2023

Buz: A Fizz Buzz Story

Luna Kirkby

What is

Fizz Buzz?

a children’s game?

a teaching aid?

a drinking game?

a cocktail?

a programming exercise?

Yes!

except the cocktail, that’s

Buck’s Fizz

in turns,

count up from 1

divisible by 3:

“Fizz”

divisible by 5:

“Buzz”

divisible by 3 and 5:

“Fizz buzz”

hesitate or mis-speak

you’re out!

1832

The Little Girl’s Own Book

Lydia Maria Child

Buz!


“Buz” if:

divisible by 7, or contains 7


“Buz-one” for 71, &c.

1852

The Book of
Children’s Games

Constance Wakeford Long

Fuzz-Buzz


“Fuzz” if:

divisible by 9, or contains 9


“Fuzz-Buzz” for 99

1864

The Slang Dictionary

John Camden Hotten

Snooks & Walker


“Snooks” if:

divisible by 3, or contains digit 3


“Walker” if:

divisible by 5, or contains digit 5

1867

The Home Book of
Pleasure and Instruction

Mrs R. Valentine

For elder players this game may be made much more amusing by saying Fiz, instead of five and its multiples.


Thus fifty-seven would be Fiz-Buz.

1897

Dracula

Bram Stoker

1921

Buck’s Club

18 Clifford Street, London

1930

Savoy Cocktail Book

Harry Craddock

Use long tumbler.

¼ Glass Orange Juice.

Fill with Champagne.

1958

The Country Guide

Vol 77, No. 8

Buzz-Fizz


“Buzz” if:

divisible by 5


“Fizz” if:

2 more than a multiple of 5

1982

Figure Fun (Atari 400)

Andy French / Thorn EMI

1997

Java Examples
in a Nutshell

David Flanagan / O’Reilly Media

2007

Using FizzBuzz to
Find Developers
who Grok Coding

Imran Ghory

2023

Buz: A Fizz Buzz Story

Luna Kirkby

Thank you!


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