tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.comments2024-02-13T13:36:05.949+01:00Mr Quiz in ParisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger614125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-83306806523210341942020-09-02T10:31:53.205+02:002020-09-02T10:31:53.205+02:00The show goes on!
(There will be a new blog post a...The show goes on!<br />(There will be a new blog post at 12.00 today)Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-45492432267316410372020-09-02T10:23:42.298+02:002020-09-02T10:23:42.298+02:00and this week??and this week??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-57920427446506108402019-07-03T22:02:14.744+02:002019-07-03T22:02:14.744+02:00Corner Rivoli-Coutellerie. Say you're expected...Corner Rivoli-Coutellerie. Say you're expected at The Green Linnet. Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-58363188167540964142019-07-03T21:38:08.111+02:002019-07-03T21:38:08.111+02:00We can't access the pub because of the concert...We can't access the pub because of the concert! <br />- Les Cochons Volants<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-43524189030039411682017-11-27T12:01:07.010+01:002017-11-27T12:01:07.010+01:00Not 75%.Not 75%.Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-15031246451673819432017-11-26T22:34:41.399+01:002017-11-26T22:34:41.399+01:0075% Chance75% ChanceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106671271333440155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-35758061157389556542017-11-16T20:50:56.705+01:002017-11-16T20:50:56.705+01:00Try again! Try again! Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-48782909101602720392017-11-16T20:47:12.595+01:002017-11-16T20:47:12.595+01:001/2?1/2?Holgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284364689801328989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-24013218955224182592017-06-21T12:12:53.046+02:002017-06-21T12:12:53.046+02:00Mr Quiz will be there as usual, with a devilishly ...Mr Quiz will be there as usual, with a devilishly twisted set of questions ;-)Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-63665623785274724012017-06-21T11:32:05.833+02:002017-06-21T11:32:05.833+02:00Hello Paraic,
Will you be hosting a quiz today, e...Hello Paraic,<br /><br />Will you be hosting a quiz today, even with the Fete de la musique ?<br /><br />Thank you !<br /><br />BaptisteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-5471775097661254222016-07-06T17:21:57.718+02:002016-07-06T17:21:57.718+02:00Dear Anonymous,
I think, in the circumstances, y...Dear Anonymous, <br /><br />I think, in the circumstances, you'll understand. But I thank you for your interest and look forward to a resumption of normal bonus-question service next week.<br /><br />Feel free to identify yourself next time ;-)Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-65681175247691754152016-07-06T17:16:42.945+02:002016-07-06T17:16:42.945+02:00No bonus question! Very sad news...No bonus question! Very sad news...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-26904416766073498182016-04-20T17:22:21.549+02:002016-04-20T17:22:21.549+02:00Je trop peste Herr quizmaster !
Nous avions pris ...Je trop peste Herr quizmaster !<br /><br />Nous avions pris un (voire plus) handicap (assumé, soit) tourbeux (ou simplement houblonneux), nous !<br /><br />Blague à part, bravo à Nassim. Même si l'énoncé n'exclut pas complètement de n'avoir d'orchidée (ou autre d'ailleurs) qu'en rêve -> possibilité de 0 qui ne change rien au final.<br /><br />Ah les équations diophantiennes ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069223871709644385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-51096686110165458292016-04-18T09:17:42.714+02:002016-04-18T09:17:42.714+02:00Well done! Et tu as été plus rapide que les gens p...Well done! Et tu as été plus rapide que les gens présents mercredi soir!Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-32330804220035421662016-04-14T17:28:29.491+02:002016-04-14T17:28:29.491+02:00Alors c'est assez facile de démontrer qu'i...Alors c'est assez facile de démontrer qu'il y a au plus 32 "non tulipes" puisque s'il y en a plus on aurait au minimum un coût, rien que pour ces fleurs, de 6 + 32*3 = 102€.<br />Donc au moins 68 tulipes. Mais comme les tulipes coûtent 0.1 et qu'on a un coût total rond, il ne peut y avoir que 70, 80 ou 90 tulipes.<br /><br />Le reste à payer après les tulipes doit être un multiple de 3, donc y a que 70 tulipes de possible.<br />Pour le reste soit on tatonne, soit on pose 2 équations :<br />x+y = 30<br />6x + 3y = 93<br />ça fait 3x + 3*(x+y) = 93, 3x + 90 = 93, 3x = 3, x=1<br />Donc 70 tulipes, 29 roses et 1 orchidées !Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135189102215794922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-73023257923276543362016-02-18T17:19:35.536+01:002016-02-18T17:19:35.536+01:00"Il n’y a pas de meilleur torche-cul qu’un oi..."Il n’y a pas de meilleur torche-cul qu’un oison bien duveteux, pourvu qu’on lui tienne la tête entre les jambes. Croyez-moi sur l’honneur, vous ressentez au trou du cul une volupté mirifique." (<i>Gargantua</i>, Chapitre XIII)<br /><br />"There is no better arse-wipe than the neck of a downy goose, provided you hold its head between your legs. And believe me upon my honour, you will feel on your arsehole a most wonderful pleasure."Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-693424337344911052016-02-18T16:55:20.912+01:002016-02-18T16:55:20.912+01:00Pretty sure it's the arse answer.Pretty sure it's the arse answer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368004920831571260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-80427224393266946592015-11-27T00:05:15.337+01:002015-11-27T00:05:15.337+01:00Not bad! But not the answer I was looking for. I d...Not bad! But not the answer I was looking for. I didn't say the number, when reversed, had to be a <i>different</i> prime number. So, 101 is the answer.<br /><br />As others have commented, I didn't start at 11, but there is no reason why I should. If the question concerned the next in the sequence "-4, -2, 0, 2, 4 ..." you could say "Why didn't you start at -6?" And so on.<br /><br />And remember the Golden Rule: the correct answer to every question is the answer defined by Mr Quiz ;-)Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-21567045738201527992015-11-26T18:27:35.080+01:002015-11-26T18:27:35.080+01:00Sequence of emirps - 107
emirp (prime spelled bac...Sequence of emirps - 107<br /><br />emirp (prime spelled backwards) is a prime number that results in a different prime when its decimal digits are reversed. Can't see it helping to work out the price of a litre of beer any day soon!Skibbereen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227489959419340421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-1335468269754956992015-10-12T15:35:11.303+02:002015-10-12T15:35:11.303+02:00CQFD!CQFD!Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-5681447725616148072015-10-12T15:08:13.715+02:002015-10-12T15:08:13.715+02:00Alors, tout d'abord le prix par enfant étant d...Alors, tout d'abord le prix par enfant étant de 48 centimes, ils doivent être un multiple de 25 pour avoir un chiffre rond.<br />Si ils sont 25, les adultes réprésentant la moitié +1 doivent être au moins 238 (et donc les étudiants 237), donc le prix minimal avec 25 élèves est de 1200€ donc ça ne marche pas. On continue ainsi jusqu'à arriver à 375 élèves, le prix minimal est alors de 493€, ça marche.<br />A l'inverse si ils sont 475 et qu'on imagine qu'il n'y a eu que des adultes, on arrive à 303€, le prix maximal avec 475 élèves, donc ils sont moins. On descend jusqu'à 400 élèves ça ne marche toujours pas car 400 élèves + 100 adultes = 493€, le prix max avec 400 élèves. Avec 375 élèves et 125 adultes, on arrive à 555€, donc ça marche.<br />Donc ils ne peuvent être ni plus ni moins de 375, donc sans résoudre le reste je suis sûr qu'ils étaient 375 !Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135189102215794922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-80603887571709882302015-03-06T14:58:23.404+01:002015-03-06T14:58:23.404+01:00Well done, Bill!Well done, Bill!Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-33967983557242139742015-03-06T14:34:07.783+01:002015-03-06T14:34:07.783+01:00X=3. Demonstration disponible.
Bill from Marseille...X=3. Demonstration disponible.<br />Bill from Marseille.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-29981703567339720812014-08-24T23:36:18.213+02:002014-08-24T23:36:18.213+02:00Hi. The quiz is in English and French every week; ...Hi. The quiz is in English and French every week; each question is asked in both languages and answers are accepted in either. Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060907238979040187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-48613574795746508722014-08-24T23:07:42.200+02:002014-08-24T23:07:42.200+02:00Hi! In which langage will the upcoming wednesday&#...Hi! In which langage will the upcoming wednesday's quizz be? Thanks for your answer!Margotnoreply@blogger.com