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The Impossible Quiz.
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Try this quiz. Some are easier than others and some will make your brain ache.
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The object of the quiz is to correctly complete the sequence. Most of the sequences end with the most recent incumbent, date or event but others are unambiguous enough to finish anywhere in the sequence.
Correct as at January 2009.
**** Does not go to the most recent.
1. June 22nd 1949, August 28th 1951, April 30th 1953, March 2nd 1955, December 9th 1957, October 13th 1959.
2. Milan, Glasgow, Manchester, Gelsenkirchen, Istanbul, Paris, Athens.
3. London, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Helsingin Maalaiskunta, Hurth-Hermulheim, Oviedo, Espoo.
4. Taylor, Ryan, Bloomer, Smith, Robbins, Pierce. ****
5. Norwegian, Swedish, Burmese, Austrian, Peruvian, Egyptian, Ghanaian.
6. January 10th 1957, October 19th 1963, October 16th 1964, June 19th 1970, March 4th 1974, April 5th 1976, May 4th 1979, November 28th 1990. ****
7. Queen Elizabeth 2, Leonid Brezhnev, Ronald Reagan, Roh Tae Woo, King Juan Carlos, William Clinton, William Deane, Kostis Stephanopoulos.
8. English, Italian, Brazilian, Brazilian, Mexican, Hungarian, Moroccan, Italian.
9. 2000 � 44, 2001 � 51, 2002 � 24, 2003 � 34, 2004 � 45, 2005 � 31, 2006 � 41, 2007 � 52.
10. 10-12, 10-11, 10-04, 10-07, 10-10, 11-01, 10-08, 10-06
11. AT, AA, RSB, JEM, CDL, JB, EJH.
12. November 18th 1923, January 20th 1930, March 20th 1930, June 2nd 1930, August 5th 1930, September 17th 1930, September 24th 1930, March 15th 1932, June 6th 1932, March 14th 1934, July 3rd 1935.
13. 1771, 1780, 1813, 1846, 1867, 1912, 1926.
14. 47 Years 98 days, 29 years 350 days, 43 years 206 days, 37 years 86 days, 38 years 235 days, 45 years 206 days.
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The object of the quiz is to correctly complete the sequence. Most of the sequences end with the most recent incumbent, date or event but others are unambiguous enough to finish anywhere in the sequence.
Correct as at January 2009.
**** Does not go to the most recent.
1. June 22nd 1949, August 28th 1951, April 30th 1953, March 2nd 1955, December 9th 1957, October 13th 1959.
2. Milan, Glasgow, Manchester, Gelsenkirchen, Istanbul, Paris, Athens.
3. London, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Helsingin Maalaiskunta, Hurth-Hermulheim, Oviedo, Espoo.
4. Taylor, Ryan, Bloomer, Smith, Robbins, Pierce. ****
5. Norwegian, Swedish, Burmese, Austrian, Peruvian, Egyptian, Ghanaian.
6. January 10th 1957, October 19th 1963, October 16th 1964, June 19th 1970, March 4th 1974, April 5th 1976, May 4th 1979, November 28th 1990. ****
7. Queen Elizabeth 2, Leonid Brezhnev, Ronald Reagan, Roh Tae Woo, King Juan Carlos, William Clinton, William Deane, Kostis Stephanopoulos.
8. English, Italian, Brazilian, Brazilian, Mexican, Hungarian, Moroccan, Italian.
9. 2000 � 44, 2001 � 51, 2002 � 24, 2003 � 34, 2004 � 45, 2005 � 31, 2006 � 41, 2007 � 52.
10. 10-12, 10-11, 10-04, 10-07, 10-10, 11-01, 10-08, 10-06
11. AT, AA, RSB, JEM, CDL, JB, EJH.
12. November 18th 1923, January 20th 1930, March 20th 1930, June 2nd 1930, August 5th 1930, September 17th 1930, September 24th 1930, March 15th 1932, June 6th 1932, March 14th 1934, July 3rd 1935.
13. 1771, 1780, 1813, 1846, 1867, 1912, 1926.
14. 47 Years 98 days, 29 years 350 days, 43 years 206 days, 37 years 86 days, 38 years 235 days, 45 years 206 days.
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