UPDATED 9/19/05: all thats left are the ones i don't know
I'm helping a friend move to Florida, so there won't be any posts for a few days.
However, to keep you busy until i return here is a test of general and specific knowledge, I'll do the first one for you - 26 = Letters of the Alphabet.
- 26 = L. of the A. ---> Letters of the Alphabet
- 7 = W. of the A.W. ---> Wonders of the Ancient World
- 1001 = A.N. ---> Arabian Nights
- 12 = S. of the Z. ---> Signs of the Zodiac
- 52 = C. in a D. ---> Cards in a Deck
- 9 = P. in the S.S. ---> Planets in the Solar System
- 88 = P.K. ---> Piano Keys
- 13 = S. on the A.F. ---> Stripes on the American Flag
- 32 = D.F. at which W.F. ---> Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes
- 18 = H. on a G.C. ---> Holes on a Golf Course
- 90 = D. in a R.A. ---> Degrees in a Right Angle
- 200 = D. for P.G. in M. ---> Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly
- 8 = S. on a S.S. ---> Sides on a Stop Sign
- 24 = H. in a D. ---> Hours in a Day
- 1 = H. on a U. ---> Horn on a Unicorn
- 57 = H.V. ---> Heinz Varieties
- 11 = P. on a F.T. ---> Players on a Football Team
- 1000 = W. that a P. is W. ---> Words that a Picture is Worth
- 29 = D. in F. in a L.Y. ---> Days in February in a Leap Year
- 64 = S. on a C.B. ---> Squares on a Chess (or Checker) Board
- 40 = D. and N. of the G.F. ---> Days and Nights of the Great Flood
- 6 = Z. in a M. ---> Zeros in a Million
- 2 = C. in a P. ---> Cups in a Pint (Lance)
- 4 = H. of the A. ---> Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- 101 = D. ---> Dalmations
- 0 = N. of H. on a B.B.
- 6 = P. on a P.T. ---> Pockets on a Pool Table
- 76 = P. of H.C.
- 21 = P. on a D. ---> Pips on a Die
- 1 = H.M.W.G. to S.I. ---> How Many Were Going to St. Ives
- 3 = B.M. ---> Blind Mice
- 8 = L. on a S. ---> Legs on a Spider (Lance)
- 2020 = N.V. ---> Normal Vision (i know i didn't like this one either - it's 20/20 not 2020)
- 640 = A. in a S.M. ---> Acres in a Square Mile
- 30 = D.H.S.A.J. and N. ---> Days Hath September, April, June and November
- 14 = D. in a F. ---> Days in a Fortnight (Lance)
- 2 = T. in the B.
- 2000 = S.N. of P.
- 100 = A.I.Q. ---> Average I.Q.
- 99 = B. of B. on the W. ---> Bottles of Beer on the Wall
- 100 = M. in the U.S.S. ---> Members in the U.S. Senate
- 969 = A.M.D.
- 238 = A.W. of U. ---> Atomic Weight od Uranium (Lance)
- 186300 = D. in M.L.T. in a S. ---> Distance in Miles Light Travels in a Second
- 25 = A. to the U.S.C. ---> Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- 3 = S.M. in a L. ---> Statue Miles in a League
- 7 = C. of the R. ---> Colors of the Rainbow
- 15 = M. on a D.M.C. ---> Men on a Dead Man's Chest
- 73 = B. in the C.B. ---> Books in the Catholic Bible
- 23 = P. of C. in the H.G. ---> Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Genome
Just to let you know, this is one of the hardest puzzles I've come across, i still haven't figured out all the answers, and i had this for about two years.
0 = P. who R. L.o.R.H.
Posted by: MathJames | August 23, 2005 at 12:25 AM
15,973 = W.H. on I-10 between L.C. and T.
Posted by: The Tartan Horde | August 23, 2005 at 09:20 PM
How do you type that you can't stop laughing?
Posted by: MathJames | August 23, 2005 at 11:34 PM
23. 2 = C. in a P. (2 cups in a pint)
32. 8 = L. on a S. (8 legs on a spider)
36. 14 = D. in a F. (14 days in a fortnight)
43. 238 = A.W. of U. (Atomic Weight of Uranium)
I have to go eat Vietnamese food now.
Posted by: Lance | September 14, 2005 at 06:58 PM