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Not So Common Common Sense Quiz

by Jason Bean on April 30th, 2007

A friend of mine recently forwarded this e-mail to me. Normally I will just delete forwards, but this one was just a little quiz to see how much you know about common, everyday things. Stuff you see and use everyday, but maybe don’t pay that much attention to. Since I got it on the Internet, I figured I’d share it with you.

No cheating!

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA ?
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 State s 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?
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?
21. On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark?
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?

Check your answers after the break.

ANSWERS

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
   BOTTOM
2. How many states are there in the USA ?
   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?
   BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don’t have letters by them?
   1 and 0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
   RIGHT
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
   20
8. On the United State s flag is the top stripe red or white?
   RED
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
   88 [Note: newer digital dials go down to 87.5]
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
    CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)
11. Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
    TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
    12 (There’s no #1)
13. On which side of a women’s blouse are the buttons?
    LEFT
14. Which way do fans rotate?
    CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
15. How many sides does a stop sign have?
    8
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
    LEFT
17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
    5
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
    6
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who’s missing?
    BASHFUL
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
    8
21. On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark?
    ACE OF SPADES
22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the c ord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
    LEFT
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
    * and #
24. How many curves are there in a standard paper clip?
    3
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
    COUNTER [Note: Last time I checked they would spin both ways. So I’m wondering if they meant a carousel instead of a merry-go-round]

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