Mary Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Try not to Google these, at least for a few days!! 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.' LIFE IS A JOURNEY. ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND ENJOY THE BREEZE !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I've got 5,6,7 and 9. Still working on the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 1 2 4 7 8 If you get number three Asp our team wins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I've got one of number 3 Having a problem with number 8, everything I think of can be dried, which obviously isn't fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Problem solved, I've just opened my fridge and there was a number 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 number six, I know loads of words that are standard English to me begining DW hidden below Dwarf Dwelling or Dwell Dweomer Dwindle Dweeb Dwelf Dwine Dword (computing term) Dwale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I think I've got #8 - not a clue on the others. Although come to think of it, in the past the veg was used to flavor a soft drink, so maybe it doesn't qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I think I've got #8 - not a clue on the others. Although come to think of it, in the past the veg was used to flavor a soft drink, so maybe it doesn't qualify. Lettuce flavoured soft drink - folk didn't really take to it did they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 No, I didn't think it was lettuce, I thought it was celery, and until very recently delis in eastern big cities featured Cel-Ray carbonated drinks. I may look that up on the 'net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 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 s- 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I had chokos for number 3 - I planted a choko 5 years ago and it is still producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Most of these are obvious once you tell us the answer -- I just couldn't make the connections in my head. That's a good quiz -- not obscure knowledge, but requiring some cogitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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