Test For "Know It Alls"
 

got this email that it for supposed "know it alls." the thing is, i got all but 2 correct. not tooting my own horn, just would like to see if this test is really for humility purposes or just an easy one for informed/educated persons. anywho here it is... A quiz for people who know everything

There are only nine questions.

This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't.

These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers.

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. Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

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.'









Answers To Quiz:

1... The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: Boxing.

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: 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. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

4.. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It 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 entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe,question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S':

Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

#3 and #8 were the only ones i missed, but here's why...i don't use/consume/buy lettuce. it has almost no nutritional value, and i prefer spinach--on a sandwich, as a salad, whatever. and i don't eat rhubarb or asparagus.

Very good! I couldn't think of any of them...although after reading the answers, I counted eight or nine "doh!s"...(and I've gotten 6-7 of the punctuation marks into this response).

Oh, on # 6...they forgot "dweeb". I'm familiar with that word...I've been called that more than once...:)

I think it's more about where your interests are than about education. I missed many of them, but I didn't sit there and think about any of them for more than a few seconds.

I don't care about sports so I didn't get the boxing one (also, I'm pretty sure they do keep track of score when you watch it on tv nowadays, don't they?). I don't care much about fruits/vegetables (yes, I'm that stereotype) so I didn't get the fruit/vegetable questions (I did know the pear/bottle one though).

The punctuation one made me say "D'oh". I do care about that stuff and should have done better. I rattled off 6 in a few seconds and then moved on; it was difficult not to look at my keyboard for hints.

Also, I don't think they listed 14 different pieces of English grammar punctuation, nor do I think they provided a complete list. What is the difference between a dash and a hyphen? Are brackets, braces, and parentheses ALL English grammar? I can't think of where braces are used outside of computer programming. Why did they skip the slash and backslash? I would understand if they only listed one but I'm pretty sure the slash is part of English grammar. How about the pound sign and ampersand?

If I had some time I'd look it up.

I have to basically agree, but do believe these things are more in fun than a "test" of your intelligence. I find them interesting because you sometimes "know" the answer, you just cannot come up with it.

I have to agree with theholycow on the boxing one. They do keep score and you do know who is in the lead... The ONLY exception is when the match is called on a knock out. That is when the winner could be the person with the lower score and no one saw it coming. But if it goes through the full number of rounds, I believe they look at the score and still name a winner. I could be wrong though as I do not watch sports (would rather be playing and boxing is not one I "play"... lol) and would suppose it might still be "true" because maybe the score is not "revealed" to anyone until the end... Just a poorly thought out question/answer in my opinion.

That said, I got 4 of the 9... (4, 5, 7, & 9) I "knew" 2, 6, & 8 from previous "riddles" but were not important enough for me to want to remember. Learned something new with 3 and disagree with 1.

as i think about it more, you could be right about education, but i would lean more towards experience over interests maybe. i'm always preaching the value of experience in the political threads. :D

Is a bass tournament not a sport?

I had a few different answers:
Armwrestling for the sport.
The U.S. National Debt Clock for the landmark. (a negative number that keeps growing - going backward)
I also think lettuce doesn't qualify, since it is processed by shredding it up and sold as pre-made salad.

The subject test is for fun, not to test either intelligence or experience. There are more problems than the ones listed. My sport, for instance, was pigeon racing. My perennial vegetables were asparagus and artichokes, but there are a wealth of others, including bamboo shoots, garlic, radicchio, kale, collard greens, ginger, sorrel, sunchokes, and more.

My national landmark was Bryce Canyon, but the Grand Canyon, Canyonlands, and Arches National Parks are also examples of erosion-created national landmarks.

My fruit with seeds on the outside was the blackberry - just as accurate an answer as strawberries. And so it goes, when a test is poorly designed and written.

My idea of a test for know-it-alls goes like this:

Question: How many undiscovered ruins are there in the park (Chaco Culture National Historic Park)?

Question: Why didn't the Chacoans build their Great Houses closer to the (modern) road?

Question: At what elevation do deer turn into Elk?

wrong again. fun yes, but it's an attempt to find trivial facts that most people would not have the life experience to have known in it's entirety.

in other words, even experienced(be it done it or researched it) individuals likely would not get them all.

your test, in typical fassion, would be isolated to a precise or intellectual knowledge of certain areas, people, animal etc. it would have zero to do w/ experience of knowing and understanding well known or well used items.

it's to show we don't know everything about common items, grammer, sites, etc...so how could we possibly know/understand even a little of the vastness of our world and universe!

Deer never turn into Elk.

If a car turns into a driveway, is it still a car?

BTG and HC,

You guys missed the spoof entirely. Well, HC got part of it.

I don't think blackberries have their seeds on the outsides. It is a aggregate fruit. It is made of a lot of small fruits with internal seeds.

i suspected he was wrong there as well. just figured mr facts had his facts on target. not a surprise tho, no matter the source, we all err.

I know that. Strawberries don't have their seeds on the outside either. The things that people think are strawberry seeds are fruits called achenes, and the main strawberry "fruit" is actually an enlarged receptacle. That's why I qualified my answer that blackberries are just as accurate an answer as strawberries.

It's too bad BTG has such a narrow focus on nit-picking me. He never sees the big picture, and embarrasses himself constantly.

this from a person that claims drinking more water(replacing other negative affect beverages) has zero benefit. now who is/started nit picking, is ignorant (of experience), and embarrassing himself? hmmm

and NEVER sees the big picture? i'm starting to TRULY understand your world and it's misguided facts and so-called scientific studies. whatever your view of a situation, spun or not, is final. disregard experience, just obey my test tube/ bubble boy perspective right?

i think i speak for the moderators when i suggest that you and i cease to answer each's posts...indefinitely. in the mean time, you could rebuild(if you ever had it) your credibility by acknowledging the view not shared by...well, YOU!

and there is no doubt that Jim T is absolutely correct--i see it in no way possible that you convey this lack of respect to others in person.

Link to the drinking water thread.

Water "benefits" link.

Respect is earned. People with no credibility get no respect - for obvious reasons.

thanks for proving me correct, AGAIN. you're basing your entire view on 1 source. here's one that backs your "no scientific data" ploy, BUT recommends MORE THAN the 8/8oz by dietitians not test tube so-called science...https://www.worldhealth.net/news/pres...r_potentially/

it goes on to explain this amount of "fluids" as a minimal NEED, but obviously the benefits of replacing water w/ soda, coffee, etc is for optimal health.

and this one shows the affect of lack of those recommendations...https://www.naturodoc.com/library/nutrition/water.htm WOW! sounds like most of the health issues in the US are covered.

speaking of misguided stats/studies, check out your wonderful FDA. YES BABY, keep the drugs coming, and we'll pass them to fill our pockets even at the expense of killing people...https://www.worldhealth.net/news/pres...r_potentially/

to be sure, some try to spin those stats by illustrating human error in overdose or abuse of said meds. from that article...

A recent study in JAMA examined the incidence of serious and fatal adverse drug reactions (ADR) in hospital patients. An ADR is any harmful, unintended, or undesired effect of a drug. This definition does not include drug abuse nor intentional or accidental drug overdose. The results of this study were conclusive: the rate of severe and deadly adverse drug reactions in U.S. hospitals was found to be extremely high-high enough that ADRs ranked fourth, after heart disease, cancer, and stroke, as a leading cause of death in the U.S.

once again, i urge you think out of the broken medical box, and the manipulated studies. GAME, SET...and MATCH!

edit: you dont...<snickers> by chance...<snickers again> believe everything Myth Busters does to be the final scientific word do you? just kidding, i like those guys--at least they get out of the lab and do "experience" testing.

since you continue to carry dialogue w/ me, by YOUR definition, my thoughts and views MUST be legit even to you--tho you won't admit or yield in any way, shape, or form.

no worries, i've been showing intellects all my life that experience often trumps thought and study. rest assured, i don't have the dogmatic view that i'm always right. i have on occasion, been made to stand down w/ my ideas.

After 7 kidney stones in 7 years I'll continue to follow my urologists recommendation to intake enough fluids to have to pee every three hours or less. It's a LOT of water. But after passing even one stone (biggest one started at 34mm before blasting) of 6mm you WILL drink a lot.:eek:

Jim

very good Jim. and this is what i was trying to support--water is not a silver bullet, but it does have advantages a study can NOT show. for example, how can a study be done over say 20 or 30 years(or more) to illustrate or disprove the chance that it may decrease illness(or kidney stones)?

too many variables...how can we expect subjects to stay w/ the plan for many years? what about other adverse affects like lead?--water no doubt could not flush out lead poison. what about quality of water?--if said water is contaminated, well naturally it's doing more harm than good.

i typically will consider a study, and decide for myself(if i try it) thru actual experience rather than spinnable facts and studies.

example: i had reached a plateau in my weight training even after constantly changing routines. i decided, after researching that i would try 2 new things(at different times) to stimulate new strength--training legs more consistently and adding creatine to my diet.

results: working legs more into workouts is supposed to stimulate total body strength. for my application, this absolutely works--after a few months i had significant size and strength gains.

i tried adding creatine as well into my diet, again to stimulate strength gains. for my body and application, it doesn't work. now, i'm certain someone out there could find a link to a study that suggests creatine absolutely works and leg workouts and their benefits is just a myth...whatever!

it's all relative anyway. you will try it or you won't. just don't tell me i'm not credible because you think your source is legit and mine is not--that's just childish at best, intellectual dishonesty at worst.

there was another member here that was a type A personality and my opposite that used to bust my chops. he lost so much credibility via personal attacks, and people were asking him to shut up politely. he left shortly after he started a poll to try to ban me. too bad 'cause he was extremely intelligent and crafty in regard to engineering, saving fuel and energy, etc.

i really felt for him after no one initially voted to ban me, so i secretly voted to ban myself so he didn't seem to stand alone and embarrassed.

BTG, I don't think I've been rude to you or anybody else on this forum or tried to belittle anybody. Not sure if that helps any but keep that in mind before you disregard a few comments I have about the thread.

You started by forwarding the quiz you got, basically to see what comments people would make and/or how they would answer. People responded. I looked over the quiz and replied, mostly because I thought you'd appreciate my debt clock reference. Then Darrell provided what I thought were legitimate criticisms of the quiz questions.

Even though Darrell took time to contribute to your thread, and didn't criticize you or anybody else, you replied, "Wrong, again." You criticized his quiz-for-no-it-alls. (I thought it was pretty obvious that they were nonsense, unanswerable questions that would poke fun at a know-it-all.) Then you got all defensive about some quiz you got from who-knows-where in internetworld.

Darrell kept his cool and let it slide. When jmf made the fruit comment, you took that as another opportunity to call Darrell "wrong". I don't blame him for getting frustrated. I'm guessing the "big picture" and "embarrasses himself" comments require the context of previous threads.

Rather than acknowledge that you may have been hasty to brand Darrell wrong, you got even more defensive about previously discussed, unrelated topics and decided to rehash them. (Water, validity of scientific studies.) You presumed to speak for the moderators, and then you accused Darrell of not acknowledging others' views - when the post really wasn't about anybody's views, just the answers to a quiz. And accusing Darrell of lack of respect - talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Your reasoning here is bizarre. Just because someone posts to a forum doesn't mean they necessarily think any of the other posters' views are legit. In fact, I usually post only when I disagree with what is being said.

I gotta say, BTG - you sure seem to have a big chip on your shoulder.

~Bill

I dunno...there's a whole bunch of Elks near my house...I'm sure many were called "dear" before they became Elk...:)

correct! this guy has done nothing but try to humiliate and discredit my posts since he's come aboard. i revisited my health care thread and was reminded he even attacked Jay w/out provocation--JAY, our happy-go-lucky moderator! i make known from the start that my thoughts and ideas are a compilation of BOTH sides of an issue as well as experience in a matter.

there's an old thread discussing the charter of GS that basically states we discuss ideas and respectfully debate and share apposing views. it is incredibly foolish to believe 1)a link MUST accompany an idea and 2)any one individual retains the only legit sources and thoughts. THIS is his charter!

if you research, you'll find the HE began the humiliation, and even after giving links(which i ALREADY stated my thoughts are based on experience beyond sources) he claimed my thoughts and sources were illegit and/or unsubstantiated.

i've had conservative members here PM me suggesting i continue to let such individuals know where we stand. trust me, there are several that would chime in on this guy(and some have), but want to stay out of it.

i believe the core issue(besides me giving him a taste of his own fodder) is that it's likely we are 2 type A personalities not willing to back down. i can tell you, i've been poor and have overcome the liberal mindset. i'll give someone almost anything i own(within reason), but don't tread on me.

other members that have opposing views to mine in which we debate have civility. two whom i really respect would be JoeBob and Snax(certainly there are more).

so maybe this gives a little indication of the chip on my shoulder. i don't ever recall labeling someone's experiences(or thoughts for that matter) unsubstantiated or not credit worthy. the sad thing is, if this guy ever tries to post about an idea for self help, do it yourself, etc...i'll be reluctant to consider it given his premise to require a source. it's irrelevant i suppose--as i said, we will consider/do it, or we will not.

there are principles and ideas that my father instilled in me that could be shared, but i'll keep to myself for fear that he'd disrespect a great man that lives now only in his legacy. my dad was quite a pioneer--he really did it all as they say. and he did it w/out a formal education.

honestly, my words were not out of spite or vengeance, just wanted him to feel the other side of humility. hopefully he(Sentra) is watching/reading and we'll both put the foolishness behind us.

Damn. You do have some serious problems and issues.

This was emailed to me...nothing new here, but appropriate for this thread:

First question: You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?












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Answer : if you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are in second place!

Try to do better next time. Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, ok?

Second question: if you overtake the last person, then you are.....? (Scroll down)













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answer: if you answered that you are second to last, then you are..... Wrong again. Tell me sunshine, how can you overtake the last person??

You're not very good at this, are you?

Third question: very tricky arithmetic! Note: this must be done in your head only. Do not use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.

Take 1000 and add 40 to it.. Now add another 1000 now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20 .. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?

Scroll down for the correct answer.....













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Did you get 5000?

The correct answer is actually 4100...

If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator! Today is definitely not your day, is it?

Maybe you'll get the last question right... Maybe...

Fourth question: mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono, and ??? 2. What is the name of the fifth daughter?













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Did you answer nunu? No! Of course it isn't. Her name is mary! Read the question again!

Okay, now the bonus round, i.e.., a final chance to redeem yourself:

a mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does he indicate what he wants?













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It's really very simple he opens his mouth and asks for it... Does your employer actually pay you to think?? If so do not let them see your answers for this test!

First two questions caught me off guard...:)

Same here. The last three where easy.

redundant, but oh so true...you're wrong yet again. you don't even know me--for all you know i could be busting your chops just for kicks(in fact, it's clear that most of your posts are of the trolling kind).

i don't know you either, but i can say this w/ absolute certainty...IF your posts convey your attitude and disposition towards others in person as well, it's likely YOU have issues--of the social kind.

where i'm from, a person of such qualities is either a loner and/or gets his butt kicked(or had as a youth) rather frequently until he's reformed. maybe for the state of cal this is acceptable behavior, but here in the south the majority of us treat each other w/ respect, even those under different principles! try it, you might actually make some friends.

forgot, i would like to address this directly as well(as on a personal level accusation):

yes i do(anyone denying such has either not lived or is a liar)...i have issues w/ false accusations(like yours). i have issues w/ the view that govt should continue to tax and spend nations into poverty(for many). i have issues w/ individuals and corps that don't live/operate w/ integrity(fully-meaning we all make mistakes and corps always have a few idiots w/in). i have issues w/ people entering the US illegally...........

in regard to personal issues, i am secure in who i am, what i've done, where i've been, and where i'm going--are you? by the tone of your posts...i truly wonder.

can't handle the truth?!

“Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns and fiscal responsibility. Whose gonna do it? You? You Skewbe? We have more responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, and you curse conservatives. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Gore's and Clinton's defeats, while tragic(to you), probably saved economies(as well as corps and individual wealth). And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you don’t want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty, and budgeting. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom we provide, then question the manner in which we provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post or vote against corruption. Either way, I don’t give a flip what you think you are entitled to!”

Some people have big problems, and a chip on their shoulder big enough to match their overinflated egos.

and others, when they see/near their end, get bitter and lash out at bystanders for past regrets.

altho' my confidence is not lacking, i do have a fine grasp on humility. i came from a less than "picket fence" or "silver spoon" beginning, but managed to suck it up and do the best i could w/ what i had. if success is measured in the company we keep...then i'm very satisfied!

my so-called problems mirror those of MANY around the US--we're tired of the thinkers thinking and not doing.

Enough. Please take it to PM. Nobody else is interested, which you may have noticed by the lack of participation by others.

Thank you THC.
Although I would side more with SentraSE-R politically, this is not the political forum and has nothing to do with the original post.