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.