Tonights Brain Teaser
How many can you get right!!! aswers to follow.
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?
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 radio dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? ( In North
America)
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. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats?
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise (as a rule)?
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?
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 radio dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? ( In North
America)
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. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats?
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise (as a rule)?
I got 19 right
come on now no cheating!!!!
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. The Bluenose
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5
19. 6
20. Bashful
21. 8
22. Ace of spades
23. Left
24. Loon
25. *, #
26. 3
27. Counter
come on now no cheating!!!!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. The Bluenose
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5
19. 6
20. Bashful
21. 8
22. Ace of spades
23. Left
24. Loon
25. *, #
26. 3
27. Counter
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
which jursidiction? Sometimes traffic lights are horizontal with red on the left and green on the right
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
Just states? Or should we include P.R. too?
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
her right but we are facing her (she has her back facing the cold, hungry and tired that are emigrating here) so we see it on the left
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
all of them if you're looking at the Warhol version
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
asterisk and pound as they are both used with numbers. But technically they are not finite numbers so 1 & 0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
people on the street or military?
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
no answer. match books come in multiple sizes.
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
white with red dye on top
9. What is the lowest number on the FM radio dial?
off
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? ( In North
America)
these new low flow appliances have the water go straight down.
11. Which way does a no smoking sign's slash run?
I've seen it both ways
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
12+UHF... 13 positions on the dial
13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
front or rear buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
my ceiling fan goes both ways
15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
trick question. The Queen is considered the front. Its a Schooner called the Bluenose (it won a lot of races)
16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
10. 8 on the perimeter plus front and back faces.
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
depends on where they put page 1... but page 1 is generally the right page
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
5 for American, 6 for Japanese.
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
1 (if round) 6 if its a hex and 8 if its a carpenters pencil
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Bashful
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
these days they come in 8s and 12s
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
Joker but there is usually 55 cards in a deck these days. 52 plus 2 jokers plus 1 extra with the manufatcurer info.
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats?
I hung mine backwards so I'm not a roadmap on this
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?
A tree on the shoreline. The Loon is actually off-centre and sits in the bottom 1/3 of the coin.
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? ummm, see above
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
3 x 180 deg curves or 6 90 deg curves (depending on which way you look at it)
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise (as a rule)?[/QUOTE]
counter... but the one at Neverland ranch is a different story
which jursidiction? Sometimes traffic lights are horizontal with red on the left and green on the right
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
Just states? Or should we include P.R. too?
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
her right but we are facing her (she has her back facing the cold, hungry and tired that are emigrating here) so we see it on the left
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
all of them if you're looking at the Warhol version
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
asterisk and pound as they are both used with numbers. But technically they are not finite numbers so 1 & 0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
people on the street or military?
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
no answer. match books come in multiple sizes.
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
white with red dye on top
9. What is the lowest number on the FM radio dial?
off
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? ( In North
America)
these new low flow appliances have the water go straight down.
11. Which way does a no smoking sign's slash run?
I've seen it both ways
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
12+UHF... 13 positions on the dial
13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
front or rear buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
my ceiling fan goes both ways
15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
trick question. The Queen is considered the front. Its a Schooner called the Bluenose (it won a lot of races)
16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
10. 8 on the perimeter plus front and back faces.
17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
depends on where they put page 1... but page 1 is generally the right page
18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
5 for American, 6 for Japanese.
19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
1 (if round) 6 if its a hex and 8 if its a carpenters pencil
20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Bashful
21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
these days they come in 8s and 12s
22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
Joker but there is usually 55 cards in a deck these days. 52 plus 2 jokers plus 1 extra with the manufatcurer info.
23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats?
I hung mine backwards so I'm not a roadmap on this
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?
A tree on the shoreline. The Loon is actually off-centre and sits in the bottom 1/3 of the coin.
25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? ummm, see above
26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
3 x 180 deg curves or 6 90 deg curves (depending on which way you look at it)
27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise (as a rule)?[/QUOTE]
counter... but the one at Neverland ranch is a different story
Dunno how many are right, but here are my answers.
1.Bottom
2. 44 (2 Republics, 4 Commonwealths)
3. Right
4. Red, white, gold, black, yellow?
5. 1, 0
6. Right
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88
10. Clockwise
11. Left to right, from top to bottom
12. 13
13. Left
14. clockwise
15. Maple leaf
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5, 4 on the new 4 bangers
19. 6
20. Whiney?
21. 10
22. Joker
23. Left, right is up and down
24. ????
25. # *
26. 3
27. Coutner clockwise
1.Bottom
2. 44 (2 Republics, 4 Commonwealths)
3. Right
4. Red, white, gold, black, yellow?
5. 1, 0
6. Right
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88
10. Clockwise
11. Left to right, from top to bottom
12. 13
13. Left
14. clockwise
15. Maple leaf
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5, 4 on the new 4 bangers
19. 6
20. Whiney?
21. 10
22. Joker
23. Left, right is up and down
24. ????
25. # *
26. 3
27. Coutner clockwise


