Common People (6)

Good start, Trin. I don't think the last few will cause you any trouble.



They're all on the British list - some will be rare vagrants.

8. Games Without Frontiers (5) - Swift?

Good one, this.
Mind if I tidy up?

9. Gimme All Your Lovin' (6) - merlin
11. Good Vibrations (4) - ibis
18. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (7) - moorhen
28. Love Of The Common People (6) - hoopoe

Wow, I'm really impressed. And I didn't post some because I thought they would be too hard for you. You can decide for yourselves before Trin posts another...

51. Give Me Your Heart Tonight (8)
52. Goodbye Is Just Another Word (7)
53. Just Who Is The Five O'clock Hero (8)
54. Love Is A Wonderful Thing (10)
55. Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (7)



p.s. I take commissions on this sort of thing. Drop me a line if you want a themed quiz - goes down well at birthdays, funerals, Bar Mitzvahs, etc.

54. Love Is A Wonderful Thing (10) - Sanderling

Not sure about any of the others though

Right, I'm thinking, I'm thinking...

Northumberland Forever
Mount Everest
Zeitgeist
Vengeance

Music is one link. What's the other?

Racehorses?

No. Find the musical link (it's not exactly obvious ) and the other link should become apparent

Well why didn't you say so!

English Civil War

(Was that a bit easy? )

OK, here are ten odd-man-out questions.

Please post the odd word in each set, for all ten questions (including any guesses), and I'll give you a score out of ten. No need to post reasons (unless you want to help someone else win). First to post 10/10 is the winner, so feel free to play tactically...


1. Hygiene, Student, Defence, Hijack, Abcess

2. Bucks, Magic, Crush, Jazz, Heat

3. Suspected, Uncertain, Anomalous, Optional, Delicate

4. Stiff, Drooping, Soft, Hairy, Floppy

5. Landslide, Rescue, Sympathy, Tomorrow, Shivers

6. Banana, Key, Five, Flower, Wolf

7. Fry, Key, Such, Park, Snow

8. Spider, Tintin, Snoopy, Eagle, Gumdrop

9. Occidental, English, Common, Running, Stack

10. Crystal, St Martins, Victoria, Portman, Sutton


Cheers,

Icy

**has a jolly good laugh at number 4**

B

Something amusing you Master B, sniggering at the back there?

Why don't you come to the front and explain to the whole class what you find so amusing?

(Q4 is my favourite btw. Completely innocent, too)

OK, some answers. Some I know, some I'm guessing:

1. Hygiene

2. Crush

3. Delicate

4. Soft

5. Rescue

6. Flower

7. Park

8. Eagle

9. Stack

10. Victoria

Master B scores 4/10 on posting 1099

Think tactically before you post another guess - it may be worth waiting to see someone else's result, or hiding some of the ones you know to be right...