Questions for those who know everything

**placidfemme** · 3rd November 2006, 12:29

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.

Ok... I'll post the answers to the questions before I leave work today (approx 4pm).

People who get the most answers correct will recieve some bling!

I've placed the Q's into 2 groups (worldwide & American)

Group 1:

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

2. 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?

3. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

4. 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?

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

6. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at leasthalf of them?

7. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

8. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."

Group 2

1. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

2. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the Los Angeles Lakers?

3. 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?

4. 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.

Good luck! May the force be with you

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd November 2006, 12:44

Originally Posted by placidfemme

.... They are straight questions with straight answers.......

Is there something you're trying to tell us?

**placidfemme** · 3rd November 2006, 12:45

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Is there something you're trying to tell us?

I could have included some "gay" ones... but then... yeah..

**paturoa** · 3rd November 2006, 12:52

1) Boxing

2) potatoes and pumpkins

3) strawberry

4) suction

5) dwell, dwelling, dwelt, dweeb

6) question mark, exclamation mark, hyphen, quote, comma, semi colon, colon, full stop, apostrophie,

7) avacardo

8) shoes, socks, slippers, sandals, shit,

1) george dubba's populatity rating

2) dunno

3) baseball or softball

4) strike, hit in the nuts, steal backwards, get the coachs daughter pissed.

**Sniper** · 3rd November 2006, 12:54

Damn, you beat me to it, well done matey

**skelstar** · 3rd November 2006, 12:57

is:
1. Mt Rushmore
2. Minesota

**paturoa** · 3rd November 2006, 13:01

Originally Posted by skelstar

is:
1. Mt Rushmore
2. Minesota

why/how is mt rushmore "moving backwards"

**paturoa** · 3rd November 2006, 13:03

Originally Posted by Sniper

Damn, you beat me to it, well done matey

didnt get them all and most of the rest are just guesses

**The_Dover** · 3rd November 2006, 13:06

Originally Posted by placidfemme

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

Finn's favourite - DWARF.

**Disco Dan** · 3rd November 2006, 13:08

arnt the answers meant to be 'upside down' underneath the questions?? no fair!

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd November 2006, 13:09

Originally Posted by paturoa

1) Boxing

2) potatoes and pumpkins BEANS

3) strawberry

4) suction

5) dwell, dwelling, dwelt, dweeb, DWAYNE

6) question mark, exclamation mark, hyphen, quote, comma, semi colon, colon, full stop, apostrophie,

7) avacardo

8) shoes, socks, slippers, sandals, shit, SNEAKERS

1) george dubba's populatity rating, NIAGRA FALLS

2) dunno LOS ANGELES??

3) baseball or softball

4) strike, hit in the nuts, steal backwards, get the coachs daughter pissed.

here's some more

**placidfemme** · 3rd November 2006, 13:10

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

arnt the answers meant to be 'upside down' underneath the questions?? no fair!

lol yeah but thats no fun...

**riffer** · 3rd November 2006, 13:13

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

Rally driving could be another.

2. 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 Rhubarb?

3. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberries, of course.

4. 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?

Dehydrated? It would swell up again in the presence of liquid

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

I can think of dwarf, dwell and dwang...

6. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at leasthalf of them?

apostrophe, comma, full stop, semi-col, colon, exclamation mark, question mark, ampersand, hyphen, bracket (does that count?)

7. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

lettuce?

8. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."