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A conference room contains three separate wall-mounted spotlights – right, left and front of stage. Each is controlled by its own on-off switch. These three switches are numbered 1, 2 and 3, but they are in a back-room which has no sight of the the spotlights or the conference room (and there are no reflections or shadows or mirrors, and you are alone). How do you identify each switch correctly – right, left, front – if you can only enter the back-room once?
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An art gallery features a modern work of ‘moving art’. The artist stands by a stack of paintings, each featuring a different number. One of the paintings is displayed on the wall. At certain times the artist removes the painting from the wall and replaces it with a painting from the stack. At 11am, the artist hangs a painting of the number 30. At 4pm he hangs a painting of number 240. At 7.30pm he hangs a painting of number 315. What painting does the artist hang at 9.20pm?
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Write down your answers to the following questions WITHOUT Cheating
- 1. On a standard traffic light in the USA, is the green on the top or bottom?
- 2. How many US 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 an American 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 with, your right or left leg?
- 8. How many matches are in a standard American pack?
- 9. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
- 10. What is the lowest number on the FM dial in America?
- 11. In most of the world, 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 an American VHF TV dial?
- 14. Which side of a women’s blouse are the buttons on?
- 15. On a current NY license plate, is New York on the top or bottom?
- 16. Which way do fans typically rotate?
- 17. Whose face is on a current USA dime?
- 18. How many sides does a stop sign have?
- 19. Do English books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
- 20. How many lug nuts are typically 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. In America, how many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
- 25. On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark typically found?
- 26. In America, on which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
- 27. On the back of a US$1 bill, what is in the center?
- 28. In America, 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 an American merry-go-round turn counter- or clockwise?
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Here’s another short Puzzlefry quiz for the puzzlefry enthusiasts. This one’s a bit tougher . Note that some of the questions are United States focused. Have fun!
- There’s one popular sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?
- What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
- Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
- Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on the defense and the offensive team can score without touching the ball?
- What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
- In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn’t been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
- Where are the lakes that are referred to in the “Los Angeles Lakers?”
- There are seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls-a walk-is one way. Name the other six.
- It’s the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?
- Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with the letter “S.”
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