The Donut Quiz

[Donut]

Originally posted by LennonCook: The hawaiin alphabet has 12 letters. EDIT: Running colours.

That's correct

Originally posted by Hivetyrant: Nope, "the hawaiian alphabet" has 19 letters [img]tongue.gif[/img]

But that's funny!!

[Davros]

What me????

[Donut]

Originally posted by Melusine: Aren't glow worms really insects? Beetles maybe? And I think Great Danes came from Asia, but I don't know where in Asia exactly.

Glow worms are beetles.

[wellard]

Refresh me, Which questions remain unanswered?

[Donut]

Answers given so far:

What is unusual about the words: Uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics?

How many letters are there in the Hawaiian alphabet? 12 - 5 vowels & 7 consonants

What is strange about the word Stewardesses? The longest word typed with just the left hand by touch typists

What is the only word in English which sounds the same when the last 4 letters are removed? Queue

Where does the expression “rule of thumb” come from? Said to be from an old English law which dictated that a man could not beat his wife with anything wider that his thumb

What is the only English word(s) that ends in the letters “mt”? dreamt

What reaction will you get if you mouth the word “colourful” to someone? It really does look as if you are saying "I love you"


What are the following called:

The revolving star on the back of a pair of spurs? Rowell

The creases on the inside of your wrist?

The punctuation marks which replace swearwords “£$%##!*”

The opposite rounded part to the striking face on a hammer head? Peen or Pein

The loop on a belt that holds it in place after passing through the buckle?

The space between your eyebrows?

The effect felt when your arm or leg goes to sleep?


Where do Great Danes originate from? Germany

How much water does a 10 gallon hat hold (British measures)

What are Glow Worms? Beetles

What are Silk Worms?

What do you score if you play the word “SQUEEZY” ON THE FIRST TURN IN Scrabble 126


What are these:

1) Whither Canada?
2) Sex and Violence
3) How to recognize different types of trees from quite a long way away

The first three episone of Monty Python

What’s this list?

Munich (1971)
Voorburg (1972)
Stockholm (1973)
London (1974)
Geneva (1975)


What the hell are these products?

Sor Bits (Denmark) Mints
Krapp (Scandawegia)
Grand Dick (France)
Nora Knackers (Norwegia)
Moron (Italy)
Mukki (Italy)
Cock (France)
Plopp (Sweden)
Bum (Turkey)
Donkee Basterd (Holland) (Very strange people!) Sugar
Zit (Greece)
Bimbo (S America)
Craps (France)
Darkie (Darkie)
Pschitt (France)
Homo (Canada)

What happens about 30 minutes after you rub a cut onion on to the soles of your feet? You start to taste it in your mouth

How many different ways are there to give change for a US Dollar?

[Donut]

Originally posted by Davros: What me????

Or me!!!???



Edited because I now get the joke Mel!!! You got me!

[ 11-29-2004, 08:33 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]

[Bungleau]

Originally posted by Aelia Jusa: quote: Originally posted by Bungleau: quote: Originally posted by Donut: Let's liven things up. What is unusual about the words: Uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics? They contain all five vowels plus the letter "Y". but so do "abstemiously" and "facetiously", and *they* have them in alphabetical order [img]smile.gif[/img]

[/QUOTE]"Dermatoglyphics" doesn't have a U...
[/QUOTE]Ya know, when I looked at this in the daylight, that "u" had run away on me somehow... [img]smile.gif[/img]

*retreats to corner, licking wounds*

[Melusine]

Originally posted by Donut: quote: Originally posted by Davros: What me????

Or me!!!???



Edited because I now get the joke Mel!!! You got me! [/QUOTE]Whooo! I subtitled the Subtitler! Go me! It was such an easy one too, your really slipping Fred old mate. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Epona]

Originally posted by Davros: What reaction will you get if you mouth the word “colourful” to someone? Oh Donut - I didn't know you cared

Someone tried that on me once.
They didn't realise that to someone who can lipread the difference is obvious!

[Stormymystic]

Originally posted by Epona: quote: Originally posted by Davros: What reaction will you get if you mouth the word “colourful” to someone? Oh Donut - I didn't know you cared

Someone tried that on me once.
They didn't realise that to someone who can lipread the difference is obvious! [/QUOTE]ahh, that was why I was not figuring it out I lipread, so I could not figure out what was funny about it...