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[Brian]

Quiz For People Who Know Everything

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? - Boxing

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving
backward? - 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? - I think one of them is artichoke

4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross? - can't think of anything right now

5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in
the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball? - Baseball

6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? - strawberries

7. 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? - the pear was grown inside of it.

8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them. - dwarf, dwindle,

9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name half of them? - apostrophe, comma, period, semicolon, hyphen, question mark, colon,

10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los
Angeles Lakers?" - the Minnesota lakes (the team was based in Minnesota before moving to L.A.)

11. 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. - hit by pitch, catcher interference, strikeout and wild pitch, reach on an error, reach out of fielder's choice


12. 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? - lettuce

13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or more
strikeouts in one inning? - A batter can strike out swinging but if the ball gets away, he can get to first base.

14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet,
that begin with the letter "s." - socks,

[Dutabi84]

Originally posted by Jen1989
I got this in an e-mail. I'll post the answers later on.

Quiz For People Who Know Everything


2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving
backward?


4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross?


8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.

9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name half of them?

10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los
Angeles Lakers?"

11. 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.

13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or more
strikeouts in one inning?


2. Mount Rushmore (erosion?)

4. Between Noon and Midnight, not counting either - 10 times.

8. Dwell, dwindle, and dwarf

9. comma, colin, semicolin, period, question mark, exclamation point, hyphen, quotation mark. Hmmm. there's 8 of 'em.

10. They're in Minnesota.

11. -removed, I am a numbskull-, hit by pitch, steeling after strikeout..whoa. That's all I can think of.

13. The pitcher would have to be pitching for both teams.

[robyrob]

Quiz For People Who Know Everything

1. Russian Roulette

2. Niagra Falls ( it is constantaly eroding)

3. spinach beet, asparagus, rhubarb and globe artichokes

4. eleven

5. baseball

6. cashew apple fruit and strawberries have their seeds on the outside?

7. They grow the pear inside of the bottle in the orchard

8. dwindle dwarf dweeb dwell

9. period, question mark, comma, exclamation point, colon, semi-colon, hyphen, apostrophy, quotation marks, dash

10. no idea man, not BIG on BASEBALL

11. ditto

12. lettuce? watermelon?

13. he cheats

14. socks, shoes, slippers, sandals, skis, snowshoes, spurs, sandwiches (for those really cold nights)

[Brent88]

Quiz For People Who Know Everything

4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross? 1:05, 2:10, 3:15, 4:20, 5:25, 6:30, 7:35, 8:40, 9:45, 10:50, and 11:55, so 11.

5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in
the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball? Baseball

8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them. dwindle, dwarf, dwell

9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name half of them? period, question mark, quotation mark, comma, hyphen, exclamation point, and an astrosphe(sp?).

11. 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. Steal is the only one I know

14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet,
that begin with the letter "s." Shoes, socks, sandals, skis.

[Hollow]

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? blackjack :grr:

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving
backward? um north america. continental drift. :grr:

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? um, celery and carrots.

4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross? 10

5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in
the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball? mm defenseball

6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? strawberry

7. 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 put in in there when it was small and let it grow

8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them. dwindle and dwell

9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name half of them? , . ? " : ; !

10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los
Angeles Lakers?" in los angeles :grr:

11. 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. cheating

12. 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? apple?

13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or more
strikeouts in one inning? cheating

14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet,
that begin with the letter "s." shoes, socks, slippers, sneakers, sandals, swim shoes.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by safety pin
12. 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? apple? Applesauce!!

I thought banana. Unless banana chips count. Otherwise, watermelon?

[Janice]

I really don't even know close to everything. :crazy:

[AtlantaBravesFan29]

Originally posted by Jen1989
I got this in an e-mail. I'll post the answers later on.

Quiz For People Who Know Everything

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. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross?

5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in
the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball?

6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

7. 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?

8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.

9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name half of them?

10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los
Angeles Lakers?"

11. 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.

12. 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?

13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or more
strikeouts in one inning?

14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet,
that begin with the letter "s."

1. soccer

2. Mount Rushmore

3. corn and potatoes

4. 11 times

5. soccer

6. strawberry

7. it was planted as a seed and it grew in the bottle in its own juice

8. dwarf, dwell

9. period, comma, exclamation point, question mark, colon, semi-colon, quotation mark

10. what Brian said about Minnesota

11. steal, hit by pitch, throw gets away, balk, wild pitch, pass ball.

12. lettuce

13. if he strikes out and the pitcher doesn't throw to first place in time

14. shoes, socks, slippers, sandals, spikes,can't think of the 6th.

[Hollow]

Originally posted by Jen1989
4. Ten times (not eleven, as most people seem to think, if
you do not believe it, try it with your watch, it is only
10 times).

6. Strawberry.

7. 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.

8. Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle.

9. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen,
apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation
marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

14. Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis,
snowshoes, stockings, and so on.
I GOT LESS THAN HALF RIGHT YAAAAAAAAAY pumpkin:

[robyrob]

Originally posted by Jen1989
** ANSWERS TO QUIZ **

4. Ten times (not eleven, as most people seem to think, if
you do not believe it, try it with your watch, it is only
10 times).
I don't see it, maybe their watch is digital?

[TheGreatPretender]

I doubt anyone did this but people could just look up the answers on the web. ;) :lol:

[Brian]

Originally posted by skyhigh25789
I doubt anyone did this but people could just look up the answers on the web. ;) :lol:


I read the same e-mail before, so that's how I knew the answers. :lol:

[Dutabi84]

Originally posted by skyhigh25789
I doubt anyone did this but people could just look up the answers on the web. ;) :lol:

:lol: I'd feel too guilty if I did that.

[Brent88]

Originally posted by Jen1989

4. Ten times (not eleven, as most people seem to think, if
you do not believe it, try it with your watch, it is only
10 times).

I'm sorry... but:

1:05
2:10
3:15
4:20
5:25
6:30
7:35
8:40
9:45
10:50
11:55

[Cashodeen]

Originally posted by Jen1989
** ANSWERS TO QUIZ **

11. Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher
interference; catcher drops third strike; fielder's choice;
and being designated as a pinch runner.


No wonder I couldn't name number 6... that was a trick question. I should have paid attention to the wording because it did say "player" "reach first" rather than "batter" and I did take notice of that for a brief moment. But it is my opinion that a pinch hitter does not technically "reach" first base. Rather, he "takes the places of" the batter who reached first by any of the 8 ways. ;)

[Kitt]

Originally posted by Cashodeen
But it is my opinion that a pinch hitter does not technically "reach" first base. Rather, he "takes the places of" the batter who reached first by any of the 8 ways. ;) You meant pinch runner and, yeah, I agree, that was skirting the borders of a 'trick question'. Although we can't argue with the truth in the facts of the answer....can we? :lol:

[Hollow]

Originally posted by Brent88
5:25
nope. at about 5:10 the small hand starts moving towards the 6, hence why at 5:30 it's between the 5 and the 6.

[TJL]

I know nothing! Nothing!

If you'll all excuse me, I'm going to to stare at the wall for a while.

;)