It turns out that the German for jelly bean is Gelee-Bohne.

[miss_newham]

Comments

[friedslice]

I would've been one of those people who assumed the three-bean jar was some kind of trick - probably involving clever use of perspective or MIND CONTROL.

[miss_newham]

And that is why you are a leading Food Scientist. Maybe it was! Holly did not trust me with the answers to all these questions! Some people had a look to see whether the tiny jar might have a secret compartment...

[several_bees]

I remember how many there were! If anyone gets it I will go out and buy them jellybeans, so astonished will I be. Though one of the guessers on the day did get within three beans of correct.

I liked the bit where one of the girls didn't speak English, and you translated all the questions into German, startling her father. And the many bits where helpful parents corrected their children and made them more wrong.

[mockduck]

457.

[hoshuteki]

893? I have no idea. They are awfully colourful though...

[miss_newham]

Holly spent about three hours sorting many packets of jelly beans into different colours beforehand, FOR WORK. You are closer than mockduck...

[mockduck]

GRR! 675.

[tiny_tear]

794

[atommickbrane]

709!

This is a Star Trek: Voyager reference.

[atommickbrane]

Sieben zero neun?

[several_bees]

Everyone so far is too low!

[atommickbrane]

A GRILLION :D :D

... perhaps?

[randy_gibbons]

957?

[miss_newham]

That's closer! Hoorah, here is an easy way to get many comments.