Unutterably Silly Quiz

[Amy GD]

Here's my question, if someone can help.

Is there waiting time to add signature? If yes, how long?

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Is the infinitely long middle e? (Because it has an infinitely long expansion in any base, being transcendental.)

Yes, the mantissa is infinitely long.

[Billi]

Originally Posted by Amy GD

Here's my question, if someone can help.

Is there waiting time to add signature? If yes, how long?

Yes, it is. It's about ten days and ten posts, but I am not sure. Please, browse our Feedback section (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13), this question has already been asked many times.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Fbone

What three letter English word has an odd start, an even finish and an infinitely long middle?

_e_

How about men? m is odd (three legs) and n is even (two legs)

[HomeInMyShoes]

I'd say infinitely long in the middle would be O.

won?

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

_e_

How about men? m is odd (three legs) and n is even (two legs)

That's creative thinking but not what I wanted as an answer.

It is a three letter word. Use dual meaning as you did with the middle e.

[BaenSidhe]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I found a watch that you guys might like. Enjoy!

Spoiler:

Doesn't work for me...

Stitchawl

Who uses apostrophes to mean multiplication?

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by BaenSidhe

Who uses apostrophes to mean multiplication?

Just a wild guess here, but I'd say 'the person who made this clock face?'

Whaddid I win? Whaddid I win?



Stitchawl

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Just a wild guess here, but I'd say 'the person who made this clock face?'

Whaddid I win? Whaddid I win?

That sounds like the right answer to me. Perhaps you win the right to set the next quiz question?

[Fat Abe]

Originally Posted by Fbone

What three letter English word has an odd start, an even finish and an infinitely long middle?

aNd

N= set of natural numbers, which is infinite
a= 1 odd
d= 4 even

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

That sounds like the right answer to me. Perhaps you win the right to set the next quiz question?

Originally Posted by Fat Abe

aNd

N= set of natural numbers, which is infinite
a= 1 odd
d= 4 even

If Abe is correct (and I'd have absotivly posolutely no way of knowing,) let's let him set the next quiz question. If there really is a God, he'll post a question that doesn't involve numbers, spelling, or soccer players.


Stitchawl

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Fat Abe

aNd

N= set of natural numbers, which is infinite
a= 1 odd
d= 4 even

Sorry, not what I was hoping for.

The word was vex. "v" is Roman numeral 5, which is odd. "x" is Roman numeral 10, which is even. "e" is the base of the natural logarithm and is irrational (e = 2.718281828...).


Open to anyone.

[orlok]

OK, anyone mind if I set a muliple question general knowledge quiz? Lots of points to be scored. No? Then here goes:

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. A point for each of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. A point for each you can name.

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.' One point for each correct answer.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by orlok

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

The Statue of Liberty. It faces the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is growing by about an inch a year, so the Statue of Liberty is moving backwards at about an inch a year. (Since measurements on the Earth are all relative to the Greenwich meridian.)

Originally Posted by orlok

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberry

Originally Posted by orlok

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 growing stem was inserted into the bottle just after the pear had set, so the pear grew to full size inside the bottle.

Originally Posted by orlok

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. A point for each of them.

dwarf
dwarfs

Originally Posted by orlok

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. A point for each you can name.

. full stop
, comma
; semi-colon
: colon
' prime
" second
’ apostrophe
“ open quotation
” close quotation
( open parenthesis
) close parenthesis
! exclamation mark
? question mark
… ellipsis
& ampersand
% percent
* asterisk
@ at

Originally Posted by orlok

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

Lettuce

Originally Posted by orlok

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.' One point for each correct answer.

sock
shoe
slipper

[Bilbo1967]

2. Niagara Falls (erosion means it's constantly going backwards)
6. Dwell, dwelling, dwindle (I'm assuming plurals are not allowed. If there really are only three, I assume you would be discounting 'dwelling' as a derivative)