String Quiz

[MichaelJH]

I have received a few messages asking me to do a String Quiz following some debate about the length of a piece earlier today. Don't worry no String Theory!

1. How long is a piece of string? Marks will be given do originality and out-of-the-box thinking. Marks will be deducted for comments like "Twice the length of half the length of the string"

2. How many words of two or more letters can you make from the word "string"? Note - they must be in the Oxford English Dictionary.

3. Complete the following knot names.

r__f

b_w____

c__v_ h___h

f_g___ __g__

_v__h___

____k__'_ __t__

__g___y'___'_ _i___

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I am trying to measure string for you , but the measurements seems to be getting longer the more I pull off the ball {going to be here all night} TUT if it ain’t triangles its squares and now this…..

[Heythrop51]

1. Still thinking it through

2. Got about 20 but sure there are more!

3.

Reef

Bowline

Then I get stuck

Trucker's hitch

Highwayman's hitch

[RufusScamp]

Reef, bowline, clove hitch, figure of eight, overhand, that's all I learnt on my sailing course.27 words.

How long? 4.3 cm shorter than you need.

Rumour has it that an elderly relative of a friend had a bag labelled "Bits of string not long enough to be any use"

[Khartoum7 in reply to RufusScamp]

Made me chuckle!

[HHH2017]

1. As long as an eel but not during the mating season!2. 25 words

3. Reef, Bowline, Clove hitch and Over hand. Could be figure of eight but not sure thats an actual knot?! Adjudicator please 😉😜

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to HHH2017]

Figure-eight knot is used in sailing.

[Cat04 in reply to MichaelJH]

And the tying of a violin string

[HHH2017]

OMG!

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Where you a Scout or a Sea Cadet? ⚜️ 😊

[Becksagogo]

I haven't got any string. Can I use wool instead?!

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to Becksagogo]

As long as you specify type and needles. That all I remember about knitting although my mum did have a collection of knitting patterns. It was probably better than time spent on FaceAche!

[VelvetSky]

Rats have chewed my ball of string in the greenhouse!

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to VelvetSky]

Sorry you will have to get a new ball of string! 🐀

[VelvetSky]

Thanks for the advice🙀

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

You seem to ha e the most words. Can you list them please?

[rizal]

Started by looking for the words in "string" found "gin" and it all went rather fuzzy and confused after that...

[Khartoum7 in reply to rizal]

haha..

[HHH2017 in reply to rizal]

🤣🤣🤣

[Cat04]

Always less than you need

32 - maybe

Reef, bowline, clove hitch, fig of8, overhand, truckers hitch, highwayman hitch

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to Cat04]

You seem to have second highest word count. Can you list them please. If you post 32 I will declare you the winner!

[Cat04]

Ring, rings,gin, gins, gist, tin,it, is, in, tins,sting,git,gits,sin,sir,sign,sing,tig,tigs,ting tings,its,grit,grits,grist,nit,nits,sit,ins,grin,grins,girt,girts,

rig,rigs. & possibly trig

[Heythrop51 in reply to Cat04]

Mine's a subset.