It’s a party in Moscow. Employees of Russia’s most important companies have gathered for a knowledge game.
The bartender serves free alcohol. The party is sponsored by French cognac, Finnish vodka and Italian beer.
The wine served is from the occupied Crimea.
The purpose is to choose which Russian company has “the most intelligent employees”.
The man in the picture is a Russian spy. Two months earlier, he was expelled from Norway.
The spy from Norway takes a “high five” when his team wins.
When Russian spies are expelled, most disappear without a trace. But the spy from Norway had a passion that reveals him.
Published: 23/04/2024 21:25
In the crowd of festively dressed people at the Hotel Borodino in Moscow, the expelled spy from Norway sits and ponders as he looks out over the room: “−2X=10. What is X?” “−2X=10. What is X?”Here you have the answer to the question that the Russian ex-agent pondered over in the quiz in Moscow: To solve the equation “−2x=10” you must first isolate the variable X on one side. You do that by dividing both sides by “-2”. Then you get -2x/-2=10/-2. The correct answer is thus “-5”. Such basic linear equations are the syllabus for secondary school students
Most Russian spies disappear without leaving a single trace. But Aleksandr Stekolshchikov’s great passion for quizzes reveals him.
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