Theme #1: “I’m Thinking of a Number...”
Theme #2: “I’m Thinking of More Numbers...”
Theme #1: “I’m Thinking of a Number...”
I will play a sound clip and you need to guess the appropriate number(s).
Theme #1 Questions
Question #1
Hint: You shouldn't need one
Question #2
Hint: It's a number < 10
Question #3
Hint: It's a number > 10
Question #4
Hint: "Missed it by that much..."
Question #5
Hint: Twice on Sunday
Question #6
Hint: You need to get all the numbers in the correct order
Question #7
Hint: This one might be a tough one. I get my kicks by throwing in a couple of tough ones...
Question #8
Hint: Part of the angst years
Question #9
Hint: Another potential toughy, the cube root of 884,736
Question #10
Hint: Very very low number
Theme #1 Answers
Answer #1
16
"You're 16, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine," by Ringo Starr
Answer #2
2
"Two Tickets To Paradise," by Eddie Money
Answer #3
50
"Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover," by Paul Simon
Answer #4
99
"99," by Toto
Answer #5
8
"Eight Days A Week," by The Beatles (alternate take from Anthology album)
Answer #6
8675309
"867-5309 Jenny," by Tommy Tutone
Answer #7
66
"The Theme From Route 66," by Nelson Riddle
Answer #8
17 (I will also give credit for 1, since I used to think she was singing "just like a one-winged dove..."). One point total though.
"Edge of 17," by Stevie Nicks
Interesting Note: According to Nicks, the title came from a conversation she had with Tom Petty's first wife, Jane, about how Jane and Tom Petty first met. Jane said they met "at the age of seventeen", but Jane's strong Southern accent made it sound like she said "edge of seventeen" to Nicks. She liked the sound of the phrase so much that she told Jane she would write a song for it and give her credit for the inspiration.
Answer #9
96
"96 Tears," originally by Question Mark and The Mysterions, but in this case it was by The Stranglers, since the MP3 file I had onhand was their version.
Answer #10
<0 or 0
"Less Than Zero," by Elvis Costello
Theme #2: “I’m Thinking of More Numbers...”
I will play more sound clips and you need to guess the appropriate number(s).
Theme #2 Questions
Question #1
Hint: There are at least 2 numbers. Half a point for each number you can identify.
Question #2
Hint: It's a number >50
Question #3
Hint: One point for the "main" number, 1/2 point each for at least 2 other numbers you may be able to identify.
Question #4
Hint: There is a Reese's candy bar with the same name as the song title
Question #5
Hint: This number cropped up in the first set of questions, in case you missed it (by that much).
Question #6
Hint: There are no known obvious numbers in the lyrics, so look elsewhere (it's a big number)...
Question #7
Hint: There are at least 3 numbers. The "main" number (worth 1 point), is located elsewhere. The secondary numbers (worth 1/2 point each) are located in the lyrics.
Question #8
Hint: There may be some numbers (2) hinted at in the lyrics (1/2 point each), but the "main" number is in same place as the previous two questions (1 point).
Question #9
Hint: There are at least two numbers - 1 point for the "main" number and 1/2 point for any other(s) that you find.
Question #10
Hint: You should at least get the main number (1 point). There is also at least one other number you may find.
Theme #2 Answers
Answer #1
9 and 5
"Working 9 to 5," by Dolly Parton
Answer #2
73
"Ride Captain Ride," by Blues Image
Answer #3
The main number is 69. Other numbers include 6 (for 6-string), 5 and perhaps 10 (for 5 and dime).
"The Summer of '69," by Bryan Adams
Answer #4
5
"Take Five," by Dave Brubeck
Answer #5
99
"99 Red Balloons," by Nena
Answer #6
Main number = 52 (as in B52's), secondary numbers are 15 (as in "15 miles to the love shack") and 20 (as in "I've got me a Chrysler, it seats about 20...")
"Love Shack," by the B52's
Answer #7
10,000 (as in number of Maniacs)
"What's the Matter Here?," by 10,000 Maniacs
Answer #8
Main number is 4 (as in Classics IV). Secondary numbers may be 10 and 31 (as in "just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams, so I'll propose on Halloween")
"Spooky," by Classics IV
Answer #9
Main number = 9. Secondary number is 34 (as in "she's got a pad down at 34th and Vine...")
"Love Potion #9", by The Searchers
Answer #10
Main number = 64. Secondary number is 3 (as in "if I'd been out til quarter to 3, would you lock the door...")
"When I'm 64," by The Beatles