Everyday Q & A, Part 5

Dec 13th, 2009 | By
project 365: day 227

Which card in an ordi­nary deck of plaing cards car­ries the manufacturer

These are the last five ques­tions of the pop­u­lar 25-​​question quiz. If you have missed the pre­vi­ous four install­ments, you can find them all here on our web­site: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. Oth­er­wise, sharpen your mind for the final install­ment of ques­tions that are typ­i­cally not as easy as you might think.

Appar­ently the aver­age per­son gets only about seven right answers out of the twenty-​​five. How many did you get right?

21. On which play­ing card is the card maker’s trademark?

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

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

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

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

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ANSWERS

21. On which play­ing card is the card maker’s trademark?

Ace of spades

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

Left

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

* and # (star and pound)

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

Three

25. Does a merry-​​go-​​round turn clock­wise or counterclockwise?

Coun­ter­clock­wise

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