I am not even going to play!! I am notoriously unobservant and this was not a good thing when I was a front line Social Worker. Good maybe for the folks I was visiting? But not for the Dept. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx> To: "PCTechTalk - Freelists" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:59 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Brain Teaser Test >A friend sent this to me. I got 18 correct......with two more that > were close! As an example, I got four of the six colors on the > Campbell's soup can so I didn't count it, but I was close <G> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The average person only gets 7 right. DO NOT GET > UP FROM YOUR CHAIR TO GET ANSWERS. > 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 commonplace 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?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you > go. 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 pass this on to your friends, change the number on > the subject line to show how many you got correct. Forward to your > friends and also back to the one who sent it to you. > > 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? > > 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? > ------------------------------------------ > > > > ANSWERS > > > > > > 1. Bottom > > > > > > 2. 50 > > > > > > 3. Right > > > > > > 4 Blue, red, white, yellow, black, & gold > > > > > > 5. 1, 0 > > > > > > 6. Right > > > > > > 7. 20 > > > > > > 8.. Red > > > > > > 9. 88 > > > > > > 10. Clockwise (north of the equator) > > > > > > 11. Towards bottom right > > > > > > 12. 12 (no #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. *, # > > > > > > 24. 3 > > > > > > 25. Counter > > Regards from > > Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy", > ,,,,,,,, > Ô¿Ô¬ > Cincinnati, Ohio > Scottsdale, Arizona > ==========<[0]>=========== > Monday 10/3/2005 8:59:10 PM > > I am only one; but still I am one. 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