Another Smarty Pants thread... Now with answers to quiz on page 1

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 straightforward questions with straight answers.

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or who the leader is 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 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"


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Answers To Quiz:


1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or 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: the 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 never sold 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.

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Well, my job's done!...........

Message edited 4/3/2007 12:34:41 PM.

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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 straightforward questions with straight answers.

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

track?



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?

tomatoes?
cucumbers?


4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

strawberry



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?

they create the bottle around the pear



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


dwell and dwindle



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.

lettuce



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

shoes
socks
slippers
stockings
sandals
sneakers
slides

Re: Another Smarty Pants thread...

try this again

1. boxing
2.?
3?
4. strawberry
5.grown in the bottle
6. dwarf, dwell?
7. exclamation point, comma, colon, semicolon, period, parenthesis
8.lettuce
9. sandals, socks, shoes, slippers, sneakers?

Message edited 4/3/2007 10:19:45 AM.

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1. Boxing
2. Niagra Falls (erosion)
3. Asparagus & Tomato?
4. Strawberry
5. Grown inside the bottle,then liquor is added?
6. Dwell, Dwindle, Dwarf
8. Lettuce

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1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or who the leader is 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? STRAWBERRY

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 common words. Name two of them.DWARF, DWELL

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
PERIOD, COMMA, EXCLAMATION POINT, QUESTION MARK, COLON, SEMI-COLON, QUOTATION MARK

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" SLIPPERS, SANDLES, SOCKS,


THAT'S ALL I GOT

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how could i forget "shoes"

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6. dwarf and dwindle.

That's all I got.

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Posted by Kate

6. dwarf and dwindle.

That's all I got.

Re: Another Smarty Pants thread...

Posted by SIBride06

Posted by Kate

6. dwarf and dwindle.

That's all I got.

You forgot dwell

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1. boxing
2. niagara falls
3. I have not a clue
4. strawberry
5. ummm thats a good question
6. dwarf and dwindle
7. , . : ; " ' ?
8. cabbage, lettuce or starfruit ( I am sticking with 3 answers lol)
9. sandals, socks, shoes, sneakers, stockings and you got me on the last one, lol.

Re: Another Smarty Pants thread...

1. Boxing

2. Niagra 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?

4. strawberries

5. It shrunk when it was distilled or grown in the bottle

6. dwell dwarf

7. Period, comma, question mark, colon, semi colon, exclamation point, quote.

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

9. shoes, sandals, socks, slippers, sneakers, stilettos

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1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. Strawberry
5. Build the bottle around the pear
6. DWindle, DWell, DWarf
7. . , ; : ! ? ()
8. Lettus
9. Socks, Sandles, Shoes, Slippers, Stockings, Stilettos

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1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or who the leader is until the contest ends. BOXING

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? GRAND CANYON (erosion?)

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 & ASPARAGUS....I think

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? STRAWBERRY

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? GROWS IN THE BOTTLE

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are common words. Name two of them. DWARF, DWELLING

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them? PERIOD, COMMA, SEMI-COLON, COLON, HYPHEN, EXCLAMATION POINT, QUESTION MARK.

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

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "s"
SHOES, SOCKS, SLIPPERS, SANDALS, STILLETOS, SNOWSHOES, SKATES, SKI BOOTS...

Re: Another Smarty Pants thread...

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or who the leader is 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?

carrots and potatoes

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

strawberry

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?

They grow it by hanging it on the top and let it fall into the bottle when it reaches the desired size.

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

dwindle, dwarf

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

period, comma, exclamation mark, question mark, quotation marks, colon, semi colon, hyphen, elipses, apostrophe

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

avocado?

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

shoes, socks, sandals, slippers,