Who's Been Paying Attention?
GAMES May/June 1980


1. On which side did Johnny Carson part his hair?
    ANSWER: On the left.

2. In which hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch?
    ANSWER: In her right hand.

3. What shape is a stop sign?
    ANSWER: Octagonal.

4. Which way does Abe Lincoln face on a penny?
    ANSWER: Left.

5. Which two letters do not appear on a telephone dial?
    ANSWER: Q and Z.

6. What's the highest number on an AM radio dial?
    ANSWER: 1600 (sometimes abbreviated as 160 or 16).

7. How many tines are on a standard dinner fork?
    ANSWER: Standard is four.

8. On which side of their uniforms do police officers wear their badges?
    ANSWER: On the left.

9. On a standard keyboard, over which number does the dollar sign appear?
    ANSWER: Over the number 4.

10. Which way does a record turn on a phonograph -- clockwise or counterclockwise?
    ANSWER: Clockwise.

11. Is page one of an English-language book on the right or the left?
    ANSWER: It is always on the right.

12. If a common pencil isn't cylindrical, how many sides does it have?
    ANSWER: Six.

13. On the back of a five-dollar bill is the Lincoln Memorial; on a ten-dollar bill, it's the U.S. Treasury Building.   What's in the center of the flip side of a one-dollar bill?
    ANSWER: No picture -- just the word ONE in large letters.

14. How many geometric shapes in the CBS "eye" logo?
    ANSWER: Three: a circle inside a football inside an oval.

15. Does it say "Coke" or "Coca-Cola" on every can of the stuff?
    ANSWER: Both.

16. Which of these appear on all U.S. coins:
      a) "United States of America"
      b) "E Pluribus Unim"
      c) In God we trust"
      d) "Liberty"?
    ANSWER: All four.

17. The Venetian blind is a marvelous invention.   Pull one cord and the slats open or close; pull the other cord and the whole thing goes up and down.
Now, on which side do you find which cord?
    ANSWER: Generally, open-close is on the left, up-down on the right.

18. When you walk normally, do your arms swing with or against the rhythm of your legs?
    ANSWER: Against.

19. Which way do you flip a wall switch to turn it on?
    ANSWER: On most switches, up.

20. Over which eye did Moshe Dayan wear his eye patch?
    ANSWER: On the left.


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