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post Sep 13 2004, 08:23 PM
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IM BACK AGAIN BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!

these might repeat...dunno. enjoy!

Every month that STARTS with a sunday will ALWAYS have a friday teh thirteenth.

neways..another common-sense quiz. (=

Let's see how good you are on "COMMON KNOWLEDGE".
No cheating! No looking around; no using anything on or in your desk. Can you beat 18? (The average.) Write down your answers and check the answers (which are on the bottom of e-mail) after completing all the questions. And remember ... No Cheating!


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 Campbell'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 w/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?
24 On which playing card is the cardmaker'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?




























THINK! its coming your way!

















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 and 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
 
 
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*lolita kitty*
post Sep 13 2004, 08:36 PM
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i dont get it
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too lazy to read
lmao
sorry
 
magnificentmike
post Sep 13 2004, 08:44 PM
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QUOTE(BlOnDiEcHiCk @ Sep 13 2004, 8:36 PM)
i dont get it
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too lazy to read
lmao
sorry

they're just a bunch of common facts..just a little FYI yah know?

anyways. i got a 21 laugh.gif
 
xtremeliquid
post Sep 13 2004, 09:47 PM
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Oh uhm...okay.
 
captured_serenit...
post Sep 14 2004, 07:25 AM
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i have seen this before...
 
chikken_curry
post Sep 14 2004, 07:52 PM
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ehh..i didnt read the questions, but i think its messed up somewhere since im sure the answer to 29.[does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?] isnt 3...
 
F1R3B4T
post Sep 15 2004, 12:33 AM
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wtf? i dint know about the drain thing...
i got like half of those
partly coz im canadian not american
and isn't there 52 states?!?!?!?!
 
lucky_clover
post Sep 29 2004, 06:49 PM
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wow.... amazing, i didn't about those phone number thingys until now.
 
nyctophiliac
post Sep 29 2004, 08:46 PM
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man i didn't know practically any of them! lol
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Rachel
post Sep 30 2004, 12:11 AM
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wow i got 18 yay for average

also on my phone, i checked afterwards, there are all the dang letters!
 
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post Sep 30 2004, 12:44 AM
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Damn, I got 16, almost average. I didn't get the VHF TV dial one or the card on (go figure.) I almost had the soup one but I forgot black. Rats.
 

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