Wikipedia:Wikifun/Round 12

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Round 12 will be similar to the previous rounds: 20 questions will be posted, all at once. The first five questions correctly answered are worth ten points each for the poster of the first correct answer. The next five questions answered are worth fifteen points. The next five questions to be answered are worth twenty-five points, and the last five are worth 30, 33, 36, 39 and 42 points respectively. (Note: it's the order in which questions are answered correctly that determines the number of points awarded for a question, not the numbering below!) In case of a tie, there will be a tie-breaker, to be answered only by those tied. When no answers have been posted for a longer period of time, additional hints will be revealed.

This round was prepared by: Ravn. He does not accept bribes, but is open to technical questions.

If in doubt, the question-setter's decision is always right.

Contents 1 The Questions 1.1 Question 1 (answered) 1.2 Question 2 (answered) 1.3 Question 3 (answered) 1.4 Question 4 (answered) 1.5 Question 5 (answered) 1.6 Question 6 (answered) 1.7 Question 7 (answered) 1.8 Question 8 (answered) 1.9 Question 9 (answered) 1.10 Question 10 (answered) 1.11 Question 11 (answered) 1.12 Question 12 (answered) 1.13 Question 13 (answered) 1.14 Question 14 (answered) 1.15 Question 15 (answered) 1.16 Question 16 (answered) 1.17 Question 17 (answered) 1.18 Question 18 (an'wered) 1.19 Question 19 (answered) 1.20 Question 20 (answered) 2 Tally 3 Current Ranking

[edit] The Questions

Only a complete answer identifying all the hints given in a question will be accepted.

[edit] Question 1 (answered)

A bit late, but a good start

N° 1 identifies a language featuring the sound /ɣ/.
N° 2 is the name used by an Irish nationalist.
N° 3 unites nylon and wool under one name.
N° 4 is a franchise product in black, yellow, green, blue and shades of pink.
N° 5 is a Boeing airplane.
N° 6 is a disease not involving the lymph nodes.
N° 7 is humanoid, but very slow.
N° 8 is a Central European airline.

Read them in the other direction to reveal a message.

Hint: The other direction is the vertical one. -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This question was 17th to be answered. 33 points go to Zoicon5

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[edit] Question 2 (answered)

Now, a problem to be studied

What connects

• A precursor of the Geneva convention(?) made of wood.
• Something that applies to redshirts and blackbelts.
• A Japanese town with an area of ~66 km²
• Something created by bureaucracy and delegation.
• Something written anonymously by a king of three countries.

And what identifies each?

Hint: The first item is in article nine of the constitution. -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This question was 16th to be answered. 30 points go to Spondoolicks

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[edit] Question 3 (answered)

Wikihunters and Wikigatherers

Bruce made something very poisonous, named for its teeth.
Billy, Damian and a Greek created something equally poisonous, used for hunting.
David and Helena's work has even become a symbol of Death.
The poison from the creation of Ross, an Israeli and a Dane is used for healing however.
Pascal and Serge created both pest and pest control with theirs.
What two Belgian scientists made, is also famous for killing people, whenever accidentally.

A group of 22 has gathered in Europe with the same goals. Five of them can be found on the Wikipedia.
Their creation is a mystery in a field of research, that shall well describe this puzzle.

This question was fourth to be answered. Ten points go to Eugene van der Pijll

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[edit] Question 4 (answered)

Must've lost em somewhere..

Where can you find

• a Consul who donated a museum.
• a prodigy child of great fame.
• German laundry.
• a bicycle manufacturer.
• a large Australian city
• a flightless bird.

This question was sixth to be answered. Ten points go to Dmn

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[edit] Question 5 (answered)

What is depicted here?

Hint: Image:wikifun-round12-immix-hint.jpg -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This has proven not to be a good hint. -- Ravn 17:36, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

This question was last to be answered. 42 points go to Zero Gravitas

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[edit] Question 6 (answered)

Amstadam? Antarctaca?

Which island consists almost only of 'a's? Eight of them to be precise.

This question was third to be answered. Ten points go to Eugene van der Pijll

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[edit] Question 7 (answered)

A man of many talents

He studied in Yale.
He believes that predictions have to be unambiguous.
His daughter adhered to a cult of snakes.
A capital was named after him.
He died while travelling to the North Pole.
At least, he pretended to.

This question was answered in 12th place. 25 points go to Spondoolicks

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[edit] Question 8 (answered)

Where?!

A rally in Southern England named after one in Southern Italy

This question was answered in 8th place. Fifteen points go to MFH

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[edit] Question 9 (answered)

Not cricket?

It is 1889. You begin your trip at the birthplace of baseball.
You embark on a ship, which was later used as a setting for a 1912 German film.
Despite the name of the shipping line you are not bound to Germany but disembark earlier.
In the next country, you will meet with the person that is the reason of your travels.
Later your route passes Port Said, Aden, Penang, Singapore, Yokohama and San Francisco.
When you finally return, how much time did you need for your voyage?

This question was the second to be answered. Ten points go to Warofdreams

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[edit] Question 10 (answered)

Red pixel meets black pixel

Who meets with whom on this picture?

This question was answered in 9th place. Fifteen points go to Hoof Hearted

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[edit] Question 11 (answered)

I've eaten number one

Number two sounds like a big dog.
Number five is named after a servant of João II.
Number ten is named like a device mirroring the sky.
Which animal gives its name to number thirty?

This question was answered in 13th place. 25 points go to Zoicon5

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[edit] Question 12 (answered)

Meet General Herbert Garrison

Which war has been decided in 1916 with the death of an American teacher?

This question was answered in 10th place. Fifteen points go to Hoof Hearted

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[edit] Question 13 (answered)

Hai. Kimono sushi?

What connects -

• a German, opening the first World Conference about an old language.
• an American who has invented the second-oldest language of a certain kind.
• an American who classified languages according to their power.

This question was answered in 11th place. Twenty-five points go to MFH

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[edit] Question 14 (answered)

That's my userpage!

Find a very popular wiki-page linked to only once using a defunct redirect.

This question was answered first. Ten points go to Warofdreams

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[edit] Question 15 (answered)

What is depicted here?

Hint: Image:wikifun-round12-immix-hint.jpg -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This has proven not to be a good hint. -- Ravn 17:36, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

This question was answered 19th. Thirty-nine points go to Zero Gravitas

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[edit] Question 16 (answered)

Now here, what does that mean?

When you turn the centre, you are greeted by a US radio host.
When you turn this , you create a cybernetic ninja.
When you turn a Swiss mobile, what do you turn?

Hint: Terra, our blue planet, will turn green. -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This was the 14th question to be answered. 25 points go to Spondoolicks.

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[edit] Question 17 (answered)

You made a capital error

If Crotalus was sixth,
and Elissa was fifth,
A fourth went swimming to meet his hero,
and Maa is both third and second -
Then can you show me a picture of the first?

This was the 7th question to be answered. Fifteen points go to Dmn.

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[edit] Question 18 (an'wered)

What is depicted here?

Hint: Image:wikifun-round12-immix-hint.jpg -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This has proven not to be a good hint. -- Ravn 17:36, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

This was the eighteenth question to be answered. Thirty-six points go to MFH.

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[edit] Question 19 (answered)

Why don't you ask me for its colour as well?

What is about 1000 F old, weighs exactly 2.6497 F but reaches only a height of 0.009 F?

This was the fifth question to be answered. Ten points go to Dmn.

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[edit] Question 20 (answered)

I'm still in the dark..

This is a reverse paper chase.
This time, it's the reverse. First find the answer, then the question.

Hint: 1:3 -- Ravn 10:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This was the fifteenth question to be answered. 25 points go to MFH.

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[edit] Tally

• Question 14 was answered first, ten points go to Warofdreams.
• Question 9 was second, ten points go to Warofdreams.
• Question 6 was third, ten points go to Eugene van der Pijll.
• Question 3 was fourth to be answered. Ten points go to Eugene van der Pijll
• Question 19 was fifth. Ten points go to Dmn.

• Question 4 was sixth. Fifteen points go to Dmn.
• Question 17 was 7th, fifteen points go to Dmn.
• Question 8 was 8th, fifteen points go to MFH.
• Question 10 was answered in 9th place. Fifteen points go to Hoof Hearted.
• Question 12 was answered in 10th place. Fifteen points go to Hoof Hearted.

• Question 13 was answered in 11th place. Twenty-five points go to MFH.
• Question 7 was answered in 12th place. 25 points go to Spondoolicks.
• Question 11 was answered in 13th place. 25 points go to Zoicon5.
• Question 16 was answered in 14th place. 25 points go to Spondoolicks.
• Question 20 was the fifteenth question to be answered. 25 points go to MFH.

• Question 2 was 16th to be answered. Thirty points go to Spondoolicks.

• Question 1 was 17th to be answered. Thirty-three points go to Zoicon5.

• Question 18 was 18th. Thirty-six points go to MFH.

• Question 15 was answered 19th. Thirty-nine points go to Zero Gravitas.

• Question 5 was last to be answered. 42 points go to Zero Gravitas.

Candidates for the Kellogg's Box for the Longest Fruitless Search Caused by the Ambiguous Clues of The Questionsetter:

• MFH

[edit] Current Ranking

1. MFH - 101 points - Winner

2. Zero Gravitas - 81 points
3. Spondoolicks - 80 points
4. Zoicon5 - 58 points
5. Dmn - 40 points
6. Hoof Hearted - 30 points
7. Warofdreams - 20 points
7. Eugene van der Pijll - 20 points