Quiz 27

1
Which Singer said the only cultural advantage of L.A. was a quirk of the traffic laws?
2
What's the link?
3
“101,389 metres! Just by changing out of these spikes into those things? Sounds great, but are you sure they're approved?”
Explain the problem.
4
What is the link?
5
What do these schools have in common, and why is this list necessarily incomplete?
Ithaca College,
New York University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Temple University,
Albertus Magnus College,
Rhode Island College.
Zack
6
Which fictional bully met Abraham Lincoln, hated Balaclava, and got out of Afghanistan just before the British lost control?
Phil
 
7
On US telephones, letters are assigned to the number keys as follows:
2 = ABC, 3 = DEF, 4 = GHI, 5 = JKL, 6 = MNO, 7 = PQRS, 8 = TUV, 9 = WXYZ
My friend often has to tap out her social security number, which is 737-29-5222. She finds it easy to remember, in a self-referential way. Why?
Alan
 
8
I was born in 1973. Using the digits 1 9 7 3 in that order, add as many of the following symbols: ( ) + - * / as you need, in order to make sums that result in each of the positive integers in turn.
Example: 1 + 9 + (7 * 3) = 31
You can also alter the positions of the digits as long as they remain in the correct order.
Example: 19 + 7 + 3 = 29
Can all the numbers from 1 up to 20 be made in this way and if not, which ones cannot?
Vicky
9
In my trusty dictionary between slightly tainted or stoned and upright and fair I find a cultural snob, the only one there can be, the furthest behind, the sticks, a racecourse, hairy, stagy, an awkward youth, a welcome break, a whole burnt offering and sameness.
I also find an implement used in the killing fields.
10
Their worldly claim to fame just might be considered an oxymoron.
The second of eighteen will tell you their namesake. (Don't stray too far in your research!)
Mick T

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