Questions

Since this is the last day of school for some people (namely my sister), I thought it fitting to have one more pop quiz for the year. These 9 questions should be common knowledge, but you might be surprised!

See how many you can get.

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

2) What famous American landmark is constantly moving backwards?

3) Of all the vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be planted 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. 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". They are common words. Name two of them.

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

8) Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or is found in any other form other than fresh.

9) Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S".


Answers are forthcoming.