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ambo · 08-07-2006, 11:54 PM

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This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers.

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."

SPOILER: Answers below.....

1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. . boxing

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward . Niagara Falls (The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.)

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons . . asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside . . strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? (The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.)

6. Three English words beginning with dw . dwarf, dwell and dwindle.

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar . . period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh . . lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with "s" . . . shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

trisherina · 08-08-2006, 01:00 AM

1, 3, and 8 gave me some trouble.

Hyakujo's Fox · 08-08-2006, 01:17 AM

uhh yeah 3 & 8.

I said pigeon racing for 1.
I might argue with number 8.

madasacutsnake · 08-08-2006, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyakujo's Fox

I said pigeon racing for 1.

And just how do you score pigeon racing?

twiga · 08-13-2006, 04:52 PM

well, I got about half of these....but could not imagine how the pear thing worked...fascinating.....

Brynn · 08-08-2006, 01:25 AM

I was thinking "avocado" for number eight until I remembered the leftover container of commercially-made guacamole in my fridge.

ambo · 08-08-2006, 02:10 AM

I couldn't get 1-4.

08-07-2006, 11:54 PM	#1
ambo feline, naturally Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,407	Trivia For BRAINIACS only This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers. 1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables? 4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? 5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? 6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them. 7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them? 8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh. 9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S." SPOILER: Answers below..... 1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. . boxing 2. North American landmark constantly moving backward . Niagara Falls (The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.) 3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons . . asparagus and rhubarb. 4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside . . strawberry. 5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? (The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.) 6. Three English words beginning with dw . dwarf, dwell and dwindle. 7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar . . period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses. 8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh . . lettuce. 9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with "s" . . . shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts. __________________ Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we have not stopped to include violence as an option in our conflict management, we are still savages. --Thomas A. Edison

08-13-2006, 04:52 PM	#5
twiga struggling artist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kingman, Arizona, USA Posts: 7	pear problem...:) well, I got about half of these....but could not imagine how the pear thing worked...fascinating..... __________________ Peace on earth... it's up to us. http://www.cafepress.com/twigadesign http://www.printfection.com/twigadesign

08-08-2006, 02:10 AM	#7
ambo feline, naturally Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,407	I couldn't get 1-4. __________________ Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we have not stopped to include violence as an option in our conflict management, we are still savages. --Thomas A. Edison

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08-08-2006, 01:00 AM	#2
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	1, 3, and 8 gave me some trouble.

08-08-2006, 01:17 AM	#3
Hyakujo's Fox left hanging Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: between the click of the light and the start of the dream Posts: 10,071	uhh yeah 3 & 8. I said pigeon racing for 1. I might argue with number 8.

08-08-2006, 01:25 AM	#6
Brynn constantly amazed Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in the labyrinth of shared happiness Posts: 6,206	I was thinking "avocado" for number eight until I remembered the leftover container of commercially-made guacamole in my fridge.