#TWITQUIZ13

Throughout November, I've been running something on Twitter that I called TwitQuiz. This is the second year I've done it and it's been a lot of fun to put together. I've always believed that if you're going to be creative you may as well create something that you would like, and then at least you know one person is happy with your output. The idea of TwitQuiz began as a kind of thought in the race against Google. I wanted to create logical, lateral puzzles that made me think in a way that forced me beyond a search term.  Puzzles like that have always given me a little tingle, rather like a mountain that's there to be climbed or a crossword that just begs you to complete it.

I've reproduced the questions as they appeared on Twitter during November. If you're the tingly type, maybe this will float your boat too. You'll need a little general knowledge and you can use the Internet if you think it will help.

The rules are as follows:

(1) Answer by Direct Message (or email)
(2) Clues are available but cost 1 point per clue
(3) One 'secret' bonus point for the fastest answer (you have to beat 9 minutes)

I'll post the answers in a later post. Have fun. The highest score is 55.

TwitQuiz13 Questions (pts)	Fastest Answer (hh:mm)	Average Answer (hh:mm)
Q1. What's missing from this sequence: blue, ____, yellow, blue, green, red? (1)	00:14	4:01
Q2. A Roman city, a southern county, a catholic country and an invaded island. What sends them into a state? (1)	01:52	03:15
Q3. Titania, Oberon, Miranda and Ariel are dancing in circles. Who's in the middle? (1)	00:45	03:29
Q4. Oxford-1blue=Green, Warwick+6brown=Oxford. Holland+6red=Liverpool-6red. Oxford-3red=? (1)	00:31	03:45
Q5. Which of these words is the odd one out and why? - life, seventeen, simply, beautiful. (2)	05:38	15:41
Q6. My friend Sherpa Olelo is trying to climb the world's tallest mountain. He's half way up. Why can't he eat his sandwiches? (1)	03:01	04:17
Q7. Where can you find a dove, a bunch of bananas, sugar cane and a coconut palm? (1)	00:13	03:55
Q8. Which of these is the odd one out and why: piglet, rabbit, tigger, eeyore? (2)	28:09	28:09
Q9. Bill & Paul are chatting. Bill has decided Utah is red and New Mexico is yellow. What colour will they decide for Colorado?	04:26	18:26
Q10. Where might you find a lamb, a primrose and a retired major, climbing a staircase? (1)	24:45	40:13
Q11. James has a collection of intriguingly named items. If Silverthumb is 3 and Lightningbat is 4, what number is Earthjump? (1)	01:45	24:05
Q12. Every day on Mt Olympus the amber nectar is passed from Selene to Ares; Ares to Hermes; Hermes to Zeus. Who gets it next? (2)	25:29	29:04
Q13. What two letters are next in this sequence: HeLiBNNa..? (1)	00:56	02:19
Q14. Which city is missing from this list: Montevideo, Rome, London, Munich, Buenos Aires, ____? (2)	04:47	04:52
Q15. Fill in the blanks: AB_OP_R. (4)	25:22	25:22
Q16. Which of these is the odd one out and why: São Tomé and Principe, Venezuela, Lake Victoria, The Pacific Ocean? (4)	00:28	01:06
Q17. EL + Joseph + Tweedsmuir - ((Enid x Jerome) - E) = ? (4)	01:55	11:04
Q18. Harry chugs out of the engine shed 18 minutes before an intruder tries to derail James. Who was in the shed at 6pm? (2)	03:34	26:28
Q19. Complete the sentence with an appropriate word: As anticipated, bunnies can't easily halt ___ (2)	25:31	25:42
Q20. Schneemann, Sam and Schuss are ski-ing in the Alps. Who's the odd one out? (2)	01:29	14:14
Q21. Where can you find four fathers who used to be six grandfathers? (1)	00:09	00:11
Q22. What links Massachusetts, Armageddon and a Pythian Prize? (1)	00:18	00:18
Q23. In my collection I have 23 players, 10 jumpers, 5 sparklers and a shooter. How many layers are there in total? (2)	12:43	12:43
Q24.Mr Pike and Mr Salmon are bigwigs in the city. They have a £10 wager that each of them can get the other's autograph without the other knowing. Who's likely to win and how? (2)	37:46	38:43
Q25. What 8 letter word should this remind you of: pine tree, show me, ocean, yellowhammer? (2)	11:43	28:16
Q26. If treasons maketh ten spiders, what must thou be to maketh me spirit miner? (1)	04:26	04:26
Q27. ^& > %£ > "^ > "£ > &. *( > *£ > ? > ? > ? > &. (3)	U	U
Q28. My old teacher, Mr Stonen, still thinks that RWs S the DBOM, the old duffer. What does he think SL has that is ATS? (1)	07:16	07:16
Q29. What can you do with Mr Livingstone, Parsifal, a Red Panda and a Long Journey? (1)	U	U
Q30. Mr Bean has lost the timer for his camera. Where is it? (1)	U	U

( ) points in brackets
U = unsolved. Nobody worked it out.

Follow me on Twitter @matt_stubbs.