Get your brain working

[pam]

Here is a quiz for all you smart people out there. I will post the answers tomorrow.

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

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

No fair googling. Let's just have fun with this.

[pam]

Iggy no fair answering since you sent this to me. lol

[Wingnut]

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

Boxing.

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberries

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?

A seed is placed in the bottle and the pear grows inside.

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

Dwarf, dwindle, dwell.

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

Quotes, apostrophe, braces, brackets, question mark, exclamation point, comma, period, colon, semi-colon, ellipse.

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

Socks, shoes, sandals, slippers, snowshoes, sneakers.

[Guest]

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

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?

Bamboo shoots and kale

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberries

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 glass was blown around the pear.

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

Dwelling, Dwarf... and speaking of dwarves, Dwoermer is the magic that dwarves put on their battle axes.

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

Period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, colon, dash, semi-colon.

This isn't fair... I only had to look at my keyboard...

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

Any leafy fresh salad vegetable - like lettuce or bok choy. Wait... there's only one. Hmmm... lettuce?

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

Shoes, socks, sandals, shoelaces, sneakers, skechers, silver toe ring.

[Optimistic_Trish]

#8 is really bugging me!!! Someone, please come up with the answer soon!!!!

Oh, Thanks Anatess, that should have been pretty straight forward :) lol

Edited February 11, 2011 by Optimistic_Trish
Updated

[Wingnut]

Not "any" leafy salad vegetable -- I've seen frozen spinach and kale before.

[mightynancy]

5 - I imagine the bottle is placed over the blossom on the bough of the tree, then the fruit is allowed to ripen within.

[Guest xforeverxmetalx]

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

Marching band?

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?

Probably grew it 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.

Dwell, dwarf

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

. , " ' : ; ! ? ( ) [ ] / -

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

Shoe, sock, sombrero, shirt, sack, soup.

[pam]

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

. , " ' : ; ! ? ( ) [ ] / -

That's not naming them. :)

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

Shoe, sock, sombrero, shirt, sack, soup.

I would imagine you would look rather strange with a sombrero, shirt, sack or soup on your feet.

[Guest xforeverxmetalx]

That's not naming them. :)

I would imagine you would look rather strange with a sombrero, shirt, sack or soup on your feet.

Names are overrated. You don't say "don-apostraphe-t", do you, question mark?

Sure, but it said what you CAN wear on your feet. Not what you should.

[pam]

Names are overrated. You don't say "don-apostraphe-t", do you, question mark?

Sure, but it said what you CAN wear on your feet. Not what you should.

The question wasn't do you say them but can you name them.

[Guest xforeverxmetalx]

The question wasn't do you say them but can you name them.

Fine then.

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

Yes.

[Iggy]

:crackup:funny, you all are so funny. Oh, how I want to post answers- but yes, Pam, I will wait until you give them.

[pam]

Okay the answers:

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

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: 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. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It 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 entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

[Dravin]

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

Garlic? Kale? Collard Greens? Ridicchio? Horse Radish?

Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...

Let's not forget dawdle.

Edited February 12, 2011 by Dravin

[Dravin]

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

Garlic? Kale? Collard Greens? Ridicchio? Horse Radish?

For some it takes a non-standard harvesting technique but it's doable (and the Kale in question is a non-standard variety).

Edit: Actually you only specify they be perennial not that they be a harvestable perennial which, I'm sure, increases the number of plants who qualify. It certainly means that a non-standard harvesting technique is needed for some of the plants I put forth isn't an issue.

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...

Dweeb? There is also dwaible and dwalm (chiefly Scot usage but it is English).

Edited February 12, 2011 by Dravin

[GeneC]

6 - Dwight

[Iggy]

Okay the answers:

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

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: 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. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It 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 entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

2. How about Mount Rushmore? The wind, rain & snow erode it.

3. Artichokes, sorrel, sunchokes, horseradish, cardoon, seakale, walking/bunching onions, garlic, radicchio, collard greens & kale. Whether the fruit or vegetable is harvested or not, it is still classified as a perennial. Some of the above if grown in colder climates are annuals.

8. jicama, egg plant. Bok Choy is one of the main ingredients in Kim Chee. Which is pickled/fermented cabbage.

9. Not fair, sandals, sneakers, slippers are all different types of shoes. Stockings are just another name for socks.

[pam]

Hey why are you debating the answers with me Iggy? You are the one that gave them to me. hahahaha

Edited February 12, 2011 by pam

[Dravin]

8. jicama, egg plant. Bok Choy is one of the main ingredients in Kim Chee. Which is pickled/fermented cabbage.

Yep, a quick search for canned lettuce turns up quite a few products.

[Iggy]

Yep, a quick search for canned lettuce turns up quite a few products.

What kind of lettuce though. I read through some of the sites, and they never said what kind of lettuce. The leafy lettuce and ice burg lettuce does not freeze or can well at all.

From: Lettuce - Vegetable Directory - Watch Your Garden Grow - University of Illinois Extension

Home Preservation

Due to the extremely high water content, 94.9%, there are no successful method of long-term home preservation for lettuce. Lettuce does not respond well to freezing, canning or drying. For optimal nutritional value, lettuce should be eaten while it is fresh and crisp.

Bok Choy is cabbage- and it pickles well. First husband loved Kim Chee- and the groceries is our area would not stock it. Got the recipe from his Japenese grandmother who lived in Hawaii and made it for him- first batch blew up. He moved it from inside the front coat closet to in front of the east facing window and I ended up cleaning Kim Chee off of every surface in our small living room, and loosing a 5 gal earthenware crock Ohio Stoneware® Crock - Canning Jars, Kits & Accessories - Ace Hardware, plus having to replace the sliding glass door window.

My mother made a fantastic sweet & sour salad dressing, that you served hot over leafy lettuce, sharp cheddar cubes (small bite size cubes) and crumbled bacon. She called it Wilted Lettuce Salad. UNfortunately the recipe died with her. I have tried many recipes that I have found, and they just don't taste like Mom's.

[Saldrin]

I tried to answer but it made my brain hurt trying to think..

[Dravin]

What kind of lettuce though. I read through some of the sites, and they never said what kind of lettuce. The leafy lettuce and ice burg lettuce does not freeze or can well at all.

The answer didn't specify a particular variety of lettuce, it simply said lettuce. I imagine what they are selling canned is Chinese lettuce ( Lettuce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) but it is lettuce. You can also find it dried.

Edited February 14, 2011 by Dravin

[Iggy]

The answer didn't specify a particular variety of lettuce, it simply said lettuce. I imagine what they are selling canned is Chinese lettuce ( Lettuce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) but it is lettuce. You can also find it dried.

Thai fermented lettuce, 4.8 oz can, available online from ImportFood.com

Fermented Lettuce, 4.8 oz can

$1.29

A very popular product among Thai people living in America, there is nothing quite like opening a can of Thai cabbage (or lettuce or mustard green, as these are all English translations of a Thai variety of cabbage), emptying it into a small bowl and eat with plain boiled jasmine rice. Ingredients: lettuce, sugar, soy sauce, salt, msg, sodium metabisulfite. We also offer this product in a vacuum pack package. Product of Thailand.

( In red is done by me.) It may be called lettuce, but in reality it is cabbage.

[Dravin]

Thai fermented lettuce, 4.8 oz can, available online from ImportFood.com

Fermented Lettuce, 4.8 oz can

$1.29

A very popular product among Thai people living in America, there is nothing quite like opening a can of Thai cabbage (or lettuce or mustard green, as these are all English translations of a Thai variety of cabbage), emptying it into a small bowl and eat with plain boiled jasmine rice. Ingredients: lettuce, sugar, soy sauce, salt, msg, sodium metabisulfite. We also offer this product in a vacuum pack package. Product of Thailand.

( In red is done by me.) It may be called lettuce, but in reality it is cabbage.

Canned Pickled Lettuce products, buy Canned Pickled Lettuce products from alibaba.com

Image on the can matches the image found here: Celtuce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Just because some product is cabbage doesn't mean it all is ( the image on your can doesn't look like the images on the cans I was referencing).

A close up of a similar can if the one in the link is too small for your tastes.

That's celtuce/Chinese lettuce (L. sativa var. asparagina) which is a lettuce cultivar.

Edited February 14, 2011 by Dravin