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Old 01-29-2011, 06:29 AM   #13
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Default Re: Think you know everything?

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1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the
participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
Boxing

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2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
Haven't a clue.


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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?
Submitted my answer in another post.

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4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberries? I'm going with strawberries.

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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?
No clue. Grow the pear in the bottle?

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6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw'
and they are all common words. Name two of them.
Dwarf, dwindle and dwell. Bonus one that I though of; dweeb.

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7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar
Can you name at least half of them?
Hmmm...
1. Period
2. Exclamation mark
3. Question mark
4. Colon
5. Semi-colon
6. Apostrophe
7. Ellipsis

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8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned,
processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
I'm going to guess two:
1. Radishes
2. Lettuce

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9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with
the letter 'S.'
1. Socks
2. Shoes
3. Sandals
4. Slippers
5. Sneakers
6. Skates
7. Stockings (for the ladies)
8. Skis

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