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| April 2006 - Round 3 Puzzle 7: Maths (1 correct, 0 incorrect): What is the integral of f(x)dx from a to b, where f(x) = cos x, a = (4!+3!)/30 � [(2^0)(0!)], b = A/r^2, and A = area of a circle? 0 Song (1 correct, 0 incorrect): The Cyrkle "Red Rubber Ball" And I think it's gonna be alright/Yeah, the worst is over now/The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball Trivia (1 correct, 0 incorrect): 0101011101101000011000010111010000100000011000 1101101111011011000110111101110010001000000110 1001011100110010000001100001001000000110001001 1000010110111001100001011011100110000100111111 Yellow Puzzle 6: Engrish (1 correct, 0 incorrect): Taking a cue from the crew while standing in the queue for Avenue Q, I spit out my chew; but then the baby�s coo gave me a clue for the coup. (The extra "for" was after a line break, somewhere most people wouldn't notice it.) Taking a cue from the crew while standing in the queue for for Avenue Q, I spit out my chew; but then the baby�s coo gave me a clue for the coup. (1) Maths (1 correct, 0 incorrect): f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 2 - 1/x What is the integral of f(x) from 0 to 1? (Round answer to second decimal place.) Undefined Song (1 correct, 0 incorrect): Foo Fighters "Everlong" And I wonder when I sit alone with you/If everything could ever be this real forever/If aanything could ever be this good again Puzzle 5: Engrish (2 correct, 2 incorrect): There, there. Don't worry, they're there in their room. Their, their. Do�nt wurry, their there in they�re rooom. (7) Equation (2 correct, 0 incorrect): 6 = Geese a-Laying Song (0 correct, 0 incorrect): Billy Joel "We Didn't Start the Fire" We didin't start the fire/No we didn't light it, but we're trying to fight it Puzzle 4: Engrish (2 correct, 0 incorrect): I initially thought it stupid; but when she started telling me about her clique, it really piqued my interest. I initially thought it stupid; but when she started telling me about her click, it really peaked my interest. (2) Equation (1 correct, 0 incorrect): 1024 = Bytes in a Kilobyte (or Megabytes in a Gigabyte) Trivia (1 correct, 0 incorrect): What is the name of the dog of the lead guitarist of the Smashing Pumpkins? Bugg Superstar Puzzle 3: Engrish (2 correct, 0 incorrect): The two scientists wrote a report saying that the data suggest Tom Cruise has herpes. The two scientists wrote a report saying that the data suggests Tom Cruise has herpes. (1) Maths (1 correct, 0 incorrect): e^(pi*i) = ? -1 Pattern (0 correct, 0 incorrect): F A R K I Q E J N _ _ 10 D [Starting with the F, every other letter spells "friend." Starting with the A, every other letter is a playing card in descending order. I know, having a 10 as one character is cheap.] Puzzle 2: Engrish (1 correct, 0 incorrect): His alibi just doesn't jibe with what the witness alleges. His aliby just does�nt jive with what the witness alledges. (4) Equation (1 correct, 0 incorrect): 9 = Innings in a Baseball Game Gibberish (0 correct, 0 incorrect): Britney Spears "Oops! I Did It Again" Who spied? Didn�t the hen? Taipei, miff Lothar. Bought Austin a drain. Yo, Cheney lady. Puzzle 1: Equation (1 correct, 2 incorrect) : 50 = Ways to Leave Your Lover Maths (3 correct, 0 incorrect) : What is the 75484th derivative of f(x) = sin(x)? sin(x) Song (1 correct, 0 incorrect): Faith Hill "This Kiss" It's the way you love me/It's a feeling like this/It's centripetal motion/It's perpetual bliss/It's that pivotal moment/It's, ah, impossible/This kiss, this kiss!/Unstoppable/This kiss, this kiss! March 2006 - Round 2 - Winner: Nobody Puzzle 1 (0 correct, 0 incorrect): Weezer "Buddy Holly" Scooby Doo pilot pus eye cub denari/No go grandeur very fine Lenore Hint: I was in the video for this song, Young Grasshopper. January 2006 - Round 1 - Winner: Nicole Puzzle 1 (5 correct, 0 incorrect): Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life" And I want something else/to get me through this/semi-charmed kind of life (There was a question asked about the "A", but it's there at the very beginning of the last chorus, albeit quietly. That's not an important part, though.) Hint: The girlfriend of the person that sings this would walk a thousand miles to see him. Puzzle 2 (4 correct, 0 incorrect): Garbage "Queer" The queerest of the queer/The strangest of the strange/The coldest of the cool/The lamest of the lame Hint: The singer? No, she's not related to Marilyn Puzzle 3 (5 correct, 0 incorrect): Nine Days "Absolutely" This is the story of a girl/who cried a river and drowned the whole world/and* while she looks so sad in photographs/I absolutely love her/when she smiles (*This was disputed as a "b." In the first few choruses it is a "b," but in the last couple it's an "a." Either way, it's moot.) Hint: This tale is NOT about a boy. Round 1, Puzzle 4 (3 correct, 0 incorrect): Kelly Clarkson "Because of You" Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk/Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt Hint: She was a winner a few years ago. Round 1, Puzzle 5 (3 correct, 0 incorrect): Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Once upon a time I was falling in love/but now I'm only falling apart/There's nothing I can do/a total eclipse of the heart Hint: It's not lunar or solar. Round 1, Puzzle 6 (1 correct, 0 incorrect): Hoobastank "Crawling in the Dark" Is there something more than what I've been handed?/I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer Hint: Where'd that word come from? Someone's middle name? A type of butterfly? Round 1, Puzzle 7 (2 correct, 0 incorrect): Bloodhound Gang "Why Is Everybody Always Picking on Me?" Why is everybody always picking on me? /Cuz you wore velour* flairs until the late eighties/Why is everybody always picking on me?/Cuz you run like a girl and you sit down to pee. (*I mistakenly had this as a "b." ) Hint: A group of dogs sings this. Round 1, Puzzle 8 (1 correct, 0 incorrect): Spacehog "In the Meantime" We love the all the all of you/Our lands are green and skies are blue/When all in all we're just like you/We love the all of you Hint: Not only is the singer's spouse famous in her own right, but she's the daughter and the wife of a rock star, though her father is much more famous than her husband. Round 1, Puzzle 9 (0 correct, 0 incorrect) :-( : Hootie and the Blowfish "I Will Wait" I'll be there waiting for you/in the morning when times have changed/I'll be there through the lies and all Hint: Of the two nicknames in the name of this band, neither belongs to a member of the band. Round 1, Puzzle 10 (1 correct, 0 incorrect): Beck "Loser" Soy un perdedor/I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me? Hint: Italics denote a foreign language. Round 1, Puzzle 12 (2 correct, 0 incorrect): Better than Ezra "Desperately Wanting" I remember running through the wet grass/falling a step behind/both of us never tiring, desperately wanting Hint: They may not be the best, but they are at least ___ ___ ___. Round 1, Puzzle 12 (0 correct, 0 incorrect): Jimmy Eat World "Sweetness" I was spinning free (whooooooooa) with a little sweet and simple numbing me Stumble til you crawl (whooooooooa) Sinking into sweet uncertainty Hint: (What Joey Lawrence saaaaaaaaaaaaaaays) |