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08-28-2003, 11:00 AM
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Quiz for People Who Know Everything
Quiz For People Who Know Everything (Answers at the End)
(1) There's one "sport" in which neither the spectators nor the participants
know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?
(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) 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?
(5) What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
(6) 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?
(7) Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw." They
are all common. Name two of them.
(8) There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name
half of them?
(9) Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles Lakers?"
(10) There are seven 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
six.
(11) It's the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned,
processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?
(12) Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with
the letter "S."
Answers To Quiz:
(1) Boxing.
(2) 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) Asparagus and rhubarb.
(4) Baseball.
(5) Strawberry.
(6) The pear 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 whole growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped
off at the stems.
(7) Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle.
(8) Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark,
exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and
ellipses.
(9) In Minnesota. The team was originally known as the Minneapolis Lakers and
kept the name when they moved west.
(10) Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher interference; catcher drops
third strike; fielder's choice; and being designated as a pinch runner.
(11) Lettuce.
(12). Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, snowshoes, stockings.
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08-28-2003, 01:56 PM
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My brother is bald
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Can you spell one word out of all of the letters in new door?
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seals + plovers = 
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08-28-2003, 02:13 PM
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DDG-51
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nope, I couldn't find one word but that was a good one Mikey 
between fantasy football charts and this site, I'm not getting much done today. |
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08-29-2003, 09:38 AM
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My brother is bald
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Fish smith, read the question literally and try again.
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seals + plovers =
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08-29-2003, 11:08 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
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Couple of additions---often, in yacht racing, if you call that a sport, the winner isn't known until corrected times are posted long after the boats finish.
Technically speaking, reaching first on an error isn't getting there via a hit.
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08-29-2003, 11:16 AM
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I think fishsmith is being sarcastic....if not...
ONE WORD  |
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08-29-2003, 12:10 PM
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My brother is bald
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Bing Bing Bing you have answered correctly. You win absolutely nothing accept my undying respect. Maybe I'll start doing daily riddles. Here is another. The strongest man in the world can't hold it long, but it is as light as a feather. What is it?
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08-29-2003, 12:16 PM
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His breath......  |
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08-29-2003, 12:42 PM
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My brother is bald
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You guys are good. I'll come up with a tougher one tomorrow.
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08-29-2003, 01:25 PM
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sick of bluefish
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I still dont get the new door one.....?
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08-29-2003, 01:40 PM
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Here's a stupid one.
Which fish are the brightest?
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08-29-2003, 02:01 PM
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RI Jim
one word = new door
the correct answer to the rapper is yes .
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08-29-2003, 02:16 PM
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My brother is bald
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Gold fish
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seals + plovers =
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08-29-2003, 03:42 PM
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good guess, but according to my kids, it's...
Sunfish
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08-30-2003, 10:17 PM
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Oh Mikey, stop trying to be smart, you should've heard yourself on my answering machine tonight.
"Hi this is Lee from Golden China" ring a bell?
Love,
Rick
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John Redmond Thinks He's Smart By Changing My Avatar
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08-31-2003, 04:33 PM
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Heres a riddle for you:
The question is... Who am I speaking about in this riddle.
Brothers and sisters, I have none... but his father's father is my father's son.
Who am I speaking of ?
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09-01-2003, 09:22 PM
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yourself
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09-01-2003, 09:25 PM
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true wisdom
the first step to true wisdom
is realizing that you know nothing at all.  |
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09-03-2003, 10:37 AM
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incorrect...
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09-03-2003, 10:44 AM
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...and in person!
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you are his grandfather.
Your fathers son is you.
you have no brothers or sisters.
"His" fathers, father = your fathers son = you.
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09-03-2003, 10:55 AM
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Who am I speaking of?...
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09-03-2003, 10:59 AM
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Your son.
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09-03-2003, 11:01 AM
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incorrect.
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09-03-2003, 11:08 AM
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...and in person!
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I have to agree that you are speaking about yourself.
If you want a name of someone or something we can change to that angle.
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09-03-2003, 11:09 AM
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Hmmmm, Bliz, I came up with the same thing as Hooked (he beat me by one minute)
If the person in question was your son, then his father is you, and his father's father is his grandad (your father), and you are your father's son.
His (your son, the person in question) Father's (you) Father (your dad) in my Father's son (you)......
Um, never mind, that don't work either.....
Damn, and I KNOW this one......
Last edited by STEVE IN MASS; 09-03-2003 at 11:15 AM..
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09-03-2003, 11:13 AM
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There is no change of angle... the question remains the same...
Who am I speaking of?
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09-03-2003, 11:14 AM
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...and in person!
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your grandson.
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09-03-2003, 11:17 AM
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09-03-2003, 11:17 AM
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EXCELLENT! and CORRECT!...
"his" is the "he" of whom I am speaking, so if I'm "his" grandfather... "he" is my grandson!
Great job MikeTlive!
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09-03-2003, 11:17 AM
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...and in person!
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Quote:
Originally posted by MikeTLive
your grandson.
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His Fathers Father IS My Fathers Son
His Fathers Father = His Grandfather ; My Fathers Son (no brothers/sisters) is ME
His Grandfather is ME
He is my Grandson. |
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