Post #144,291
3/3/04 9:21:50 PM
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Common items test... I got 20/29
If you don't cheat - this is fairly hard - How many can you
answer? Following are 29 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
using anything on or in your desk or computer! Can you beat 22??
(The average is 7)
Write down your answers on a piece of paper and check the answer
key following the quiz AFTER completing all the questions.
REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.
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 six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
5. What two letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (No
cheating by looking!)
6. What two 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?
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, 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 card maker'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 paperclip?
29. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
Don't look at the answers below until you complete all the
questions.
1. Bottom
2. 50 (please tell me you got this one)!
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, & gold
5. Q, Z
6. 1, 0
7. Right
8. 20
9. Red
10. 88
11. Counter (north 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. Ace of spades
25. Left
26. ONE
27. *, #
28. 3
29. Counter
"All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever."
1 Peter 1:24-25
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Post #144,295
3/3/04 9:43:52 PM
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I got 16 right
I misread two questions which didn't help, plus I only got 5 colors, I thought it was 5, not 6 on the soup can, but I had those 5 right.
Also, it didn't say "face card" on the playing card, and I said Joker, because the joker always has the manufacturer on it.
Nightowl >8#
"To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are."
Eric Hoffer
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Post #144,300
3/3/04 9:58:05 PM
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I got 22/29, missing 3, 4, 5, 12, 22, 23, 26
Alex
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom ... the argument of tyrants ... the creed of slaves. -- William Pitt, addressing the British House of Commons (1783)
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Post #144,305
3/3/04 10:24:36 PM
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23... but...
Water doesn't necessarily swirl that direction, and many fans are reversible. :-)
#25 is wrong, judging by the blinds in our house.
Regards,
-scott anderson
"Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
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Post #144,307
3/3/04 10:25:36 PM
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Re: 23... but...
Yep, I managed #25 by going with the way they used to be. Now they can be on either side.
And water doesn't really seem to swirl that way, I agree.
Nightowl >8#
"To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are."
Eric Hoffer
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Post #144,306
3/3/04 10:24:48 PM
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23/29 (bland recap follows while I wait for a download)
4. Missed blue
8. Guessed 32
10. Guessed 72
11. I got this one because I knew what they wanted. But it's not necessarily true.
15. Guessed bottom
16. Guessed right
24. Said joker. I agree with Nightowl that it's there, too. Didn't know about the ace.
25. Got it right, even though most smaller ones use a rod not a cord.
26. Stupidly said White House. Duh.
So I missed four that I knew I was guessing, one that I knew I didn't have an answer, and one that I got wrong. Not bad I guess.
===
Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
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Post #144,312
3/3/04 10:45:59 PM
3/4/04 11:39:39 AM
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Wonderfully observant, aren't they?
They didn't notice that question 11 was an [link|http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm|urban legend].
Question 7 is not universally true, but it is harder to notice that. While the vast majority of people move arms and legs in opposite, there are occasional exceptions who do it in unison. IIRC Joe Clark, briefly Prime Minister of Canada in the 80's, is one of them. (Someone who can find video footage of him walking can verify that.) This is very similar to the fact that while most horses move diagonal legs together at a trot, some breeds of horses have an unusual gait known as a "pace" where the legs on each side move together.
Question 17, for me the answer has been Queen Elizabeth II for most of my life.
Cheers,
Ben
PS Teach me to insert a random observation in the middle of a statement...
"good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not"
- [link|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Edited by ben_tilly
March 4, 2004, 11:39:39 AM EST
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Post #144,370
3/4/04 10:05:11 AM
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On the Number 7...
Every horse has the gait called a "pace".
pace == smaller more rhythmic bounces (less "flying") Great for harness racing as the smaller movements are good for control. Would beat the Saddle Rider to death, from the Butt-up.
gallop == Larger less rhytmic bounces, more "flying". Great for saddle riding as there is a longer rhythm to it. Would bounce the heck out of the cart for the rider if used for harness racing.
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy
who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
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Post #144,377
3/4/04 10:38:32 AM
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Remind me what a "trotter" is? Thanks. :-)
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Post #144,380
3/4/04 10:41:46 AM
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Trotter == Pace (only frequency is higher)
The only different is the actually speed at which it is performed.
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy
who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
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Post #144,385
3/4/04 10:56:41 AM
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dont forget the tennesee walking horse
smooth ride
when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino
questions, help? [link|mailto:pappas@catholic.org|email pappas at catholic.org]
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Post #144,391
3/4/04 11:43:08 AM
3/4/04 12:58:46 PM
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Sorry Greg...
[link|http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/components/0482-06.html|http://www.extension...ents/0482-06.html]
The trot and pace are equivalent gaits done at about the same speed. The difference is which pair of legs move in sync.
Judging from the comment about horses on hills it looks like the trot lets the horse put out a bit more energy, while the pace is slightly faster.
Cheers,
Ben
"good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not"
- [link|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Edited by ben_tilly
March 4, 2004, 12:58:46 PM EST
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Post #144,396
3/4/04 12:08:16 PM
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Yar, I guess t'was me being wrong.
I was told by a Horse Breeder while I was in Kentucky for a few weeks in 1993 that they were the same.
Oh, well! That's track under the horse.
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy
who pushed me still has the whip-marks.
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Post #144,376
3/4/04 10:29:37 AM
3/4/04 1:03:02 PM
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"Joe Clark [...] is one of them" - uh, he's one...
...of those breeds of horses(*), you mean? :-)
[Edit: This remark only makes sense if you check the Edit History of the parent post. Teach me to pick nits on a forum site with Edit functionality...]
Sorry, just couldn't resist.
(*): Like the Icelandic pony. [Edit: If "pace" is the same as the Iceland Pony's "tölt", that is; but from the descriptions ("comfortable ride", etc), I have to say it sure sounds as if it is.]
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
You know you're doing good work when you get flamed by an idiot. -- [link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/34218.html|Andrew Wittbrodt]
Edited by CRConrad
March 4, 2004, 01:03:02 PM EST
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Post #144,450
3/4/04 2:52:47 PM
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The t\ufffdlt is a different gait than the pace
[link|http://www.toltnews.com/aboutice.html|http://www.toltnews.com/aboutice.html]
Cheers,
Ben
"good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not"
- [link|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html|Stefano Mazzocchi]
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Post #144,480
3/4/04 4:03:44 PM
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Ah, so "the pace" is...
..."passgång"!
Silly me, should have figured; from the similarity in the names, if nothing else.
So, do you Anglophones say that camels and llamas (and fuktifino what all species; cattle?) do "the pace", too? In Swedish, they're all "passgångare".
Which has probably contributed to Swedes looking down on that gait, in horses -- and perhaps especially in people. "Jävla passgångare!" is most definitely not a compliment.
Oh, and that reminds me: This can lead to some unintended hilarity, in a country with military conscription ("the draft")... You're *supposed* to move your arms in counter-rythm to your legs, when marching in formation. (Actually, you're probably supposed to even when you're just walking on your own.)
I suspect that in countries where military service is voluntary, people who walk like that either never join the armed forces, or they get out when they find out they just can't walk like they're supposed to.
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
You know you're doing good work when you get flamed by an idiot. -- [link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/34218.html|Andrew Wittbrodt]
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Post #144,323
3/3/04 11:31:23 PM
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16
when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino
questions, help? [link|mailto:pappas@catholic.org|email pappas at catholic.org]
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Post #144,334
3/4/04 12:22:18 AM
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20
Lots of the questions are dated....
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #144,336
3/4/04 12:27:40 AM
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22. Missed 4,11,15,16,17,22,29
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Steve
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Post #144,339
3/4/04 12:40:57 AM
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15, however...
...if adjusted for nationality, I get 18.
Australian Venetians, matches, and TV dials are Right, 50, and 13 respectively.
Venetian blinds - all on the right side, in my house, at least.
Matches - I'm 90% sure...
There's no Channel 13, but there is channel 5A. Well, if you can still find a TV with a dial...
John. Busy lad. But not too busy to do the test, I s'pose...
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Post #144,342
3/4/04 12:58:14 AM
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25; I missed #8, 13, 16, 29
I question #10. My radio goes to 87.5.
I was one of the original authors of VB, and *I* wouldn't use VB for a text
processing program. :-) Michael Geary, on comp.lang.python
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Post #144,345
3/4/04 3:12:23 AM
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Re: Would have gots LOTS right except you yanquis
do so many things back to front :-)
Cheers mate - Doug M
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Post #144,353
3/4/04 8:46:23 AM
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Test cooked, but 26/29
I don't know the Dwarves, never saw Snow White.
Water doesn't go down the drain in either direction based only on hemisphere, Coriolis force is far too weak.
Lowest FM frequency is 87.5
Question about walking is ambiguous, but I missed it.
Missed the paper clip.
Some fans are reversible.
-drl
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Post #144,360
3/4/04 9:23:56 AM
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Bogus common-place items
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label? I haven't had Campbell's soup since I was in high school. 5. What two letters don't appear on the telephone dial? (No
cheating by looking!)
6. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by
them? Dial? You sure this isn't a test on how old you are? 7. When you walk does your left arm swing w/your right or left
leg? While this is a common-place action, my answer of "yes" doesn't seem to be acceptable. 8. How many matches are in a standard pack? I don't think I've even *seen* a book of matches in years. Once again, an age related question. 13. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? Age related again. I have a remote, why would I even look at a dial no matter how quaint? 15. On a NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom? There are actually other locations in the universe that are not New York no matter how bizarre that may seem. Aside from my pointless bitching, I got 18. -----------------------------------------
"If you don't vote, it's your fault!"
-jb4
George W. "I cannot tell a lie"
George W. B. "I cannot tell a lie from lie related program activities"
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Post #144,368
3/4/04 10:00:08 AM
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24 -- but I gave myself credit for "either" on 11
Missed Campell Soup, phone letters, FM dial (I said 86), NY plate, and dollar bill (I obviously need to pay more attention to cash!)
Giovanni
ANOINT, v.t.
To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood,
So pigs to lead the populace are greased good.
Judibras
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Post #144,369
3/4/04 10:00:36 AM
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20 correct as well
Missed:
Campbell's. There are 6 colors? Who gives a rat's ass what they are? I still guessed 4 of 'em correctly.
Book of matches? Any book of matches I've seen has 3 rows. How does 20 divide evenly by 3? Besides that, I don't smoke. Who gives a rat's ass?
88.5 FM. Off by 1, but who gives a rat's ass?
Water down the drain...Who gives a rat's ass?
No smoking sign...I don't smoke, so I don't pay attention to 'em. Who gives a rat's ass?
Fans...Not the ones in my house. Besides, who gives a rat's ass?
Sides on a pencil? Come on...Say it with me: Who gives a rat's ass?
Screw Snow White and all of her Dwarves, especially Bashful. They're gonna be bought out by Comcast and Eisner will be gone. And anyway, who gives a rat's ass?
The White House is on one of those greenbacks. Apparently just not the one. And who gives a rat's ass?
A freakin' MERRY-GO-ROUND? One last time...WHO GIVES A RAT'S ASS?
-YendorMike
[link|http://www.hope-ride.org/|http://www.hope-ride.org/]
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Post #144,373
3/4/04 10:24:16 AM
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Missed 3 Questions.
11. I don't agree, The Corilolis doesn't cause this. Most sinks, tub and toilets are designed to cause one way or the other. Mainly to speedup draining and scouring (similar to riverbed scouring). I have a tub the does Counter-Clockwise when it is completely Clean (no soap-scum on the side or hair in the drain), and goes Clockwise when there is a significant amount of Hair in the Drain (From 3 persons in the house with longer hair than I have)
16. I don't agree, depends on the design. I have seen Fans which rotate both ways, clockwise and counter-clock wise. Matter of fact I have installed stacked dual fan setups with each fan going opposite rotation to help cancel noise.
22. Gah. Bashful. /me blushes.
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
[link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
I did a 10K wheelchair race once. The guy
who pushed me still has the whip-marks
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