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A short test... No cheating


Mr Ry

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The average person only gets 7 correct.

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 you how little we pay

attention to

the commonplace things of life.

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 as you go.

Check answers (on the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.

REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your

phone or anything on your desk...

LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.

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?

10 Which way do es water go down the drain, counter

or clockwise?

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 a! re 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. On a standard traffic light, is the gr! een on the top or bottom?

BOTTOM

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

know) 50

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

4. What six

colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label? BLUE, RED, WHITE,

YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD

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

1,

0

6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?

RIGHT

7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20

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

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 88

10 Which way does water go down the

drain, counter or clockwise?

CLOCKWISE ! (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)

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

TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (no #1)

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

14. Which way do fans

rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT

15 How many sides does a stop sign have? 8

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

17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5

18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6

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

20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8

21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ACE OF SPADES

22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the

opening

between the slats? LEFT

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? 3

!

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

You do not have post how many you got right. I was a little surprised

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Ok, I only got 15. How come everyone else is getting in the 20's? :lol: Barb

Psst...Barb. Things like this get recycled on the board. What's sad is that I have seen the darn questions before and didn't get 'em all right! That damn soup can (I DID get "Bashful", Bruce!)....

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