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Originally Posted by orlok
Well I thought that issybird had already answered this, at least by implication - are you referring to the fact that Beethoven's 5th starts with the morse code representation of a V? Dah dah dah daaaaah (3 dots and a dash).
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Yes! That's the vital bit that issybird didn't mention. Implication gets you nowhere in answering Quiz questions.
Five points and victory to orlok!
V for victory and the morse code for V ...- were common themes in Allied propaganda in WWII. Including using the opening notes of Beethoven's fifth in BBC broadcasts to the continent.
And that is the second reason for V being 5 - the morse code representation of V leads you to Beethoven's fifth symphony.
Over to you, orlok!
(BTW, there were more points available in the English words section that I'd have accepted
DI 501 - name.
CIV 104 - abbreviation for Sid Meier's Civilisation (and no doubt other things)
XXXX 400 - (possible alternative for XL - cf IIII) an Australian Beer.)