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Offline DREDIOCK

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I scored 16, well almost
« on: August 11, 2005, 12:23:15 AM »
Grab a scrap peice of paper and pencil.
And DONT CHEAT


The average person only gets 7 right. This is based on U.S. info, so use
all  lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks -  it
just shows how little most of us really see!

There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about
all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions
are harder than you think. It just shows how little we pay attention to
the commonplace things of life.

RULES: Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around!
No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or
computer!

Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers and check
answers (on the bottom) AFTER completing all the questions.

REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! It doesn't matter if you cheat, actually,
because
if you have to cheat, then you don't know the answer, thus, you've already
missed the question. BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or
anything on your desk.

Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the
subject line to show how many you got correct. Forward to your friends and
also back to the one who sent it to you. LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU
REALLY ARE. - If not, just have fun!



Here we go........................... .............................
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?


2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't
know.)


3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?


4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?


5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?


6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (
Don't you dare get up to see!)

7. How many matches are in a standard pack?

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?


9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? (Don't look at that dial!)


10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?  (Get
out
of the bathroom!)


11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?


12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?


13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?


14. Which way do fans rotate?


15. How many sides does a stop sign have?


16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?

 
17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?


18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?


19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?


20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?


21. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?


22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats?


23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
digits?


24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
 

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?


_____________________________ _____________________________
ANSWERS
1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black & gold
5. 1, 0
6. Right
7. 20
8. Red
9. 87.7
10. Clockwise (north of the equator)
11. From lower right to upper left
12. 12 (there is no #1)
13. Left
14. Clockwise as you look at it from the front.
15. 8
16. Left
17. 5
18. 6
19. Bashful
20 8
21. Ace of spades
22. Left
23. * and #
24. 3
25. Counter

Now send it to some of your friends and put your score in the subject
box!!!
« Last Edit: August 11, 2005, 12:25:30 AM by DREDIOCK »
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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2005, 12:24:59 AM »
Actually I scored 15 technically. I would have scored 16 cept for question #9

I answered "88" instead of 87.7

Details details LOL
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Offline newguy

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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2005, 01:13:49 AM »
Woulda had 16 on the same technicality. 15 otherwise.

Offline Cooley

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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2005, 01:40:43 AM »
15 also
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Offline AdmRose

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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2005, 01:43:57 AM »
Got 17. Woulda been 18 'cept I put 87 instead of 87.7

Offline MrBill

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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2005, 01:58:30 AM »
24 I had no clue about the radio dial.

I feel so un observant.
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Offline Lazerus

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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2005, 02:17:53 AM »
15 here too. 88.7 killed me.....well that and the other 9 I got wrong :D

Offline StarOfAfrica2

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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2005, 02:18:48 AM »
19.

Offline Heater

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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2005, 03:14:05 AM »
20 Here,

one thing to point out, on question # 10,

It depends on where you are,
Northern or Southern hemisphere
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2005, 03:24:04 AM »
got 15, the america questions screwed me.
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Offline CyranoAH

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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2005, 03:52:30 AM »
The drain one is actually wrong... while there's the coriolis effect, it's so small that it depends on your type of drain, the way water gets to it, or is simply random.

Daniel

Offline Mickey1992

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« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2005, 07:38:36 AM »
I got 16.

Cyrano is correct about the drain thing.  I wish people would let that belief go.

Anyone under the age of 25 will most likely miss the VHF and radio dial question.

"On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?"  Neither, it's on the side of the traffic light.  There is no light on the top or bottom.  :D

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« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2005, 07:53:50 AM »
I saw this a few days ago, got 20.  My wife got 22.

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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2005, 07:57:34 AM »
there are 6 curves on a paper clip otherwise they got it right...

except that maybe the real answer for lug nuts is variable.  early mustangs were 4 and some pontiacks were 8... early chevy's were 6

lazs

Offline slimm50

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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2005, 08:00:03 AM »
18.    i ar a jeenyus.