Who Wants To Play Trivia?

[wildone28]

Thought I would give this a try to see if anyone would like to do it...Someone posted some trivia questions on my message board and I really enjoy answering them and thought maybe some of you would too..So here goes the first try..Have fun with it and I will post the answers so..I will keep checking back to see how each of you are doing..GOOD LUCK!



(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."

 

[mike_mike02128]

Thought I would give this a try to see if anyone would like to do it...Someone posted some trivia questions on my message board and I really enjoy answering them and thought maybe some of you would too..So here goes the first try..Have fun with it and I will post the answers so..I will keep checking back to see how each of you are doing..GOOD LUCK!



(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?

Boxing

(2) What famous North American landmark is constantly
moving backward?

The Seacoast

(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?

grapes and strawberries (probably wrong)

(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?

Baseball

(5) What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberries

(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?

they grow inside the empty bottle. The small fruits are placed in the bottle and mature while still on the vine. Then cut and the bottles are filled.
(7) Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.

dwarf dwell dwindle

(8) There are fourteen punctuation marks in English
grammar. Can you name half of them?

period, comma, semi colan, colan, quote, end quote, apostraphy, exclamation point, question mark, parenthasis

(9) Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los
Angeles Lakers?"

got me

(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.

getting hit by the ball, intentional walk, a bock, stealing, pinch running, and returning to base after a foul.

(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?

lettuce

(12) Name six or more things that you can wear on your
feet that begin with the letter "S."

socks, stockings, sneakers, sandles, shoes, slippers

 

[Woodmiester]

(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? Strawberry(?)

(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." Shoes, Slippers, Socks, Sandels, Shit Shit Shit, I can't think of what else

 

[wildone28]

Re: Re: Who Wants To Play Trivia?

Mike you got 1,4, 5,6,7, Number 8 you got 8 of them number 10 you got 3 of them..11 you got right and the last one you got 5 of them! Thanks for playing!

 

[mbb308]

#9 is Minnesota - most sports franchises started out to the east, and travelled by train....

 

[mike_mike02128]

you gonna post the answers?

 

[wildone28]

Yes I will post all the answers tonight..You just about have all the answers right..I posted the ones you had right in an answer above..I willl have more trivia for you then!

 

[Bug Eyed Monster]

Thought I would give this a try to see if anyone would like to do it...Someone posted some trivia questions on my message board and I really enjoy answering them and thought maybe some of you would too..So here goes the first try..Have fun with it and I will post the answers so..I will keep checking back to see how each of you are doing..GOOD LUCK!



(7) Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.
Actually there are 4 or 5 Dwarf, Dwell, Dwindle, Dwelling Per Webster's 1979 but I would also add in Dweeb.

(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?"
Probably wherever their original city was.

(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.
Bean Ball(Hit By Pitch), Balk, Steal, some form of sacrifice may not be scored as a hit, don't know

(12) Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with the letter "S." Socks, Shoes, Slippers, strips of cloth, spurs on boots, scuba fins, slime from yucky water, sweat

 

[mfs686]

Baseball

On a third strike pitch if the catcher drops the ball the hitter can try to make it to first before being thrown out.

 

[wildone28]

Here are the answers to last nights trivia game...Thanks for playing....I am about to list another set of trivia for you!

1. Boxing

2. Niagara Falls

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. Minnesota

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

 

[wildone28]

Here are the questions for today....Good luck and have fun..

1. What is the short term capacity for most people?

2. The White House has not always been known as such. Name one of the other three names it has been known as.

3. Who did Tim Magazine name "Man of the Year" in 1982?

4. What is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order?

5. There are how many grooves on the edge of a quarter?

6. The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history. WHat real king does each one represent?

7. What is another word for senectitude?

8. The sanskrit word for war translates to what?

9. The initials M.G. on the famous British made automoblie stand for what?

10. The Olympic Symbol is made up of five interlocking rings, standing for?

 

[mbb308]

#7 is old age

#9 is Morris Garage

#10 is the five main continents. Additionally, at least one of each of the colors on the olympic flag is found on every national flag.

 

[Cipher]

Here are the questions for today....Good luck and have fun..

1. What is the short term capacity for most people?

2. The White House has not always been known as such. Name one of the other three names it has been known as.

3. Who did Tim Magazine name "Man of the Year" in 1982?

4. What is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order?

5. There are how many grooves on the edge of a quarter?

6. The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history. WHat real king does each one represent?

7. What is another word for senectitude?

8. The sanskrit word for war translates to what?

9. The initials M.G. on the famous British made automoblie stand for what?

10. The Olympic Symbol is made up of five interlocking rings, standing for?

1.
2.
3. The man being..Computer.?
4.
5. 119 grooves
6.King of Hearts-Charlemagne
King of Spades-King David
King of Diamonds-Julius Ceaser
King of Clubs-Alexander the Great

7.
8.
9. Morris Garage?
10. International friendships, and each color represents a piece of competing nation.

 

[Woodmiester]

1. what was the questin?
2. Preasident's Palaca, President's House and Executive Mansion
3. The Computer
4. Absofuckinglootly (hell I don't know)
5. 119
6.King of Hearts-Charlemagne
King of Spades-King David
King of Diamonds-Julius Ceaser
King of Clubs-Alexander the Great
(ok I cheated and copied ciphers answers here)
7.
8.
9. Morris Garage
10.

 

[mbb308]

You each could have copied my #7 - I looked in Webster's New 20th Century Dictionary, the one that weighs 40 pounds!!!!

 

[peachey]

trivia

Question no. 8 was just on a quiz show on the radio the otherday...the answer if I remember correctly is Desire for more cows.

Almost is the longest word with the letters in alphabetical order

 

[wildone28]

Has anyone gotten any more answers to supply before I give them to you? I am working on a new bunch of questions for you now!

 

[wildone28]

On the last round of questions you have all the answers right...Thank you for playing..Now here is the next round..Enjoy and have fun!

1. How long does it take the average person to walk around the Pentagon?
2. What percentage of women make their bed every day? What percentage of men?
3. What is Jacqueline Susann’s best selling novel titled?
4. What was the pitchers name in Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” routine?
5. In the famous shower scene in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock chiller Psycho, what was used to simulate blood?
6. In the United States Federal Law forbids recycling this item?
7. Who ate the first meal in space and what was it?
8. Which foot did Neil Armstrong first step on the moon with?
9. What animal is such a fast runner it can even outrun a horse?
10. Which letter is the most frequently used in the English Alphabet?
11. What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
12. What is Australian slang for “to complain constantly”?
13. How many ridges does a dime have?
14. What are the spots on dice, dominos, or playing cards called?
15. Jim Thorpe, Ernie Nevers, Ace Parker, and George Halas were the only NFL Hall of Famers who also played what other sport?

 

[mbb308]

On the last round of questions you have all the answers right...Thank you for playing..Now here is the next round..Enjoy and have fun!

1. How long does it take the average person to walk around the Pentagon?
2. What percentage of women make their bed every day? What percentage of men?
>60% for women, and 10% for pigs
3. What is Jacqueline Susann’s best selling novel titled?
4. What was the pitchers name in Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” routine?
>Yesterday and Tomorrow
5. In the famous shower scene in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock chiller Psycho, what was used to simulate blood?
>It was B&W - who could tell?
6. In the United States Federal Law forbids recycling this item?
>chads from Florida voting booths
7. Who ate the first meal in space and what was it?
>Alan Shepard, and he said it was awful!!!
8. Which foot did Neil Armstrong first step on the moon with?
> right
9. What animal is such a fast runner it can even outrun a horse?
>cheetah
10. Which letter is the most frequently used in the English Alphabet?
>E for the letter - I for the word
11. What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
>I, when used as an answer to a question where the verb is understood
12. What is Australian slang for “to complain constantly”?
13. How many ridges does a dime have?
14. What are the spots on dice, dominos, or playing cards called?
>spots - it's gotta be a trick
15. Jim Thorpe, Ernie Nevers, Ace Parker, and George Halas were the only NFL Hall of Famers who also played what other sport?
>Baseball - I know Thorpe did, and Halas played everything

 

[mbb308]

On the last round of questions you have all the answers right...

Now, how was #1 right, when the only answer was another question????

 

[wildone28]

Re: trivia

Question no. 8 was just on a quiz show on the radio the otherday...the answer if I remember correctly is Desire for more cows.

Almost is the longest word with the letters in alphabetical order

That is correct peachey..Desire for more cows is the translation of the sanskrit word for War...

 

[mbb308]

Not #8....#1!!!

 

[wildone28]

Not #8....#1!!!

Sorrrrrrrrrry...Between 5 and 9 items or digitis!!

 

[mbb308]

Sorrrrrrrrrry...Between 5 and 9 items or digitis!!

Oh....OK....thank you. I await the answers for today's quiz - I don't have them, that's for sure!!!!

 

[peachey]

trivia

3. - Valley of the Dolls???

11. Shortest sentance - Go.