GK Test

NO CHEATING

The average person only gets 7 right.

This is based on U.S. info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see!

There are 25 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. No cheating! No looking around! No
getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or
computer!

Can you beat 20?? It is nearly impossible for any normal person to get higher than a 20 (The average is 7). Write down your answers and check answers (on the bottom) AFTER completing all the questions.

REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...

Then, before you repost this, change the number on the subject line to show how many you got correct.

LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE. - If not, just
have fun!

Here we go!

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? (Don't you dare get up to see!)

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?

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. How many sides does a stop sign have?

16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left
side?

17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?5

18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?


20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?8

21. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?back

22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts
the opening between the slats?

23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?






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ANSWERS

1. Bottom

2. 50

3. Right

4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, &gold

5. 1, 0

6. Right

7. 20

8. Red

9. 87.7

10. Clockwise (north of the equator)

11. Towards bottom right

12. 12 (no number 1)

13. Left

14. Clockwise as you look at it

15. 8

16. Left

17. 5

18. 6

19. Bashful

20. 8

21. Ace of spades

22. Left

23. *, pound

24. 3

25. Counter

~*~Helpful Hints~*~

1. When your hands are badly stained from gardening, add a teaspoon of sugar to the soapy lather you wash them in.

2. Before emptying the bag of your vacuum cleaner, sprinkle water on the newspaper into which it is emptied, and there will be no scattering of dust.

3. To whiten laces, wash them in sour milk.

4. Dip a new broom in hot salt water before using. This will toughen the bristles and make it last longer.

5. Try waxing your ashtrays. Ashes won't cling, odors won't linger and they can be wiped clean with a paper towel or disposable tissue. This saves daily washing.

6. Plant a few sprigs of dill near your tomato plants to prevent tomato worms on your plants.

7. Marigolds will prevent rodents.

8. Spray garbage sacks with ammonia to prevent dogs from tearing the bags before picked up.

9. You can clean darkened aluminum pans easily by boiling in them two (2) teaspoons of cream of tartar mixed in a quart of water. Ten (10) minutes

will do it.

10. Soak colored cottons overnight in strong salt water and they will not

fade.

11. To dry drip-dry garments faster and with few wrinkles, hang garment over the top of a dry cleaner's bag.

12. If a cracked dish is boiled for 45 minutes in sweet milk, the crack will be so welded together that it will hardly be visible, and will be so strong it will stand the same usage as before.

13. Potatoes soaked in salt water for 20 minutes before baking will bake more rapidly.

14. Sweet potatoes will not turn dark if put in salted water (5 teaspoons to 1 quart of water) immediately after peeling.

15. Let raw potatoes stand in cold water for at least 1/2 hour before frying to improve the crispness of French fried potatoes.

16. A few drips of lemon juice in the water will whiten boiled potatoes