Silliness Quiz - Page 909

pdurrant · 04-24-2014, 10:01 AM

The final clues allowed me to make some half-remembered guesses.

Time for some maths!

Let's do some 'next in number sequences'. Some are harder than others. I'll be awarding points based on both my assessment of their difficulty, and how long it takes for someone to get them.

a) 1, 2, 3, 4, ?
b) 1, 3, 5, 7, ?
c) 1, 2, 4, 8, ?
d) 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, ?
e) 1, 3, 6, 10, ?
f) 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
g) 1, 6, 15, 28, ?
h) 1, 1, 2, 3, ?
i) 2, 3, 5, 7, ?
j) 6, 28, 496, 8128, ?

For the last one I will accept the name of the numbers in the sequence, as most people would need to look up the answer, even if they recognise the sequence.

Gazella · 04-24-2014, 10:31 AM

a) 5

I hate Maths

orlok · 04-24-2014, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The final clues allowed me to make some half-remembered guesses.

Time for some maths!

Let's do some 'next in number sequences'. Some are harder than others. I'll be awarding points based on both my assessment of their difficulty, and how long it takes for someone to get them.

a) 1, 2, 3, 4, ?
b) 1, 4, 5, 7, ?
c) 1, 2, 4, 8, ?
d) 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, ?
e) 1, 3, 6, 10, ?
f) 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
g) 1, 6, 15, 28, ?
h) 1, 1, 2, 3, ?
i) 2, 3, 5, 7, ?
j) 6, 28, 496, 8128, ?

For the last one I will accept the name of the numbers in the sequence, as most people would need to look up the answer, even if they recognise the sequence.

c) 16
d) 0.0625
e) 15
f) 25

pdurrant · 04-24-2014, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazella

a) 5

Yes! 1 point to Gazella.

pdurrant · 04-24-2014, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

c) 16
d) 0.0625
e) 15
f) 25

Yes to all,

1, 1, 2 and 2 points, totaling 6 points to orlok.

Apologies for the typo in sequence b), now fixed!

Gazella · 04-24-2014, 11:04 AM

b). 9

Bilbo1967 · 04-24-2014, 11:07 AM

h) 5 (Fibonacci sequence?)

Bilbo1967 · 04-24-2014, 11:10 AM

i) 11 (primes?)

pdurrant · 04-24-2014, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazella

b). 9

Yes, another point to Gazella.

pdurrant · 04-24-2014, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

h) 5 (Fibonacci sequence?)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

i) 11 (primes?)

Yes to both. Extra points for the sequence names mean that the scores are now:

Gazella: 2 points
orlok: 6 points
Bilbo1967: 6 points

Gazella · 04-25-2014, 02:08 PM

May I "Phone-a-Friend"?

She's really good in Maths.

Glorfindel · 04-25-2014, 02:40 PM

...WolframAlpha?

Gazella · 04-25-2014, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

...WolframAlpha?

Ha?

Glorfindel · 04-25-2014, 03:02 PM

A computational knowledge engine, does better math than me.

Gazella · 04-25-2014, 03:04 PM

Wow. Never knew it existed.

04-24-2014, 10:01 AM	#13621
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,761 Karma: 319000000 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	The final clues allowed me to make some half-remembered guesses. Time for some maths! Let's do some 'next in number sequences'. Some are harder than others. I'll be awarding points based on both my assessment of their difficulty, and how long it takes for someone to get them. a) 1, 2, 3, 4, ? b) 1, 3, 5, 7, ? c) 1, 2, 4, 8, ? d) 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, ? e) 1, 3, 6, 10, ? f) 1, 4, 9, 16, ? g) 1, 6, 15, 28, ? h) 1, 1, 2, 3, ? i) 2, 3, 5, 7, ? j) 6, 28, 496, 8128, ? For the last one I will accept the name of the numbers in the sequence, as most people would need to look up the answer, even if they recognise the sequence. Last edited by pdurrant; 04-24-2014 at 10:47 AM. Reason: Fixed typo in b)!

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04-24-2014, 11:07 AM	#13627
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04-24-2014, 11:10 AM	#13628
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04-25-2014, 02:08 PM	#13631
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04-25-2014, 03:02 PM	#13634
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