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Gamow
Gamow
10:35
room topic changed to Cuba Gooding jr: Discussion on "What's the room number for Cuba Gooding jr?" (no tags)
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Q: What's the room number for Cuba Gooding jr?

EnigmaInspired by this puzzle, I have made this similar puzzle (the solution method is NOT identical) In a hotel there are ten floors, with ten rooms at each floor. Currently 10 rooms are occupied. In room 13 Mr. Nelson is staying his last day. In room 21 Angela is hanging up a "Malerei" that has f...

brainteaser pattern
Enigma's fourth hint says that the first leg of this puzzle consists of one date per room.
* Zlatan Ibrahimovic was born 03.10.1981 (room 62)
* Martin Luther King's speech "I have a dream" was on 28.08.1963 (room 51)
* Nelson Mandela died on 05.12.2013 (room 13)
* Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot by Gavrilo Princip on 28.06.1914
 
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MrLemon
MrLemon
11:56
* Joseph Ratzinger succeded John Paul II as Pope on 16.04.2005 (room 39)
* The Berlin Wall fell on 09.11.1989 (Angela and "Malerei" hint at Germany) (room 21)
 
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Gamow
Gamow
13:11
Pierce Brosnan played in Around the World in Eighty Days. In this movie, Phileas Fogg travels the world and arrives back in London 21-Dec-1872.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1.6 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. == Plot summary == The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with...
 
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Enigma
Enigma
20:11
5 out of 7 are correct. A new hint is also published
 
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Gamow
Gamow
21:40
Very nice puzzle. I might have a partial solution: Gavrilo Princip was the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Princip died at age 23.
ghosts_in_the_code
ghosts_in_the_code
Is Mrs. Carla referring to Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP (1999-2005)?
1. Malerei is German for painting. 2. Angela Merkel was once the Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany, who became active after the 'fall' of the Berlin 'wall'.
'Pierce' Brosnan acted in 'Around the World in 80 days' (1989)
Gamow
Gamow
Joseph Smith (1805-1844), founder of Mormonism, died at age 38 (the room number is 39, but that might be a minor mistake). Smith was an Apostle for the Mormons, as Paul was for the Old Christians.
Otaia
Otaia
I believe 51 refers to MLK, Jr. My guess is that each of the numbers is the result of some formula involving an important date or two.
dmg
dmg
Since we're getting rolling Nelson Mandela was in office until 14 June 1999, making the 13 his last day.
@Otaia MLK, Jr. got his Bachelor of Divinity in 1951.
@Otaia Alternatively, he was born on the 15 January.
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
Nelson Mandela died on 5th December in 2013
MrLemon
MrLemon
21:40
Zwedish football probably refers to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, born 03.10.1981.
Enigma
Enigma
Note: be aware that first hint explicely states that this is a TWO-legged puzzle...
MrLemon
MrLemon
Joseph/Paul may also refer to Pope John Paul II, who was succeeded by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (aka Benedict XVI).
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs.A total of 62 clubs have played in Allsvenskan from its inception in 1924 up to and including the 2014-15 season.
The fact that Swedish has been misspelled as Zweidish has been probably done on purpose, perhaps referring to Zlatan Ibrahimovic(who has been previously mentioned by MrLemon)
1951: King George opens Festival of Britain
ghosts_in_the_code
ghosts_in_the_code
@TheDragonista Or it could be Martin Luther 'King's famous speech, 'I have a dream', given on 28/08/1963
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
probably, but in that case, what is the relation with the room number?
ghosts_in_the_code
ghosts_in_the_code
21:40
@TheDragonista Not known yet, but your hint does not indicate the word 'dream' in any way. We are only speculating, so we could both be wrong.
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
agreed, we're getting nowhere with this puzzle/problem
ghosts_in_the_code
ghosts_in_the_code
Maybe the numbers are in another base, such as hexadecimal.
Enigma
Enigma
@The Dragonista Fourth hint is now revealed...
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
Thanks!! this problem has surely got me tangled up
Enigma
Enigma
@TheDragonista If it is too easy, it wouldn't be any fun:-)
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
21:40
@Enigma exactly!!
Matt Malone
Matt Malone
"small and gentle computer" clearly refers to Microsoft. Micro=small, soft=gentle.
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
With Matt's help, i have got the following information, In 1988, Apple sued Microsoft for infringing on the patents regarding the look and feel of its operating system (P.S- I think we're making progress)
Enigma
Enigma
@TheDragonista you are missing the point. It is a two-legged puzzle. Each hint would not reveal the answer directly, but will demonstrate a certain pattern (which is leg two)
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
ahhhh!!! so first i figure the pattern, from which i get the answer?!
Enigma
Enigma
@TheDragonista yes, but you need to solve most of the hints to actually understand the pattern. When you solve the pattern, the answer should be relatively easy.
@TheDragonista You could maybe take a look at the puzzle where I got my inspiration, and benefit from that...?
The Dragonista
The Dragonista
21:40
Yeah!!! I should probably have a look at that
Gamow
Gamow
** Chat room ** To simplify our discussions, I have opened a chat-room on this puzzle: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/21065/cuba-gooding-jr
Enigma
Enigma
@Gamow 5 out of the 7 hints proposed on chat are correct. Keep up the good work!
user61230
← 34 messages moved from Discussion on question by Enigma: What's the room number for Cuba Gooding jr?
user61230
I've migrated the comments from the question to chat, as they were mostly a discussion that would be better served here.
user61230
Happy puzzling!

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