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September 3, 2010
IQ: One in five homes now have one of these. What?
A: a vegetable garden!
September 2, 2010
IQ: If you add up all the people involved in this it would be the fifth largest country in the world. What is it?
A: Facebook!
Guesses: a dvr? flat screen TV? a gun? a foreclosure notice? an alarm system? a water softener? a hot tub? swimming pool?
August 31, 2010
IQ: In a recent survey of Los Angeles drivers traffic was so bad some of them actually did this. What was it?
A: they turned around and went home!
Guesses: took a nap? read a book? watched a movie? got out and walked? started going backward? ran out of gas?
August 30, 2010
IQ: When it comes to the first day of school most parents agree on this. What is it?
A: that they are more nervous than their child
August 27, 2010
IQ: On average, parents tell their young children to do this at least once a day. What is it?
A: listen!
Guesses: brush teeth? clean your room? be careful? don't do that?
August 26, 2010
IQ: A recent survey of men asked what is the oldest thing they own. What is it?
A: a baseball glove
Guesses: underwear?(suggested by dozens of women), comfortable shoes? classic car? wallet? their wife?! hairstyle?
August 25, 2010
IQ: Women do 34% more of this than men. What is it?
A: send text messages
Guesses: talk? (according to a male listener) work? (according to a female listener)
August 24, 2010
IQ: Nutritionists say there are four foods picky eaters will eat: fried chicken, french fries, chocolate chip cookies... and what?
A: macaroni and cheese
Guesses: ice cream? peanut butter? pizza? chocolate cake?
August 23, 2010
IQ: According to AAA nearly a quarter of women have this in their glove compartment. What?
A: underwear
Guesses: a flashlight? a phone book? a gun? a stun gun? pepper spray? a tire guage?
August 20, 2010
IQ: An estimated thirty percent of Americans now have one of these. Twenty years ago no one did. What is it?
A: a blog
the percentage that actually read them may be much smaller
Guesses: an iPhone? GPS?
August 19, 2010
IQ: About half of women who are dating say that this is not romantic and hurts their relationship. What is it?
A: splitting the bill
Guesses: asking her to clean his house? doing a background check? public displays of affection? watching sports? talking about an ex? texting her too much?
August 17, 2010
IQ: The number two most searched place on GPS devices is Starbucks. What's number one?
A: Wal-Mart
August 16, 2010
IQ: A majority of women say this will make them happy. What is it (it's not diamonds or chocolate)?
A: sleep!
Guesses: ice cream? getting thin? shopping? shoes?
August 13, 2010
IQ: According to Parents magazine, when adults were asked to describe the worst trouble they got into as kids, forty percent of their stories involved these. What?
A: BB guns
Guesses: cigarettes? fireworks? matches? the family station wagon? rocks? friends?
August 12, 2010
IQ: This is the most popular car driven by millionaires. Which one?
A: Toyota
Guesses: Lamborghini? Hummer? Escalade? Porche? BMW?Ford pickup? limosine? golf cart?
August 11, 2010
IQ: Women do this three times a week on average, men do it once a month if at all. What is it?
A: check their horoscope
(our winner, a Leo, said her's predicted she would win!)
Guesses: the laundry? cry? pluck something (eyebrows/ears)? call their mothers?
August 10, 2010
IQ: If a man has a high IQ (intelligence quotient) it's likely that he has this. What?
A: a hairy chest
Guesses: a wife? money? a big head? a bald head? no common sense? big feet? big ears? glasses?
August 9, 2010
IQ: The average visitor to this place spends $108. This hasn't changed in over thirty years. Which place?
A: casinos
(source: American Gaming Association)
Guesses: the dentist? Disneyland? adopting a dog at the pound?
August 6, 2010
IQ: According to a recent survey: along with food and money, what's the number one thing you'd like a lifetime supply of?
A: "cable tv"!
Guesses: good health? love? radio? gasoline? sox?
August 5, 2010
IQ: This will cost about one hundred forty dollars more for a woman than for a man. What is it?
A: the clothes you are wearing today
Guesses: a haircut? (one listener spends $240), car repair?
August 4, 2010
IQ: This "industry" generates over three billion dollars a year. What is it?
A: yard sales.
Our winner had a $350 sale over the weekend.
Guesses: ice cream truck? telemarketing?
August 3, 2010
IQ: These are now half the size they were in 2005. What are they?
A: phone calls!
in 2005 they averaged three minutes, now they are half that according to Nielsen research in a Wired Magazine article
August 2, 2010
IQ: This is true for over half of cats. What is it?
A: they're overweight
Guesses: they're female? they stay indoors? they sleep in the day so they can wake you up at night? they're declawed?
July 30, 2010
IQ: The average U.S. household has eight of these. What are they?
A: radios... Thanks for listening!
Guesses: mirrors? pillows? family pictures?
July 29, 2010
IQ: One in four couples have this in common. What is it?
A: they sleep in separate beds or bedrooms
Guesses: same birthday? no children?
July 28, 2010
IQ: When it comes to this trait men outnumber women two to one. What is it?
A: being left handed
Guesses: colorblind? ability to read a map?
July 27, 2010
IQ: What is 2409752?
A: Lindsay Lohan's prison inmate number
Guesses: the name of a song? BP's phone number?
July 26, 2010
IQ: About fifty percent of us agree: it is never OK to sell this on Ebay. What is it?
A: your wedding dress
Guesses: underwear? engagement ring? pets? yourself?
July 23, 2010
IQ: Women listed the top three things that can ruin their day...#1: a fight with husband or boyfriend, #2: a bad day at work. What's number three?
A: jeans don't fit
Guesses: bad hair day?
July 22, 2010
IQ: In a social setting, two out of five people will lie about this. What is it?
A: their favorite sports team... our winner said she didn't really like any of them
Guesses: their job? their salary? their age? their weight? their political party? about having a good time? how terrific their life is?
July 21, 2010
IQ: Most men do this on the weekend. A majority of women do it on Monday. What is it?
A: wash their vehicle
Guesses: go to the bank? do the laundry? start a diet?
July 20, 2010
IQ: Be patient, this will only last for about five minutes. What is it?
A: the craving for junk food
Guesses: the express line at the store? filling the gas tank in the car? hiccups? sex?! getting put on hold?
July 19, 2010
IQ: The "average" person will purchase five of these this year. What are they?
A: movie tickets
Guesses: shoes? gift cards? watermelons? ice cream treats? cell phones?!
July 16, 2010
IQ: When you're in traffic there's an easy way to tell if another driver is prone to aggravation. What is it?
A: bumper stickers!
Guesses: honking? speeding? tailgaiting? "hand signals"? talking on a cell phone?
July 15, 2010
IQ: 75% of married men don't know the name of their wife's... what?
A: perfume
Guesses: boss? gynecologist? hairdresser? mother? first love?
July 14, 2010
IQ: Husbands borrow this from their wives more than any other thing. What is it?
A: tweezers (our winner said it's ear hair, because men are from Mars)
Guesses: money? lotion? nail clippers? cell phone?
July 13, 2010
IQ: In the United States this lasts about 31 minutes. In Europe it lasts 84 minutes. What is it?
A: the average nap time
Guesses: mealtime? smoking breaks? getting to work? bathing?
July 12, 2010
IQ: Today about twenty percent of women go without this. In the seventies only ten percent did. What is it?
A: children
Guesses: a partner? underwear? make up? a purse?
July 8, 2010
IQ: According to Women's Health magazine one way to reduce stress is to rub... what?
A: your earlobes
Guesses: your feet? the cat? soap, in the bath? someone else?
July 6, 2010
IQ: Americans love to do this and do it twice as much as Italians... maybe too much. What is it?
A: shampoo our hair
Guesses: drink too much wine? too much pasta? gaze at the moon? eat?
July 2, 2010
IQ: Experts say you should change this once a year, at least. What is it?
A: your ATM PIN (personal identification number)
Guesses: the battery in smoke alarm? battery in remote control? furnace filter? the oil?
July 1, 2010
IQ: According to the Wallstreet Journal only a third of women stay with this. Many say they change constantly. What is it?
A: their brand of shampoo
Guesses: their husband?! their hair color?? hairstyle..."because we're crazy"!
June 30, 2010
IQ: Eighty seven million Americans own an article of clothing with this on it. What is it?
A: an American flag
Guesses: a tag? a mustard stain? a sport team? a polo pony? alligator?
June 29, 2010
IQ: three quarters of vacationing families do this. What
A: turn the car around to get something they forgot!
Guesses: check their e mail? go to Wal-Mart? stay home? leave all the electronic devices at home?
June 28, 2010
IQ: Forty percent of Americans have a secret wish for... this. What?
A: to be taller
(our winner said she is 4'11")
Guesses: for their boss to quit?! to be thinner? win lottery? be somewhere else? be someone else?
June 25, 2010
IQ: Sixteen percent of women have been injured by doing this. What is it?
A: wearing high heels
Guesses: sky diving? applying mascara? zipping pants? curling hair?
June 24, 2010
IQ: This item may produce more pollution than anything else you own. What is it?
A: a gas powered lawn mower
Guesses: children?! pets? the car? the computer?
June 23, 2010
IQ: Women buy most of these but they believe that men need more of them. What are they?
A: self-help books
Guesses: underwear? vitamins? sunscreen?
June 22, 2010
IQ: Twenty percent of wives wish their husbands would do this more often. What is it?
A: say "I love you"
Guesses: do the laundry? "although last time he bleached everything!" give her a message? help with the chores?
June 21, 2010
IQ: According to Newsweek, One hundred eighty thousand women have this in common. What is it?
A: they are in prison
Guesses: they make more than their husbands? are millionaires? are CEO's? they carry guns? are nuns?
June 18, 2010
IQ: When it comes to driving, women are better at this than men. What is it?
A: using turn signals
Guesses: getting out of traffic tickets? getting directions? avoiding road rage? not speeding?
June 17, 2010
IQ: There is a secret people keep from their spouses. Most spouses will never know. What is it?
A: their atm pin (number)
Guesses: romantic fantasies? how much they make? weight? how much they spent at the casino? how much they spent on a haircut? how many previous partners? their computer password? what they look at on the internet? secret bank account?
June 16, 2010
IQ: More dog owners name their pets after this food than any other. What is it?
A: Oreo
Guesses: 4000 people said cupcake, biscuit! Candy? Hot dog? Wiener? Ginger?
June 15, 2010
IQ: Twenty seven percent of married couples fight about this the most. What is it?
A: the laundry
Guesses: toothpaste? he keeps turning the alarm off over and over? disciplining the children?
June 14, 2010
IQ: Nearly half the people who own DVR's do this. What is it?
A: actually watch the commercials
(which in some cases are better than the show!)
Guesses: most people said never watch the shows they recorded because they don't have time!
June 11, 2010
IQ: The average cost of this is $3,700 an hour. What is it?
A: a wedding
Guesses: the president's plane? a ride in the space shuttle? the value of a mom?
June 10, 2010
IQ: Never mind the economy, spending on this continues to climb every year. What is it?
A: our pets!
Guesses: diets? fast food?
June 9, 2010
IQ: The average woman spends twenty thousand dollars on something she never uses. What is it?
A: clothes
Guesses: make up? jewelry? shoes? exercise equipment? gym memberships? condiments?
June 8, 2010
IQ: According to a new study women who do this are less likely to gain weight than those who don't. What is it?
A: drink wine
Guesses: become vegetarian? stay single? drink more water? give up television? chew gum? give up ice cream?
June 7, 2010
IQ: More of this is sold on Sunday than any other day of the week. What is it?
A: ice cream
Guesses: the 'snewspaper'? coffee?
June 4, 2010
IQ: If you're looking for a job experts say you should do this. What?
A: schedule your interview for late in the day.
The first person to be interviewed gets the job 17% of the time, the last person gets hired 55% of the time!
Guesses: get new shoes? polish the shoes? date the bosses son or daughter? try not to appear too desperate? look them in the eye? get those drunk pictures off of Facebook?
June 3, 2010
IQ: A new study says this is the most dangerous food to eat while driving. What is it?
A: potato chips
Guesses: taco? burrito? burger? ice cream? sunflower seeds?
June 2, 2010
IQ: U.S. prisoners say this is their favorite "non-jail" related television program. Which one?
A: Jerry Springer
Guesses: Oprah? I Love Lucy? Cops? Law and Order? Friends?
June 1, 2010
IQ: Due to their unique brain structure, women are superior at multitasking, according to msn.com. Men are far superior at this task. What is it?
A:parallel parking
Guesses: putting stuff together without the instructions? fixing stuff? giving advice, even if you didn't ask for it? driving? reading a map? organizing their tools?
May 28, 2010
IQ: You'll thank yourself later if you do this in the morning. What is it?
A: fill the gas tank.
Lowest prices are at 9:15AM. Prices go up as they get information on what other stations are charging.
Guesses: make your own coffee instead of paying too much? exercise? eat breakfast? plan dinner?
May 27, 2010
IQ: Over half of women in one survey believe childbirth is more pleasurable than this. What is it?
A: finding a swimsuit
Guesses: going to the dentist? speaking in public? dieting?
May 26, 2010
IQ: Younger people do this an average of thirty times per year... older people, not so much. What is it?
A: have pizza delivered
Guesses: go to the movies? stay up all night? throw parties?
May 25, 2010
IQ: Men find women more attractive when they do this. What is it?
A: wear red
Guesses: cook for them? wear high heels? play with their hair? smile? laugh? get angry and ignore them?! wear make up? wear no make up?
May 24, 2010
IQ: teenage girls do this, on average eighty times a day. Teenage boys do it thirty times a day. What is it?
A: send text messages.
Our winner said her daughter sent 10,000 texts last month... well over 300 a day!
Guesses: look in the mirror? (especially the boys)
May 21, 2010
IQ: Thirty six percent of us say this is the most annoying thing at work. What is it?
A: a slow printer
Guesses: coworkers on cell phones? too much perfume? getting put on hold? coworkers who expect you to listen when they talk?!
May 20, 2010
IQ: 34% of us regret something we've done socially. What is it?
A: what they posted on Facebook (or other social networking website)
Guesses: congratulating someone on their pregnancy and it turns out they're just fat? going to a class reunion? drinking too much at the office party?
May 19, 2010
IQ: About a quarter of all women carry this in their purse. What is it?
A: a toothbrush
Guesses: alarming guesses: a gun? mace? taser? knife? a swiss army knife "with a corkscrew for opening wine"
May 18, 2010
IQ: Only ten percent of us enjoy the taste of this. What?
A: the glue on envelopes
Guesses: liver? cod liver oil? licorice? cough syrup? horse radish? cigars?
May 17, 2010
IQ: To stay healthy, avoid doing this over the weekend. What?
A: housework
Guesses: drinking? working? staying up too late? overeating?
May 14, 2010
IQ: One in five parents have regrets about this. What is it?
A: the name they chose for their son or daughter
Guesses: getting their child a cell phone? friending a child on Facebook?
May 13, 2010
IQ: It's not clear why but most married men share this nightly ritual. What is it?
A: he sleeps on the right side of the bed
(a listener pointed out this is the only time her husband gets to be right!)
Guesses: fall asleep in front of the tv news? give his wife a goodnight kiss? polish his wedding ring?
May 12, 2010
IQ: Sixty two percent of us do this first thing when we get to work. What is it?
A: delete eMail
Guesses: turn on the radio? make coffee? turn on the computer?
May 11, 2010
IQ: Workers say since starting their current job they have ten more of these. What?
A: pounds!
Guesses: people they don't like?! friends? keys? grey hairs?
May 10, 2010
IQ: Almost sixty five percent of businesses ban this at work. What is it?
A: flip-flops
Guesses: Facebook? (a listener said they "tried" to ban it!) smoking? cell phones?
April 30, 2010
IQ: Fifty percent of workers in one poll said this is the perk they would most like to have at work. What?
A: free soda
Guesses: internet? a male listener said "free lapdances"!, flexible hours? a gym? free coffee? to be appreciated? a bed? birthday parties? a four day workweek?
April 29, 2010
IQ: A majority of women say they are not interested in dating a man with this physical charactoristic. What is it?
A: he weighs less than her
Guesses: goatee? beard? hairy back? moustache? short? bad teeth? tattoo? beer belly? one long eyebrow?
April 28, 2010
IQ: Thirteen percent of men say if a woman does this on the first date he won't ask her out for a second date. What is it?
A: orders the most expensive thing on the menu
Guesses: insists on driving? talks about her ex? talks about her salary? yawns? talks too much about herself?
April 27, 2010
IQ: The "Average American" will spend six months of their life doing this. What is it?
A: waiting at red lights
Guesses: in line? surfing the web? paying bills?
April 26, 2010
IQ: Fifty eight percent of women say this is their man's worst habit. What is it?
A: channel surfing
Guesses: spitting?! leaving towels on the floor? snoring?
April 23, 2010
IQ: About fifteen percent of people say they look forward to the weekend for this reason. What is it?
A: doing the laundry!
(our winner said she looks forward to her husband doing the laundry)
Guesses: sleeping in? playing golf?
April 22, 2010
IQ: Most women say men over forty who still wear this fashion look absolutely rediculous. What is it?
A: a backward baseball cap
Guesses: ponytail? white sox? sox with sandals? saggy pants?
April 21, 2010
IQ: Use of these went up over 350% in the last year. What are they?
A: printable coupons
Guesses: cell phones? text messages? "tweets" on Twitter? Ipods?
April 20, 2010
IQ: Forty percent of women admit they base their first impression of someone on this. What is it?
A: their shoes
Guesses: their eyes? their car?
April 19, 2010
IQ: Four out of five women in this study say they dread this more than anything. What is it?
A: trying on clothes... our winner specified swimsuits
Guesses: blind dates? the scale? doctor's visits?
April 16, 2010
IQ: The Wallstreet Journal says that men won't spend over forty dollars for this. Women won't spend LESS than eighty. What is it?
A: a haircut
Guesses: shoes? designer jeans?
April 15, 2010
IQ: A recent survey asked what has been in your freezer the longest. This was the number one answer. What?
A: a pot pie
Guesses: baking soda? wedding cake? anything "diet"?
April 13, 2010
IQ: Just over thirty percent of women have never done this. What is it?
A: changed a tire
Guesses: played team sports? gone to a game? changed the oil?
April 12, 2010
IQ: Nearly forty percent are embarrassed by this. What is it?
A: their middle name
Guesses: nose? belly button? feet? a goofy relative? a dirty car? husband?
April 9, 2010
IQ: Over a million of these will be sold this year. Sixty two percent of them will never be used. What is it?
A: swimsuits
Guesses: gym memberships? gift cards? shoes?
April 8, 2010
IQ:In a survey this year, thirty five percent of us admitted doing this during the Olympics. What was it?
A: crying
Guesses: eating at McDonald's? exercising more? calling in sick to watch? recording some events?
April 7, 2010
IQ: New Mexico has one of the lowest rates in the nation. Only ten percent signed up for this. What is it?
A: Facebook!
(seems unlikely here in Albuquerque) details here
Guesses: to vote? library card? the census form? the free online tax filing? military service?
April 6, 2010
IQ: Roughly thirty three percent of women will do this at least once in their lifetimes. What is it?
A: dye their hair blonde (Our second caller got it.)
Related news item from Phil's show today: blondes earn more money!
Guesses: get married?
April 5, 2010
IQ: The most borrowed item in the United States is books. What is second on that list?
A: jumper cables!
Guesses: movies?
April 2, 2010
IQ: The number one most searched place on GPS (global positioning service) devices is Wal-Mart. What is number two?
A: Starbucks
Guesses: Target? the movies? restaurants? airports?
April 1, 2010
IQ: You're a big rock star, your band has been playing in America over thirty years and you want to stay lost in this moment forever. Who are you?
A: Aerosmith
March 31, 2010
IQ: When it comes to this activity the average age is surprisingly 35. What is it?
A: video gaming
note: older gamers may be fatter and more depressed. Click here for article
Guesses: getting married? having children? golfing?
March 30, 2010
IQ: The average for women is twenty, for men it's six. What is it?
A: minutes spent on a cell phone call
Guesses: pairs of shoes? friends?
March 29, 2010
IQ: Nine percent of us are refusing to do this. What is it?
A: fill out the census form
Guesses: carry a cell phone? use direct deposit? pay income taxes?
March 25, 2010
IQ: Men become more...what? in the presence of a beautiful woman?
A: accident prone
Guesses: taller(stop slouching)? shy? talkative? intimidated? willing to brag?
March 24, 2010
IQ: Seventy percent of Americans, according to one survey, never get this done on time. What is it?
A: oil changes
(note: Consumer Reports says we can usually wait up to five thousand miles between oil changes)
Guesses: (most of our listeners said "taxes")
March 23, 2010
IQ: Compared to a year ago people are doing much less of this at work. What is it?
A: showing up late
Guesses: working? ("everybody's on the internet"), gossiping? making copies? talking--they're all on Facebook? vacation? goofing off? going to the vending machine? smoking?
March 22, 2010
IQ: In a year, the average child will consume fifteen pounds of this. What?
A: cereal
Guesses: sugar? ramen noodles? ice cream? bananas? boogers?! french fries?
March 18, 2010
IQ: Three out of four men feel that they are superior to women when it comes to this. What is it?
A: being funny
Guesses: driving? finances? everything? cooking? fixing stuff?
March 17, 2010
IQ: According to a new poll twenty four percent of Americans say they do this when they eat. What is it?
A: watch TV
Guesses: take an antacid? pray? drive? belch?
March 16, 2010
IQ: The number one comfort food for women is ice cream. What came in second?
A: mac and cheese
Guesses: pizza? chips? chocolate? pickles? doughnuts? fresh baked cookies? peanut butter?
March 15, 2010
IQ: Thirty four percent of us have gone to work wearing this embarrassing thing. What is it?
A: the price tag still on
Guesses: toothpaste? mismatched shoes? slippers? a dryer sheet? mismatched sox? curlers? clothes inside out?
March 12, 2010
IQ: Twenty one percent of dogs and seven percent of cats can do this. What?
A: snore
Guesses: fetch? stand on their front legs? hind legs? talk?
March 11, 2010
IQ: A full sixty eight percent of shopppers are annoyed by this. What is it?
A: "extended warranty" pitches
Cunsumer Reports says in most cases just say no.
Guesses: (our listeners count the ways!) shopping carts with one wheel that doesn't work? self checkout scanners? a store full of people and only two checkers? when they pounce on you like vultures when you walk in? when they say it's on sale and it's not? no fitting rooms? when they leave everybody waiting while they check the price? they have every size except yours?
March 10, 2010
IQ: When asked to describe their ideal man, forty one percent of women said they are turned on by...what?
A: a stubbly man!
Guesses: a good sense of humor? a smile? a man with a job?
March 9, 2010
IQ: The busiest day for this is Monday. What is it?
A: plumbers
One goofy website said it's because wives are calling them to correct the work their husbands attempted over the weekend. A listeners said a more likely explanation is that some plumbers charge double for weekends!
March 8, 2010
IQ: Over the course of a lifetime a woman will spend six thousand dollars on this. What is it?
A: handbags
Guesses: hair care products? nylons?
March 5, 2010
IQ: Twenty percent of adults say they are unable to do this common thing. What is it?
A: send text messages
Guesses: funniest answer: stop a Toyota! whistle? skip? ride a bike? operate a computer?
March 4, 2010
IQ: According to one magazine this is the most deceptive word used in food advertising. What is it?
A: healthy
according to Men's Health magazine which has a long list of not so healthy foods on their website
Guesses: organic? "natural"? fat free?
March 3, 2010
IQ: The "average" American worker spends over twelve hours a week doing this. What?
A: trying to LOOK busy!
Guesses: filing? eating? driving to work? in dumb meetings?
March 2, 2010
IQ: When it comes to our kitchens this amazing figure is forty percent. What is it?
A: the amount of food tossed
(One mom explained it was the vegetables her kids wouldn't eat)
Guesses: the wasted space from cabinets that are too high? The time we spend there? the amount of junk food?
March 1, 2010
IQ: Eighty percent of married people admit doing this while their partner is away. What?
A: sleeping on their side of the bed
Guesses: drinking? borrowing their razor? not bothering to shower or wash the dishes? napping? eating a quart of ice cream out of the carton?
February 26, 2010
IQ: The "average" woman has five of these, the average man has 12. What is it?
A: hats
Guesses: keys? belts? pairs of pants?
February 25, 2010
IQ: Is the economy recovering? A sure sign is increased sales of this. What is it?
A: men's underwear
According to former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, explained in the book "The Age of Turbulence"
Guesses: houses? cars? neckties? miniskirts?
February 24, 2010
IQ: According to a British dating website thirteen percent in their survey broke up with someone using this method. What was it?
A: by way of Facebook!
Guesses: text message? e mail? post-it note (from SATC episode)?
February 23, 2010
IQ: Sales of these have gone up twenty percent in the last year. What are they? (think Olympics)
A: snowboards
Guesses: flags? passports?
February 22, 2010
IQ: During a woman's lifetime she will spend over fifty thousand dollars on this. What is it?
A: hair care products
Guesses: shoes? make up? lipstick? manicures? outfits?
February 19, 2010
IQ: Seven out of ten parents admit they did this in front of their teenagers. What was it?
A: they talked on a cell phone while driving
Guesses: kiss? curse? drink? smoke?
February 18, 2010
IQ: Sales of this product may not be due to medical necessity but because people are addicted to it. What is it?
A: lipbalm
(A listener suggested that Magic is an "enabler" by passing it out at our remote broadcasts!)
Guesses: accupuncture? oxygen? coffee? cough syrup? Nyquil?
Tylenol PM? plastic surgery? Nicorette?
February 17, 2010
IQ: In New Mexico over a third of us stopped using this in the last decade. What is it?
A: landline telephones
(Qwest figures according the Albuquerque Journal)
Guesses: checks? a watch? banks?
February 16, 2010
IQ: Even though they ran an ad on the Superbowl, on an annual basis women buy far more of these than men. What are they?
A: flowers
(Teleflora ran the ad, source: MSN.com)
Guesses: gym memberships? razors? Budlights? underwear? Snickers bars?
February 12, 2010
IQ: According to a new survey this is the LEAST romantic place to propose marriage. Where?
A: at the office
(counterpoint: a listener said her husband proposed at a call center in front of hundreds of cheering co workers and she loved it...they've been married 10+ years.)
Guesses: in the car? at the store, particularly the meat department!? at her parent's house? at a game? at the laundromat?
February 11, 2010
IQ: 67% of pet owners say they can do this. What is it?
A: understand their bark or meow
Guesses: teach them to 'sit'? give them a bath?
February 10, 2010
IQ: We all pay a 6000 percent mark up on this. What is it?
A: text messages
Source: NY Times...great article: "What Carriers Aren't Eager to Tell You About Texting":
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html?
Guesses: perfume? movie popcorn? coffee?
February 9, 2010
IQ: Sales of this went up twenty percent last year...a sign people were trying to SAVE money. What is it?
A: home hair coloring kits
Guesses: movie rentals? microwaves? garden hoses? savings bonds?
February 8, 2010
IQ: The Superbowl weekend is the single slowest weekend for one thing. What is it?
A: weddings
Guesses: the movies? shopping? restaurants?
February 5, 2010
IQ: 74% of single men and 82% of single women would have no problem doing this during the big game Sunday. What is it?
A: rooting against their date's team
Guesses: belching? going off their diet? sleeping?!
February 4, 2010
IQ: Women are twice as likely as men to do this on Facebook. What?
A: post a smiling profile picture
Guesses: post a picture with their kids? post a picture that's younger than they are? post a picture of somebody else? update their status?
February 3, 2010
IQ: The "average" person has 120 of these. What is it?
A: friends on Facebook
(note: every single woman who called knew the answer. It was only "impossible" for the men!)
February 2, 2010
IQ: This person was the top selling record artist last year. Who was it?
A: Michael Jackson
Guesses: Taylor Swift? Miley Cirus? John Mayer?
February 1, 2010
IQ: The average person keeps this household item for about seven years. What is it?
A: a couch or sofa
Guesses: tax returns? the TV?
January 29, 2010
IQ: Thirty four percent of us say this is the biggest timewaster at work. What is it?
A: our good friend the internet
(Wallstreet Journal)
Guesses: meetings? coworkers? e mail?
January 28, 2010
IQ: Fifty percent of women in a recent survey said this is what makes them happiest. What is it?
A: sleeping!
Guesses: a happy family? losing weight?
January 27, 2010
IQ: You'll be perceived as more important if you do this. What is it?
A: walk fast
Guesses: don't talk too much? dress professionally? pick up after yourself?
January 26, 2010
IQ: Twenty four percent of workers say they hate it when a coworker does this. What?
A: wear too much perfume or cologne
Guesses: our listeners count the ways: blow their nose at their desks? turn the radio up to loud (obviously listening to something other than Magic!)? eat something that smells bad? talk too loud on the phone? have too many cutesy family pictures? come to work when they are sick? call in sick and leave you with more work? touch you? sit on your desk? suck up to the boss? smell like cigarettes? take their shoes? take the last cup of coffee?
January 25, 2010
IQ: Women who consume this are 33% more likely to exercise vigorously. What is it?
A: alcohol
(University of Miami research in Oprah magazine)
Guesses: chocolate? coffee? water?
January 22, 2010
IQ: Sixty percent of us have attempted to flirt in this unlikely place. Where?
A: in traffic... our winner uses a smile
Guesses: at work? at the supermarket? the produce section? in line at the DMV? by email? at a bookstore?
January 21, 2010
IQ: The average woman burns 48,000 calories a year doing this... men, not so much. What is it?
A: shopping
Guesses: cleaning? talking?
January 20, 2010
IQ: One third of New Mexico families shun this business. Which one?
A: banks!
according to an FDIC study. full story at NM Business Weekly
Guesses: dentists? cable TV or dish?
January 19, 2010
IQ: One third of New Mexico households shun this business. Which one?
A: No answer yet! To be continued tomorrow
Guesses: Walmart? pest control? insurance? fitness places? charities? fast food? casinos? cookies? telemarketers? payday loan places?
January 18, 2010
IQ: There's one thing that puts us all in a better mood, regardless of age, gender, or social status. What is it?
A: the weekend
Guesses: ice cream? chocolate? love? a hug? winning the lottery? music? a smile?
January 15, 2010
IQ: The average for women is two. What is it?
A: number of times she changes her outfit before leaving the house
Guesses: husbands? glasses of wine? children?
January 14, 2010
IQ: An insurance survey (State Farm, 2008) found that fewer than half of us do this. What is it?
A: lock the door!
Entertaining full story in the New York Times
Guesses: check the air in the tires? report an accident? even have insurance? renew the policy? use turn signals?
January 12, 2010
IQ: Cold weather brings an increase in this. What is it?
A: nightmares!
Guesses: eating? pregnancy? flu? bills?
January 11, 2010
IQ: Thirty percent of divorced women said this is the best thing about being single. What is it?
A: full control of the TV!
Guesses: not having to cook if you don't want to? no more sports? time alone?
January 8, 2010
IQ: At any given time eleven percent of drivers are doing this, according to a federal study. What is it?
A: talking on their phones
Guesses: eating? reading?!
January 7, 2010
IQ: Injuries caused by this send about 6000 of us to the E.R. every year. What is it?
A: opening plastic packages
January 6, 2010
IQ: Forty five percent of Americans admit talking to this inanimate object. What is it?
A: the bank ATM
(our winner said her ATM wouldn't take the money she tried to give it)
Guesses: the TV("you idiot")? their computer ("Hurry up")? the refrigerator ("don't let me get that pie")?
January 5, 2010
IQ: Twenty four percent of women would like to change this about their man. What is it?
A: his hairstyle
Guesses: his height? his smoking? nothing at all?
January 4, 2010
IQ: Twenty five percent of women carry this in their purse. What is it?
A: a calculator
Guesses: many said mace!
