20 questions that experts couldn't answer “What? Where? When?"

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1. Water movement

The water level in freshwater Lake Baringo in Kenya on the hottest days does not drop, but rises. Why is this happening?

The water rises due to the fact that animals come to the lake to swim in the heat. The hippopotamus alone weighs about 3 tons. Experts have suggested that the water level rises because glaciers come down from the mountains.

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2. Haymaking

During the haymaking period, it is important to mow the grass not at the root, but so that it continues to rise at least 5 cm from the ground. Why?

The grass is not completely cut, so that the greens do not dry on wet ground, but on an air ventilated cushion, which is formed due to a high cut. And experts have suggested that this is peasant wisdom, which has several reasons at once. The first is the desire to continue growing the grass. The second is the preservation of living conditions for insects. The third is a careful attitude to the scythe, which will quickly become dull if you mow the grass at the root. As a result, all the options turned out to be wrong.

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3. Love for art

In 2007, Sam Rindi, an artist from Cambodia, was detained by police at the Museum of Modern Art in Avignon. She was accused of damaging a painting by American artist Cy Twombly. The woman said that she did her act out of love for art. What did she do?

Sam Rindy kissed the white canvas from the triptych, leaving an impressive trace of red lipstick on it. Connoisseurs suggested that the artist completed some of the elements in the painting with a pencil.

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4. An important subject

Stewardesses, staying at the hotel between flights, must put documents in the safe. In one of the airlines, there is an unspoken rule that instructs employees to put another item in the safe. Which?

These are the shoes. Without them, the stewardess will definitely not leave the room and at the same time take the documents. Experts suggested that they sent a mobile phone to the safe in order to get a better sleep between flights.

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5. Profitable profession

“Most people eat too much. At the expense of a quarter of what they eat they live, and at the expense of the other three quarters we live. What is the profession of the hero of the novel by Elizabeth Hering, to whom these words belong?

We are talking about the hero of the novel "The Maid of the Pharaoh", who was a doctor. Connoisseurs decided that the words belong to the chef, who always tries his own dishes.

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6. Invention

The scientist presented his invention to the world in 1809, but received an award of 12 thousand francs only eight months later. What did he invent?

Food preservation method. Eight months later, it was possible to make sure that the canned food did not deteriorate, and after that Nicolas Apper received an award of 12 thousand francs personally from Napoleon. The connoisseurs thought that the correct answer was a pregnancy test. The woman gave birth after eight months and confirmed the result.

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7. Problem for a first grader

At the Olympiad in the first grade, children solved the following problem: "Continue the sequence: 4, 3, 3, 6, 4, 5, …, …, …". What should be inserted in place of the passes?

The sequence indicates the number of letters in the names of numbers from 1 to 9, so it continues as follows: 4, 6, 6. The connoisseurs were able to give the correct answer only with the help of the club, so the viewer earned 60,000 rubles.

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8. Visual hygiene

It is usually used by someone who thinks that he smells bad, but he wants to guaranteed to smell good. What did Victor Pelevin call a visual deodorant?

Victor Pelevin called an emoticon a visual deodorant: he wrote it rude, put a smiley face - it turned out to be a joke. Connoisseurs thought it was a tuxedo. The name of this garment comes from the English word smoking. From its satin lapels, ash is brushed off easily, leaving no residue or unpleasant odor.

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9. Rules of etiquette

Complete the Japanese proverb, "It's easy to practice etiquette at a party when …"

The correct answer is when you are full. This question went to connoisseurs in a series of "super blitz". A member of the team decided that it was easier to follow the generally accepted rules of decency when it was your own move, and was defeated.

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10. Fencing lesson

What the poet Alexander Yangel wrote about:

Oh, fencing lesson!

And to the left side, And to the right side, In the back of my head, in my heel, in my navel, Rapiers whistle.

Alexander Yangel wrote his poem about acupuncture. Connoisseurs believed that the correct answer was Charcot's shower.

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11. Flower garden

What did the writer John Galsworthy compare to a garden of flowers turning their heads towards the sun?

The correct answer is the auditorium. The audience follows the movement of the actors on the stage, just as flowers turn their heads towards the sun. The connoisseurs decided that these were children in a school class.

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12. The right lunch

What rule do stewardesses of all American airlines strictly observe when feeding the first and second pilots of an aircraft?

The pilots are fed different food: the chance of all food poisoning is small, so at least one employee will definitely remain capable. Experts understood correctly that the flight attendants were afraid of poisoning, but they said that the pilots were fed at different times.

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13. Favorite subject

What piece of furniture was intended for adults, but is loved by children so much?

Rocking chair. A team of experts voiced the correct version when discussing the question, but in the end they still made a mistake, choosing a round piano chair as their answer.

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14. Excavation

Archaeological excavations in Romania have shown that 7-8 thousand years ago, people burned fires, and then simply flooded them with water to get it. What exactly?

The bonfires were filled with salty sea water and salt was evaporated from it. Experts decided that in this way they mined charcoal.

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15. Amusement park

When Walt Disney built the first amusement park, the rides he offered were more expensive than the competition. What did Walt Disney come up with to get people to buy his more expensive tickets?

Walt Disney suggested that the box office be located in the center of the park. On the way to them, the children saw so many attractions that later their parents could no longer refuse them. The connoisseurs thought that the tickets were sold in banks.

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16. Multi-walking specimen

In the language of the ancient Slavs, "Vel" meant "a lot", and "fornication" - "to walk." Who, from the point of view of our ancestors, was "walking"?

Camel. The connoisseurs decided that it was a horse.

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17. Goat

Director Nikita Mikhalkov, meeting one actress in the corridors of "Mosfilm", shook his head for a long time and said sadly: "Oh, you goat …" Who was this actress?

Lyudmila Gurchenko. Nikita Mikhalkov wanted to involve her in the filming of one of his films, and she left to play the role of the Goat in the joint Soviet-Romanian film "Mom". Connoisseurs thought it was Alice Freundlich.

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18. Fragile butterflies

The Indonesian Attacus Atlas butterfly is very difficult to catch without damaging its large fragile wings. And it's even more difficult to transport. How do entomologists still manage to get intact butterflies for collections and zoos?

Entomologists catch the caterpillars of these butterflies and transport them. The experts were close, but gave the wrong answer - butterfly pupae.

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19. Indian wisdom

In India there is a popular saying: "You can wake up the one who is asleep." And who, according to this wisdom, cannot be woken up?

Someone who pretends to sleep. Experts thought that it was impossible to wake up a dead person.

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20. Perfect silence

The New York Public Library has a special room. Only nine selected writers receive the right to be in it annually. They work in complete silence, but still complain about the noise. What's stopping them?

The snoring that is heard when one of the writers falls asleep in perfect silence. Connoisseurs thought that writers interfered with each other, leafing through books while working.

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