GCHQ Royal Puzzle Question 2
"We thought we had a nice idea for a teaser, but clearly had ambitions beyond our station so we had to railroad this one a little to make part four work. If you have a well-trained eye you should be able to think of your own clue for part three, and then you’ll be on track to provide the missing answer.
- Count of Savoy (1178 – 1233)
- King of England (1284 – 1327)
- ???
- Alexander (1743 - 1827)
- King of Scots (1512 – 1542)"
OK, so the words above the main puzzle contain several references to ttrains: "station, railroad, on track." One of my students suggest Thomas the Tank Engine before we'd even started Googling the titles with the years.
The list becomes:
- Thomas I
- Edward II
- ?
- Gordon IV
- James V
So the missing member of the main group of friends is Henry and the missing number is the III. Sadly, Alaric the Mountain Train didn't make the cut. Can I also just mention how insanely detailed the Thomas the Tank Engine wiki is? Some people really care about exactly which gauge or which coupling system these fictional trains have.
