Palindrome Quiz

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Palindrome Quiz

• By
• Brian Carruthers

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What is a Palindrome?

• A palindrome is a word, phrase or number that
  reads the same forwards or backwards.
• Origin from Greek palindromos running back
  again.
• Some examples of palindromes are
• Bob, Viv
• The numbers 99,101, 262, 747, 2002.
• Able was I, ere I saw Elba.

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Question 1

• When both a clocks hands are on 12, and the sun
  is overhead, what time is it?

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Question 2

• This young dog is a palindrome.

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Question 3

• This part of the body is a palindrome.

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Question 4

• This member of the family is a palindrome.

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Question 5

• This member of the family is also a palindrome.

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Question 6

• This type of boat is a palindrome.

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Now lets look at numbers.

• Remember a palindrome reads the same forwards and
  backwards.

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Question 7

• What is the greatest palindromic number less than
  50?

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Question 8

• What is the smallest palindromic number greater
  than 20?

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Question 9

• What is the next palindromic number after the one
  you have just found?

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Question 10

• What is the palindromic time you might have a cup
  of tea just before 10.00am.

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Question 11

• What was the last palindromic year in the 20th
  Century?

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Question 12

• What was the first palindromic year in the 21st
  Century?

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The answers are

• 1. noon
• 2. pup
• 3. eye
• 4 mam/mum
• 5. dad/pop
• 6. kayak

• 7. 44
• 8. 22
• 9. 33
• 10. 9.59
• 11. 1991
• 12. 2002