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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
Are they supposed to be easy questions (Like Big Jeffs) or apparently easy but actually not easy questions(like Scotts)?
Chrystal: I must be having one of my slow days. I don't get the vowels go walking one at all. Can you explain it to a thickie like myself.( Please don't type to fast either because I'm a slow reader). |
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usa Regular user 183 Posts |
"Are they supposed to be easy questions (Like Big Jeffs) or apparently easy but actually not easy questions(like Scotts)?"
Leno usually asks questions that are very easy, not riddles and not jokes but stuff that a first grader should know. Example: What do stars on the american flag represent? And he gets great responses to that, like for example: The presidents. The continents. Countries of the world. That world war II was 50 years ago... That is what some people come up with on Jey Leno. show. |
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usa Regular user 183 Posts |
MagicandBlackjack,
I think you should get some childrens history book? and look in there for some basic facts that you could ask people about. What is diesel engine? Who invented internet? Who is the president, or what is his first name (you would be amazed!) |
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silverfire9 Veteran user Rochester Hills, MI 323 Posts |
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Chrystal: I must be having one of my slow days. I don't get the vowels go walking one at all. Can you explain it to a thickie like myself.( Please don't type to fast either because I'm a slow reader). I'm not Chrystal, but I believe I can answer that for you. Two vowels walking means two vowels sitting next to each other in a word. For example: mEAns, EAch, etc. When that happens, the first vowel "talks." That is, in the examples I gave, the 'e' says its name and the 'a' is silent. It's not really a reliable rule, though; in the word 'believe,' for example, it doesn't hold up. Also in the word 'doesn't.' If I'm misinterpreting what Chrystal said, I'm sure she'll correct me. |
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hitmouse Loyal user 249 Posts |
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On 2004-02-09 23:48, Scott Cram wrote: Trick questions right? Canary Islands were in the Atlantic, off the coast of West Africa when I was there last year. Chinese Gooseberries are from China, or at least S. Asia. Kiwi Fruit, are from NZ. I believe these are a type of Chinese Gooseberry with a catchy name. I ate Chinese Gooseberries in N.India in the early 1970s, long before Kiwi fruit were invented. |
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BradleyNott Veteran user Westwood, CA (UCLA) 351 Posts |
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On 2004-02-11 05:01, kihei kid wrote: Do you mean a swallow? If so, can you clarify...would that be a European or an African swallow? Sorry just had to add a monty python ref.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
http://www.takingthelead.co.uk/2/Breeds/canary_dog.htm
Most would guess that the Canary Islands of Spain were originally named after the canary birds that were found living wild on the islands - that is incorrect. Infact the Canary Islands were named after the large dogs that were originally found there (CAN = DOGS) and the birds took their name from the Island. On the Island this dog is known as the Perro de Presa Canario (dog of prey of the Canary Islands)
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hitmouse Loyal user 249 Posts |
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On 2004-02-23 14:57, balducci wrote: Canis (latin noun)= Dog |
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ChrisZampese Veteran user Hamilton, NZ 341 Posts |
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On 2004-02-15 18:42, hitmouse wrote: The first 'kiwifruit' seeds were transported to NZ about 100 years ago from China which is when the name was changed to Chinese Gooseberries. The term 'kiwifruit' was coined about 1950 when the fruit was first exported to England from NZ. It was later (about 1970) exported to America, and then grown there in California. The term 'kiwifruit' is in reference to our native bird, the kiwi, which is round and brown and furry, much like the fruit in question. So the answer to the question "Where do Chinese Gooseberries come from?" is all about the naming. In reality, 'Yangtao' - the Chinese name for the fruit come from China, Chinese Gooseberries come from NZ (this was the the name given to them when they were first grown here) and Kiwifruit also come from NZ.
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redstreak Inner circle A.K.A David Kong 1368 Posts |
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On 2004-02-11 05:01, kihei kid wrote: Would that be and African or a European sparrow? |
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Tate Loyal user NC 211 Posts |
Scott Cram, you beat me to it! You posted the same questions I was going to, although you have a couple I hadn't heard before. Do you know where these came from? I got a few from the Trivial Pursuit game and picked up the others from different places.
The reason I collected these is for a variation of Gene Gordan's Whiz Quiz game. In the original game, a child gets all easy questions, while the adult gets, "How many bricks are in the Great Wall of China?" I decided I wanted hard questions that sounded easy. So when the child gets, "In what country is the Panama Canal?" the adult could get the Panama Hat question you posted above. The only drawback is that sometimes the adult is a little too competative and doesn't believe the answers! By the way, I love the "black box" question! |
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