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Defiant Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 15946 Location: Oregon City, OR
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:07 am A quiz, for fun! |
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The average person only gets 7 right. This is based on U.S. & CDN
info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it
looks - it just shows how little most of us really see!
There are 27 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 and then check your answers (on the bottom)
only
AFTER completing all the questions.
REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! --- BE HONEST!!!
That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk... Then,
before you pass this on to your friends, change the number on the
subject line to show how many you got correct.
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 colours 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. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy,Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the
opening between the slats
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
digits?
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
(scroll down for answers!)
ANSWERS
1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, &gold
5. 1, 0
6. Right
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88
10. Clockwise (north of the equator)
11. Towards bottom right
12. 12 (no #1)
13. Left
14. Clockwise as you look at it
15. The Bluenose
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5
19. 6
20. Bashful
21. 8
22. Ace of spades
23. Left
24. Loon
25. *, #
26. 3
27. Counter
Personally, I got 26.
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tomparis Stooge Three
Joined: 25 Jun 2001 Posts: 5964 Location: At your computer, hacking your files.
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:27 am |
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15, and you really got 26?
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Oliver Thought Maker
Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 6096 Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:29 am Re: A quiz, for fun! |
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[quote="Defiant"]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) 54
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? right
4. What six colours are on the classic Campbell's soup label? ???
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1 and 0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? right leg
7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 50?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? red
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? ???
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? in the Northern hemispere, clockwise
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? from down left to up right
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? ???
13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? left
14. Which way do fans rotate? clockwise
15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime? ???
16. How many sides does a stop sign have? 8
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? left
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? lug nuts?
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy,Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? ???
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 6
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ???
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the
opening between the slats? the right side
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre? ???
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
digits? the star and the hach
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? counter
13 right.
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Defiant Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 15946 Location: Oregon City, OR
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:17 am |
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Yes, I really did get 26 right. I missed the canadian dime one, the campbells soup one...bashful, and I dont remember the other one. Oh, what was I thinking? For some reason I was counting 4 wrong out of 30...DUH!
OK, so I got 23.
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lionhead Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:02 am |
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i got 12. And i'm not american.
Questions i couldn't have known where:
2. (thought 52)
4. (who's campbell?)
7.(don't know whats that in the US)
15.(you guys might know, i don't own a lot of canadian money)
20.(i don't know what they are called in english)
21.(don't know what that is in the US)
24.(again, not much canadian here.)
so if you would give me those i would have 19 right.
Plus, on a standard wheel there are 4 lug nuts, not 5 (there are some with 3, but most are standard with 4.)
i got numbers 2,4,5,7,9,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,21 and 24 wrong.
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Defiant Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 15946 Location: Oregon City, OR
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:03 am |
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I can see how the test can be a little biased to America, yes...
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lionhead Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:05 am |
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So, who's campbell?
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Birdy Socialist
Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 13502 Location: Here.
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:15 am |
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I got 13 right.. I sometimes didn't understand the question, for example: what's lug nuts?? I haven't got a clue.. Someone?
And I also don't know what the names are of the seven dworfs in English..
And wtf is this: On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
I didn't understand one word of the question
So.. Did I do ok?
Last edited by Birdy on Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:34 am; edited 1 time in total
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Defiant Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 15946 Location: Oregon City, OR
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:40 am |
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lionhead wrote: | So, who's campbell? |
Brand of soup.
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Jeremy J's Guy
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 7823 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:13 am |
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I got 14 right, but I amn't america, so I think a few are different and also some I don't know because they are aimed at Americans. I'm not even canadian so the coin ones couldn't help! Also I did it in a few minutes at school, so that's my excuses!
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superwoman Vice Admiral
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Sweden
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:40 am Re: A quiz, for fun! |
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[quote="Defiant"]
1. Grean on top
2. 5....1? (I used to know every singel one and I could point out all of them)
3. State of what? Ehm... right hand?
4. Am I really supposed to know this... ehm ok...red, white, black, blue...
5. 1 and 0
6. lol! right leg!
7. 100?
8. red on top
9. 80
10. WHAT WAY? It just goes down.
11. eh? what?
12. on a what?
13. left
14. The fans rotate quite fast... ehm... I'll just guess... not like the clock
15. Tss. I've never seen a canadien dime...
16. sides on a stop sign? Front and backside? kidding. 8
17. right
18. lug nuts? I think our car has 4...
19. 6
20. snowwhite?
21. 8 (so silly buz there are 10 hot dogs in one pacage )
22. ace of spades
23. I have no idea what a Venetian blind is...
24. ...
25. # and *
26. two
27. counter wise
YAY! I got 11!!! But I'm not american so I think i did pretty good
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lionhead Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:27 am |
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Captain Dappet Forum Revolutionist
Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Posts: 16756 Location: On my supersonic rocket ship.
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:20 pm |
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That's Scottish.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? Its on the bottom, I think.
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people
don't know) It's 50, isnt it?
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? The right hand, I believe.
4. What six colours are on the classic Campbell's soup label? I haven't got the faintest.
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? We dont have letters on our phones. But I know that on my mobile it's 1 and 0.
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? Ooh, I dunno. The right, one, I think.
7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? It's red, I think.
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? On the what?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? Counterwise.
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? Top-left to bottom-right.
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? Once again, a what?
13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? Hum. Don't know, actually.
14. Which way do fans rotate? Counterwise.
15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime? I don't know.
16. How many sides does a stop sign have? How many sides? I dont really understand the question
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? The left, I think.
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? uhh...I dont think I'd know, even if I knew what a lug nut was.
19. How many sides are there on a standardpencil? 6?
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy,Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? Uhh...Who are these?
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8?
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? The ace of hearts, I think.
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the
opening between the slats? What?
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre? Never seen a Canadian $1 coin.
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
digits? The star and the square-thingie.
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? Dunno.
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? Clockwise, I think.
I'll check my results later, because now I am tired.
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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 13057 Location: New York
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:27 pm |
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14 right.
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TrekkieMage Office Junkie
Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 5335 Location: Hiding
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:06 pm |
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10 - not so good. But I really didn't know the Canadian coin ones and the one about the car...I'm not a mechanic, the matches also threw me for a loop.
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sabertooth1217 UPN Boycotter
Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 11484 Location: Texas
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:59 pm |
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12
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Valathous The Canadian, eh
Joined: 31 Aug 2002 Posts: 19074 Location: Centre Bell
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:07 pm |
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I did this about 2 weeks ago. I got 19. I should try it again soon.
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Defiant Fleet Admiral
Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 15946 Location: Oregon City, OR
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Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:41 am |
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Its rigged with canadian questions.
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