These are not trick questions.. They are straight questions with straight answers.
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor theparticipants 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.'
Thanks everyone. I won't give out the answers yet but Namaste is pretty close.
Namaste
Posted on: 09/21/2009 19:21
CH - can you please wmail me with which ones I have wrong? I want to see if I can figure them out.
YouthWorker
Posted on: 09/21/2009 20:06
I've seen this before... lemme see how much I can figure out...
(I skipped over everyone else's guesses, so I'm not cheating)
1. Boxing
2. Niagara Falls (due to erosion)
3. ??? peas and green beans?
4. Strawberries
5. The bottle is put on the pear when it is tiny and still growing. So there are bottles hanging from trees. When the pear is ripe, they pluck it, and the bottle, off the tree.
6. ??? The only thing I can think of is the punch line of a knock knock joke --- dwain the tub, I'm dwowning. (And I can't remember the joke).
7. period, comma, apostrophe, parentheses, exclamation mark, question mark, elipses, hyphen, colon, semi-colon, slash, this thing --> |, asterix, quotation marks. (Not too sure about | or asterix or slash.)
8. Watermelon (?)
9. Socks, sandals, slippers, shoes, stockings, and stilletto heels (not me, of course).
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/21/2009 20:20
These are not trick questions.. They are straight questions with straight answers.
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor theparticipants 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 ofthe millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.
3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own forseveral 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 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
9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/21/2009 20:21
You were all close. does anyone have another of these?
Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 09/22/2009 16:53
Boxing: I would think they would be able to tell who was winning by which athlete was more fatigued, who had landed the most punches-number, etc.
Strawberries: Although I'm not a botanist, nor pretend to be, if I'm not mistaken, berries are not technically fruits.
Lettuce: I have seen cooked lettuce for sale, at a Vietnamese restaurant, as a soup-part.
graeme
Posted on: 09/22/2009 18:34
dweeb is a pretty new word, only going back to the 60s, and meaning a socially inept person. But it has already made it into several dictionaries.
In boxing, spectators and boxers can guess who is ahead based on punches landed, damage done, etc. But only the judges know for sure -and each judge knows only his or her own score - not the total of all of them. So it is possible, of course, to guess who is ahead. but nobody knows until all the judges put their results together.
Chinese boil lettuce, using oil - somehow - to coat it so it gets hot but not soggy. I've seen my Chinese students do it, but can't remember the details.
Beloved
Posted on: 09/22/2009 22:09
Greetings!
1. Fencing
2. Don't know
3. horseradish, rhubarb
4. strawberry
5. a bottle is placed over fruit when it is small and then it grows in the bottle.
Comments
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/21/2009 16:52
I will let you know which answers are right as we go along.
Namaste
Posted on: 09/21/2009 17:25
I love these things CH! I've been pondering the questions for over 1/2 hour now, so here are my most educated guesses....
1.) Boxing
2.) Niagara Falls - I know this one for sure. I was there this summer and I remember reading something like this on one of the signs there.
3.) Tomatoes and something???
4.) Stawberries
5.) Umm....I'm really not sure about this one...all I could come up with is: do they put the bottle on the tree while the pear is still growing?
6.) dwarf, dwindle, and I can't think of a third!
7.) ; : ' " ? ! ( )
8.) Lettuce
9.) Socks, shoes, sneakers, slippers, stockings, sandals
DonnyGuitar
Posted on: 09/21/2009 17:38
I think Nam got most. I can add these:
1) not boxing. Points are scored after each round. But I don't know the answer.
3) potatoes, beans
6) I am such a dweeb. I just can't think.
7) period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, question mark, exclamation mark
9) shoes, socks, stockings, sandals, skis, sneakers, slippers
carolla
Posted on: 09/21/2009 18:01
Some definite smarties here!!
GordW
Posted on: 09/21/2009 19:00
1.Boxing
2. Niagara Falls
3. Rhubarb and asparagus
4. Strawberry
5.. THe bottle is placed over the immature fruit which then grows inside the bottle until harvested
6. Dwarf ?????
7. comma, colon, hyphen, period/full stop, semi-colon, dash, parentheses, apostophre, quotation marks, exclamation mark, question mark
8. ????????
9. socks sandals, sneakers, shoes,
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/21/2009 19:00
Thanks everyone. I won't give out the answers yet but Namaste is pretty close.
Namaste
Posted on: 09/21/2009 19:21
CH - can you please wmail me with which ones I have wrong? I want to see if I can figure them out.
YouthWorker
Posted on: 09/21/2009 20:06
I've seen this before... lemme see how much I can figure out...
(I skipped over everyone else's guesses, so I'm not cheating)
1. Boxing
2. Niagara Falls (due to erosion)
3. ??? peas and green beans?
4. Strawberries
5. The bottle is put on the pear when it is tiny and still growing. So there are bottles hanging from trees. When the pear is ripe, they pluck it, and the bottle, off the tree.
6. ??? The only thing I can think of is the punch line of a knock knock joke --- dwain the tub, I'm dwowning. (And I can't remember the joke).
7. period, comma, apostrophe, parentheses, exclamation mark, question mark, elipses, hyphen, colon, semi-colon, slash, this thing --> |, asterix, quotation marks. (Not too sure about | or asterix or slash.)
8. Watermelon (?)
9. Socks, sandals, slippers, shoes, stockings, and stilletto heels (not me, of course).
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/21/2009 20:20
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 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
9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/21/2009 20:21
You were all close. does anyone have another of these?
Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 09/22/2009 16:53
Boxing: I would think they would be able to tell who was winning by which athlete was more fatigued, who had landed the most punches-number, etc.
Strawberries: Although I'm not a botanist, nor pretend to be, if I'm not mistaken, berries are not technically fruits.
Lettuce: I have seen cooked lettuce for sale, at a Vietnamese restaurant, as a soup-part.
graeme
Posted on: 09/22/2009 18:34
dweeb is a pretty new word, only going back to the 60s, and meaning a socially inept person. But it has already made it into several dictionaries.
In boxing, spectators and boxers can guess who is ahead based on punches landed, damage done, etc. But only the judges know for sure -and each judge knows only his or her own score - not the total of all of them. So it is possible, of course, to guess who is ahead. but nobody knows until all the judges put their results together.
Chinese boil lettuce, using oil - somehow - to coat it so it gets hot but not soggy. I've seen my Chinese students do it, but can't remember the details.
Beloved
Posted on: 09/22/2009 22:09
Greetings!
1. Fencing
2. Don't know
3. horseradish, rhubarb
4. strawberry
5. a bottle is placed over fruit when it is small and then it grows in the bottle.
6. dwarf, dwindle, dweeb
7. comma, period, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semi-colon.
8. lettuce
9. socks, shoes, stockings, sandals, slippers, stilletos.
Hope, peace, joy, love . . .
SG
Posted on: 09/22/2009 22:14
"These are straight questions with straight answers"
I am exempt from testing !!! ROFLMAO
crazyheart
Posted on: 09/22/2009 22:29
hahahahahah I needed that before I hit the bed, stevie. Good Night