URGENT - Number Quiz

[Russo62]

Got two puzzlers with some possible suggested answers. Can I have your views please ?

12 = AW of C ... Apostle Witnesses of Christ, Alternative Works of Chaucer, Atomic Weight of Carbon ?

40 = T (in D) ... Tops (in Darts) ? Any other suggestions, as I'm not convinced about this one ?

Thanks

[Quizmonkey]

Well, definitely not carbon as its atomic weight is 6!

[flamingo97]

Er no it isn't - 6 is the atomic number of Carbon. The atomic weight (or relative atomic mass) is 12.011.

[Quizmonkey]

Wow - never realised that. Dictionaries and periodic tables etc never list that! So, if correct, how obscure is that question?!

[Russo62]

Thanks. Given the Atomic Weight of Carbon is 12 then, it that your preferred answer ? We were favouring the other two, but I guess it could be all 3 ???

[Quizmonkey]

Personally I would keep searching on both these questions - you usually 'know' when you hit the right answer, and I'm not totally convinced by these!

[flamingo97]

These ditloids are getting a bit obscure now aren't they. However I would go with 12 = Atomic Weight of Carbon - my Channel 4 booklet 'An A-Z of the Elements' has the atomic weight of carbon as 12 so think it is safe to presume the number would be rounded down in most instances. The other possibilties just do not seem right - Apostle Witnesses of Christ just too unbelievable - for me anyway.

40 = Tops (in Darts) does look right but has this answer not come up in the quiz before, Russo62?

[Russo62]

I'll go with the carbon answer ... many thanks Flamingo97

The reason why I'm not convinced is that in the same quiz I have 40=DT in D, which is Double Top in Darts. Why have the same question twice ? I think it's the wrong way around and should be 40=D (in T) ... Duece (in Tennis) ? But what can I do ??

[flamingo97]

Russo62, you may like to know someone agrees with 12 = Atomic Weight of Carbon. Perhaps you have seen this but if not:

http://www.rib.net/forum/printthread.php?t=3444&page=5&pp=10

[flamingo97]

Oops I am guessing you have looked into this quite a bit, Russo62!!! have now found a site that says 12 = Alternative Works of Chaucer is correct:

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/rogerb/answers.htm.

Sorry, I'm not being much help - to say the least!!

[Russo62]

Yes, I had seen that site.... thanks. But I'm not convinced there were 12 alternative works of Chaucer. That's the same site that had the "Tops in Darts" answer but then said that was wrong !!

Aaarrgghhhh !