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>I can't beleive the national average is 7?
>
>
>This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most
>of
>us really see!
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>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!
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>No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
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>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!!! 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?
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>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?
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>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!)
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>6. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
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>7. When you walk does your left arm swing w/your right or left leg?
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>8. How many matches are in a standard pack?
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>9. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
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>10. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
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>11. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
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>12. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
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>13. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
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>14. Which side of a women's blouse are the buttons on?
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>15. On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom?
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>16. Which way do fans rotate?
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>17. Whose face is on a dime?
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>18. How many sides does a stop sign have?
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>19. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
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>20. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
>
>21. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
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>22. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
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>23. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
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>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?
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>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?
>
>**********************************************************************
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>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
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>4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, &gold
>
>5. Q, Z
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>6. 1, 0
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>7. Right
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>8. 20
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>9. Red
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>10. 88
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>11. Counter (north of the equator)
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>12. Towards bottom right
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>13. 12 (no #1)
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>14. Left
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>15. Top
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>16. Clockwise as you look at it
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>17. Roosevelt
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>18. 8
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>19. Left
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>20. 5
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>21. 6
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>22. Bashful
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>23. 8
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>24. Ace of spades
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>25. Left
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>26. ONE
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>27. *, #
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>28. 3
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>29. Counter
>

I scored 19 correct answers! It's hard to believe the national average is only 7.

Average score 7????



I managed a 21.



Mort Canard



BTW the dime has FDR on it. There were two president Roosevelts.

Question 11 is incorrect. Water will go down the drain either CW or CCW in either hemisphere. The direction of rotation is not determined by where on the planet you are.

Hey, I made 21. Figured the stop sign had a front and back also.
Gene

I got 17 as well,but this thing is rigged. Some of the answers only an American would know. derf

Hey #5 is a trick question, my cell phone has all the letters on the dial pad!!!
I managed to get 15 correct, thats over twice the national average
Fordfreak

I got 15 but will have to agree with Derf, some questions are not fair if you are not American. Smokey

I got a 23, but some of those questions had no business being there! "Is New York on the top or bottom of the license plate?" Come on, how's someone who never sees a NY licence plate going to get that one?!

Then that darn playng card one.....that's a stretch for simple observation. Maybe I just need to play more poker!

I got 20 of the questions correct.

Water may swirl either clockwise or counter clockwise while draining.

WC

i got 19 right it is hard to believe the national ave is 7 and derf is right too if your not american you'd be lost.....


THE THE SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTS US ALL..........

It figures that Wildcat would get that one right since WC also stands for "water closet"! derf

19. I have heard that water will drain in one direction in the northern hemisphere and the other direction in the southern hemisphere. I have never checked this out myself as I spend all my time looking at dimes (not dollars), New York license plates, and watching snow white.

I got 19. Ques 25 is wrong , my blinds have the cord on the right.

I got 23, (I live in NY). Not only does water reverse direction below the equater, The further from the equater you are, the faster it spins. I've been as far north as Thule, Greenland and all the way south until I was going north again. I'll be heading south on the 7th, I'll try to get a video of it.

Well Taurus Bill,
I'll be looking forward to your observations, and photos, just lay off the baileys when you're observing.
Oh, and make sure you use a sink, or a good seal blow hole, because it's been my experience that a toilet's water flow will rotate whichever way the jets were built in to flow.
Trigger

I've just passed through New Zealand and indeed, the water went clockwise. Trigger, the jets in a toilet do determine the direction, however this discussion is for a standard gravity drain. I am now in Antarctica, approximately 78 degrees south. I'm still looking for someone with a camera so I can post a video. Stay tuned.....

I remember a funny Simpson's episode where the family went to Australia, the American embassy had jets in the toilets, so it flushed the "right" way.

Gidday
I will go and stare at the dunny for awhile and see.Hey what do i say to the doctors when my wife has me comitted? "It's ok doc just doin research".
Peter

We are back,my wife ,daughter and I just saw it( the water that is) go clockwise. Hope that helps.
The wife wants to know what we are hunting for?
Peter

Taurus Bill,
I anxiously await your findings. Westy might be able to assist you in your search for a camera.
Trigger

I got 20. This test confirms what I've known all along - the AR crowd is well above-average.