This is based on U.S. & CDN info, so use both sides 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 common place things of life. Put your thinking caps on.
Mind teasers of COMMON KNOWLEDGE.
No cheating!
No looking around!
No using anything on or in your desk or computer!
Can you beat 20?? (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.
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
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?
4. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
5. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
6. How many matches are in a standard pack?
7. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
8. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
9. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
10. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
11. Which side of a women's blouse are the buttons on?
12. Which way do fans rotate?
13. How many sides does a stop sign have?
14. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
15. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
16. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
17. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
18. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
19. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
20. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
21. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
22. 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
4. 1, 0
5. Right
6. 20
7. Red
8. 88
9. Counter (north of the equator)
10. Towards bottom right
11. Left
12. Clockwise as you look at it
13. 8
14. Left
15. 5
16. 6
17. Bashful
18. Ace of spades
19. Left
20. *, #
21. 3
22. Counter