I got most of them but for the States question; I guessed confusion as the 51st.
Also, number 11 ain't necessarily so. TFlan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <undisclosed-recipients:> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 3:35 PM Subject: ShopTalk: A Little Observation Test > Things are a little slow. This makes you scratch your head > more than a few times. Very much slanted toward a U.S. audience. > > /Ed > > There are 29 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 common place things of life. Put your thinking > caps on. > > Mind teasers of COMMON KNOWLEDGE. No cheating! No looking around! 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!!! Then, > before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the > subject line to show many you got correct in the subject line. Forward > to your friends and also back to the one who sent it to you. > > 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
