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The Magic Number

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Barney92


    The number of words in all the Harry Potter books?

    Right books, not the total number of words. Getting close though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Barney92


    tusk wrote: »
    i feel like the number is familiar

    If you've done a popular quiz on sporcle you may have seen it alright.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Amount of times harry's name is mentioned?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Barney92


    tusk wrote: »
    Amount of times harry's name is mentioned?

    Number of times he is mentioned yep. You're up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Barney92 wrote: »
    Number of times he is mentioned yep. You're up.

    No way!! I thought of that days ago but dismissed it.....:(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Nice!

    I remember the number from a potter quiz I did. I knew I'd get there eventually.

    Number: 4
    Clue: famous artists


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    tusk wrote: »
    Number: 4
    Clue: famous artists

    How many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are there?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    How many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are there?

    U got it dude!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Cowabunga!!!

    Ok, next one..

    Number: 42

    Clue: Towel


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    What is the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    What is the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything?

    42. But what is the question?

    Yes, you are correct, of course. Over to you.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Number: 3,333,360

    Clue: Inky, Pinky, Blinky, Clyde


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭aaronjennings


    Those are the ghosts in Pacman, I'll guess is that the highest-possible score?


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Those are the ghosts in Pacman, I'll guess is that the highest-possible score?

    Indeed it is!

    You're up.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭aaronjennings


    An easy one, hopefully

    Number: 147

    Clue: The Rocket


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    What's the maximum score you can get in a single break in a frame of snooker


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭aaronjennings


    Correct :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Number: 26

    Clue: Chitty Chitty bang bang


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    tusk wrote: »
    Number: 26

    Clue: Chitty Chitty bang bang

    No. of Bond books?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    No. of Bond books?

    Nearly. Wrong medium


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    tusk wrote: »
    Nearly. Wrong medium

    Bond Movies?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Ding ding ding


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    2058131586

    Clue: What are you looking at?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭tringle


    Number of pixels on a phone screen


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    tringle wrote: »
    Number of pixels on a phone screen

    Nope, sorry.

    Clue No. 2: Where you are.....


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Clue No. 3: Look up!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!




  • Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Barney92


    I don't understand IP addresses but is it the IP address for Boards HQ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Barney92


    Ignore the previous guess, hadn't seen your final clue.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Anyways, I think I've answered my own question. Any takers.....:rolleyes:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Lol what's the thread Id for this game


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    And back to you Tusk......:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    8760

    Orbits


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,557 ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    tusk wrote: »
    8760

    Orbits

    Number of satellites orbiting the earth?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Trigger wrote: »
    Number of satellites orbiting the earth?

    Nope


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭davetherave


    The number of earth days that it takes for Pluto to do an orbit of the Sun? Although that seems very big or very little I'm not sure which yet :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Afraid not. Ok clue 2

    Sundial


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,557 ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    Orbit and sundial.. so something to do with time and sun..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Hours in a year?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    Hours in a year?

    That's the one


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    200
    Clue Wimbledon


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    200
    Clue Wimbledon

    No. of balls used in each match?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    That's a lot of balls, but no


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    I was gonna guess how many games were in the longest tennis match at Wimbledon (Isner v Mahut) but I looked it up and it was 183 games. So close but not quite right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    I was gonna guess how many games were in the longest tennis match at Wimbledon (Isner v Mahut) but I looked it up and it was 183 games. So close but not quite right.

    TBH if that were true, i would have given it you, mine'sa bit more off the waĺl than that.

    2nd clue €3 or there abouts


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Something to do with strawberries....,,,


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Oh yes, something to do with strawberries.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    200 tonnes of strawberries per annum?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Nope, think 200 but much much much smaller than a tonne


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    Nope, think 200 but much much much smaller than a tonne

    Kilos? Would have thought much more.....


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