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

this question should be removed

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The lugnuts question should also be removed. It depends entirely on the weight/quality of the car. Cheap small cars all use 4 lugs. Higher quality cars or heavier cars use 5. Vans and trucks could use 6 or more. I guessed both 4 and 5 and was going to consider myself correct on that question no matter what the answer was because cars are split pretty evenly between 4 and 5 lugs.

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Missed campels, matches, lowest FM, dward, VHF, lugnut and pencil.

FM dial Question
 

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

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FM frequency band is from 88 to 108 mhz. Is there a standard for dials to go to 87.7? No FM radio will be broadcasted below 88 mhz, so it depends on your radio.

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

this question should be removed

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The lugnuts question should also be removed. It depends entirely on the weight/quality of the car. Cheap small cars all use 4 lugs. Higher quality cars or heavier cars use 5. Vans and trucks could use 6 or more. I guessed both 4 and 5 and was going to consider myself correct on that question no matter what the answer was because cars are split pretty evenly between 4 and 5 lugs.

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5 is pretty standard, and I've never heard of 4 though I'll take your word for it that they exist somewhere.

Semis use 10. Indy cars use 1 these days.

~D

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

this question should be removed

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The lugnuts question should also be removed. It depends entirely on the weight/quality of the car. Cheap small cars all use 4 lugs. Higher quality cars or heavier cars use 5. Vans and trucks could use 6 or more. I guessed both 4 and 5 and was going to consider myself correct on that question no matter what the answer was because cars are split pretty evenly between 4 and 5 lugs.

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5 is pretty standard, and I've never heard of 4 though I'll take your word for it that they exist somewhere.

Semis use 10. Indy cars use 1 these days.

~D

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My civic has 4.

17, meh
 

I got every counter/clockwise one wrong....and no I don't live south of the equator....
I didn't know the 7th dwarf, never read it in English.
Got the top stripe on the flag wrong.
Had the FM question right, but went & changed it to a wrong answer at the last minute.

I can't believe I got the Campbell's soup one right...

I'm also proud to have gotten the UHF question, & the car lug bolt question....I don't think I've ever looked at a car wheel up close in my life...

7 seems low...I bet that's a fabricated average to make everyone who takes this feel good about themselves.

Re: 17, meh
 

Glad to see I wasn't the only one to screw up all the clockwise/counter-clockwise stuff.

Re: FM dial Question
 

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FM frequency band is from 88 to 108 mhz. Is there a standard for dials to go to 87.7? No FM radio will be broadcasted below 88 mhz, so it depends on your radio.

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Well, if that's true then I should get another point. I guessed 88.

Re: 17, meh
 

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Glad to see I wasn't the only one to screw up all the clockwise/counter-clockwise stuff.

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Great minds stink alike.

15
 

Fsck Cambpell's Soup.

For most of these I thought of the right answer first, then corrected myself, and gave the wrong answer (e.g. I thought it was XX matches at first, then changed my answer to 15.

18
 

I got number 9, 10, 17, 20, and 22 wrong. I did not answer number 4 or 12 because I had no clue.

Not only do I believe that the average score on this test is 7, but I'm also quite confident that it is. I've been observing humans for the past 24 years. They are generally quite stupid.

Approach them with extreme caution.

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16, bitches.

16 i is dumb n/m
 

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Re: FM dial Question
 

the one in my car only goes to 88.1

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17 Correct

Missed: Campbell's (said green instead of gold), FM (said 88.1), VHF TV Channels, women's blouse, fans, lugnuts, 7 dwarves, and merry go-round

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I believe the answer for #14 is wrong, or incomplete.

My ceiling fan downstairs is counter-clockwise, as I believe all ceiling fans are. I'll call my Dad in the morning to find out the correct answer to this question, as he's worked in the fan industry for the last 30 years.

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SMB - ceiling fans go both ways if they're worth a damn - this way you can change the rotation from winter to summer.

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SMB - ceiling fans go both ways if they're worth a damn - this way you can change the rotation from winter to summer.

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Interesting. Guess that gets to the point of the quiz (how much we don't pay attention to things we deem ordinary).

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17

the fan question should be removed because fans rotate both ways

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11

and this is heavily American. # of states? Who gives a [censored], I don't live in the US.

How many buns in a hotdog pack? Um I am not an avid fan of hot dogs etc.

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My ceiling fan downstairs is counter-clockwise, as I believe all ceiling fans are.

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it should depend on whether it's summer or winter. in the winter the air is circulated from the ceiling to the floor. in the summer it's the opposite.

22 or 23 or 24
 

23 If the FM answer is 88.1 -
I hate Campbells soup (too many preservatives) and I missed 14 - but my fans rotate both ways, so the question should have mentioned summer or winter.

Yes, I am an observant guy - good skill to have at the poker table!

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and this is heavily American.

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Yah, no [censored]. I think most ppl still know how many states the most powerful/influential country in the world has, although I could be wrong. I'm highly biased.

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and this is heavily American.

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Yah, no [censored]. I think most ppl still know how many states the most powerful/influential country in the world has, although I could be wrong. I'm highly biased.

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This is sosoo American.

And I thought there were 51 [censored] states in your BS country.

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Yah, no [censored]. I think most ppl still know how many states the most powerful/influential country in the world has, although I could be wrong. I'm highly biased.

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This is sosoo American.

And I thought there were 51 [censored] states in your BS country.

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Given the reach of American media and the fact that it's a fairly commonly repeated number therein, I imagine there's a reasonable number of foreigners who know exactly how many states there are in the U.S. Furthermore, I don't think I'm being arrogant in making this speculation, any more than somebody from Japan speculating that I can name at least 5 pokemon would be. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I knew women's buttons were opposite from mens, but I didn't know which side without looking.

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I had to picture it in my head, and it's the one picture I didn't get reversed, unlike all the clockwise/counter clockwise ones.

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I got 21.

I missed Campbell's soup, FM (I said 87.9), Venitian Blinds, and Merry-Go-Round.

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I got 18, but I did get #12 right. No I am not old.

-Craig

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And I thought there were 51 [censored] states in your BS country.

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Canada doesn't count.

16
 

campbells
FM Radio
no smoking
VHF
woman's blouse
lug nuts
sides on a pencil
hot dog buns
venetian blind

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I think they're counting Puerto Rico, the place that doesn't want to be a state of a country that probably doesn't want it for a state anyway.

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Puerto Rico is messed up

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This is an ad for Campbell's

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17. The avg is really 7? I find that hard to believe.

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14. I have no idea about blinds, Campbells soup, women's blouses or FM dials.

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I got 19 right. Sadly I didnt get the US States question right. Others were Statue of Liberty, Cambells, FM dial, VHF TV dial and hot dog buns.

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Wait, you live in Maryland and don't know how many states there are in the US??

Re: 21
 

This test prolly proves that Americans are smarter...