Quiz

[SMLCHNG]

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. I'll post the answers in a few days.

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."

[ragtopW]

I know where that list came from..

[SMLCHNG]

I know where that list came from..

Well I got it from my sister..

[ragtopW]

I know where that list came from..

Well I got it from my sister..

We had that very quiz last week at work..

[fruityparrothead]

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. I'll post the answers in a few days.

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

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

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? got it!

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? Was it grown inside of the bottle OR was the glass "blown" around the pear? Hmmm.....good question.
6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters " dw" and
they are all common words. Name two of them. got em

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them? hmmm I THINK I've got em you'd think I'd know this as much English/Grammar as my 5th grader has done.
8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned,
processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh. still thinking

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."hmmmm, I can think of 5

What a cool quiz.........I can't wait for the answers! (to see how dumb I am)

[ph4ever]

[TommyBahama]

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. I'll post the answers in a few days.

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

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

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? I think squash is one and is pumpkin considered a veggie??

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. Connie and Renee come to mind with Dwarf!!! dwindle!!

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."

i'll have to think on the rest of them!!

[bravedave]

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. I'll post the answers in a few days.

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

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

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?
Asparagus and Avocado

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry

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?
The pear grows on a branch with a bottle placed on it

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

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
,.?;:!(){}[]"' - --
(This question is a little easier with a keyboard in front of me)

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

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."
Two pair of shoes and one pair of sandals.

[The Lost Manatee]

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. I'll post the answers in a few days.

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

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
Niagara Falls This is actually true of all waterfalls.

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?
Asparagus and Avocado

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry According to the Oxford dictionary a Strawberry is not a fruit for scientific purposes but it is for cooking purposes.

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?
The pear grows on a branch with a bottle placed on it

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

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
,.?;:!(){}[]"' - --
(This question is a little easier with a keyboard in front of me)

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

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."
Two pair of shoes and one pair of sandals.
Don't forget to put on your socks.

[OystersandBeer]

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

What about dried bananas?

[bravedave]

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

What about dried bananas?

No thanks. They give me the winds.

[Snowparrot]

avocados are not vegetables, silly. Try potatoes.

[bravedave]

avocados are not vegetables, silly.

They come on a salad...

Try potatoes.

I've got my eye on you!

[The Lost Manatee]

One more word that starts with DW, Dwale. I have to give my 13 year old credit for this one. We were talking about the quiz and she tossed that out. I challenged her that it wasn't a word and we got the dictionary out and sure enough there it was.

Ok, bananas aren't right but how about lettuce.

[SMLCHNG]

Answers To Quiz: (Disclaimer: I didn't make this up! )

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? It grew inside the
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.


You guys did pretty good!

[cedarkey]

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

How about watermelon?...

[Conolulu]

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. I'll post the answers in a few days.

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

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

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? I think squash is one and is pumpkin considered a veggie??

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. Connie and Renee come to mind with Dwarf!!! dwindle!!

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."

i'll have to think on the rest of them!!

You'll be getting the "Peace Be With You" comment.......

which is Lent Speak for Bite Me..

[AlbatrossFlyer]

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

banana, the "banana" is the seed