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Monday Morning Puzzlers
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. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross?
5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in
the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball?
6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
7. 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?
8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.
9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English
grammar. Can you name half of them?
10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the
"Los Angeles Lakers?"
11. There are several 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 others.
12. 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?
13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or
more strikeouts in one inning?
14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your
feet, that begin with the letter "s."
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. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are
exactly coincident with each other. How many other times
between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands
cross?
5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in
the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive
team can score without touching the ball?
6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
7. 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?
8. Only three words in standard English begin with the
letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.
9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English
grammar. Can you name half of them?
10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the
"Los Angeles Lakers?"
11. There are several 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 others.
12. 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?
13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or
more strikeouts in one inning?
14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your
feet, that begin with the letter "s."
