Guest guest Posted September 13, 2001 Report Share Posted September 13, 2001 The Common Knowledge Test Take the following test to find out how many of the " COMMON KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS " you can answer. No cheating! No looking around; no using anything on or in your desk. Answers are at the bottom--but you don't want to go there just yet. Can you beat 17? (The average) 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 6 colors are on the classic 's soup label? 5. What 2 letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (No cheating!) 6. What 2 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 [cardboard flip top]? 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 in the US, 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? 25. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? 26. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening be! tween the slats? 27. On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center? 28. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? 29. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 30. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? DON'T LOOK AT ANSWERS BELOW UNTIL YOU COMPLETE ALL THE QUESTIONS!!! Answers 1. Bottom 2. 50 (please tell me you at least got this one!) 3. Right 4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, and gold 5. Q Z 6. 1 & 0 7. Right 8. 20 9. Red 10. 88 11. Counter (unless you happen to be south 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. Did you notice there wasn't one? 25. Ace of spades 26. Left 27. ONE 28. *, # 29. 3 30. Counter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2001 Report Share Posted September 13, 2001 The Common Knowledge Test Take the following test to find out how many of the " COMMON KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS " you can answer. No cheating! No looking around; no using anything on or in your desk. Answers are at the bottom--but you don't want to go there just yet. Can you beat 17? (The average) 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 6 colors are on the classic 's soup label? 5. What 2 letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (No cheating!) 6. What 2 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 [cardboard flip top]? 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 in the US, 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? 25. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? 26. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening be! tween the slats? 27. On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center? 28. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? 29. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 30. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? DON'T LOOK AT ANSWERS BELOW UNTIL YOU COMPLETE ALL THE QUESTIONS!!! Answers 1. Bottom 2. 50 (please tell me you at least got this one!) 3. Right 4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, and gold 5. Q Z 6. 1 & 0 7. Right 8. 20 9. Red 10. 88 11. Counter (unless you happen to be south 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. Did you notice there wasn't one? 25. Ace of spades 26. Left 27. ONE 28. *, # 29. 3 30. Counter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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