BrainBashers: December 2009 Common Answers Results
Kevin Stone
December 2009 results for BrainBashers Common Answers are now ready. There
were 2,229 valid entries and I came 31st.
The percentage below is that of the maximum available score.
Ruthy McCoy 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 95.9883%
Lauren Casey 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 95.9883%
Gilat Melamed 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 95.9883%
Laura Ecker 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 68.4172%
Dan Dykstra 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 49.2913%
Joe Yancey 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 45.8322%
Daniel Lesage 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 42.5532%
Lisa Gee 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 42.5532%
Kimberly Farrenkopf 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 42.5532%
Steve Gray 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 40.4543%
Kevin Stone [BB] 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 25.3191%
Q1. Name one of Santa's reindeer.
1 RUDOLPH 1799 80.7%
2 DASHER 181 8.1%
3 COMET 62 2.8%
4 BLITZEN 43 1.9%
5 DANCER 39 1.7%
6 PRANCER 32 1.4%
7 DONNER 27 1.2%
8 VIXEN 17 0.8%
9 CUPID 13 0.6%
+ 15 other unranked answers.
Q2. Name the colour of a Christmas stocking.
1 RED 2153 96.6%
2 GREEN 48 2.2%
3 WHITE 15 0.7%
+ 7 other unranked answers.
Q3. Name a misspelling of Myrrh.
1 MYRH 473 21.2%
2 MURR 190 8.5%
3 MIR 189 8.5%
4 MYRR 180 8.1%
5 MUR 140 6.3%
6 MER 135 6.1%
7 MIRR 109 4.9%
8 MYR 74 3.3%
9 MERR 74 3.3%
10 MIRRH 73 3.3%
11 MYRHH 40 1.8%
12 MIRTH 40 1.8%
13 MYRTH 35 1.6%
14 MIRH 33 1.5%
15 MURRH 25 1.1%
16 MHYRR 24 1.1%
17 MYRRH 20 0.9%
18 MYHRR 18 0.8%
19 MIRE 18 0.8%
20 MIRROR 17 0.8%
21 MYTH 13 0.6%
22 MYRE 13 0.6%
23 MYHR 10 0.4%
24 MRRYH 10 0.4%
+ 131 other unranked answers.
Q4. Name the number of Christmas cards a 70 year old receives.
1 10 470 21.1%
2 20 335 15.0%
3 5 200 9.0%
4 25 160 7.2%
5 15 123 5.5%
6 50 119 5.3%
7 30 115 5.2%
8 70 101 4.5%
9 12 76 3.4%
10 3 60 2.7%
11 2 48 2.2%
12 6 42 1.9%
13 7 36 1.6%
14 40 32 1.4%
15 100 32 1.4%
16 4 31 1.4%
17 35 30 1.3%
18 1 30 1.3%
19 0 26 1.2%
20 8 25 1.1%
21 45 13 0.6%
+ 54 other unranked answers.
Q5. Name a vegetable eaten for Christmas dinner.
1 POTATOES 735 33.0%
2 CORN 278 12.5%
3 CARROTS 269 12.1%
4 YAM 254 11.4%
5 BEANS 163 7.3%
6 SPROUTS 140 6.3%
7 PEAS 91 4.1%
8 SQUASH 52 2.3%
9 BROCCOLI 44 2.0%
10 PUMPKIN 31 1.4%
11 LETTUCE 16 0.7%
12 CABBAGE 16 0.7%
13 TOMATO 15 0.7%
14 TURNIP 14 0.6%
15 ASPARAGUS 13 0.6%
16 SPINACH 12 0.5%
17 CELERY 10 0.4%
+ 42 other unranked answers.
Q6. Name a meat eaten for Christmas dinner.
1 TURKEY 1022 45.9%
2 HAM 981 44.0%
3 CHICKEN 65 2.9%
4 BEEF 46 2.1%
5 PORK 27 1.2%
6 GOOSE 21 0.9%
7 STEAK 15 0.7%
8 ROAST 10 0.4%
+ 21 other unranked answers.
Q7. Name the percentage of teenagers that will receive a cell/mobile phone
for Christmas.
1 50 333 14.9%
2 25 243 10.9%
3 20 189 8.5%
4 75 171 7.7%
5 10 159 7.1%
6 30 129 5.8%
7 60 104 4.7%
8 40 102 4.6%
9 70 85 3.8%
10 80 81 3.6%
11 15 70 3.1%
12 90 51 2.3%
13 45 47 2.1%
14 35 45 2.0%
15 65 38 1.7%
16 85 36 1.6%
17 5 32 1.4%
18 95 19 0.9%
19 12 13 0.6%
20 33 11 0.5%
21 99 10 0.4%
22 67 10 0.4%
+ 81 other unranked answers.
Q8. Name a country that grows Christmas trees.
1 UNITED STATES 1229 55.1%
2 CANADA 466 20.9%
3 NORWAY 171 7.7%
4 GERMANY 59 2.6%
5 UNITED KINGDOM 49 2.2%
6 FINLAND 31 1.4%
7 SWEDEN 25 1.1%
8 SWITZERLAND 22 1.0%
9 ICELAND 13 0.6%
10 GREENLAND 12 0.5%
11 AUSTRALIA 12 0.5%
12 DENMARK 11 0.5%
13 RUSSIA 10 0.4%
+ 61 other unranked answers.
Q9. Name an animal that begins with the letter R.
1 REINDEER 1297 58.2%
2 RABBIT 484 21.7%
3 RAT 189 8.5%
4 RHINO 126 5.7%
5 RACCOON 91 4.1%
6 ROOSTER 14 0.6%
+ 13 other unranked answers.
Q10. Name a number from 1 to 31 that represents a day in December.
1 25 2048 91.9%
2 24 41 1.8%
3 31 26 1.2%
4 1 13 0.6%
5 26 10 0.4%
+ 25 other unranked answers.
Kevin Stone
> were 2,229 valid entries and I came 31st.
rec.puzzles results - well done to me!
31 Kevin Stone [BB] 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
155 Michael Shreeve 1 1 2 5 1 2 2 1 1 1
242 Chris Cole 1 1 11 1 1 1 5 1 1 1
302 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 1
354 Gary Moncur 1 1 4 4 2 2 5 1 1 1
567 Liisa Sarakontu 1 1 10 6 1 1 5 2 1 1
635 Rob Pyle 1 1 4 8 1 3 1 1 1 1
862 Stephen Perry 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 4 1
1009 Steve Fry 1 1 18 4 4 1 11 1 1 1
1756 Marc Rintsch 1 1 1 11 1 6 10 2 1 2
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Kev
Richard Heathfield
<snip>
> Q10. Name a number from 1 to 31 that represents a day in December.
> 1 25 2048 91.9%
> 2 24 41 1.8%
> 3 31 26 1.2%
> 4 1 13 0.6%
> 5 26 10 0.4%
> + 25 other unranked answers.
Which day(s?!?) weren't chosen?
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Kevin Stone
We had 35, but no 3 nor 28.
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Kev
Richard Heathfield
>>> Q10. Name a number from 1 to 31 that represents a day in December.
>
> We had 35, but no 3 nor 28.
You are slowly acquiring sufficient material for a book. Sad, but true.