take this test to see how stupid you are, and no cheating

[mopaul]

...and the stupidest person here gets a really stupid prize.....

The average person only gets 7 right. This is based on U.S. & CDN info, so use all of the lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks -- it just shows how little most of us really see! There are 27 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 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 and then check your answers (on the bottom) only 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. 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?

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. 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 to turn them up and down?

24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the center?

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?


ANSWERS BELOW.









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

[david_vincent]

1. I got 20

can't believe I blew the one about page enumeration.

[Mojambo]

46. It's not like you ever worked in a bookstore. n/t

[Speck Tater]

2. 21 but...

it would have been 22 if I hadn't mentally mistaken the "VHF dial" for the "UHF dial".

And what's up with the Canadian coin questions? Who ever looks at foreign coins anyway?

[Book Lover]

3. More like a cultural competence test

than a stupid or not test....

[david_vincent]

4. yeah, the questions are totally open to debate

I probably haven't had Campbell's soup since I was 9. How would I know what colors are on the label?

[tjwash]

10. Don't know the colors, and don't care, but...

...the soup within is loaded with sodium. 900 mg in a half a cup. That'll jack your blood pressure up a bit.

[theorist]

5. Uh oh. Only 15.

I guess I better quit the Ph.D. program.

:P

[arismomkoofie]

31. Me too - and I am a teacher!

[mermaid]

6. I Got 19. No Fair Asking AMERICANS About Canadian Money, That Cost Me 2

THAT is NOT in common observation for Americans. And no fair five lug nuts on a standard car wheel. It USED to be five, but now, it is 4. And I noted so in my answer 4 (used to be 5) but I counted myself wrong, comparing to your answers...so, really, 20 or 22 is a more accurate score for me.

And I got all six colors on the Campbell's can, but I lumped yellow/gold as one color and added Green, so counted myself wrong.

At any rate, I still kick ass.

But it shoulda been more like about 23. There's only 4 that I feel I LEGITIMATELY got wrong, for a score of 23...but I scored myself 19.

[SmileyBoy]

16. I got both the Canadian money ones.

That's only because I go to Canada often.

[DrGonzoLives]

75. Four lug nuts?

What kind of wheels are you talking about? They still come with five.

But yeah, the Canadien money questions are completely bogus.

[Dufaeth]

7. This is skewed to Canadians and old people!

:p VHF dial my ass. I wouldn't know a bluenose if i saw it. Unless maybe it has a really big blue nose...

[Bok_Tukalo]

8. 18

I guess I'm the stupid one in the crowd.

Missed Campbell's, matches, FM dial, channels, back of dime, sides on a stop sign (what about front and back?), pagenation, lug nuts, and venetian blinds.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

9. I did very, very, very well!

But, there are 46 states & 4 commonwealths. At least technically.

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. No, 45 states, 4 commonwealths, and 1 republic

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

21. Is the republic texas?

If so, I thought they switched to a state? Oh well, I didn't give myself credit for that one since I answered 46. Still got 24

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. I can't say for certain at all

I thought it was still a Republic, but certainly, don't trust me. I'm going on a whim and a prayer and a vague memory on this one.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

23. No, darling

you can't tell me you're going on a wing & a prayer! LOL. I'm going back to my original answer. It's 46 & 4 commonwealths.

edited to add: the 4 commonwealths are: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania & Virginia

[Lilith Velkor]

36. California n/t

[Kingofalldems]

11. Uh, wait a minute

my FM goes to 87.

[SmileyBoy]

15. Mine goes to 87.5.

Every car radio I've ever had went from 87.5 to 107.9.

[Theres-a]

29. Me,too!

ok,so I get to add a point.

[yellowdogintexas]

12. I missed 6,,,so I got 21, right?

I agree on the canadian money, and the trick question about the
no smoking sign: I put "diagonal"

[General Zod]

13. I took this at work the other day.....

..... I got 17 right. The person who sent it to me only got 7!

[SmileyBoy]

14. 18 out of 27.

I put "Sailing ship" on the Canadian dime answer, but not the brand-name ("Bluenose"). So I gave myself that one.

I also got 5 out of the 6 Campbell's Soup colours right.

[NV Whino]

17. Then there's the matter of the carousel...

In the U.S. it's counter clockwise. In Europe, it's clockwise.

And I always miss that damned 7 dwarf question.

Another bone to pick: the Campbell's soup can. In printing circles, white is not a color. It is the paper.

So there.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

19. I got 22

I missed 9 14 15 20 23

[RC]

20. I know about the way water is supposed to swirl down a drain,

but I have seen it go both ways.
The Canadian money questions did me in
I got 20 correct.

[petronius]

26. The water thing is absolutely not true

A basin is far too small for the Coriolis effect to have any impact...

[Orsino]

40. Yep, that question is bogus...

Wish I could claim it as one of the ones I missed, though. Only got seventeen, by not remembering that the loon is at the center of the loonie.

I do remember that Scott Thompson is on their twenty:

http://www.contains2.com/reviews/things/new-canadian-twenty-dollar-bill/

[Schema Thing]

24. Woohoo, I'm the dummy!

I got 15, but to preserve my ego, I think I'll view this as a test of "attention to details" (which I indeed suck at) rather than smarts. Further, I'll make up a story about how "Einstein scored rather poorly on this" when I pass it on.

Besides, why would I know the monetary graphics of a third world country?

[RevolutionaryActs]

25. I only got 14! I feel stupid!

:cry:

[Theres-a]

30. You're not stupid,I bet you didn't put 51 states.

Like I did. :dunce:

[RevolutionaryActs]

32. hehehehehehe!

Is Cuba a state? Oooooh Iraq!!!! :evilgrin:

[miss_kitty]

27. got the Bluenose-missed the Loonie?

damn. i only knew the Bluenose because "This Hour..." was making a joke about it. Scored 23. or 22. can't remember now.

[Theres-a]

28. I got 16. Is a bluenose a boat?Because if is,I got 17!

[miss_kitty]

34. It's a sail boat, IIRC

On Edit:
http://www.sailingreplicas.com/bluenose.html

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[redsoxliberal]

35. lowball

12... at least half of these are things I have never ever used or heard of.

[sphincter]

37. 17...

but I have never lives in the US or Canada, so I give my self handicap for the local stuff.

[Democrat Dragon]

38. I only got 11, this unfair because

not everyone's FM radio goes to 88 not mention some people don;t even CARE about it let alone USE it(MP3's are replacing them).

No.10 has been debunked, the direction in which water goes down the drain has to do with the shape and size of the sink.

Not everyone has seen a Canadian dollar

Not everyone has seen a classsic Campell soup can.

Not everyone has seen Snow White or even rembered all the dwarves Snow White.

Not everyone is familiar with car wheels

Not everyone wear's women's clothes.

Not everyone has seen a VHF TV dial.

This is why real intelligence tests are based on pure logic rather than "common" knowledge.

[MrModerate]

49. Can we get a definitive answer on the water-down-the-sink one.

. . . from a physicist or planetary scientist or something?

I've heard the "clockwise-north, counterclockwise-south"; "it only affects things the size of tropical storms"; and "it depends how big your sink is".

Does anyone know for sure -- or can anyone come up with an answer that's so compelling we'll believe it no matter what?

[theorist]

62. Here's the snopes page.

http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm

[MrModerate]

70. Well, darn. Another cherished fantasy smashed to bits.

Sometimes I just want to weep.

[DrGonzoLives]

76. I went by what the toilet does

It goes down clockwise, so that's how I interpreted it.

[EstimatedProphet]

39. I got 21

[carpediem]

41. I got 21, and my husband got 23

now I have to live with him having beat me. ugh.

[realisticphish]

42. 10 is not true

the coreolis effect only affects large systems like weather patterns. there is no effect in a drain or in a toilet

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Mojambo]

43. 13. I'm pretty oblivious, apparently. n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

44. I don't think I've ever seen a Canadian dollar or dime. n/t

[MrModerate]

45. 18, but I don't do Canadian, so I give myself 18 of 25

And then there's the venetian blinds one, where the correct answer (based on empirical evidence of the blinds I'm looking at this very moment) is "both".

So that's 19 out of 25

And then the one about water down the drain, where the correct answer is "it depends on where you are".

20 out of 25

And then the one about matches -- like I ever use matches

21 out of 25

And the careless use of the word "standard" -- which gives me another

22 out of 25

So, if I had seen a VHF dial in the last 30 years, or hadn't reversed my mental image of Miss Liberty, or could EVER remember all the Dwarfs,

I'D BE PERFECT!!

[neweurope]

47. 11 - don't feel stupid though. Am German and hot dog buns are not to

be considered food. And how in the world am I supposed to know how many channels on American so-and-so... don't even have a TV. For a German, I'm good *feels proud*

---------------------

Remember Fallujah

Bush to the Hague!

[montana_hazeleyes]

48. 19 correct

This was fun though.

[huellewig]

50. mine

16

[ProfessorGAC]

51. I Got 6, 7, and 15 Wrong

I still can't picture the blue on the Campbell's can. I had the other 5 colors, but not the blue.

I guessed 24 on the matches. But, with 20 cigarettes in a pack, i should have figured that out.

I knew the loon on the Canadian Dollar (hence the name Loonie), but didn't know the dime.
The Professor

[LynneSin]

52. I got a 20 and btw, I can listen to 87.7 on all my radios

So they are wrong with #9 unless they were just being lazy and rounding up!! 87.7 in the philly area is actually ABC TV on the radio

[LynneSin]

53. Two replacement questions for those of us not familiar with Canadian $$

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1.) Franklin D Roosevelt (and it should stay like that too!)
2.) A Big picture of the word ONE

[Spider Jerusalem]

54. This isn't a test of "intelligence"; it's a test of TRIVIA.

There's a difference.

And you're wrong about several things, anyway. The furthest left you can go on the FM dial is 87.5 or 87.9, depending on the radio; a standard automobile wheel has either four or five lug nuts, depending on the make of car (so calling it "standard" is mistaken, anyway); and if a fan turns clockwise as you look at it, then it turns anti-clockwise with respect to itself (that's like saying I must be left-handed because the hand you saw me write with was to your left as you looked at me from the front).

[tjwmason]

55. 17 for a Limey

Not too bad.

Very culturally biased towards North America (not a criticism, these things have to be biased towards somewhere).

[dr.strangelove]

56. 22, but it should be 23, the lowest number on my FM dial is 87.5.

I'm saying I got 23 right. I missed blue on the soup can, I got the UHF/VHF confused and I don't know shit about Canadian money.

[peekaloo]

57. 19.

I can't tie my own shoes......:cry:

[Az]

58. 22 right

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
Bottom

2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)
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?
Red white blue black yellow gold

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
1 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?
50

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
red

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
88

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
clockwise

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
left to right

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
12

13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
left


14. Which way do fans rotate?
clockwise

15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?
queen


16. How many sides does a stop sign have?
8

17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
left

18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
5

19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
6

20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Itchy

21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
8

22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?

Ace of spades

23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord to turn them up and down?

right
24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the center?
A bird

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?

3

27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

clockwise

[Richardo]

59. my responses

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? bottom

2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know) 50

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? left

4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label? red, white, black, gold blue

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1,0

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 States flag is the top stripe red or white? red

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 87

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? usually counter

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? upper left to lower right

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12

13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? left



14. Which way do fans rotate? clockwise

15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime? --



16. How many sides does a stop sign have? 8

17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? left

18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5

19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6

20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? bashful

21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8

22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ace of spades

23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord to turn them up and down? left

24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the center? loon

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? 4

27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
clock

[Pawel K]

60. I got 15

The canadian questions screwed me over.

[dean_dem]

61. 16

I don't eat hotdogs or Campbells Soup, have seen very little Canadian money, and haven't heard the Snow White story since I was little. So that's my excuse.

[Lisa0825]

63. I got 15.... could have done better if....

I ever dealt with Canadian money (2), I ever smoked (1 question about matches), lived in a town with vertical stop lights (1 ours are horizontal) and if I'd owned a stereo with an actual dial in the last 10 years (1). So, I excuse myself for 5 lost points and give myself a 20!;-)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

64. 18...

4. Canada. Feh.
5. I goofed.
9. Not all FM dials are created equal, as many have said already.
15. Canada. Feh.
18. Don't have a car.
20. Ask me the Portuguese names.
23. I goofed.
24. Canada. Feh.
26. Define "curve". To me , the top part has three curves.

Oh, and in Brazil matchboxes have 40 matches, so I'm counting that as a hit.

[da_chimperor]

65. I got 11 . . . crap

I'm not the only one so I don't mind. :)

[Carson]

66. 15 nt/

[livetohike]

67. 19 and I need a trip to Canada

:-)

[luvLLB]

68. I got 15

does that make me smarter than the average bear?

[ralps]

69. I got 17 right, Is that good?

:hi:

[Worst Username Ever]

71. I got 19.

[jdots]

72. the Statue of Liberty question is a trick

are you looking from the front or back ?

[redqueen]

73. 14

bleah.

[DrGonzoLives]

74. 18 correct

Funny that I can pick up stations below 88 on my FM radio.

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?

Bottom, unless the light is sideways, in which case it is on the right

2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)

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?

Red, yellow, black, white...

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 leg, but I normally don't swing my arms

7. How many matches are in a standard pack?

16?

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?

Red

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?

87.1

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?

Clockwise in the northern hemisphere.

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?

Top right to bottom left

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?

13

13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?

Right

14. Which way do fans rotate?

Trick question, ceiling fans can run both. To push air, though, unless the pitch is weird, clockwise.

15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?

Does anyone care?

16. How many sides does a stop sign have?

Technically, two "sides" It is an octagon and has eight, though, depending on your frame of reference

17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?

Left

18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?

Five

19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

6

20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?

Never seen Snow White, this is a measure of intelligence?

21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

8

22. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?

I've seen it on the joker or the ace of spades

23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord to turn them up and down?

left

24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the center?

Again, who cares?

25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

# and *

26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?

3

27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

Counter-clockwise