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There are only
nine questions. 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..
nine questions. 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.
participants know the score or the leader until the
contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving
backward?
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?
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.'
with the letter 'S.'
Answers To Quiz:
1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants
know the score or the leader until the contest ends:
Boxing.
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.
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.
several growing seasons: Asparagus
and rhubarb.
4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside:
Strawberry.
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.
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...
dwell and dwindle...
7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period,
comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe,
question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark,
brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.
comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe,
question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark,
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.
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
.Gurrera
'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates,
snowshoes, stockings, stilts
.Gurrera
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