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Here are some recent Stupid Flying Trivia Questions:
9.3.10
Q: 2 billion of these treats are sold worldwide every year. What?
A: Popsicles (cherry is the favorite).
9.2.10
Q: According to Canadian research, activity in brain cells increases more when subjects are shown a photo of this. What?
A: Their mother.
9.1.10
Q: The average person does this 3 times on any given morning. What?
A: Hit the snooze button.
8.31.10
Q: The average woman spends about 2.5 hours of her life doing this. What?
A: Cooking.
8.30.10
Q: 31% of married men say they have never done this for their partners. What?
A: Bought flowers.
8.27.10
Q: The average woman keeps this for about 6 years before discarding it. What?
A: a pair of jeans.
8.26.10
Q: One in four women keep a spare one of these in their car. What?
A: a pair of undies.
8.25.10
Q: There's a new study out that indicates that some schools are safer and academic performance has improved because of this. What?
A: School uniforms.
8.24.10
Q: The average man consumes about 20% of these a month, more than 3 times as many as the average woman. What?
A: Alcoholic beverages.
8.23.10
Q: Americans bought about 2.5 million of these last year--down from a peak of 340 million in 1977. What?
A: Vinyl record albums (LPs).
8.20.10
Q: According to a study conducted by the university of Pennsylvania, it takes the average person 3 seconds to figure this out. What?
A: Whether or not they're attracted to another person.
8.19.10
Q: 1 in 100 American women will do this at home, versus 1 in 3 Dutch women. Do what?
A: Give birth.
8.18.10
Q: Men are 4 times more likely than women to do this while behind the wheel. What?
A: Run over a pedestrian. (80% of all pedestrians struck by cars are hit by male drivers).
8.17.10
Q: On any given day, about 5% of women skip doing this. What?
A: Putting on underwear.
8.16.10
Q: 37 miles per hour and under is the speed you want to travel in your vehicle fi you don't want this to happen. What?
A: Bugs to splatter on your windshield.
8.13.10
Q: 6 in 10 Americans say they always read this important item. What?
A: The nutrition info on their food.
8.12.10
Q: Fewer than 1% of Americans say they'd be williing to pay for this. What?
A: Twitter.
8.11.10
Q: 29% of Americans perform this task before going to bed, but the rest of us prefer doing it in the morning. What?
A: Taking a shower.
8.10.10
Q: It was common to have one or more of these with you on vacation just 10 years ago. Now it's considered rare. What?
A: A roll of film.
8.9.10
Q: Americans will consume about 1.7 billion pounds of it this year, mostly in the midwest and south. What?
A: Bacon.
8.6.10
Q: About 600,000 Americans have a license to do this. What?
A: Fly a plane (about 125,000 of them are professionals).
8.5.10
Q: 1 in 3 American women between the ages of 18 and 34 do this first thing every morning. What?
A: Check Facebook.
8.4.10
Q: The average American ate about 13 pounds of this last year, mostly in the summer. What?
A: Watermelon.
8.3.10
Q: 29% of Americans don't have a single one of these, even though there are more than 600 million out there. What?
A: Credit cards.
8.2.10
Q: The average American will eat about 6.5 pounds of these this year. What?
A: Potato chips.
7.30.10
Q: Scientists say a chemical in this scent makes you feel more cheerful. What?
A: Grass.
7.29.10
Q: Statistics show more and more parents are doing this for their kids. Some say it's a tradition, others call it excessive. What is it?
A: Celebrate a half birthday.
7.28.10
Q: No NFL player has ever done this, but Brett Favre culd be the first if he plays this year. What?
A: Be an NFL grandfather.
7.27.10
Q: Almost 75% of kids will stop doing this by the age of 13. What?
A: Playing sports.
7.26.10
Q: Experts say you should change this at least once a year. What?
A: ATM PIN.
7.23.10
Q: About 4.7 million American homes have one of these. What?
A: A built in swimming pool.
7.22.10
Q: On average, you did this 90 times a day when yu were a child. Now that you're an adult, you do it about 150 times a day. What?
A: Lose a hair on your head.
7.21.10
Q: Americans will take this risk about 2.5 million times this year. What?
A: Skydiving.
7.20.10
Q: 36% of Americans don't know how to do this. What?
A: Swim.
7.19.10
Q: Only about 14% of Americans take this positive step on a regular basis. What?
A: Go to the gym.
7.16.10
Q: About 147,000 people do this as part of their work day. What?
A: Commute by motorcycle.
7.15.10
Q: There's a 1 in 10 chance you have this car problem right now. What?
A: The check engine light is on.
7.14.10
Q: Americans will spend about 20-billion dollars on this unnecessary expense this year. What?
A: Late fees on credit cards or bills.
7.13.10
Q: 54% of us do this every morning. What?
A: Drink coffee. (The average person drinks about 9 pounds of coffee every year.)
7.12.10
Q: The average woman spends about 82 hours here every year. Where?
A: The grocery store. (That's roughly twice as long as she spends shopping for clothes.)
7.9.10
Q: The average American will consume 228of these this year. What?
A: Bottles of beer.
7.8.10
Q: Chances are about 6000 to 1 that this will happen to you--but be careful anyway. What?
A: Being struck by lightning.
7.7.10
Q: Only 3 in 10 Americans do this every month. What?
A: Pay the entire balance on their credit cards.
7.6.10
Q: Women in Iraq are twice as likely to hold this job as are women in America. What job?
A: National political office. (31% of Iraq's parliament is made up of women versus 15% of our Congress).
7.2.10
Q: Americans used about 870,000 tons of this last year. What?
A: Charcoal.
7.1.10
Q: 2% of Americans say they never perform this household task. What?
A: Cleaning out the fridge.
6.30.10
Q: 99,000 American women hold this job. What job?
A: Police officer.
6.29.10
Q: The average American buys about 5 of these per year. What?
A: Movie tickets.
6.28.10
Q: According to the British Psychological Society, people who have at least one of these have a better social support, are more optimistic and have greater coping skills than those who don't have one. One what?
A: A sister.
6.25.10
Q: People are more likely to have one of these on a Friday than any other day of the week. Have what?
A: An auto accident. (Most occur between 3-6pm).
6.24.10
Q: 95% of these are bought by women. What?
A: Candles.
6.23.10
Q: Only about 1 in 4 Americans have one of these. What?
A: A passport.
6.22.10
Q: 31% of Americans will do this today. What?
A: Skip lunch.
6.21.10
Q: Only 4% of babies do this. What?
A: Arrive on their due date.
6.18.10
Q: 29% of American women say they do this more than one night a week. What?
A: Take a sleeping aid.
6.17.10
Q: Chances are you have about 130 of these. What?
A: Facebook friends.
6.16.10
Q: 1 in 4 Americans can mak this once rare claim. What?
A: They've appeared on TV. (That counts crowd shots at ball games, news reports, etc.)
6.15.10
Q: The average person will spend 2 years of his or her life doing this. What?
A: Talkin on the telephone.
6.14.10
Q: Women who need one of these this year will fork over an average of $1134. What is it?
A: A wedding dress.
6.11.10
Q: 56% of Americans admit to doing this at work. What?
A: Stealing office supplies.
6.10.10
Q: Elephants and humans have the ability to do this, but your dog or cat can't. What?
A: Recognize their own reflection.
6.9.10
Q: 66% of people do this on vacation, but not when they're home. What?
A: Have dessert.
6.8.10
Q: A new study suggests that people will choose a romantic partner in part because they have this in common. What?
A: Similar sounding names.
6.7.10
Q: Despite what you hear, there is no law on the books that says you cannot drive this way. What way?
A: barefooted.
6.4.10
Q: About 12% of Bostonians do this every day, the highest percentage in the nation. What?
A: Walk to work.
6.3.10
Q: 11% of women regularly spend more than $100 on one of these. What?
A: A haircut.
6.2.10
Q: Forget about pushing a button, many people take pride in having this skill. What skill?
A: Parallel parking.
6.1.10
Q: Lately, there is a shortage of people to fill this job, maybe because it cost so much to be trained and it pays so little. What is this job?
A: Lifeguard.
5.28.10
Q: Americans will eat 30 billion of these this year. What?
A: Hot dogs. (About 1 in 10 will be eaten at sporting events).
5.27.10
Q: 62% of women admit they donb't know this (about themselves). What?
A: Their measurements.
5.26.10
Q: On average, this will happen to you 3 times every month. What?
A: You'll get your picture taken.
5.25.10
Q: Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from here. Where?
A: Outer space.
5.24.10
Q: The average American spends about 2% of his/her income on this. What?
A: Charity. (People who make less than $20k per year donate twice as much, percentage-wise, as those making more than $75k).
5.21.10
Q: You'll go through about 50 pounds of this every year. What?
A: Toilet paper. (1 tree produces 100 pounds of TP, so that's roughly half a tree.)
5.20.10
Q: Studies show that cows that have these, produce more milk than cows that don't. Have what?
A: Names
5.19.10
Q: The average woman spends about $127 on each one of these. Each one of what?
A: A date.
5.18.10
Q: The average American eats 72 of these a year. What?
A: Frozen dinners. (Most popular--pot pies, followed by mac & cheese).
5.17.10
Q: America's consume 25-billion of these a year. What?
A: Pickles.
5.14.10
Q: 7 of every 1000 people on Earth could say this right now. What?
A: They're drunk.
5.13.10
Q: The U.S. has 22% of the world's supply of these. What?
A: Prison inmates. (THe U.S. has 2.3 million; China, which has 4 times our population, ranks second at 1.5 million inmates).
5.12.10
Q: The average American has 13 of these, but the average Canadian has twice as many. Twice as many what?
A: Vacation days. (Italians top the list with 42!)
5.11.10
Q: 80% of men say they would do this again, versus only 50% of women. Do what?
A: Marry the same person again.
5.10.10
Q: Chances are you will do this more often in college than any other time in your life. What?
A: Lie to your parents.
5.7.10
Q: The most popular month in the U.S. for doing this is August. Doing what?
A: Giving birth.
5.6.10
Q: You can get on your hands and knees and beg, but 25% of men say they refuse to do this regardless. Do what?
A: Dance.
5.5.10
Q: 52% of women say they treat themselves to this at least once a week. What?
A: A nap.
5.4.10
Q: The average American worker will spend an average of 12 hours a week doing this. What?
A: Trying to look busy.
5.3.10
Q: 1 in 4 men are doing this today, but more than twice as many women can say the same thing. What?
A: Dieting. (More than half the women in America are on a diet at any given time.)
4.30.10
Q: 98% of the time, this job is held by a woman. What is it?
A: Kindergarten teacher.
4.29.10
Q: On average, you will have 3 of these every decade. 3 what?
A: Bosses.
4.28.10
Q: You're less likely to do this in January than in any other month. Do what?
A: Get married. (June, July, and August are the most popular).
4.27.10
Q: The average person will have just over 1400 of thse every year. What?
A: Dreams.
4.26.10
Q: Only 8% of women say they prefer a man who has this. Has what?
A: a full beard. (But 45% admit to liking a bit of stubble).
4.23.10
Q: Americans have never elected a president who was this. What?
A: An only child.
4.22.10
Q: The average man will spend 3300 hours (137 days) doing this in his lifetime. What?
A: Shaving.
4.21.10
Q: The average woman does this 32 times a year to save a few minutes. What?
A: Eats in the car.
4.20.10
Q: The average woman devotes just 5 minutes a day to this. What?
A: Breakfast.
4.19.10
Q: About 1% of American families get this for free--a number that's expected to double in the next five years. What?
A: Television service.
4.16.10
Q: The average person uses abut 460 of these per month. What?
A: Cell phone minutes.
4.15.10
Q: The average American eats about 14 of these in his or her lifetime. What?
A: Pigs. (The typical American will eat about 3400 pounds of pork in a lifetime. Hogs usually weigh around 250 pounds each.)
4.14.10
Q: The average woman will spend about $3100 on this in her lifetime. What?
A: Mascara.
4.13.10
Q: The average man spends just under 4 1/2 hours a day doing this. What?
A: Working. (That's actually working, not just being at work).
4.12.10
Q: Chances are about 1 in 4 that you have a female one of these. What?
A: State Representative.
4.9.10
Q: 7% of Americans have ended a relationship for this reason. What?
A: Because their pet didn't like their significant other, or vice versa.
4.8.10
Q: Americans are expected to spend 21-billion dollars on this activity this year. What?
A: Gardening.
4.7.10
Q: The average person will eat about 32 pounds of this per year. What?
A: Cheese. (American is the most popular at 13 lbs per year).
4.6.10
Q: The average American devotes 1% of his or her money to this. What?
A: Savings.
4.5.10
Q: Just over 50% of us give this to our pets. What?
A: A birthday gift.
4.2.10
Q: Nearly 28% of teenagers said they did this in the past month. What?
A: Drank alcohol. (Almost 9% of those said they'd purchased it themselves).
4.1.10
Q: Research shows you will be perceived as more important at work if you do this. What?
A: Walk fast.
3.31.10
Q: Just over 73-million people did this last year. What?
A: Attended a major league baseball game.
3.30.10
Q: One billion of these are produced every year, and about half of them will be consumed in the next couple of weeks. What?
A: Marshmallow peeps. (That's enough peeps to circle the globe twice.)
3.29.10
Q: 19% of adults in America wear these on a regular basis. What?
A: Contact lenses.
3.26.10
Q: 22% of all restaurant meals include this item. What?
A: French fries.
3.25.10
Q: 100-million pounds of this food are sold around the world every year, and 5-million pounds of it are eaten in Hawaii alone. What food are we talking about?
A: Spam. (Folks in the Hawaiian Islands even make sushi with the processed pork product.)
3.24.10
Q: The average American will spend $457 on this luxury in 2010. What?
A: Alcoholic beverages.
3.23.10
Q: Only 10% of us say we're able to do this on a daily basis. What?
A: Wake up without an alarm clock.
3.22.10
Q: Ladies purchase these more than men--they're not exactly a necessity--and not exciting to buy. Economists say when sales of these go up, it's a sign that things may be getting better. What?
A: Men's underwear.
3.19.10
Q: 4 out of 5 people do this in the car. What?
A: Sing along with the radio.
3.18.10
Q: 22% of us never clean up this everyday mess. What is it?
A: Toothpaste in the sink.
3.17.10
Q: The average American will eat about 7 pounds of it this year. What?
A: Cabbage. (Though corned beef and cabbage is a St. Patrick's Day staple, Irish immigrants originally served the veggie with bacon, not corned beef).
3.16.10
Q: 9% of women have done this at some point, but men aren't far behind, at 8%. Done what?
A: Had plastic surgery.
3.15.10
Q: The average adult has had 3 of these. What?
A: Cell phone numbers.
3.12.10
Q: According to studies, at least 7% of dog owners have done this at least once for their dogs. What?
A: Thrown a birthday party.
3.11.10
Q: 30 years ago, most Americans learned how to do this, but the number is down to just 21% and shrinking. Learned to do what?
A: Drive a stick shift.
3.10.10
Q: 4% of men have taken part in this very old fashioned ritual. What?
A: Asked a girlfriend's parents for her hand in marriage.
3.9.10
Q: 7 out of 10 people do this to their co-workers. What?
A: Eavesdrop on their calls.
3.8.10
Q: In 1995, prominent orange bulls-eyes were posted throughout the New York subway system. Why?
A: To discourage spitting gum on the floor.
3.5.10
Q: 39% of us admit we've done this at someone else's house. What?
A: Peek in a medicine cabinet.
3.4.10
Q: 5% of Americans say they never do this chore, and 21% say they only do it when in the mood. What?
A: Make their beds.
3.3.10
Q: Men are 9 times more likely than women to have spent time here. Where?
A: In jail. (Just over 5-million American men have been in jail for at least one night, but only 580,000 women can say the same).
3.2.10
Q: 46% of men and 36% of women have done this in the car. What?
A: Cursed out another driver.
3.1.10
Q: 47% of us have done this without actually saying a word. What?
A: Dumped a significant other. (Nearly half of all Americans have ended a relationship via text, email or a social networking site).
2.26.10
Q: 12% of females whare this quirk, but only 9% of males do. What?
A: They're left handed.
2.25.10
Q: 40% of men say this is their lifelong dream. What?
A: To open a bar.
2.24.10
Q: Relationship experts say that couples who have these are happier than couples who don't have them. Have what?
A: Pet names (nicknames).
2.23.10
Q: 38% of adult men will do this today, but only 31% of adult women will do it. What?
A: Take a nap. (Experts say a quick power nap of 30 minutes or so makes people more productive, so use that excuse if your boss catches you.)
2.22.10
Q: 4 U.S. Presidents did this. What?
A: Served an entire term without a Vice-President. (The soloists were John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester Arthur).
2.19.10
Q: Chances are, you have between 5-and-6-thousand of these. What?
A: Words in your vocabulary.
2.18.10
Q: Believe it or not, you'll eat about 3/4 cup of this today. What?
A: Sugar (the average American consumes 34 teaspoons of sugar a day, more than triple what doctors recommend.)
2.17.10
Q: Nearly 15% of men have this embarrassing problem right now. What?
A: Their fly is open.
2.16.10
Q: American women go here 37% more often than American men do. Where?
A: The doctor's office.
2.15.10
Q: 7 out of 44 U.S. Presidents did not do this. What?
A: Attend college.
2.12.10
Q: 15% of women will do this on at least one Valentine's Day in their lifetime. What?
A: Send themselves flowers.
2.11.10
Q: Chances are you sill do this just over 15,000 times in your life. What?
A: Honk your horn.
2.10.10
Q: Doing this for 10-15 minutes a day will burn almost 4 pounds of fat in a year. What?
A: Laughing.
2.9.10
Q: Men are three times as likely as women to say they like this. What?
A: The way they look naked. (68% of men give themselves a thumbs up, versus 22% of women.)
2.8.10
Q: Men buy 61% of this product. What?
A: Junk food.
2.5.10
Q: 3 different Super Bowl ads this year will feature people wearing this. What?
A: Only their underwear.
2.4.10
Q: Men are 16 times more likely to suffer from this condition than women are. What?
A: Color blindness.
2.3.10
Q: About 3% of us will do this on Valentine's Day. What?
A: Give a gift to a pet.
2.2.10
Q: 25% of us committed this fashion no-no within the past week. What?
A: Wearing mis-matched socks.
2.1.10
Q: The average American will spend 2 weeks of his or her life doing this. What?
A: Sitting at traffic lights.
1.29.10
Q: Only 2% of us will do this good deed this year. What?
A: Donate blood.
1.28.10
Q: The average American eats 46 of these per year. What?
A: Slices of pizza.
1.27.10
Q: Nearly 12% of Americans don't use this after they buy it. What?
A: A prescription.
1.26.10
Q: On average, women do this 5 times a day; men do it 3 times a day. What?
A: Apologize.
1.25.10
Q: The average teenager has about 800 of these, give or take a few. What?
A: Illegally downloaded songs. (More than half of America's teenagers didn't buy a single CD last year).
1.22.10
Q: 25% of Americans do this for at least 10 minutes a day. What?
A: Look in the mirror. (We do it more often than residents of any country aside from Russia and Bulgaria).
1.21.10
Q: When dining outside the U.S., if you want this with your lunch or dinner, you have to say "American" in front of it. However, that's not the case here. What?
A: Yellow mustard.
1.20.10
Q: There were 120,000 people who held down this profession in the 1930's. Today just 7,000...but business this year is up 25%. What?
A: Cobbling (shoe repair)
1.19.10
Q: It takes an hour for a horse to do this. For a zebra, it only takes about 20 minutes. What?
A: Walk after birth.
1.18.10
Q: One in three of us needs two of these every morning. What?
A: Alarm clocks.
1.15.10
Q: 13% of American women say they would be "very upset" if their spouse or partner no longer had this. What?
A: A full head of hair.
1.14.10
Q: Open any freezer in America and you have a one in six chance of finding this. What?
A: Money.
1.13.10
Q: The average married couple does this for 2 1/2 hours per week. What?
A: Talk to each other.
1.12.10
Q: 5% of Americans say they've shared this item with a co-worker. What?
A: A toothbrush.
1.11.10
Q: Industry experts fear that soon San Francisco will be the 1st big city without one of these. What?
A: A major newspaper.
1.8.10
Q: 23% of American women admit to crying after this experience. What?
A: A bad haircut.
1.7.10
Q: 9.3 million Americans pay extra cash to have one of these. What?
A: A vanity license plate.
1.6.10
Q: 23% of the holiday cards sent out this past year included one of these. What?
A: A signature from a pet.
1.5.10
Q: 71% of us will be able to do this for 2 weeks, but that figure drops to 64% after a month. What?
A: Keep a New Year's resolution.
1.4.10
Q: 83% of senior citizens do this every day, as opposed to just 53% of those between the ages of 18 and 34. What?
A: Eat breakfast.
12.31.09
Q: As a profession, lawyers get the best sleep. Which profession gets the worst?
A: Teachers.
12.30.09
Q: You probably did this when you were a kid; believe it or not, Shakespeare was the first one to do it. What?
A: Tell a "knock-knock" joke.
12.29.09
Q: This innocent and unassuming Christmas gift is banned at airports worldwid. What?
A: Snow globes.
12.28.09
Q: It can take a puppy up to 2 months before it can do this. What?
A: Wag its tail.
12.24.09
Q: This song has spawned more than 1.5 million stuffed toys, an animated special on TV, and a lot of cell phone ringtone downloads. What song is it?
A: "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer".
12.23.09
Q: About one in five Americans will do this with one or more of their Christmas gifts this year. What?
A: Sell it online.
12.22.09
Q: Americans are 66% more likely to suffer from this today than they were 30 years ago. What?
A: Near-sightedness.
12.21.09
Q: At just over $5400, this is the most expensive of the gifts mentioned in the "12 Days Of Christmas". What?
A: 9 Ladies Dancing.
12.18.09
Q: Santa first rode this on TV in 1961. What?
A: The Norelco Electric Razor.
12.17.09
Q: Nearly 6000 Americans will wind up in the emergency room this holiday season because of this. What?
A: Opening hard to open packages with sharp tools.
12.16.09
Q: Santa never wore this until 1931. What?
A: Red. (Thanks to Coca-Cola who used him in advertising. They changed his black and outfit to Coca-Cola red and white).
12.15.09
Q: Sales of these as gifts increased after Dan and Roseanne used one in an episode of Roseanne in 1987. What?
A: The Clapper.
12.14.09
Q: 12% of homeowners say they have never done this in their home; another 35% say they only do it around the holidays. What?
A: Go into the attic. (Many hide gifts there)
12.11.09
Q: Americans eat roughly 1.2 billion of these per year. What?
A: Cans of tuna.
12.10.09
Q: The average household spent $37 on this last year. What?
A: A Christmas tree.
12.9.09
Q: 83% of us went here at least once last year. Where?
A: The doctor's office.
12.8.09
Q: The average American eats 244 of these per year. What?
A: Eggs.
12.7.09
Q: The average woman can do this for about 47 hours. What?
A: Keep a secret.
12.4.09
Q: 21% of us have 5 or more of these in our home. What?
A: Pets.
12.3.09
Q: Americans used 2 1/2-billion of these last year, but that's only 1% of the number they could've used. What?
A: Coupons.
12.2.09
Q: The average American has about 105 of these, but uses only 16. What?
A: Channels on your television.
12.1.09
Q: Most of us eat this food on a regular basis, but 90% of the time, we do it away from home. What?
A: French fries.
11.30.09
Q: During the Great Depression, Americans did this abouttwice a week on average. Now we do it about 5 times a year. What?
A: Go to the movies.
11.25.09
Q: There are 12 of these in America; 3 of them in Kansas alone. What?
A: Cities or townships named "Turkey".
11.24.09
Q: Wisconsin produces more than half of the nation's supply of this Thanksgiving staple. What?
A: Cranberries.
11.23.09
Q: The average woman spends 76 days of her life at this annoying task. What?
A: Looking for something in her purse.
11.20.09
Q: The average American will do this 28 times by the end of the year. What?
A: Send a Christmas card.
11.19.09
Q: The average person will do this roughly 156,000 times in his/her lifetime. What?
A: Talk on the phone.
11.18.09
Q: 36 % of adults under 30 have at least one of these. What?
A: Tattoos.
11.17.09
Q: The average person will go through about 56 of these in a lifetime. What?
A: Toothbrushes.
11.16.09
Q: Chances are you have about 9 pounds of this. What?
A: Skin.
11.13.09
Q: One out of every 100 American women reaches this mark in her lifetime. What?
A: 6 feet in height.
11.12.09
Q: Aspirin can be 40 times more effective when taken this way. How?
A: With hot chocolate.
11.11.09
Q: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine and Vermont are the only states where you won't find a single one of these. What?
A: Billboards.
11.10.09
Q: The average person does this 22 times a day, usually in the privacy of his or her own home. What?
A: Open the refrigerator door.
11.09.09
Q: On average, we consume 168 of these a year. What?
A: Sticks of gum.
11.06.09
Q: The average woman spends one year and four month of her life doing this. What?
A: Crying.
11.05.09
Q: An average woman eats about 4 pounds of this in her lifetime, but almost none of it intentionally. What?
A: Lipstick. (Between getting it on glassware and food items, almost half the lipstick a woman wears in her lifetime ends up in her digestive system.)
11.04.09
Q: One in 2000 babies is born with one of these. What?
A: A tooth. (They're almost always located on the lower part of the mouth.(
11.03.09
Q: The average person loses a pound and a half of this every year. What?
A: Skin. (People shed 600,000 particles of skin per hour, or a total of 105 pounds of skin over the course of a lifetime.)
11.02.09
Q: This Halloween candy is far from perfect--and that's how it got its name. What is it?
A: Milk Duds. (They were intended to be perfectly round).
10.30.09
Q: The mask first used for Michael Myers in the movie "Halloween" was actually that of a celebrity painted white. Who was the celebrity?
A: William Shatner.
10.29.09
Q: 23% of American women shell outfor one of these every month. What?
A: A pedicure.
10.28.09
Q: In a recent survey of 3000 teachers over half of them have a pre-conceived idea of how a child will behave based on this. What?
A: The child's first name.
10.27.09
Q: The average American eats 3 pounds of this every year. What?
A: Peanut Butter.
10.26.09
Q: The average American spends 27 minutes a day doing this. What?
A: Cooking.
10.23.09
Q: Kentucky has 98 of these--more than any other state. What?
A: Bookmobiles.
10.22.09
Q: The average American eats about eight-and-a-half pounds of this per year. What?
A: Butter
10.21.09
Q: West Virginia folks are most likely to go here. California residents are the least likely. Go where?
A: The emergency room. (Folks in the Mountaineer State go to the ER nearly 3 times as often as Californians do.)
10.20.09
Q: This company is synonymous with what it sells--it controls over 50% of its signature product. What is the name of that product?
A: Heinz Ketchup.
10.19.09
Q: Despite the hype, only 5% of Americans use this. What?
A: Twitter.
10.16.09
Q: Only 15% of American workers today have these. What?
A: Business cards.
10.15.09
Q: 5 in 6 Americans under the age of 18 have never touched one of these. What?
A: A postage stamp.
10.14.09
Q: The average American uses 13 of these every year--that's not even one-third as many as the average citizen of Italy uses. What?
A: Vacation days.
10.13.09
Q: The average American consumes just under three gallons of this per day. What?
A: Oil.
10.12.09
Q: One in six Americans will receive one of these this year, costing an average of $150. What?
A: A speeding ticket. More than 100-thousand of them are handed out each day.
10.9.09
Q: Although we're told to do this every day, only 12% of us take that advice. What?
A: Floss our teeth.
10.8.09
Q: About 33-million Ameicans have one of these health-boosting items, but only about 25% actually use it regularly. What?
A: A gym membership.
10.7.09
Q: Only 2% of American parents do this. What?
A: Home school their children.
10.6.09
Q: If you graduated from high school 30 years ago, this was probably part of your curriculum. Now only 15% of students take part in this. What?
A: Driver's Education.
10.5.09
Q: The average American woman has eight of these. What?
A: Pairs of jeans. (Guys tend to have five or fewer pairs).
10.2.09
Q: About 116-million people do this on an average weekday. What?
A: Read a newpaper.
10.1.09
Q: You may own one of these, but in 1960 these could only be found at amusement centers which would charge 40 cents a half hour to use them. What?
A: Trampolines.
9.30.09
Q: Ex-smokers swear this helped them quit; it's been called the new yoga; it helps relieve stress and lowers blood pressure. What is it?
A: Knitting.
9.29.09
Q: Although popular here in the U.S., these have been outlawed in France, Norway and Denmark. What?
A: Energy drinks.
9.28.09
Q: This smell contains a chemical that helps people relax. It actually relieves stress, too. And, in Australia, scientists have developed a perfume that smells just like it--it goes on the market next month. What is this smell?
A: The smell of freshly mowed grass.
9.25.09
Q: You'll never have to drive more than 145 miles to do this in the U.S. Do what?
A: Eat at McDonald's.
9.24.09
Q: As of last year, about 63,000 women worked in this profession, the lowest amount ever. What is it?
A: Nuns. There were about 180,000 in 1968.
9.23.09
Q: According to educators, the use of this by college-bound students is dwindling--no doubt a sign of the times. What?
9.22.09
Q: An estimated 1 out of 5 homes had one of these in 1987, now you're lucky to find 1 out of 100 with one. What?
A. A waterbed.
9.21.09
Q: A woman does this about 5 times a day; a man does it about 3 times a day. Women do it mostly to other women, while men do it more to women than to men. What?
A: Apologize.
9.18.09
Q: Which actress has won the most Emmys?
A: Cloris Leachman
9.17.09
Q: 36% of dog owners regularly do this. What?
A: Share a bed with their pet.
9.16.09
Q: The average American eats about 160 of these per year. What?
A: Bowls of cereal. We rank fourth in cereal consumption behind England, Ireland and Australia.
9.15.09
9.14.09
Q: If you're like most people, you have 206 of these. What?
A: Bones.
9.10.09
Q: India has nearly 5 times more of these than the U.S. What?
A: Post Offices
9.9.09
Q: The average American adult does this 15 times a day. What?
A: Laugh.
9.8.09
Q: There are 293 ways to perform this common interaction. What?
A: Making change for a dollar.
9.4.09
Q: About 7.3-million Americans do this. What?
A: Hold down a second job. 3.8 million women moonlight, versus 3.5 million men.
9.3.09
Q: This is not just for kids anymore. 25-to-54 year olds are the fastest growing group of people to engage in this activity. What?
A: Piano lessons.
9.2.09
Q: Maine is the only state with this distinction. What?
A: It only has one syllable.
9.1.09
If you were a female born in the 60's, there's a decent chance you were named this--it was by far the decade's most popular name--now it ranks 370th. What?
A: Lisa
8.31.09
Q: Over the next 20 years, the average person will change this around five times. What?
A: Jobs.
8.28.09
Q: 34% of American households have one of these. What?
A: A cat. (There are approximately 88-million domestic cats in the US.)
8.27.09
Q: Americans get about 350-million of these per day. What?
A: Cups of coffee.
8.26.09
Q: Less than 2% of the world's population has this physical trait. What is it?
A: Red hair.
8.25.09
Q: 12 Americans, and no one from any other country, have done this. What?
A: Walk on the moon. The last to do so were Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, in December of 1972.
8.24.09
Q: On average there's only a 3-in-10 chance that this will happen to your daughter in school this year. What?
A: She'll make an "F" in class.
8.21.09
Q: The average woman does this 32 times per year. What?
A: Eat a meal in the car.
8.20.09
Q: A sign of recession--for the first time in at least 5 years, the sales of this have fallen. What?
A: Bottled water.
8.19.09
Q: 78-million-614-thousand people did this last year. What?
A: Attended a major league baseball game.
8.18.09
Q: The average American uses 446 of these per year. What?
A: Gallons of gas.
8.17.09
Q: According to a new poll, the average woman spends the equivalent of 16 months of her life doing this. What?
A: Crying.
8.14.09
Q: The average American woman has 19 of these. What?
A: Pairs of shoes.
8.13.09
Q: 27% of Americans will not do this at all this year. What?
A: Read a book.
8.12.09
Q: 88% of women do this while only 67% of men do it. What?
A: Wash their hands after using the restroom.
8.11.09
Q: Who is the most requested celebrity for the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
A: Hulk Hogan (56 years old today!)
8.10.09
Q: August is by far the most popular month for this. What?
A: Eating out.
8.6.09
Q: U.S. President Zachory Taylor had never done this before taking office in 1849. What?
A: Voted in a Presidential election.
8.5.09
Q: It took 10 years to perfect this product that was launched in 1965, and another 20 years for America to grow tired of it. What?
A: Tang
8.4.09
Q: Despite the beer summit at the White House last week, beer sales are down this summer. Analysts blame it on the economy and this. What?
A: Rainy weather across the country.
8.3.09
Q: The average kid will do this at age 6. Later on, a man is more likely than a woman to do it, but women enjoy it, too. What?
A: Tell a joke.
7.31.09
Q: Wanna prepare your kid for back-to-school? A new study proves this will dramatically improve your kids reading and math skills. What?
A: Playing chess.
7.30.09
Q: Most household arguments this time of year are about this. What?
A: Who cuts the grass.
7.29.09
Q: There are currently 5 TV shows on that focus on this, and TV producers say expect more in the future. What?
A: "Plus size" people.
7.28.09
Q: This product was first sold out of old discarded empty cologne bottles. What?
A: Tobasco sauce.
7.27.09
Q: Got a doctor's appointment? Well, you've got 23 seconds to do this. What?
A: Explain what's wrong before being interrupted by the doctor.
7.24.09
Q: 100 million people a week did this in the 40s. Now only 25 million a week do it. What?
A: Go to the movies.
7.23.09
Q: Who said, "Don't you dare put me on a pedestal. I'm just a regular old human being."?
A: Reba McEntire.
7.22.09
Q: Buzz Aldrin made this unusual claim of being the first person to do this on the moon. What?
A: Wet his pants.
7.21.09
Q: If you're tempted to stray from your diet, experts say keep 23 of these nearby. What?
A: Almonds.
7.20.09
Q: What invention did humorist Mark Twain patent in 1871?
A: Suspenders
7.17.09
Q: 22% of American workers say they will take great pride in saying this, this year. What?
A: "I will not take a vacation."
7.16.09
Q: In Atlanta, GA., it is illegal to tie this to a telephone pole or a street lamp. What?
A: A giraffe.
7.15.09
Q: 63% of U.S. adults say that family matters most. What comes second?
A: Health.
7.14.09
Q: According to a survey, 28% of us admit to doing this, but only 14% of us say we've done this with member of the opposite sex. What?
A: Been skinny dipping.
7.13.09
Q: In 1845, the city of Boston passed an ordinance requiring its citizens to have a prescription to do this. What?
A: Take a bath.
7.10.09
Q: The AAA was formed over 100 years ago for this purpose. What?
A: To warn motorists of hidden police traps by providing scouts.
7.9.09
Q: Will Michael Jackson be next on the list of entertainers who have been honored this way after their deaths? Bob Hope has been, so has John Lennon, John Wayne, and Will Rogers. How have they been honored?
A: They've had airports named after them.
7.8.09
Q: It seems that this gets out really touch grease stains, and you can eat it while it's working. What?
A: Cheez Whiz.
7.7.09
Q: This entertainment group has made tours with the USO more than any other--over 65 times. Who?
A: The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
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