nairi Posted April 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 Harut jan, Ban ZhZ G. You might have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 nairi, sorry for having it all messed up.i've got it strieght now. but i'm still missing the section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Just because no one else but Harut attempted to answer any of these questions, does not mean, I hope, that no one else but me knows the answers... Anyway, for those interested in checking their own knowledge, or perhaps learning something new, here are the answers: 1. What is the (full) name of the 19th Century English Romantic poet and satirist who also created and published an Armenian dictionary? George Gordon Noel Byron, Baron; or Lord Byron One of his most famous works is a satirical epic poem, dedicated to Robert Southey, in which a historical Spanish womanizer is the hero/protagonist. What is the name of this poem? Don Juan This is a passage taken from Canto the Second of the above-mentioned poem: "Not so Haidée: she sadly toss'd and tumbled, And started from her sleep, and, turning o'erDream'd of a thousand wrecks, o'er which she stumbled, And handsome corpses strew'd upon the shore;And woke her maid so early that she grumbled, And call'd her father's old slaves up, who sworeIn several oaths--Armenian, Turk, and Greek--They knew not what to think of such a freak." In what language does Haidée speak to the hero a little later in this Canto? Modern Greek with an Ionian accent "Although she told him, in good modern Greek, With an Ionian accent" (Canto 2, CL) For the full poem, see: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/708...086/donjuan.htm 2. What is the name of the Columbian author born in Aracataca in 1928, who also won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982? Gabriel Garcia Marquez In one of his most famous novels, published in 1967, one of the main characters bumps into an Armenian in the first chapter. What is the name of this novel? Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude) What is the Armenian described as doing? He's trying to sell a potion, or syrup, that supposedly makes one invisible after drinking it. 3. What is the name of the Dutch author born in Friesland in 1907, who also wrote a novel about resistance fighter Hannie Schaft? Theun de Vries What is the name of that novel? Het Meisje met het Rode Haar (The Girl with the Red Hair), published in 1956 In 1981, this novel was also made into a film which was produced by a Dutch man and an Armenian. What is the name of the Armenian producer? Haig Balian 5. What is the name of the contemporary Armenian author/poet/translator born in Beirut in 1953, whose father was also a writer? Shant Norashkharian; his father was Hagop Norashkharian He also wrote these lines in a poem: "Can there be hopeWhen we acceptFive dimensionsof existenceAnd when we makeThe compromise of living sane?" What is the title of the poem this passage belongs to? The Desert For full poem, see: http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenian/lit...atu/desert.html When was it published? July 1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam". So here's the puzzle: Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty. What did the parents call this storage place? The answer is, of course, a palindrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 (edited) Nothing to do with palindromes this time: What is the pattern in this list of words? it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at Edited April 12, 2003 by nairi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam". So here's the puzzle: Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty. What did the parents call this storage place? The answer is, of course, a palindrome. They either kept the gifts in the or in depending on the size. For bigger gifts, i think they may have kept them at . ( or perhaps I haven't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 They either kept the gifts in the or in depending on the size. For bigger gifts, i think they may have kept them at . ( or perhaps I haven't... Definitely valid answers! But not exactly the one I was looking for... I guess it really could be anything, but the idea was to use the clue as well: "they gave presents when the boys did something noteworty." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam". So here's the puzzle: Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty. What did the parents call this storage place? The answer is, of course, a palindrome. I think since they were such cool parents, they kept the presents in their "racecar"? Did the presents happen to be a nice "radar" system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 I think since they were such cool parents, they kept the presents in their "racecar"? Did the presents happen to be a nice "radar" system? LOL! Could be, could be... but no Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Nothing to do with palindromes this time: What is the pattern in this list of words? it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at I am guessing they occur in that order at the ends of the lines of a certain favorite poem of yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saro Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam". So here's the puzzle: Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty. What did the parents call this storage place? The answer is, of course, a palindrome. Hmm... It's gotta be more than one word. After thinking for an hour, I couldn't find any one word that works!!Time to start thinking of two words that are opposites of each other!!! (i hope) Nice puzzle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saro Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Nothing to do with palindromes this time: What is the pattern in this list of words? it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at Neither contains the letter "q"... I win!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Nothing to do with palindromes this time: What is the pattern in this list of words? it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, atNeither contains the letter "q"... I win!! If you "cheat" a bit, there is a q in there... Seems like you're on the right track... So based on this list, how could you make your own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saro Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam". So here's the puzzle: Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty. What did the parents call this storage place? The answer is, of course, a palindrome.Hmm... It's gotta be more than one word. After thinking for an hour, I couldn't find any one word that works!!Time to start thinking of two words that are opposites of each other!!! (i hope) Nice puzzle! How about... tenibac cabinet ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 How about... tenibac cabinet ?? Nope but you're on the right track! It is made of two words. Look at the clue again: "and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty." What do you get if you do something bad? What is the opposite of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 he he he he .... in the "reward drawer"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 he he he he .... in the "reward drawer"? YAY! Apres! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saro Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 :punches self: <_<ah well, I'll get that other one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 How about... tenibac cabinet ?? Nope but you're on the right track! It is made of two words. Look at the clue again: "and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty." What do you get if you do something bad? What is the opposite of that? Boy, you really had to provide them the clues, huh? Nice puzzle Nairi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 I'm sure you've all heard of the inscription on the monument in front of the CIA headquarters called "Kryptos". Only very few people around the world have been able to decipher parts of it. The last part still remains unsolved. I was thinking of posting this in the math thread as I am sure (though not entirely) that each letter has its own mathematical code, and that this code changes per every few words or sentences -- not sure which. I'm also not sure if punctuation is included in the code or not. All I know is that not all the words are everyday words, and some may not even be spelled in a conventional way. So how smart are Hyeforumers? Here's the whole text: EMUFP HZLRF AXYUS DJKZL DKRNS HGNFI VJYQT QUXQB QVYUV LLTRE VJYQT MKYRD MFDVF PJUDE EHZWE TZYVG WHKKQ ETGFQ JNCEG GWDKK TDQMC PFQZD QMMIA GPFXH ORGLT IMVMZ JANQL VKQED AGDVF RPJUN GEUNA OZGZL ECGYU XUEEN JTBJL BQCRT BJDFH RRYIZ ETKZE MVDUF KSJHK FWHKU WQLSZ FTIHH DDDUV DWKBF UFPWN TOFIY CUQZE REEVL DKFEZ MOQQJ LTTUG SYQPF EUNLA VIDXF LGGTE Z FKZBS FDQVG OGIPU FXHHD RKFFH QNTGP UAECN UVPDJ MQCLQ UMUNE DFQEL ZZVRR GKFFV OEEXB DMVPN FQXEZ LGRED NQFMP NZGLF LPMRJ QYALM GNUVP DXVKP DQUME BEEDM DAFMJ GZNUP LGEWJ LLAET GENDY AHROH NLSRH EOCPT EOIBI DYSHN AIACH TNREY ULDSL LSLLN OHSNO SMRWX MNETP RNGAT IHNRA RPESL NNELE BLPII ACAEW MTWND ITEEN RAHCT ENEUD RETNH AEOEI FOLSE DTIWE NHAET OYTEY QHEEN CTAYC REIFT BRSPA MHHEW ENATA MATEG YEERL BIEEF OASFI OTUET UAEOT OARMA EERTN RTIBS EDDNI AAHTT MSTEW PIERO AGRIE WFEBA ECTDD HILOE IHSIT EGOEA OSDDR YDLCR ITRKL MLEHA GTDHA RDPNE OHMGF WFEUH EECDM RIPFE IMEHN LSSTT RTVDO HW OBKRU OXOGH ULBSO LIFBB WFLRV QQPRN GKSSO IWTQS JQSSE KZZWA TJKLU DXYWI NFBNY PVTTM ZFPEW GDKZX TJCDI GXXXU AUEKC AR To give you a head start, here's the first sentence that has supposedly been deciphered. Note that "iqlusion" is apparently correct: * Between subtle shading and the absence of light lies the nuance of iqlusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Two more: Easy peazy this time, but always fun, IMO: 1. Read the sentence below ONLY ONCE and count the F's in that sentence. Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years of work by famous professors. 2. Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Two more: Easy peazy this time, but always fun, IMO: 1. Read the sentence below ONLY ONCE and count the F's in that sentence. Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years of work by famous professors. 2. Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right? write Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Two more: Easy peazy this time, but always fun, IMO: 1. Read the sentence below ONLY ONCE and count the F's in that sentence. Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years of work by famous professors. 2. Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right?write Harut, I assume you're answering the second question If so, then your answer is wrong Try again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady of grace Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 1. Read the sentence below ONLY ONCE and count the F's in that sentence. Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years of work by famous professors. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted April 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 1. Read the sentence below ONLY ONCE and count the F's in that sentence. Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years of work by famous professors. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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