So, you think you're smart? Take this quiz!
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So, you think you're smart? Take this quiz!
I'm not even going to say how I did on these questions... 
Answers are at the bottom...
"A 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) Name the only sport in which the ball is always in
possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball?
(5) What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
(6) 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?
(7) Only three words in standard English begin with
the letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of
them.
(8) There are fourteen punctuation marks in English
grammar. Can you name half of them?
(9) Where are the lakes that are referred to in the
"Los Angeles Lakers?"
(10) 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.
(11) 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?
(12) Name six or more things that you can wear on
your feet that begin with the letter "S."
"Answers To Quiz"
1. Boxing.
2. 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. Asparagus and rhubarb.
4. Baseball.
5. Strawberry.
6. 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.
7. Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle.
8. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen,
apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point,
quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces,
and ellipses.
9. In Minnesota. The team was originally known
as the Minneapolis Lakers and kept the name
when they moved west.
10. Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher
interference; catcher drops third strike; fielder's
choice; and being designated as a pinch runner.
11. Lettuce.
12. Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers,
skis, snowshoes, stockings.
...Well, now you know! Feel any smarter?
Answers are at the bottom...
"A 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) Name the only sport in which the ball is always in
possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball?
(5) What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
(6) 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?
(7) Only three words in standard English begin with
the letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of
them.
(8) There are fourteen punctuation marks in English
grammar. Can you name half of them?
(9) Where are the lakes that are referred to in the
"Los Angeles Lakers?"
(10) 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.
(11) 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?
(12) Name six or more things that you can wear on
your feet that begin with the letter "S."
"Answers To Quiz"
1. Boxing.
2. 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. Asparagus and rhubarb.
4. Baseball.
5. Strawberry.
6. 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.
7. Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle.
8. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen,
apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point,
quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces,
and ellipses.
9. In Minnesota. The team was originally known
as the Minneapolis Lakers and kept the name
when they moved west.
10. Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher
interference; catcher drops third strike; fielder's
choice; and being designated as a pinch runner.
11. Lettuce.
12. Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers,
skis, snowshoes, stockings.
...Well, now you know! Feel any smarter?
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Ok baseball fans someone correct me.
passed ball and catcher dropping a third strike is the same isn't it?
If it's a passed ball on ball 4 it's a walk.
If it's a passed ball on strike 3 it counts as the catcher dropping a third strike.
If it's a passed ball and it's less than ball 4 batter can not advance to first.
If it's a passed ball and it's less than strike 3 batter can not advance to first.
I got 1, 4, 5, 6.8 (looked at the keyboard).9.12 correct
passed ball and catcher dropping a third strike is the same isn't it?
If it's a passed ball on ball 4 it's a walk.
If it's a passed ball on strike 3 it counts as the catcher dropping a third strike.
If it's a passed ball and it's less than ball 4 batter can not advance to first.
If it's a passed ball and it's less than strike 3 batter can not advance to first.
I got 1, 4, 5, 6.8 (looked at the keyboard).9.12 correct
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From: Salisbury
I think a passed ball and dropping the third strike is the same thing. One that I don't see is reaching first on a fielder's error. Second baseman throwing the ball over the first baseman's head for example.
