Woo Hoo!!! I'm Above Average!! I got 11!!!
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:14 pm
Woo Hoo!!! I got 11!!
But shame on me...I got the book one wrong...and I'm a librarian...BAD LIBRARIAN.....hope they don't take my degree away....
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 of our lives. How many can you get right?
No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
Can you beat 20?
(The average is 7) Take out a piece of paper, and a pen or pencil.
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...
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 really 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 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? (In North America)
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 center?
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?
ANSWERS
1. Bottom
2. 47 - there are 3 Commonwealths (Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts) (I didn't know this, they need to start teaching different in school then!)
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
But shame on me...I got the book one wrong...and I'm a librarian...BAD LIBRARIAN.....hope they don't take my degree away....
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 of our lives. How many can you get right?
No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
Can you beat 20?
(The average is 7) Take out a piece of paper, and a pen or pencil.
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...
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 really 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 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? (In North America)
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 center?
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?
ANSWERS
1. Bottom
2. 47 - there are 3 Commonwealths (Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts) (I didn't know this, they need to start teaching different in school then!)
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
