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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 22 2005, 01:52 PM (1,340 Views) | |
| Luke's Dad | Jul 22 2005, 01:52 PM Post #1 |
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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. Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense and the offensive team can score without touching the ball? 5. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? 6. 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? 7. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them. 8. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them? 9. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the Los Angeles Lakers? 10. There are 7 ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls (a walk) is one way. Name the other 6. 11. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked or in any other form except fresh. 12. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S." |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| bachophile | Jul 22 2005, 02:02 PM Post #2 |
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chess california asparagus baseball ? put bottle on tree dwarf, dwindle period comma colon semi colon quetsion mark asterisk quotation mark apostrophe great lakes hit, hit by pitch, balk, dropped third strike, sacrifice, fielder choice ? slippers shoes socks stockings sandals ? |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| bachophile | Jul 22 2005, 02:03 PM Post #3 |
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i did those quickly, without net, now i try to fill in what i missed... |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| bachophile | Jul 22 2005, 02:07 PM Post #4 |
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ok with net i add, strawberries for fruits with seeds outside. i dont know about the fresh fruit or the 6 item on feet. |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| pianojerome | Jul 22 2005, 02:13 PM Post #5 |
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1. socks 2. shoes 3. slippers 4. stockings 5. sneakers 6. sandals |
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| pianojerome | Jul 22 2005, 02:15 PM Post #6 |
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1. . (period) 2. , (comma) 3. ; (semicolon) 4. : (colon) 5. ' (apostrophe) 6. " (quote) 7. ? (question mark) 8. ! (exclamation mark) 9. ( (open parenthesis) 10. ) (close parenthesis) 11. [ (open bracket) 12. ] (close bracket) 13. - (dash) 14. … (elipses) |
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| bachophile | Jul 22 2005, 02:17 PM Post #7 |
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ok i saw answers on net. i was right on most. wont give away answers until more answer. very good sam, forgot about sneakers |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| Dewey | Jul 22 2005, 02:17 PM Post #8 |
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"7. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common words." I beg to differ. I know one that is not at all common. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| pianojerome | Jul 22 2005, 02:18 PM Post #9 |
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1. dwarf (noun and verb) 2. dwindle (verb) 3. dwell (verb and noun (dwelling)) |
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| Luke's Dad | Jul 22 2005, 02:30 PM Post #10 |
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I don't believe Chess qualifies as a sport. Not California Not Asparagus Correct on Baseball ? Close, very close! The third was provided by Sam The punctuation question was answered, too The Great Lakes is incorrect One more way to base ? Sam got sneaker as well |
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| ivorythumper | Jul 22 2005, 04:02 PM Post #11 |
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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? 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? spinach? pumpkin? 5. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? Strawberries 6. 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 bottle is put over the bud and the pear grows inside. 9. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the Los Angeles Lakers? Minnesota 11. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked or in any other form except fresh. watermelon 12. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S." +skis +snow shoes |
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| bachophile | Jul 22 2005, 04:17 PM Post #12 |
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ive had watermelon ices.... asparagus is correct, also rhubarb |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| ivorythumper | Jul 22 2005, 04:38 PM Post #13 |
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![]() Many people, including my new mother-in-law, freeze or can rhubarb. But you might be right, since I don't know anyone who sells it commercially. I don't think the idea of watermelon ices violates the intent of the question. |
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| pianojerome | Jul 22 2005, 04:39 PM Post #14 |
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I think he was referring to question no. 3... 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? |
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| bachophile | Jul 22 2005, 04:41 PM Post #15 |
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yes sorry it wasnt clear. aspargus is a perenniel veggie. and watermelon cant be correct because u eat it in ices... |
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
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| pianojerome | Jul 22 2005, 04:42 PM Post #16 |
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I drink watermelon juice sometimes. |
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| ivorythumper | Jul 22 2005, 04:42 PM Post #17 |
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Not apparent from context, but you might be right. Anyway, spinach is a perennial vegetable where just the leaves are harvested. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Jul 22 2005, 08:05 PM Post #18 |
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Is number 4 volleyball? Is asparagus technically a vegetable? Or is it a grass? I know it grows on its own (there's a really old asparagus farm that now grows other things nearby, but if you walk along the edges of the nearby fields in the spring, you can harvest more asparagus than one could possibly consume!) |
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| pianojerome | Jul 22 2005, 08:15 PM Post #19 |
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Sharon, how would volleyball be any different from tennis in this respect? #4 is tough. |
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| Jeffrey | Jul 22 2005, 08:19 PM Post #20 |
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It can't be boxing, or wrestling would also qualify, and the question asks for the "one" sport. In wrestling and boxing you can often tell who is winning, although there is always the possibility of a knock out or pin that reverses the result. I suggest Russian Roulette. Neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the very end. The properties of Russian Roulette are unique. However, this may not qualify as a "sport". |
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| JBryan | Jul 22 2005, 08:20 PM Post #21 |
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#4 is baseball. It is the only sport where the defense has the ball. Except, maybe, cricket if anyone really understands what the hell is going on with that. |
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| ivorythumper | Jul 22 2005, 10:13 PM Post #22 |
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No, I thought about cricket, but as I understand it the batter is defending the wicket against the pitcher, so the offensive team has the ball. |
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| ivorythumper | Jul 22 2005, 10:16 PM Post #23 |
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Boxing is scored by a panel of five individuals judges all working separately, and their totals are all kept secret until the end of the fight. True, in some fights you can tell who is apparently leading, but if the fight goes to the end, the judges decide based on the aggregate hits in their individual observations. Wrestling has a referee, a mat chairman, and a judge, with rules for decisions about how and when the points are awarded based on consensus. I think that some fishing tournament also are only judged at call time, when all the measurements are taken. |
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| The 89th Key | Jul 22 2005, 11:41 PM Post #24 |
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These are my answers before reading anyone else's post. Time to embarass myself: 1. I don't know. Ice skating, Nascar, etc...but those are wrong. 2. Hoover Dam 3. Corn and... 4. Baseball 5. Strawberries 6. Freeze dried? I have no idea... 7. Dwarf and dwindle 8. Period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, semi-colon, colon, parenthesis. (sp?) 9. Minnesota I think? Possible the great lakes... 10. Hit by pitch, dropped 3rd strike, damn I'm too tired...bunts, pop outs, etc dont count right? 11. Watermelon? I know that's wrong. 12. Sandles, shoes, sneakers, bed time. ![]() |
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| Luke's Dad | Jul 23 2005, 07:03 AM Post #25 |
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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 ... Niagra 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 only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball ...baseball. 5. The fruit with its seeds on the outside ... strawberry. 6. 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.) 7. Three English words beginning with dw ... dwarf, dwell and dwindle. (I'll also accept 'dweeb') 8. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar ... period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces and ellipses. 9. The original lakes referred to in Lakers ... in Minnesota. (The team was originally known as the Minneapolis Lakers, and kept the name when they moved west.) 10. Seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit . . . taking a base on balls (a walk) ... batter hit by a pitch, passed ball, catcher interference, catcher drops third strike, fielder's choice and being designated as a pinch-runner. 11. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh ... lettuce. 12. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with "s" ...shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, skis, skates,snowshoes,stockings, stilts. |
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