The question 'Road to Mount Olympia' confuses netizens
The question "Knowing that January 1, 2019 is Tuesday, what day is January 1, 2079?" has caused many viewers and netizens to argue about the correct answer.
Do Nhu Ha's account posted on a forum a screenshot of a question from the show Road to Olympia with the comment "This song is difficult".
The question is as follows: "Knowing that January 1, 2019 is Tuesday, what day is January 1, 2079?".
After a few hours, the post received more than 550 comments from netizens revolving around the answer and explanation for the above question.
Besides, some opinions say that according to the program's rules, contestants are allowed to think about the answer for 15 seconds, which is too little for such a complicated question.
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| Controversial question. |
Tam Nguyen gave the calculation (365 x 60 + 15) : 7, the answer has a remainder of 5 so we can deduce that January 1, 2079 is Sunday. However, this account said that to operate on the computer and think of the algorithm, it is difficult to take about 10 seconds, but it takes at least 30 seconds.
"From 1/1/2019 - 1/1/2079 is 60 years. 2020 is the closest leap year to 2019. 2076 is the closest leap year to 2079. Therefore (2076 - 2020): 4 + 1 = 15 leap years. Next, 60 x 365 + 15 = 21915: 7 remainder 5. So, Tuesday plus 5 days is Sunday", Pham Hoang Nam gave a detailed explanation.
Long Do account said after 30 years the calendar remained the same so 60 years is still Tuesday.
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| This question has caused much debate on social networks. |
On the fanpage Road to Olympia, the above calculation question also caused many viewers to debate. "Sunday" is still the answer with the majority in the comment section.
The calculation challenge that is currently causing thousands of viewers to debate is the 30-point question in the 80-point Finishing Pack of contestant To Duc Quang (Luong Van Tuy High School for the Gifted, Ninh Binh) in the third quarter competition, Road to Olympia, which aired on the afternoon of June 9.
Accordingly, after 15 seconds of thinking, Duc Quang gave the answer "Tuesday" and did not win any points. After that, MC Diep Chi gave the answer "Sunday" and did not explain further.
The questions in the quarterly competition are often commented by the candidates to be quite difficult. Therefore, it is understandable that the calculation question above caused controversy.