Silliness Quiz - Page 202

GeoffC · 05-24-2011, 10:59 AM

Oh ! wait - is that the question ?

SneakySnake · 05-24-2011, 07:14 PM

a weighted question? walk to it in a jumble 8 letters

poohbear_nc · 05-24-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

a weighted question? walk to it in a jumble 8 letters

Is this the question?

Do we have a question?

Shayne Parkinson · 05-24-2011, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

a weighted question? walk to it in a jumble 8 letters

I'm thinking "kilowatt", but that's more a powerful question than a weighted one.

Edited to add: oh, I see! Kilo (weight) + what/watt. Very clever!

poohbear_nc · 05-24-2011, 08:25 PM

oh ... I just don't get these cryptic crosswords! .... my brain doesn't work that way!

Stitchawl · 05-24-2011, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

oh ... I just don't get these cryptic crosswords! .... my brain doesn't work that way!

Me neither. I guess I'm too literal.

Stitchawl

Shayne Parkinson · 05-24-2011, 09:41 PM

Since Snakey's not here at the moment, I'll hope my answer was right and post a new question. It has a long-winded set-up, so you may wish to get a coffee (or alternative) first.

The Maori language (te reo Maori) only has 14 letters in its written form. Here are the consonants in Maori:

g (only in form "ng"), h, k, m, n, p, r, t, w (both by itself and in "wh")

You'll see from this that several consonantal sounds don't exist in Maori. Another aspect of the language is that all words end with a vowel.

So when personal names in other languages (most often English) are transliterated into Maori, the result can end up looking very different. An example of a name that's relatively unchanged is Peter, which becomes Pita. One that changes a lot is David, which becomes Rawiri.

So what do you think might have been the European name that became one I quite often come across: Irihapeti?

maianhvk · 05-24-2011, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

So what do you think might have been the European name that became one I quite often come across: Irihapeti?

Elizabeth.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-25-2011, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

Elizabeth.

Wow, you're good! Quite right. Take it away.

maianhvk · 05-25-2011, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Wow, you're good! Quite right. Take it away.

actually, Mr. Google did all the job, he even offered me a whole list of Mauri names and its translation into normal names

I suppose it's not against the rule, is it?

However I'm not good at giving questions. please feel free to ask one if you have it at hand, S. Parkinson.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-25-2011, 01:11 AM

Yes, it's better not to use google in the Quiz thread, as it makes it much too easy.

I'm all out of ideas for now - I thought this one might last a bit longer. Take it away, whoever has a question.

maianhvk · 05-25-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Yes, it's better not to use google in the Quiz thread, as it makes it much too easy.

I'm all out of ideas for now - I thought this one might last a bit longer. Take it away, whoever has a question.

I don't use Google if the question is like "what is the next number in the series..." or "odd one out" or something from an ordinary IQ test

however, in this case HOW ON EARTH do you think I can do to figure the name out??

just like asking you to think of a meaning of a word from a foreign language which you know next to nothing about, right? then this is not really a "quiz"... at least IMHO. Intelligence obviously can do nothing.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-25-2011, 01:36 AM

I just thought it might be a fun question for people to figure out the pattern where one letter maps to another, but you're probably right that it wasn't a good one for the quiz. That's fine, it was worth a try.

But if you hadn't told me you'd used google I would've just thought you were super-fast.

You were very honest.

Someone else's turn now - I need to make dinner.

Latinandgreek · 05-25-2011, 10:34 AM

Can I ask one?

Does anyone know my what my avatar represents?

poohbear_nc · 05-25-2011, 10:51 AM

snow flakes?

05-24-2011, 09:41 PM	#3022
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Since Snakey's not here at the moment, I'll hope my answer was right and post a new question. It has a long-winded set-up, so you may wish to get a coffee (or alternative) first. The Maori language (te reo Maori) only has 14 letters in its written form. Here are the consonants in Maori: g (only in form "ng"), h, k, m, n, p, r, t, w (both by itself and in "wh") You'll see from this that several consonantal sounds don't exist in Maori. Another aspect of the language is that all words end with a vowel. So when personal names in other languages (most often English) are transliterated into Maori, the result can end up looking very different. An example of a name that's relatively unchanged is Peter, which becomes Pita. One that changes a lot is David, which becomes Rawiri. So what do you think might have been the European name that became one I quite often come across: Irihapeti? Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 05-24-2011 at 09:53 PM.

05-25-2011, 01:36 AM	#3028
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	I just thought it might be a fun question for people to figure out the pattern where one letter maps to another, but you're probably right that it wasn't a good one for the quiz. That's fine, it was worth a try. But if you hadn't told me you'd used google I would've just thought you were super-fast. You were very honest. Someone else's turn now - I need to make dinner. Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 05-25-2011 at 01:38 AM.

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05-24-2011, 10:59 AM	#3016
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05-24-2011, 08:25 PM	#3020
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,700 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	oh ... I just don't get these cryptic crosswords! .... my brain doesn't work that way!

05-25-2011, 01:11 AM	#3026
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05-25-2011, 10:34 AM	#3029
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05-25-2011, 10:51 AM	#3030
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,700 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	snow flakes?