Here's a Quiz....

[Rombaldi]

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


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. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?


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?


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


7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?


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


9. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.


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Correct Answers will be posted Friday

[Iris]

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

Competition ballroom dancing.


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

Joe Lieberman.


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?

George Bush.
Dan Quayle.


4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberry.


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?

The bottle is put over the limb of the tree when the pear is tiny. The pear grows inside the bottle.


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

dweeb
dweasel


7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

Sure -- just look at the top row on your keyboard.


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

In the locker room.


9. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

Richard Simmons.

[Corvid]

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

An Ohio (or florida) election.


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

The current "administration".


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?

potato, pepper and (in our garden) kale


4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

What Iris said.


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?

Worms are easier


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

dwindle and Frank Zappa's kid... or 'dwibble' which is what happens after the dennist numbs your faze.


7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

sure


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

Hell, we got us a city near Sacramento called 'Elk Grove'.... no elk.. no groves, go figure.


9. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

Avocado, most melons. (I had a name to include which was sold by faux news... but that would get me planked).


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[mudwoman]

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?

potato, pepper and (in our garden) kale

And rhubarb, asparagus, artichokes, sweet potatos and yams.

[Lakesider]

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

Boxing

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

Niagara Falls

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

Dwindle Dwarf

[Corvid]

And rhubarb, asparagus, artichokes, sweet potatos and yams.

Joolz tells me that I am constantly calling that plant "kale" when its real name is "bloodyswisscharddumbass". (...at least that what I heard.)

[mudwoman]

Joolz tells me that I am constantly calling that plant "kale" when its real name is "bloodyswisscharddumbass". (...at least that what I heard.)

ROFLMFAO :p

[dotcosm]

(lol Iris, loved your answers!)

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

Dunno -- what Iris said?

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

What Iris said.


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?

Tomatoes? Artichokes?


4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?


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?

What Iris said.


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

Dwell
Dwindle

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

What Iris said


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

Big Bear, and Lake Arrowhead?

9. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

Lettuce?


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Correct Answers will be posted Friday

[Iris]

Thanks, Dot. The temptation was just too great to have fun with this.

[Shirleypal]

And rhubarb, asparagus, artichokes, sweet potatos and yams.

Rhubarb and asparagus come up every year in Michigan not just in warm climates.

[Fred_Vobbe]

I'll take "Bush Bashing" for $200, Alex.

[dotcosm]

Bush bashing? Ohhhhh I missed that hint. Ok.

Let me try my answers again, borrowing from above when appropriate (thanks to Iris and others):

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

American Elections


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

The White House

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?

Karl Rove
George Bush


4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Jeff Gannon


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?

Karl Rove did it, we don't know how but we know it's sinister.


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

Dwindling Dwellings for Dwarfs


7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

Of course I can. But can George Bush?


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

Crawford, Texas


9. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

George Bush (we don't know if he's a vegetable or a fruit; I'm leaning toward vegetable).

Now do I win?

[mudwoman]

Bush bashing? Ohhhhh I missed that hint. Ok.

Let me try my answers again, borrowing from above when appropriate (thanks to Iris and others):

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

American Elections


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

The White House

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?

Karl Rove
George Bush


4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Jeff Gannon


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?

Karl Rove did it, we don't know how but we know it's sinister.


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

Dwindling Dwellings for Dwarfs


7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

Of course I can. But can George Bush?


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

Crawford, Texas


9. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

George Bush (we don't know if he's a vegetable or a fruit; I'm leaning toward vegetable).

Now do I win?

My sides or splitting! That was hilarious, dot!

[Gotrox]

tomatoes are a fruit.
Dwindling dwellings for Dweezil the dwarf?