#TWITQUIZ13: ANSWERS

As promised, here are the answers to November's TwitQuiz. Highlight the hidden text to view the solutions:

TwitQuiz13 Answers	Fastest Answer (hh:mm)	Average Answer (hh:mm)
Q1. What's missing from this sequence: blue, ____, yellow, blue, green, red? (1) A1. Red. This is the sequence of colours in the Google logo.	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) A2. "New". New York, New Hampshire, New Mexico and New Jersey.	01:52	03:15
Q3. Titania, Oberon, Miranda and Ariel are dancing in circles. Who's in the middle? (1) A3. Uranus. Titania, Oberon, Miranda and Ariel are moons.	00:45	03:29
Q4. Oxford-1blue=Green, Warwick+6brown=Oxford. Holland+6red=Liverpool-6red. Oxford-3red=? (1) A4.Lancaster. These are tube stop co-ordinates on the London Underground. Red = Central Line, Blue = Victoria Line, Brown = Bakerloo Line	00:31	03:45
Q5. Which of these words is the odd one out and why? - life, seventeen, simply, beautiful. (2) A5. Simply. The other words form a band name when combined with a direction: EAST seventeen, WESTlife and the BEAUTIFUL South: Simply RED.	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) A6. He's underwater. The world's tallest mountain is Mauna Kea and it is mostly underneath the Pacific Ocean.	03:01	04:17
Q7. Where can you find a dove, a bunch of bananas, sugar cane and a coconut palm? (1) A7. On the flag of Fiji. Also present on the coat of arms.	00:13	03:55
Q8. Which of these is the odd one out and why: piglet, rabbit, tigger, eeyore? (2) A8. Eeyore. The others are all arranged as CVCCVC, where C=consonant, V=vowel.	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? A9. Green. The Four Corners states are arranged in the same formation as the Microsoft logo. Bill and Paul are Bill Gates and Paul Allen (founders of Microsoft).	04:26	18:26
Q10. Where might you find a lamb, a primrose and a retired major, climbing a staircase? (1) A10. 10 Downing Street. There are pictures of former Prime Ministers: William Lamb, Archibald Primrose and John Major.	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) A11. 23. Each of the 'items' is the opposite of a Bond film. Goldfinger (3), Thunderball (4), Skyfall (23).	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) A12. Aphrodite. Each deity's Roman counterpart represents a classical day of the week. Selene = Luna = Monday, Ares = Mars = Tuesday, Hermes = Mercury = Wednesday, Zeus = Jupiter = Thursday, Aphrodite = Venus = Friday.	25:29	29:04
Q13. What two letters are next in this sequence: HeLiBNNa..? (1) A13. Al. This is the sequence of atomic numbers which are also primes. He(2)Li(3)B(5)N(7)Na(11)Al(13)	00:56	02:19
Q14. Which city is missing from this list: Montevideo, Rome, London, Munich, Buenos Aires, ____? (2) A14. Paris. Each of these cities was the venue where the FIFA World Cup was won by the host nation.	04:47	04:52
Q15. Fill in the blanks: AB_OP_R. (4) A15. ABDOPQR. These are the seven letters of the alphabet with enclosed sections that can be 'filled in'.	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) A16. Venezuela. The Equator passes through each of the others.	00:28	01:06
Q17. EL + Joseph + Tweedsmuir - ((Enid x Jerome) - E) = ? (4) A17. Dodie. These are famous authors who wrote numerical works. El James (50) + Joseph Heller (22) + John Buchan (39) - ((Enid Blyton (5) x Jerome K Jerome (3)) - E. Nesbit (5) = Dodie Smith (101).	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) A18. George III. These are kings of England with the intruder being Guy Fawkes at 16:05.	03:34	26:28
Q19. Complete the sentence with an appropriate word: As anticipated, bunnies can't easily halt ___ (2) A19. "Multiplication" or "Multiplying" or "Mixamytosis". The first letter of each word corresponds to a Fibonacci number: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13.	25:31	25:42
Q20. Schneemann, Sam and Schuss are ski-ing in the Alps. Who's the odd one out? (2) A20. Schneemann and Schuss are mascots from Winter Olympics (1976 and 1968). Sam is a mascot of the Summer Olympics (1984)	01:29	14:14
Q21. Where would you find four fathers who used to be six grandfathers? A21. Mount Rushmore. The four men are the four Presidents carved into the mountain which was previously known by the Sioux as 'The Six Grandfathers'.	00:09	00:11
Q22. What links Massachusetts, Armageddon and a Pythian Prize? (1) A22. Bay. Massachusetts is known as The Bay State, The film Armageddon was directed by Michael Bay and the prize in the Pythian Games was a garland made of Bay Laurel leaves.	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) A23. 23. My collection is the items of the Twelve Days of Christmas in which there are 7 swans + 6 geese + 4 birds + 3 hens + 2 doves + 1 partridge in the 'shooter' = 23 'layers'.	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) A24. Mr Pike wins easily. Mr Salmon's signature is on every single UK banknote.	37:46	38:43
Q25. What 8 letter word should this remind you of: pine tree, show me, ocean, yellowhammer? (2) A25. 'Memorial'. These are nicknames of US States. Maine (The Pine Tree State) = ME, Missouri (The Show Me State) = MO, Rhode Island (The Ocean State) = RI, Alabama (The Yellowhammer State) = AL.	11:43	28:16
Q26. If treasons maketh ten spiders, what must thou be to maketh me spirit miner? (1) A26. An MP. These are anagrams: treasons = senators, ten spiders = presidents, me spirit miner = prime minister.	04:26	04:26
Q27. ^& > %£ > "^ > "£ > &. *( > *£ > ? > ? > ? > &. (3) A27. £%, "^, "£. Substitute the symbols for numbers on an ISO keyboard. Multiply the digits then shift the digits of the answer one key to the right. Repeat.	U	U
Q28. My old teacher, Mr Stonen, still thinks that RWs S the DBOM. What does he think SL has that is ATS? (1) A28. AD or 'a date'. Mr Stonen (Sonnet) is reciting Shakespeare. "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may // And summer's lease hath all too short a date."	07:16	07:16
Q29. What can you do with Mr Livingstone, Parsifal, a Red Panda and a Long Journey? (1) A29. Browse the internet. These are all web browsers: Livingstone (Explorer), Parsifal (Opera), Red Panda (Firefox) and a Long Journey (Safari).	U	U
Q30. Mr Bean has lost the timer for his camera. Where is it? (1) A30. On the Moon. Alan Bean is an astronaut who lost the timer for his camera during an Apollo Mission.	U	U

(U = unsolved).