The Weekly Whoop #1
By the hair of my chinny-chin-chin, what treasures lie within?
Hello, hello!
Welcome to the very first version of The Weekly Whoop! That’s the name of the weekly riddle-solving contest.
If you want to learn more about how this generally works, jump to this introduction. To know more about whoop!, visit the About page.
You can also DM me.
Alright! Here goes:
And a downloadable PDF version, should you want to share it with friends and enemies:
And, for the sake of completeness, here is the in-line version.
The Key
This is the riddle in verse!
he is the people's ruler, she is a medical master. he keeps her at bay, though she has some sway.
The Quest
Use the key and tell me what:
Principles (in a field)
A brand/company
Another brand/company
Organism that, some say, was instrumental in a third brand/company’s success.
is it referring to?
DM me for clarifications, brainstorming, checking/sending solutions, and idle chitchat.
The Playbook
The rules of the quest:
Complete the quest by answering ALL 4 sub-questions and providing the logic behind the answers. Partial solutions are a no-no.
Whoever completes the quest first wins.
Only monthly and annual subscribers are eligible for a $200 cash prize.
Free subscribers play for fun (no cash prizes), but if you are a free subscriber and you win, you can claim the prize by getting an Annual Subscription after the fact.
Ask questions, seek clarifications, confirm answers, brainstorm, and send the solutions (and logic) via DM (preferred method):
Or via email.
The deadline is 0600 hours Pacific Time (1830 hours Indian Standard Time) on October 10, 2024.
The Clues
The clues are helpful hints released with a time delay. For this quest, they will be available to subscribers only (free, monthly, or annual).
Clue #1
Patience is a virtue! This cluewill be out on October 06, 2024 at 0600 hours PT.was added on October 05, 2024 at 1739 hours PT.
Clue #2
Patience is a virtue! This cluewill be outwas added on October 08, 2024 at06001614 hours PT.
Clue #3
Patience is virtue! This (bonus) final clue was added on October 10, 2024 at 1030 hours PT.
The tools to complete the quest
In addition to putting that beautiful mind of yours to work, you can:
work with friends and family
collaborate with colleagues and strangers
brainstorm with me1
use the internet,
walk into the local library (remember that old thing),
use AI and any other resources
Parting Shot
This is it, folks! I am very happy to bring this first quest from ‘whoop!’. I hope you will enjoy completing it as much as I enjoyed devising it.
Please remember, the quest ends when someone completes it (answers to ALL four questions AND the logic behind them) OR if the time runs out (0600 1100 hours PT on October 10 11, 2024).
Let’s get solving!
DM me on Substack (waveman). That’s the preferred route. You will have to opt for a free subscription for this.
Since we are starting out, you can also find me on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Lemon8, and X at the handle whoopthefeed. This facility is available for a limited time only. I will notify the community once we move entirely to Substack DMs.
[This benefit is available to paid subscribers only] You can access the community chat to work with other community members. Just (a) be respectful, (b) please don’t disclose the answers on the chat (use DMs if you must), and (c) remember that there’s only one reward per quest, and it will go out to the subscriber who communicates it first via DM or email.