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 (in comments).
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Seriously, 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?
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 does 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 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?
4 comments:
1.. On a standard traffic light, is the green 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 rig ht 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 i s 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? T OWARDS
>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 packa ge? 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 < BR>
>23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear
>no digits? * star and pound #
>
>24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3
>
>25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? COUNTER
most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale. (read that in a bar, so it must be incontrovertibly true.)
oh, i see how it - the link to pointless was worthy of a post but not a sidebar. i see where i fit into this hierarchy of coolness....
hey, i read the pointless from time to time! coolness is a state of mind. thanks for the trivia, i remain a vat of useless info.
so i did this the other day and forgot to mention that I am not in the slightest observant. See, I've already conveniently forgotten my score. ; )
Post a Comment