Tuesday, November 8, 2005

How Observant Are You?

This is a fun quiz about ordinary, everyday objects and it can be more difficult than it looks - but it's a lot of fun.

There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? The average person only gets 7 correct.

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!

  1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?


  2. How many states are there in the USA?


  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?


  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. How many sides does a stop sign have?


  16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?


  17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?


  18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?


  19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?


  20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?


  21. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?


  22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?


  23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?


  24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?


  25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?



ANSWERS

  1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? BOTTOM


  2. How many states are there in the USA? 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? BLUE, RED,
    WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD


  5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1, 0


  6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? RIGHT


  7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20


  8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? RED


  9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 88


  10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
    CLOCKWISE


  11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT


  12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (no #1)


  13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? LEFT


  14. Which way do fans rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT


  15. How many sides does a stop sign have? 8


  16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? LEFT


  17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5


  18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6


  19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? BASHFUL


  20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8


  21. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ACE OF SPADES


  22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
    between the slats? LEFT


  23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? *, #


  24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3


  25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? COUNTER



Some of these are pretty tricky, huh? And to think we encounter these objects everyday...


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