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Friday 10 July 2015 11:07 am

Can you solve this fiendishly difficult London Underground Tube station emoji quiz?

By: Emma Haslett

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Here's one for the weekend – which Tube station can symbolised be using just the emojis for a shower and a toilet? 
 
And what about a ribbon, followed by five cars?
 
This quiz has been doing the rounds in the darker corners of the internet since Monday afternoon, when a Mumsnet user asked for help with a quiz she was stuck on.

Then, in celebration of yesterday's tube strike chaos, a Reddit user published the same quiz.
 
Many are pretty straightforward (although far be it from us to give the answer away) – but one in particular has caused consternation. The 12th question, which features a clock, a bus, and a Canadian flag, has users on both Mumsnet and Reddit totally baffled.
 
One suggested "Barbican": "Bar for barometer (not a clock), bu for bus, can for Canada."
 
Another suggested "Deptford: it's between Greenwich and Canada water and middle symbol could be a bus depot?"
 
Finally, one Reddit user solved the whole thing: 
 
"1 – Closed due to strike 2 – Closed due to strike 3 – Closed due to strike 4 – Closed due to strike 5 – Closed due to strike 6 – Closed due to strike 7 – Closed due to strike 8 – Closed due to strike 9 – Closed due to strike 10 – Closed due to strike 11 – Closed due to strike 12 – Closed due to strike.
 
"You might be able to tell I'm a disgruntled commuter today," they added.

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