wisper
02-14-2008, 04:42 PM
> > 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.'
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > PLEASE DO YOUR PART.......
> >
> > Today is National Mental Health Day.
> >
> > You can do your part by remembering to send an e-mail to at
> >least one unstable person.
> >
> > Well, my job's done!
> >
> >
> >
>
> >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.'
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > PLEASE DO YOUR PART.......
> >
> > Today is National Mental Health Day.
> >
> > You can do your part by remembering to send an e-mail to at
> >least one unstable person.
> >
> > Well, my job's done!
> >
> >
> >
>