Quiz for bright People ( that's me out then :D )
By: Tracey Harman
Date: 17 Nov 2011 10:58 AM

There are only nine questions.
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... which will follow

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.'

KatieN
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By: KatieNDate: 17 Nov 2011 12:51 PM

Ok, I'll have a go:

1. Don't know
2. Niagra Falls
3. I think that one of them is rhubarb; haven't a clue what the other is - potatoes maybe??
4. Strawberry
5. Haven't a clue!
6. Dwell, Dwarf, Dwindle?
7. Full stop, Comma, Colon, Semi-colon, Apostrophe, Exclamation mark, Question Mark,
8. Cucumber? Lettuce?
9. Slippers, socks, stockings, sling-backs, sandals, snow-boots, ski-boots??

I don't think I'll be winning any prizes, lol!

Tracey Harman
By: Tracey HarmanDate: 17 Nov 2011 1:02 PM

WTG KatieN ;) keep trying

ruth cowell
By: ruth cowellDate: 17 Nov 2011 1:57 PM

is no 1 Boxing???? (probably not)

Fikinz
By: FikinzDate: 17 Nov 2011 4:40 PM

1. Is it something like marbles or shove happenny
2. Niagara falls
3. potatoes and cabbage
4. strawberry
5. It grew in there
6. dwarf, dwelling, dwell
7. Comma, semi-colon, colon, full stop, question mark, hyphen, brackets
8. Rhubarb?
9. shoe, sock, stocking, slipper, sandals,

Just to prove how thick I am ;)

Tracey Harman
By: Tracey HarmanDate: 17 Nov 2011 7:24 PM

fikinz ain't fick at all ;)

Tracey Harman
By: Tracey HarmanDate: 18 Nov 2011 2:17 PM

AND THE ANSWERS ARE ....

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 ge t 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.

KatieN
About me: I love taking part in active, lively discussions.
Why I like surveys: It's great to be able to give your opinion, and be active in lots of different communities.
By: KatieNDate: 18 Nov 2011 3:06 PM

Excellent Tracey! Thank you for sharing the answers.

mrsfibble
By: mrsfibbleDate: 19 Nov 2011 3:45 PM

2. could have been Mount Rushmore too.
It is eroding constantly,probably much slower than Niagra falls though.

Fikinz
By: FikinzDate: 21 Nov 2011 3:41 PM

1. Don't they score points now tho?

Thanks for sharing the answers, it was a bit of fun:)

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