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Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 2:07 pm
by jfgw
Which of the following is the odd one out and why?
Alec Guinness
Avril Lavigne
Charles Aznavour
Celine Dion
Cheryl Ladd
Faith Evans
Hugh Grant
Mel Gibson
Pierce Brosnan
Stevie Nicks
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 2:16 pm
by ReformedCharacter
Avril Lavigne has the only second name that ends in a vowel.
RC
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 2:20 pm
by AleisterCrowley
Alec Guinness is the only one to play Smiley on TV...
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 2:33 pm
by jfgw
ReformedCharacter wrote:Avril Lavigne has the only second name that ends in a vowel.
RC
The answer I am looking for is not quite as simple as that
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 3:34 pm
by UncleEbenezer
jfgw wrote:The answer I am looking for is not quite as simple as that
Julian F. G. W.
It's perfectly valid. As is the similar answer that points out that one of the names has the same number of letters in first name and surname.
One might think your not accepting that answer is a weakness not of the answer, but of the question.
I can't even answer "because I have/haven't heard of [...]", as there are more than one names in each camp.
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 4:02 pm
by jfgw
UncleEbenezer wrote:One might think your not accepting that answer is a weakness not of the answer, but of the question.
Ok, add Sebastian Coe to the list.
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 4:21 pm
by AleisterCrowley
Unusual middle names ?!
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 5:28 pm
by ReformedCharacter
jfgw wrote:Which of the following is the odd one out and why?
Alec Guinness
Avril Lavigne
Charles Aznavour
Celine Dion
Cheryl Ladd
Faith Evans
Hugh Grant
Mel Gibson
Pierce Brosnan
Stevie Nicks
Julian F. G. W.
Stevie Nicks because the other names have initials which represent chemical elements.
RC
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 5:58 pm
by jfgw
ReformedCharacter wrote:jfgw wrote:Which of the following is the odd one out and why?
Alec Guinness
Avril Lavigne
Charles Aznavour
Celine Dion
Cheryl Ladd
Faith Evans
Hugh Grant
Mel Gibson
Pierce Brosnan
Stevie Nicks
Julian F. G. W.
Stevie Nicks because the other names have initials which represent chemical elements.
RC
Well spotted. Sn is the symbol for tin, however, so not the right answer.
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 6:08 pm
by ReformedCharacter
jfgw wrote:ReformedCharacter wrote:jfgw wrote:Which of the following is the odd one out and why?
Alec Guinness
Avril Lavigne
Charles Aznavour
Celine Dion
Cheryl Ladd
Faith Evans
Hugh Grant
Mel Gibson
Pierce Brosnan
Stevie Nicks
Julian F. G. W.
Stevie Nicks because the other names have initials which represent chemical elements.
RC
Well spotted. Sn is the symbol for tin, however, so not the right answer.
Julian F. G. W.
OK, last try. Cheryl Ladd because CL is a gas and the others are metals. Never any good at chemistry...
RC
Re: Odd One Out
Posted: April 10th, 2017, 6:25 pm
by jfgw
That's close enough. Chlorine (Cl) is a non-metal whereas all of the others are metals.
Julian F. G. W.