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A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:04 pm
by Rob
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 a re 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..'
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:48 pm
by gardener
Well I know 4 and 5. How are we meant to answer this Rob? Bit by bit or pm or what?
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:05 pm
by Rob
Thats what i call a conundrum!!
emmm??
Dunno!! I give up!!
San what do we do??

Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:27 pm
by mallosa
Send you answers in a pm?
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:46 pm
by Rob
Now that's a good idea San!!
Everyone pm me with their answers.
Uptil now there is one person with 6 correct.
The first prize will be a tart of their choice.
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:02 pm
by gardener
6! I give up then ... unless I get bonus points for actually having one of those pear things in the store room?
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:16 pm
by Rob
You've got one !! Is that why they call you Gardner?
Cos you got green fingers!!
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:31 pm
by Rob
We have a winner(bet he googled).
Well i think it's a he !! Chrisr is the " Know all of the week" !!
Congratulations Chrisr.Hard luck San and Gardner.
And a big thank you to the many people who reacted to this 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.
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:10 pm
by Northern Lass
emm what about Lettuce soup!
my mum makes that

So not quite rite Rob old boy

Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:59 pm
by Rob
Oh oh here we go!!!
Talking of know alls!!!
Lettuce soup?
Can anyone else validate this " statement"?
I tell you what ask your mom ,next time she makes this " lettuce soup "

,to take a photo and you can put it on here.
In the meantime...
Chisr don't worry you're still the winner!! Not the biggest know all but you are the winner.
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:33 pm
by ChrisR
Thank you for the congratulations - I'd seen this quiz (or one like it) a while back so knew some of the trick questions.
On the lettuce front - the question does say not sold in other than it's fresh form. NL - does your mom sell the soup?
Chris
Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:42 pm
by Northern Lass
ChrisR wrote:Thank you for the congratulations - I'd seen this quiz (or one like it) a while back so knew some of the trick questions.
On the lettuce front - the question does say not sold in other than it's fresh form. NL - does your mom sell the soup?
Chris
Well... now we are just quibbling semantics ....
It was so delicious I was sold on it
and it could be sold if one so desired
anyway typical Rob....throws down the gaunlet....rite I am pickin it up

Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:55 pm
by mallosa
(1) Lettuce growing...........

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(2) err....lettuce see....is that STABLES I see in the background????

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(3) Lettuce Soup ................

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Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:57 pm
by mallosa
(4) Dinner is served..................

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Re: A quiz for know-alls
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:58 pm
by Northern Lass
ha ha ha
Lettuce pray!
Thanks Mally
There we go Rob
me ma's lettuce soup!
