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 do better than18 right? (The average.) Check answers
 (which are on the bottom of e-mail) after completing all the questions.
 Remember now: 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?

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?

25. On which  playing card is the cardmaker's trademark?

26. On which side of a venetian  blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?

27. On the  back of a $1 bill, what is in the center?

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

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

30. Does a merry-go-round turn counter-  or clockwise?
 
 
 
 
 
 Don't look at the following answers until you complete all the  questions!
 
 
 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, 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 30. Counter