This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most
of us really see!
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.
Mind teasers of COMMON KNOWLEDGE. No cheating!
Can you beat 17?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers and check
answers (on the bottom) AFTER completing all the
questions. Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the
number on the subject line to show how many you got
correct. 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 US 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?
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Don't look at answers below until you complete all the questions.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
Bottom
2. How many states are there? 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? Black,
blue, gold, red, white, yellow
5. What two letters don't appear on the telephone dial? Q and Z
6. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1
and 0
7. When you walk does your left arm swing w/your right or left leg?
Right
8. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20
9. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? Red
10. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 88
11. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
Counter (North of the equator)
12. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? Towards bottom right
13. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (There's not a # 1)
14. Which side of a women's blouse are the buttons on? Left
15. On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom? Top
16. Which way do fans rotate? Clockwise (Looking at it)
17. Whose face is on a dime? Roosevelt
18. How many sides does a stop sign have? 8
19. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? Left
20. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5
21. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6
22. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? Bashful
23. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8
24. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? Ace of spades
25. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the
opening between the slats? Left (Looking at it)
26. On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center? ONE
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? 3
29. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? Counter
PS: I got 21! - QBF
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