Guest nellie2 Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 I shall post the answers tomorrow... so you can have fun guessing until then :)(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." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lb Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 i shall have a think about these tonight and answer in the morning....i'm sure i know some of them!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shirley_Crabtree Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 1) Angling?2) Niagra Falls?5) Pineapple?6) The fruit is grown in the bottle...or...they are sucked in using a vacuum?7) dwarf dwell dwindle :ph34r: 8) Full stop,comma,colon,semi colon,apostrophe,question mark,exclamation mark.12) Shoes,socks,slippers,sandals,skis,skates,soccer-boots. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lb Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 1) Boxing?4) Baseball11) Lettuce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shirley_Crabtree Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 4) Baseball11) Lettuce?Good answers lb..but I'd still go with angling for 1 as noone knows who's won 'til the weigh-in ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 1 Orienteering2 Niagara Falls3 Asparagus + rhubarb4 Probably Baseball5 Strawberry6 The pears are actually grown inside the bottles !!! see below !7 Dwarf Dwell Dwindle 8 Comma, Colon, Question mark, Semi-colon, Full stop, Exclamation mark, Apostrophe, Parentheses, Quotes, Ellipsis, 9 Originally based in Minneapolis, their name was based on the state motto "The Land of 10,000 Lakes."10 I don't know anything about Baseball !11 Lettuce12 Shoes, skis, sandals, snow shoes, socks, slippers, stilts, skates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Let's have a bash at number 10.a. being hit by a pitch.b. reaching base on an errorc. interference from the catcherd. ball hits an umpire whilst still faire. if 3rd strike is not cleanly caught, batter may attempt to reach 1st base before being tagged or forced out at the base.f. (not sure about this one, but) reaching base on a fielders choice (ie a fielder decides to make another player at, for example third base, out when the batter would have been out at first otherwise).Mr. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nellie2 Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 "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....Well, now you know! Feel any smarter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 That was a good thread - mre possibilities for that sort of thing, :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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