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Cas
01-22-2005, 01:26 PM
LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE. Here we go!
QUESTIONS: Number your page 1 thru 27
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
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?
(the answer on this one could be disputed)
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. 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?
(there are 2 numbers that will work)
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 centre?
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 to be posted later - I got 24 :)

NorCal Gameshow
01-22-2005, 01:56 PM
I also got 24.....wrong :D
which side of the fan are you looking at?? is it in forward or reverse? :rolleyes: :D

H20 Toie
01-22-2005, 02:40 PM
OK it's later were are the answers

comin' unscrewed
01-22-2005, 04:10 PM
OK it's later were are the answers
Ditto.
Kinda hard to post a response if we can't check ourselves.

H20 Toie
01-22-2005, 04:31 PM
well here are the ones i know for sure
50 states
torch right hand
red is the top stripe
4 or 5 lug nuts
merry go rounds turn counter clockwise
every thing else i guessed

comin' unscrewed
01-22-2005, 04:55 PM
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
Bottom
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
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?
Red, White, Black, Blue, Gold, & Yellow
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?
Left
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
30
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
Red
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
(the answer on this one could be disputed)
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?
Left to right, top to bottom
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
12 (2 through 13)
13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
Left (opposite men's)
14. Which way do fans rotate?
Clockwise
15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
Maple leaf?
16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
8
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
Left
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? (there are 2 numbers that will work)
4 or 5
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
6
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy,Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Shitty
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
8
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
Ace of spades
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
Left
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?
I've never seen one.
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
* and #
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
3
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
Counter
OK, how'd I do Cas?

ahhell
01-22-2005, 05:11 PM
huh huh...he said shitty
my kids think its bashfull...what the hell kinda name is that :confused:

plaster dave
01-22-2005, 08:21 PM
I got 17 correct but had no Idea on 4 of the wrong ones. :cool:

kp216
01-23-2005, 02:27 PM
Oh Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas... where are you with the answers? :coffeycup

H20 Toie
01-23-2005, 02:32 PM
What he said

HP350SC
01-23-2005, 02:43 PM
Water rotation in the drain depends if you are North or South of equator.
Other dwarf was Sleazy :rolleyes:

Cas
01-23-2005, 03:06 PM
sorry, I forgot I posted this :D
answers:
1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, & gold
5. 1, 0
6. Right
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88 (The FCC says the freqeuncies must be in .2 MHz
incriments, beginning with 87.9)
10. Clockwise (north of the equator)
11. Towards bottom right
12. 12 (no channel 1)
13. Left
14. Clockwise as you look at it
15. The Bluenose
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5 (4 could also be correct)
19. 6
20. Bashful
21. 8
22. Ace of spades
23. Left
24. Loon
25. *, #
26. 3
27. Counter