ignore the note below to dan--it does not to apply to you!  scan pretty far
down for answers.
 glad we got to see carlos this weekend.  have a good week
karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Kent & Karen Pope <kwpope@pdq.net>
To: Dan Kessler <Dan@vcrhouston.com>
Date: Friday, May 11, 2001 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: Answers


>that's how you smart people are, always questioning authority.  I didn't
>write the damn answers, so suck it up and just bask in the knowledge that
>your are probably right, as usual.
>out
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Kessler <Dan@vcrhouston.com>
>To: Kent & Karen Pope <kwpope@pdq.net>
>Date: Thursday, May 10, 2001 4:11 PM
>Subject: RE: Answers
>
>
>Thanks, but I think I have some problems with a couple of these.  For
>example:
>
>#2.  Does a glacier not move backwards?  Are there not famous glaciers
>in Alaska?  Is Alaska not in North America?
>
>#4.  What about cricket?
>
>#10.  What about a balk?
>
>Dan Kessler
>Voter Consumer Research
>281-893-1010
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kent & Karen Pope [mailto:kwpope@pdq.net]
>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:34 PM
>To: Dan Kessler
>Subject: Fw: Answers
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Watsky, Elizabeth <Elizabeth.Watsky@bakeratlas.com>
>To: 'Kent & Karen Pope' <kwpope@pdq.net>
>Date: Thursday, May 10, 2001 6:33 AM
>Subject: Answers
>
>
>>Oops...forgot to attach them on the last email.  Here are the
>>answers.........
>>
>>> (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?
>>
>>Niagara Falls. The rim is worn down about 2 and a half feet each year
>>because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every
>>minute.
>>
>>> (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?
>>
>>Asparagus and rhubarb.
>>
>>> (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?
>>
>>The 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?
>>
>>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) Only three words in standard English begin with the letters
>>> "dw."  They are all common. Name two of them.
>>
>>Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle.
>>
>>> (8) There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you
>>> name half of them?
>>
>>Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question
>>mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis,
>>braces, and ellipses.
>>
>>> (9) Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles
>>> Lakers?"
>>
>>In Minnesota. The team was originally known as the Minneapolis Lakers
>>and kept the name when they moved west.
>>
>>> (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.
>>
>>Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher interference; catcher
>>drops third strike; fielder's choice; and being designated as a pinch
>>runner.
>>
>>> (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".
>>
>>Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, snowshoes,
>>stockings.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kent & Karen Pope [mailto:kwpope@pdq.net]
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 10:06 PM
>>To: Watsky, Elizabeth
>>Subject: Re: Know-it-all quiz
>>
>>
>>ok, so where be the answers.  i hate quizzes without answers.
>>kk
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Watsky, Elizabeth <Elizabeth.Watsky@bakeratlas.com>
>>To: 'yvette_sepulveda@foleys.com' <yvette_sepulveda@foleys.com>;
>>'emn@eepb.com' <emn@eepb.com>; 'kwpope@pdq.net' <kwpope@pdq.net>
>>Date: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:50 AM
>>Subject: FW: Know-it-all quiz
>>
>>
>>>Check out your knowledge...
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Young, Melissa [mailto:MSYoung@tmh.tmc.edu]
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 1:57 PM
>>>> To: 'Cheri Thomas'; 'Dad'; 'Elizabeth - work'; 'Stephen-Home'
>>>> Subject: FW: Know-it-all quiz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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".
>
>
>