Question
For 10 points each, answer the following about unlucky numbers:
[10m] Instead of Friday the 13th, in Italy, the Friday of this date is considered unlucky due to the fact that this number in Roman numerals is an anagram of the Latin phrase ‘I lived’, signifying death.
ANSWER: seventeenth [accept XVII, prompt on vixi]
[10e] This casino game is considered to be unlucky and is referred to as ‘The Devil’s Game’ due to the fact that the sum of the numbers on its namesake wheel is 666.
ANSWER: roulette
[10h] In cricket, this nickname is usually used to refer to a score of 111, which is considered unlucky as the three ones represent the stumps with no bails on.
ANSWER: Nelson (in reference to Horatio Nelson who allegedly lost one arm, one leg and one eye; or instead the fact that his naval battle record is “won, won, won”)
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Jeff Weiner Fan Club | Our Job is Buzz | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Palestrina Sawayama | doubleplusnegfive | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| BHSU | Weird Klaus Barbie | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |