Being Holmes S2: Beat the Hackers (Leaderboard+R7 Results+R8 p66) T6 - Page 17

Originally posted by: NerdyMukta

Not until it releases on Disney+. Can't risk going to the movie theater yet.

We don't have it here😭😭😭😭 when is it releasing, I think post oct na?

Bee itna bhao kyun kha rahi hai

Dont make me regret recruiting you here😡

Originally posted by: oye_nakhrewaali

We don't have it here😭😭😭😭 when is it releasing, I think post oct na?

Its releasing today in the US.

Originally posted by: NerdyMukta

Its releasing today in the US.

I meant, on hotstar😅

Since bee is MIA , some one tag me when results are here 😆

Originally posted by: BlurredLines

Since bee is MIA , some one tag me when results are here 😆

Or just spam bee till they are here and send the answers 😅

Sorry sorry, this time I genuinely didn't get time after that cockroach discussion 🤣

Kal raat glimpsed at the questions, abhi abhi solved them and sent. Not sure about 3, 4, 6, 9... that's like half the questions 🤪

Chalo abhi going MIA again 🤪 Next round mein milenge if I don't get eliminated 😆

Okay I'm closing down the round here since Ajeeb-ladki is hibernated and so probably won't be submitting any answers. She's eliminated. 🤣

First things first, remember with brain teasers, you will often find the answer in the question itself. Brain teasers are about uncomplicating a complicated and roundabout way of saying something straightforward. As you read through the answers (if you already didn't get it), I do point out the obviousness of each statement.

Here are the answers to the brain teasers!

The minimum passing score was 70 points. Everyone passed!

1. Your parents have 4 daughters including you and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family? Ans: 7 – 2 parents, 4 daughters, and 1 son (Your parents have 4 daughters. So that's 2 parents + 4 daughters including yourself. And if each daughter has 1 brother, then technically all 4 daughters could have the same brother. Hence 7 people.)

2. Paul’s height is 6 feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, he owns a bike, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh? Ans: meat (He’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop so what would he weigh?)

3. A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, “That man’s first cousin is my father’s brother’s son.” Who was in the photograph? Ans: the man himself (Think about it like this. Who is father's brother's son's first cousin?)

4. A man stands on one side of a river, while his dog is on the other side. There is no bridge or boat in sight. The man calls for his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet. How did the dog do it? Ans: the river was frozen (The dog crossed the river and didn't get wet. Either there was no water or the water was frozen. But given no details about the river being empty, frozen is the right answer.)

5. Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I? Ans: the number 8 (When you turn the #8 on its side, it becomes infinity as in everything. When you cut it in half, it becomes 0 as in nothing.)

6. A man is visiting a city for the first time. He walks into a random restaurant and the waiter immediately greets him with “Good afternoon General.” Why did the waiter greet him like that? Ans: the man was wearing his uniform (If no one knows him in the city and he just walked into a random restaurant, something on his person must have made it obvious that he was a General. Hence the uniform.)

7. What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it? Ans: the word “short” (Word play really.)

8. No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I? Ans: a calendar (Yep because you tear off the old month and replace it with a new month.)

9. You’re escaping a maze and there are 3 doors in front of you. The door on the left leads to an active volcano, the door in the center leads to a room filled with poisonous snakes, and the door on the right leads to a lion that hasn’t eaten in 3 months. Which door do you choose? Ans: the door on the right because a lion that hasn’t eaten in 3 months would be dead (Like seriously. The lion won't eat you. It's dead.)

10. When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you gay. When old, I am valued more than ever. What am I? Ans: wine (In this case the gay refers to happy.)

As Player entered the last answer, the door opened and Mycroft walked in. “Well Dr. Watson and Player. How is it going?”

“We just finished the 6th round. We’re going to find out if we did it right or if we failed,” Player responded.

“Are you here to help us?” I asked.

“Oh no. I am far too busy to sit around. And you seem to be managing well on your own. No I am here to tell you that someone is here to see you,” Mycroft replied, turning to the door.

I looked up, half-expecting to see Sherlock. But instead a young man walked in. Mycroft said, “You were complaining that you don’t have help, so I found Andrew and had him brought over from his school in Asia. I cannot tell you where in Asia. He will now work with you on the last 2 rounds. I will be back later.”

Then without waiting for a reply, he turned on his heels and left. Andrew sat down, sheepishly. He said, “Look I don’t know if you are happy to see me here or not, but given I’m here I guess you’ll just have to accept me being part of the gorup. Mr. Holmes was quite clear when he brought me over that if I didn’t convince you to let me help out, he would pull my funding. And if he pulls my funding, I’ll never be able to finish schooling.”

Player quickly said, “Man we can use all the help we can get. We’ve been at this for 15 hours and our brains are tired. And the next round is TV trivia. I know next to nothing about TV shows.”

“I’m not too bad at it. My school encourages immersion in all types of media. They even gave us access to Netflix accounts to encourage us to watch different forms of media in diffierent languages,” Andrew responded.

“Well then we can definitely use your help because there are 50 questions here and I recognize maybe 4 of these at first glance,” Player answered.

It’s time for TV trivia! Below you’ll find 10 questions on various TV shows. These are not just Indian TV shows, but a wide spectrum of countries. Buck up and answer them for points. Each correct answer will give you 5 points, each blank answer will cut 3 points, and there is no loss for a wrong answer. You are allowed to ask for 2 hints and each will cost 10 points. Reminder that only one entry is allowed.

To help you out, I have added the country of origin of the show in brackets in front of the question.

Answers are due on Sept 6th 11:59 PM IST.

1. (American) I am a cop show with a catchy name, a rather diverse cast, and exactly 153 episodes that add up to my name. Which show am I?

2. (Indian) I am a smart lawyer who had 2 seasons who solved the problem 98% of the time by the end of the episode even if that meant getting my client punished for the crime they committed. What show am I?

3. (Korean) I am a TV show about 3 wealthy families vying for power in this exclusive palace community that shares a word with a popular Indian comedy film franchise. Which show am I?

4. (Indian) I am a popular remake on Star Plus about a middle-aged woman and her journey for independence. Which show am I?

5. (British) I am a popular sci-fi show about a time traveler. Which show am I?

6. (Pakistani) I am such a popular TV show that I aired on Indian TV channels before the ban on Pakistani content. In fact, an Indian TV show had the same name as me with an added “s” to it. Which show am I?

7. (American) I am a popular 90s show about 4 older women who called each other by a word typically associated with young women. Which show am I?

8. (Iranian) I am a TV show with an English name that is the same as a well-known vampire from a 1890s novel. Which show am I?

9. (Indian) I am a limitless show that has had 2 seasons, but the 2nd season never returned after the lockdown lifted the first time. Which show am I?

10. (British) I am a detective who can solve your problem while sitting in my armchair with my friend always by my side. Who am I?