23 P of C in the H B; 13=UFS : p, c, 23, b, h

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09.03.2002 at 10:07PM PDT, ID: 20349769

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23 P of C in the H B; 13=UFS

Zone: Puzzles & Riddles

Tags: p, c, 23, b, h

Someone sent me a set of 33 little "cryptics" to solve. They all look like this:

7 D in a W - answer is 7 Days in a Week

or

3 B M (S H T R)- answer is 3 blind mice (see how they run)

or

Anyway I've got all but 2 of them. They are driving me nuts and I'll happily award 25 points EACH for the correct answers. The remaining two are:

23 P of C in the H B

and

13=UFS

The following insights may or may not help.

I suspect the questions may have come from South Africa as there were questions about cricket, rugby, and "9 P in S A", which turned out to be "9 provinces in South Africa". A few of the questions also had a biblical leaning, which has led me to think that the "H B" (above) might be "Holy Bible".

Final note - these little puzzles are presented in an Excel spreadsheet. You key in your answer and the word "TRUE" or "FALSE" appears in an adjoining cell. I only mention this because it is possible that you might offer an answer that sounds reasonable but which is unacceptable to the spreadsheet.

Final final note. I guess another (dishonourable) way to the answers would be to find where it is hidden in the spreadsheet. I guess there must be a hidden formula for each question to enable it to come up with the "True" or "False", but I don't know enough about Excel to unhide the formulas.

Really final note. 13=UFS is not "unlucky for some" or "unused floor space".

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Question Asked By: MacRae

Solution Provided By: RobinD

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09.04.2002 at 01:05AM PDT, ID: 7260916

RobinD:

found a reference on the web, it may apply to your problem.

Quote:

Yeah, U simply type : 13 is unlucky for some

I am sure if u remove "=" sign it should match

Unquote.

several other answers to the question were along these lines and some made comments such as 'I don't know why it works like that', so they may be referring to an electronic quiz like yours.

Accepted Solution

09.04.2002 at 01:08AM PDT, ID: 7260926

RobinD:

whee! found another one.

23 P of C in the H B = PAIRS of CHROMOSOMES in the HUMAN BODY

09.04.2002 at 01:31AM PDT, ID: 7260961

MacRae:

Thanks RobinD. Bingo on both counts.

It's fussy - it wouldn't accept "13=unlucky or some".

I wouldn't have got the other one in a million years.

Cheers

Iain

09.04.2002 at 01:35AM PDT, ID: 7260967

TheMek:

Mac,

RobinD answered them already, but the answers are relatively easy to find if you google on the complete question with quotation marks around them. Just an idea ;-)

Cheers,
Erwin

09.04.2002 at 01:36AM PDT, ID: 7260969

MacRae:

To RobinD

On what website did you find a reference to this puzzle?

Iain

09.04.2002 at 01:39AM PDT, ID: 7260979

MacRae:

To TheMek

Interesting - I continue to underestimate internet searches.

Thanks

Iain

09.04.2002 at 01:52AM PDT, ID: 7261001

RobinD:

still looking for the reference I originally found (I tried 13=UFS no quotation marks in google and found it on the first page I think.

Just found this which could spoil a lot of peoples fun:

SPOILER WARNING: DON'T CLICK THIS IF YOU WANT TO DO THE PUZZLE YOURSELF:
http://freehost20.websamba.com/twistedfunnies/misc/mensa_answers.xls

ah! here it was:
http://www.cl.uh.edu/itc/scripts/FUTR/mensa/wwwboard/messages/113.html

09.05.2002 at 08:35AM PDT, ID: 7264799

guidway:

is the spreadsheet available on the web? what's the name of the spreadsheet? I would be interested in getting that. thanks,

guidway

12.12.2002 at 12:02AM PST, ID: 7570627

PhilatHome:

What is the answer to : 100 C in a R ?

12.22.2002 at 08:27AM PST, ID: 7620594

MusicMan:

Answer to 100 C in a R
Another South African influence

02.16.2003 at 10:29AM PST, ID: 7960733

craigaki:

music man: hte answer to 100 c in a r is: 100 cents in a rand

11.15.2004 at 09:36PM PST, ID: 12590686

LiveBootleg:

13=UFS: 13 Is Unfortunate for Sum
23 P of C in the H B: 23 Pairs of Chromozomes in the Human Body

I got about 27 out of the 32, and then I needed to know the rest. The easiest way is to open the Excel document in Notepad. All the answers are there - but not to honest I might say.

11.15.2004 at 10:12PM PST, ID: 12590819

craigaki:

if you like doing these types of puzzles / riddles go to www.hadtoplayon.com and register and see what you make of "Aki's Abreviations"

Its a contest based solely on these types of riddles. there are circa 100 to get thru.

jjjtuohy

10.09.2007 at 03:02AM PDT, ID: 20039574

The questions come in a protected excel sheet. It is childs play to unhide the solutions sheet and crack the protection.

RobinD

10.11.2007 at 02:50AM PDT, ID: 20055415

>>It is childs play to unhide the solutions

Sort of spoils the puzzle for you though?

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