March 2017 Skeptical Crossword – Solution
Day: February 22, 2017
March 2017 Logic & Maths Problems – Solutions
1. Lara went first, then Kara, then Sara, then Mara, and then Tara.
2. Mr Cooper is the doctor
3. 72 days
4. East
5. They are father, son and grandson
6. 120 degrees
7. George – turkey; Vic – chicken; John – ham
If Vic had the turkey, then statement 2, Vic did not have the chicken would also be true. As only one statement is true, Vic did not have the turkey
Now assume John had the turkey sandwich. If so, the both the third and the fourth statements would be true which again contradicts the fact that only one of the statements is true. So John could not have had the turkey sandwich. So if Vic did not have the turkey and if John did not have the turkey, it must have been George
Now assume that Vic had the ham sandwich. This would then mean both the second and the fourth statements were true which is not possible. So Vic must have had the chicken.
The third statement (John did not have the chicken sandwich) is the only true statement.
8. Shape D
9. Blue, yellow, black, red, green
10. 10 of diamonds, King of Hearts, 8 of Spades
“Mixed Bag” Questions March 2017 – Answers
1. Wedge-tailed Eagle
2. Heels
3. Hobart
4. Moonies
5. 1968
6. ALL SYSTEMS GO
7. a bus
8. Bill Woodfull (Australia), Douglas Jardine (England)
9. James Brolin
10. My Fair Lady
HARDER:
11. 5 (Menzies, Fadden, Curtin, Forde, Chifley)
12. 1977
13. Russia, Canada, China, United States, Brazil
14. A pound of flesh
15. Surfers Paradise or Gold Coast. (The QI Building)
16. 93
17. Its Stromatolites (very rare living fossils; large structures built around cyanobacteria)
18. 1976
19. Tasmania
20. Flowering Blue Gum
Science Talent Search
by Francesca Folk-Scolaro
As a member of the Australian Skeptics, I was pleased that the Victorian Branch* was able to fund and so support the work of science teachers in Victorian schools.
The staging of Science Talent Search 2016 at Latrobe University last 24th of October showed that the teaching and study of science are alive and well. The Australian Skeptics are proud to support the teachers and the schools in their important work.
This year, students from the following schools benefited from the $3,300 Australian Skeptics donation. View More Science Talent Search