Apologies to both sources, but it seemed easier to "bundle" the two, so each of you will get "something old and something new"...
From: R.P. This is fun (and infuriating) if you have a few spare minutes... http://www.madblast.com/funflash/swf/map_test.swf
Failed this one dismally... :)
From: C.B.
Here's a list of mind teasers... some of it won't make sense to non-US people, but it was fun to take! I got 18.
Considering...
That the Brothers Grimm version (the one I grew up with, rather than the Disney one) says "7 dwarfs" without naming a single one... That "a standard pack" of matches is an imprecise term (I use a box of wooden ones, and --correctly -- rememberred there are 32. Reason I remembered is that I thought it a rip-off; there are *50* in a Polish matchbox <g>)... That I'm almost phobic about using the phone, don't watch TV and don't listen to the radio... That I don't like hot-dogs even without buns and don't buy them... In short, that I'm still very much a "Yankee at King Arthur's Court", even after 30yrs here... And that I must be a *universal* oddball -- #7 was the wrong answer for me; I checked afterwards... I'd done good, with 15 correct answers. The one I missed and cannot forgive myself for missing is the one about a dollar bill; you'd think, with my ingrained tight-fistedness, I'd know it by heart, but *noooooo*; instead, I've been thinking in nickel and dimes terms... :)
So, see how well you do... The *average* is supposed to be 7 correct answers; must be those lowered standards we keep hearing about, that's supposed to make us feel better about our achievements. Unless, of course, 95% of the test takers are not in the US... :)
Mind teasers of COMMON KNOWLEDGE. No cheating! No looking around! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
Can you beat 17?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers and check answers (on the bottom) AFTER completing all the questions. REMEMBER- NO CHEATING!!!
LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there? (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 letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (No cheating!)
6. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
7. When you walk does your left arm swing w/your right or left leg?
8. How many matches are in a standard pack?
9. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
10. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
11. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
12. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
13. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
14. Which side of a women's blouse are the buttons on?
15. On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom?
16. Which way do fans rotate?
17. Whose face is on a dime?
18. How many sides does a stop sign have?
19. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
20. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
21. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
22. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
23. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
24. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
25. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
26. On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center?
27. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
28. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
29. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
********************************************************************** Don't look at answers below until you complete all the questions
1. Bottom
2. 50 (please tell me you got this one!)
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, & gold
5. Q, Z
6. 1, 0
7. Right
8. 20
9. Red
10. 88
11. Counter (north of the equator)
12. Towards bottom right
13. 12 (no #1)
14. Left
15. Top
16. Clockwise as you look at it
17. Roosevelt
18. 8
19. Left
20. 5
21. 6
22. Bashful
23. 8
24. Ace of spades
25. Left
26. ONE
27. *, #
28. 3
29. Counter
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