interesting test......

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How Observant Are You?

There are 29 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get
right? Put your thinking caps on.

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.

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 with 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?


try this and when you're done, I'll pm you the answers ok?
I am getting off line very soon so anyone that needs the answers, please PM Sicycat tomorrow. she will be online at work all day, (shame shame! LOL! I won't tell the bossman though! LOL!)
 

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I got 9 right, but man...I missed easy ones! They were even the ones I "just knew" I had right!
Great test Barb! Very sneaky!
 

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Thanks, Barb! I got 11 right... I'm just a tiny bit above average!!!
 

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LOL

I got 13 and Darrell got 14.

Not bad, but we were pretty much opposite on our answers.

We had a hard time with the American answers mostly...
 
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