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Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 4:34 pm
by rjaguar3
Thanks to Magna for the guest category.
Here's Day 6 to wrap up the week. Enjoy the Labor Day weekend!
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:03 pm
by rjaguar3
NUMBER PLEASE
2: According to Paul Simon, there are this many "Ways to Leave Your Lover".
4: A gross has this number of items.
6: Number of cents you'll need to buy a Forever stamp from the USPS.
8: The United Nations Security Council has this many members.
10: Number of teams that participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament; hint: it's not a power of 2.
ORGANIC GEMSTONES
By Magna. Correct answers are all gemstones that have plant and/or animal origins.
3: In an effort to deter poaching, Richard Leakey helped Kenya organize the public burning of 12 tons of this material in 1989.
6: This precursor to lignite coal shares its name with a type of aircraft, a fast-moving stream of air or water, and a shade of black.
9: "Electricity" derives its name from the Greek word for this gem, whose name is also one of the three colors of an electric traffic signal.
12: In ancient times, this red gemstone was an important commodity in the trade between countries of the Mediterranean, where most of it was harvested, and India.
15: Also called mother-of-pearl, this material's five-letter name is an anagram of a type of waterbird.
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:03 pm
by rjaguar3
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:03 pm
by rjaguar3
Answers:
NUMBER PLEASE
2: According to Paul Simon, there are this many "Ways to Leave Your Lover".
50
4: A gross has this number of items.
144
6: Number of cents you'll need to buy a Forever stamp from the USPS.
49
8: The United Nations Security Council has this many members.
15
10: Number of teams that participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament; hint: it's not a power of 2.
68
ORGANIC GEMSTONES
By Magna. Correct answers are all gemstones that have plant and/or animal origins.
3: In an effort to deter poaching, Richard Leakey helped Kenya organize the public burning of 12 tons of this material in 1989.
IVORY
6: This precursor to lignite coal shares its name with a type of aircraft, a fast-moving stream of air or water, and a shade of black.
JET
9: "Electricity" derives its name from the Greek word for this gem, whose name is also one of the three colors of an electric traffic signal.
AMBER
12: In ancient times, this red gemstone was an important commodity in the trade between countries of the Mediterranean, where most of it was harvested, and India.
CORAL
15: Also called mother-of-pearl, this material's five-letter name is an anagram of a type of waterbird.
NACRE
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:06 pm
by Volante
2: 50
4: 144
6:
8: 9
10:
3: ivory
6: jet
9: amber
12:
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:13 pm
by immaf
2: 50
4: 144
6: CLAM (it might be 41)
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
3: ivory
6: jet
9: amber
12: CLAM
15: nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:22 pm
by badgerfellow
2: 50
4: 144
6: 48
8: 5
10: 68
3: ivory
6: jet
9: CLAM
12: CLAM
15: CLAM
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:28 pm
by cheezguyty
2. 50
4. 144
6. 49
8. 5
10. 68
3. ivory
6. jet
9. amber
12.
15. nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:32 pm
by hbomb1947
2: 50
4: 144
6: CLAM (Do you
know how long it's been since I used snail mail or bought postage stamps?
)
8: 9? (I think there's 5 permanent members, not sure how many members overall(
10: 65? (I can't remember if they added more play-in games)
3: ivory?
6: jet
9: topaz?
12: ruby?
15: nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:35 pm
by Woof
NUMBER PLEASE
2: 50
4: 144
6: 49
8: 15
10: 66
ORGANIC GEMSTONES
3: ivory
6: jet
9: amber
12: coral
15: nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:37 pm
by Magna
2: 50
4: 144
6: [not going to guess on the rest of these!
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8:
10:
(I wrote the second category.)
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:39 pm
by billy pilgrim
2 50
4 144
6 49
8 15
10 68
3 ivory
6 jet
9 amber
12-------
15 nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:50 pm
by Clue Jungry
NUMBER PLEASE
2: 50
4: 144
6: CLAM
8: 15
10: 68
ORGANIC GEMSTONES
3: Ivory
6: Jet
9: Amber
12: Ruby
15: Nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:10 pm
by alietr
NUMBER PLEASE
2: 50
4: 144
6: 49
8:
10: 68
ORGANIC GEMSTONES
3: Ivory
6: Jet
9: Amber
12:
15: Nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:19 pm
by dhkendall
2: 50
4: 144
6:
8: 15
10:
3: ivory?
6: jet
9: amber
12:
15: nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:27 pm
by This Is Kirk!
2: 50
4: 144
6:
8:
10: 68
3: ivory
6: jet
9: amber
12:
15: nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:31 pm
by goforthetie
2: 50
4: 144
6:
8: 15
10: 68
3: ivory
6: jet
9: amber?
12:
15: nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:33 pm
by DadofTwins
2: 50
4: 144
6: 49
8: 15
10: 68
3:
6: Jet
9: Amber
12:
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:34 pm
by MarkBarrett
2: 50
4: 144
6: 49
8:
10: 68
3: Ivory
6: Jet
9: Emerald
12: Ruby
15:Nacre
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2017--Round 5, Day 6
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:26 pm
by xxaaaxx
2: 50
4: 144
6: clam
8: clam
10: 68
3: ivory
6: jet
9: amber
12: clam
15: nacre