Silliness Quiz - Page 325

orlok · 11-24-2011, 01:15 PM

It was too easy. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees. The point is that you can turn a square cover and drop it diagonally into the hole, whereas you can't do that with a round one.

You win pdurrant.

pdurrant · 11-24-2011, 04:29 PM

OK, this has a US bias, so for non-US people, I'll mention that the US has just four kinds of coins less than a dollar in value

$0.25, $0.10, $0.05 and $0.01 (quarter, dime, nickel and penny)

What's the most money you can have in change without being able to give someone else exact change for a dollar?

PeterT · 11-24-2011, 05:06 PM

First guess would be $1.19; 9 dimes plus 1 quarter + 4 pennies

orlok · 11-24-2011, 05:25 PM

I came to the same total, but with 3 quarters, 4 dimes and 4 pennies.

pdurrant · 11-25-2011, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

First guess would be $1.19; 9 dimes plus 1 quarter + 4 pennies

Yes, that's the right answer. Obviously too easy!

Incidentally, with UK coins you can manage £1.43 (50p + 4*20p + 5p + 4*2p)

Over to you for the next puzzle.

PeterT · 11-25-2011, 10:40 AM

Lets try an old, classic one.

THE DOCTOR'S QUERY.

"A curious little point occurred to me in my dispensary this morning," said a doctor. "I had a bottle containing ten ounces of spirits of wine, and another bottle containing ten ounces of water. I poured a quarter of an ounce of spirits into the water and shook them up together. The mixture was then clearly forty to one. Then I poured back a quarter-ounce of the mixture, so that the two bottles should again each contain the same quantity of fluid. What proportion of spirits to water did the spirits of wine bottle then contain?"

pdurrant · 11-25-2011, 10:52 AM

Both bottles now contain the same volume of liquid as at the start, so the amount of liquid exchanged between the two bottles must be the same. Since the water bottle is clearly still 40:1 (since removing some liquid doesn't change the proportion), the spirits of wine must also be at 40:1

PeterT · 11-25-2011, 01:11 PM

Oh well

Too easy for the Mouse that roars!

pdurrant · 11-25-2011, 03:21 PM

OK, a quick general knowledge question.

When was the trade in cocaine made illegal in the US at the federal level?

dreams · 11-25-2011, 11:47 PM

Oh, I saw something on the History Channel about this. Sears catalog use to sell "remedies" and syringes. Sometime within the last 50 years, I think, is when it became illegal federally. That is the closest I can come to a guess.

Kevin8or · 11-25-2011, 11:56 PM

1950's is as narrow a guess as I'll make.

Stitchawl · 11-26-2011, 02:45 AM

It was the Harrison act of 1914. Until that time, there were no illegal drugs in America. Then along came the party pooper and ruined the taste of Coca-cola, which, although not directly including cocaine, did include coca leaves in the original recipe! However, Coca-cola didn't remove all traces of it until 1929, despite several court rulings!

Stitchawl

dreams · 11-26-2011, 04:45 AM

I thought the Harrison act of 1914 was only the first part. Then there was something after that, maybe the Controlled substance Act, that finally made it federally illegal? Wasn't this in response to the Flower Power drug time including LSD; Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out?

pdurrant · 11-26-2011, 04:55 AM

No, all wrong. Hint:

Spoiler:

dreams · 11-26-2011, 05:41 AM

Darn, and I thought that was just a straight forward question. So, maybe a look at the exact wording of your question?

Quote:

When was the trade in cocaine made illegal in the US at the federal level?

So, this is either a specific wording for only or including the word "trade" or even traffic in the law.

Or, a trick in that it is some agreements among governments about the traffic of drugs.

Wait, maybe it isn't specifically a federal law as illegal to "trade" but it is to have possession?

Then, again, it could be that it is illegal for only one or some forums of cocaine, but not the cocaine powder?

I just got lost in my thinking.

11-26-2011, 04:55 AM	#4874
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,201 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	No, all wrong. Hint: Spoiler: Some might consider this a trick question.

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11-24-2011, 01:15 PM	#4861
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	It was too easy. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees. The point is that you can turn a square cover and drop it diagonally into the hole, whereas you can't do that with a round one. You win pdurrant.

11-24-2011, 04:29 PM	#4862
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,201 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	OK, this has a US bias, so for non-US people, I'll mention that the US has just four kinds of coins less than a dollar in value $0.25, $0.10, $0.05 and $0.01 (quarter, dime, nickel and penny) What's the most money you can have in change without being able to give someone else exact change for a dollar?

11-24-2011, 05:06 PM	#4863
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,594 Karma: 79436940 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	First guess would be $1.19; 9 dimes plus 1 quarter + 4 pennies

11-24-2011, 05:25 PM	#4864
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	I came to the same total, but with 3 quarters, 4 dimes and 4 pennies.

11-25-2011, 10:40 AM	#4866
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,594 Karma: 79436940 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Lets try an old, classic one. THE DOCTOR'S QUERY. "A curious little point occurred to me in my dispensary this morning," said a doctor. "I had a bottle containing ten ounces of spirits of wine, and another bottle containing ten ounces of water. I poured a quarter of an ounce of spirits into the water and shook them up together. The mixture was then clearly forty to one. Then I poured back a quarter-ounce of the mixture, so that the two bottles should again each contain the same quantity of fluid. What proportion of spirits to water did the spirits of wine bottle then contain?"

11-25-2011, 10:52 AM	#4867
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,201 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Both bottles now contain the same volume of liquid as at the start, so the amount of liquid exchanged between the two bottles must be the same. Since the water bottle is clearly still 40:1 (since removing some liquid doesn't change the proportion), the spirits of wine must also be at 40:1

11-25-2011, 01:11 PM	#4868
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,594 Karma: 79436940 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Oh well Too easy for the Mouse that roars!

11-25-2011, 03:21 PM	#4869
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,201 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	OK, a quick general knowledge question. When was the trade in cocaine made illegal in the US at the federal level?

11-25-2011, 11:47 PM	#4870
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Oh, I saw something on the History Channel about this. Sears catalog use to sell "remedies" and syringes. Sometime within the last 50 years, I think, is when it became illegal federally. That is the closest I can come to a guess.

11-25-2011, 11:56 PM	#4871
Kevin8or Guru Posts: 977 Karma: 43409226 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Device: Kindle 3	1950's is as narrow a guess as I'll make.

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11-26-2011, 02:45 AM	#4872
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	It was the Harrison act of 1914. Until that time, there were no illegal drugs in America. Then along came the party pooper and ruined the taste of Coca-cola, which, although not directly including cocaine, did include coca leaves in the original recipe! However, Coca-cola didn't remove all traces of it until 1929, despite several court rulings! Stitchawl

11-26-2011, 04:45 AM	#4873
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I thought the Harrison act of 1914 was only the first part. Then there was something after that, maybe the Controlled substance Act, that finally made it federally illegal? Wasn't this in response to the Flower Power drug time including LSD; Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out?