Silliness Quiz - Page 1027

orlok · 04-06-2016, 05:37 AM

5 a young alligator - a hatchling?

pdurrant · 04-06-2016, 06:29 AM

Salmon - smelt?

Bilbo1967 · 04-06-2016, 07:06 AM

5 a young alligator....not this one then?

Glorfindel · 04-06-2016, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

5 a young alligator - a hatchling?

Yep!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Salmon - smelt?

Yep, close enough

The word is smolt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

5 a young alligator....not this one then?

0.0
That looks a wee bit big...

Glorfindel · 04-06-2016, 08:52 AM

What's that word?

1 a young hare Leveret - drjd

2 a young frog Polliwog - poohbear_nc

3 a young goat Kid - pdurrant

4 a young salmon Smolt - pdurrant

5 a young alligator. Hatchling - orlok

6 a young bird ready to leave the nest --Fledgling, drjd

7 a young pig just weaned Shoat- issybird

8 a young oyster (oyster spawn technically) Spat - Shayne Parkinson

9 a young grasshopper Nymph - Shayne Parkinson

10 a young hawk or falcon Eyas - Bookpossum

11 a young lion, tiger, bear, wolf, or dog Whelp - Shayne Parkinson

12 a young swan Cygnet -drjd

drjd: 3
Shayne Parkinson: 3
pdurrant: 2
Bookpossum: 1
Poohbear_nc: 1
issybird: 1
orlok: 1

Now for the tiebreak question...

As soon as I think of one

Glorfindel · 04-07-2016, 10:06 AM

Meh, and I'm not getting anything... so whoever is first with a new quiz wins I guess

drjd · 04-14-2016, 07:29 AM

Here are some little witty questions for you bearing one point each:

1. What is it that has eyes but can’t see?

2. What is it that grows larger the more you take away from it?

3. What is it that everybody gives but few take?

4. What is it that is always behind time?

5. What is it that passes in front of the sun yet casts no shadow?

6. What is it that is bought by the yard but worn by the foot?

7. As I was going through the woods, I found something, picked it up and couldn’t find it, ran home, looked for it, found it, didn’t want it and threw it away. What was it?

8. What is it that is black and white and red all over?

9. What is it that has a tongue but cannot talk?

10. What is it that goes up and never goes down?

11. What is it that has legs but can’t walk?

12. What is it that lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward?

13. What is it that falls often but never gets hurt?

14. What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else?

15. What is it that can and does speak in every known language and yet never went to school?

16. What is it that, while it is yours alone, is used much more by other people than by yourself?

17. What is it that we never borrow but often return?

18. What is it that everyone in the world is doing at the same time?

19. What is it that though dark has done most to enlighten the world?

20. What is it that can be broken without being hit or dropped?

21. What is it that goes farther the slower it goes?

22. What is it that may be lost yet at the same time its location may be known?

pdurrant · 04-14-2016, 07:35 AM

1. What is it that has eyes but can’t see?
Potato

2. What is it that grows larger the more you take away from it?
A hole

pdurrant · 04-14-2016, 07:39 AM

3. What is it that everybody gives but few take?
Advice

7. As I was going through the woods, I found something, picked it up and couldn’t find it, ran home, looked for it, found it, didn’t want it and threw it away. What was it?
A tick?

8. What is it that is black and white and red all over?
A newspaper

9. What is it that has a tongue but cannot talk?
A shoe

11. What is it that has legs but can’t walk?
A table

12. What is it that lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward?
Icicles

pdurrant · 04-14-2016, 07:40 AM

14. What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else?
A secret

20. What is it that can be broken without being hit or dropped?
A law

drjd · 04-14-2016, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

1. What is it that has eyes but can’t see?
Potato

An answer prejudiced against me,

but correct one!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

2. What is it that grows larger the more you take away from it?
A hole

Very much right!

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pdurrant : 2

drjd · 04-14-2016, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

3. What is it that everybody gives but few take?
Advice

Correct!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

7. As I was going through the woods, I found something, picked it up and couldn’t find it, ran home, looked for it, found it, didn’t want it and threw it away. What was it?
A tick?

Um.. not exactly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

8. What is it that is black and white and red all over?
A newspaper

Admissible, original thought was however, a book.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

9. What is it that has a tongue but cannot talk?
A shoe

Right again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

11. What is it that has legs but can’t walk?
A table

What else? Correct!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

12. What is it that lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward?
Icicles

Very thoughtful! correct again.

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pdurrant : 7

drjd · 04-14-2016, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

14. What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else?
A secret

20. What is it that can be broken without being hit or dropped?
A law

Both of the above may qualify for the right answers, though different from original ones, with little difference in interpretations. I will keep your points on hold for now, if nobody else can guess the exact answers, these points will be credited to your account.

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pdurrant : 7 (2 points on hold)

Bookpossum · 04-14-2016, 09:06 AM

14. Your word.

20. Trust?

Bookpossum · 04-14-2016, 09:09 AM

13. Rain.

18. Breathing?

04-06-2016, 08:52 AM	#15395
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	What's that word? 1 a young hare Leveret - drjd 2 a young frog Polliwog - poohbear_nc 3 a young goat Kid - pdurrant 4 a young salmon Smolt - pdurrant 5 a young alligator. Hatchling - orlok 6 a young bird ready to leave the nest --Fledgling, drjd 7 a young pig just weaned Shoat- issybird 8 a young oyster (oyster spawn technically) Spat - Shayne Parkinson 9 a young grasshopper Nymph - Shayne Parkinson 10 a young hawk or falcon Eyas - Bookpossum 11 a young lion, tiger, bear, wolf, or dog Whelp - Shayne Parkinson 12 a young swan Cygnet -drjd drjd: 3 Shayne Parkinson: 3 pdurrant: 2 Bookpossum: 1 Poohbear_nc: 1 issybird: 1 orlok: 1 Now for the tiebreak question... As soon as I think of one Last edited by Glorfindel; 04-06-2016 at 08:59 AM.

04-14-2016, 07:29 AM	#15397
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	What is it? Here are some little witty questions for you bearing one point each: 1. What is it that has eyes but can’t see? 2. What is it that grows larger the more you take away from it? 3. What is it that everybody gives but few take? 4. What is it that is always behind time? 5. What is it that passes in front of the sun yet casts no shadow? 6. What is it that is bought by the yard but worn by the foot? 7. As I was going through the woods, I found something, picked it up and couldn’t find it, ran home, looked for it, found it, didn’t want it and threw it away. What was it? 8. What is it that is black and white and red all over? 9. What is it that has a tongue but cannot talk? 10. What is it that goes up and never goes down? 11. What is it that has legs but can’t walk? 12. What is it that lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward? 13. What is it that falls often but never gets hurt? 14. What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else? 15. What is it that can and does speak in every known language and yet never went to school? 16. What is it that, while it is yours alone, is used much more by other people than by yourself? 17. What is it that we never borrow but often return? 18. What is it that everyone in the world is doing at the same time? 19. What is it that though dark has done most to enlighten the world? 20. What is it that can be broken without being hit or dropped? 21. What is it that goes farther the slower it goes? 22. What is it that may be lost yet at the same time its location may be known?

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04-06-2016, 05:37 AM	#15391
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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,051 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	1. What is it that has eyes but can’t see? Potato 2. What is it that grows larger the more you take away from it? A hole

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,051 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	3. What is it that everybody gives but few take? Advice 7. As I was going through the woods, I found something, picked it up and couldn’t find it, ran home, looked for it, found it, didn’t want it and threw it away. What was it? A tick? 8. What is it that is black and white and red all over? A newspaper 9. What is it that has a tongue but cannot talk? A shoe 11. What is it that has legs but can’t walk? A table 12. What is it that lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward? Icicles

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,051 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	14. What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else? A secret 20. What is it that can be broken without being hit or dropped? A law

04-14-2016, 09:06 AM	#15404
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04-14-2016, 09:09 AM	#15405
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	13. Rain. 18. Breathing?