Christmas/winter Quiz

[tollview]

make 25 Countdown style from 9,1,5,7,8,6

to which Judean city did the Wise Men first visit looking for baby Jesus

[elliemay1]

2 Jerusalem?

[mallyh]

jerusalem

[Buenchico]

Jerusalem:
http://www.whychristmas.com/story/wisemen.shtml

[mallyh]

can you clarify the first clue please

[Buenchico]

The Countdown one looks too easy because in the TV game there's no obligation to use all of the numbers provided, so 9+1+7+8 meets the requirement.

[Pigletion]

and 6-5 =1, so (6-5)*(9+1+8+7)

[elliemay1]

I thought that too Buenchico but wondered what it has to do with Christmas/Winter

[tollview]

Thanks Pigletion ........Christmas connection I guess is the answer being 25 (Christmas Day)

[mallyh]

what is the exact clue for 1

[mallyh]

thinking of advent calender