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The most bizarre programme quiz ever?


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11 hours ago, Beirao said:

Anyone remember the bizarre quiz in our programme in the early weeks at Hampden in 1969? Anyone got the first clue how to solve it. Seems beyond Mensa, Only Connect etc standards. More than 50 years on and it still completely baffles me! 

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Blimey...that's a hard one!

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5 minutes ago, Bryce said:

There appears to be some kind of information missing as there is no indication of how to even begin.

Unless we're all missing something!

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3 hours ago, salty said:

The only thing you have to go on is the previous weeks answers. Which aren't much help!

And they obviously expect at least three correct answers!

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I've tried: 

1: Bingo rhymes... "Ole the Bee #3"..."#48 fast from the gate".

2: Scrabble values

3: Place in the averages!

No joy... could I have the "Lion Wall" instead!

The only positive was realising there was at least 100 First Division riders!

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7 hours ago, salty said:

The only thing you have to go on is the previous weeks answers. Which aren't much help!

How did that help on week 1? They must have given an example.

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4 hours ago, Lefty said:

2: Scrabble values

I'd wondered if it was summat to do wi' spelling...

4 hours ago, Lefty said:

3: Place in the averages!

Thought about that....

4 hours ago, Lefty said:

The only positive was realising there was at least 100 First Division riders!

More than that, the vast majority were British!

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The quiz ran for 4 weeks from 18th April until 9th May. The numbers grid remained the same. The results of each quiz were:

18th April - Barry Briggs (12), Ole Olsen (3) and Clive Hitch (48).

25th April - Jim McMillan (30), Ivan Mauger (1) and Jimmy Gooch (96).

2nd May - Soren Sjosten (19), Roy Trigg (6) and Bernie Persson (24).

9th May - Bengt Larrson (11), Bruce Cribb (10) and Ronnie Genz (95).

Theories:

1. Entrants made their picks and the promotion simply selected the winners at random and allocated the numbers thereafter.

2. There was a predetermined list of riders and numbers and it was just your luck whether you were correct or not.

Either way there was no logic involved.

Could it have been a mad attempt to encourage programme sales?

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1 hour ago, daveallan81 said:

The quiz ran for 4 weeks from 18th April until 9th May. The numbers grid remained the same. The results of each quiz were:

18th April - Barry Briggs (12), Ole Olsen (3) and Clive Hitch (48).

25th April - Jim McMillan (30), Ivan Mauger (1) and Jimmy Gooch (96).

2nd May - Soren Sjosten (19), Roy Trigg (6) and Bernie Persson (24).

9th May - Bengt Larrson (11), Bruce Cribb (10) and Ronnie Genz (95).

Theories:

1. Entrants made their picks and the promotion simply selected the winners at random and allocated the numbers thereafter.

2. There was a predetermined list of riders and numbers and it was just your luck whether you were correct or not.

Either way there was no logic involved.

Could it have been a mad attempt to encourage programme sales?

Wow! That makes no sense whatsoever! Is that really representative of logic and intelligence north of the border? :blink:

Might just have well have had a "Spot the Ball" on a speedway photo...

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