Mind Teasers of Common Knowledge

[thedrifter]

Mind Teasers of Common Knowledge
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. 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 18?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers and check answers (on the bottom) AFTER completing all the questions. REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! 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 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. Bottom
2. 50 (please tell me you got this one!)
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, &gold
5. Q, Z
6. 1, ! 0
7. Right
8. 20
9. Red
10. 88
11. Counter (north of the equator)
12. Towards bottom right
13. 12 (no #1)
14. Left
15. Top
16. Clockwise as you look at it
17. Roosevelt
18. 8
19. Left
20. 5
21. 6
22. Bashful
23. 8
24. Ace of spades
25. Left
26. ONE
27. *, #
28. 3
29. Counter



Sempers,

Roger

[Andy]

Don't know if it was luck but I got 20 and was sure of all but two. Even the ones I got wrong.

[Dawn]

My score was a 15. I guess that's not to bad. I actually got the right answer on #2

Take Care,

Dawn

[TheOldSarge]

I got 26 but I have always been VERY observant (have even had some training) ... and like Andy, I was SURE of even the ones I missed... except the soup label ... I could only name five and one of THOSE was wrong. lol

I missed the Campbell's soup label, the FM radio dial, and the slash on a no smoking sign.

The Old Sarge

[usmcsgt65]

Technically question #2 is phrased wrong. How many states are there? There are 48 states and 2 commonweaths. Hint, each commonwealth is east of the Mississippi.

[Andy]

Not trying to be a wise guy but there are 4 Commonwealths that come to mind. Besides Massachusetts, there's PA. VA. and KY. (Rather than mis-spell PA, I just went with the initials.)
I'd also like to raise an issue, think that Merry-go-rounds go in a different direction in New England - which wouldn't be anything new.

Stay healthy,
Andy

[39mto39g]

Traffic lights -Most are sideways
Tolets flush the other way if you are south of the equator,
Dimes, depends on how old it is
wheels- that depends on what your idea of standard is, 4,5,6,7,8
fans rotate, cieling fans go both ways.

How long is a string?

Ron

[Jimmyjet]

Ron..
A string is twice the distance from the center

[colmurph]

Got 27 of 29. Couldn't remember Bashful and the FM dial.
Toilets flush either clockwise or counterclockwise depending on who MADE them and not what hemisphere they are located in. It all depends on which way the water enters the bowl.