How Observant Are You?

This topic was created in the Taurus forum by VeNuS ViXeN on Saturday, May 20, 2006 and has 14 replies.
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 AFTER completing all the questions.



(you guys can play if you'd like. i'll post the answers later *smirks*)
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?
Oh this is fun! Lemme try!

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
-- BOTTOM
2. How many states are there? (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, GOLD, BLACK... DAMN... UMMM YELLOW AND BLUE?
5. What two letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (No cheating!)
-- P X...?? ISN'T IT ON THE 5 AND 9 OR SOMETHING? DAMMIT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT IT WONDERING WHY?!
6. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
-- 1 AND 0! RIGHT?
7. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
-- RIGHT... I REMEMBER NOTICING AND THEN CHECKING IT OVER AGAIN Tongue
8. How many matches are in a standard pack?
-- 12
9. On the United States flag, is the top stripe red or white?
-- RED
10. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
-- 88.1
11. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
-- CLOCKWISE
12. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
-- RIGHT
13. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
-- ?
14. Which side of a women's blouse are the buttons on?
-- LEFT
15. On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom?
-- HAVEN'T SEEN ONE SO IT DOESN'T COUNT!
16. Which way do fans rotate?
-- LEFT... BUT ARE THEY ALL THE SAME? REALLY?
17. Whose face is on a dime?
-- FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT... MY FAV. COIN Tongue
18. How many sides does a stop sign have?
-- EIGHT... CUZ IT'S AN OCTAGON. PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED I KNEW THIS ANSWER LOL WAIT I JUST GOT A TICKET Sad GOOD THING HE LET ME GO ON THE SPEEDING, WELL I DID SLOW TO 30 TO CHECK FOR CARS LOL
19. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
-- LEFT! I USED TO READ A LOT. ME THINKS... NOT THAT I EVER GAVE IT THOUGHT... HMMM INTERESTING
20. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
-- FOUR!
21. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
-- SIX? FIRST I THOUGHT 5 BUT I THINK THAT WHEN I GRAB THE PENCIL THE TOP N BOTTOM ARE PARALLEL... FLAT... YES YES I'LL STAY WITH 6
22. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
-- I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO THIS CRAP... PLEASE DON'T COUNT IT... ?
23. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
-- 10 CUZ IT'S NEVER THE SAME AS THE HOT DOG WEINERS, THEY TRICK YOU TO BUY MORE OF ONE... OR THE OTHER? I CAN'T BE SURE... HMMM ME FORGETS
24. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
-- JOKER
25. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the
opening between the slats?
-- RIGHT
26. On the back of a $ 1 bill, what is in the center?
-- PYRAMID? NO I'M TRIPPIN... DAMN... IT'S GREEN AND SOMETHING IS CENTERED ON THERE! HAH
27. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
digits?
-- * AND #
28. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
-- THREE (3)
29. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
-- YES... DAMMIT I PICTURE THE HORSES BOTH WAYS JUST THE SAME!

VENUS! SCORE ME SCORE ME! ?/28 Tongue
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
SLEEPY SNEEZY AND SLEEZY LOL
Where is that Venus Vixen? *still waiting Tongue
hmm whats the answerS?lol
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im so bored as you can tell lol
lol tauruschic, you seemed so hyper about it. exciting, ain't it?? haha bulls are so determined with the funniest things. but i can relate, so yeah.. i feel your energy! ;p
but umm, i think that you got 14/28 or something. i might have counted wrong, but i'm pretty sure that that is your score, which is actually pretty good.
haha, but while my older cousin was taking it, my other cousin (her brother) started yelling out answers that he proudly came up with. so yeah, he was excited as hell, too -- even though he ended up screaming out all of the wrong answers. lol that was too funny.. and then she was all yelling at him for being so dumb.
lol but yeah, he's pretty stupid.. puahahahahah.
and here are the answers for you, JuiCy*, and anyone else who cares to know =]..

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
:O I would just like to clarify that I got >>>>>>> 16

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