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> > > > A Quiz For People Who Know Everything --
> > (answers at the end)
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> > > > (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?
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> > > > (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."
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> > > > "Answers To Quiz"
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> > > > 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?
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