Tuesday 5/11/10
According to recent research, women do this 4 times more often than men – but me lie about it 3 times as often as women. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Eyes" and "Wet"
Answer: Crying.
Monday 5/10/10
When you average it out, there are over 200 more of these on Earth today than there were yesterday. What??
Clues: "Drive-thru" and "PIN"
Answer: ATM’s ... an average of 240 new ones are installed daily.
Week of 5/3/10
FRIDAY!!! 5/7/10
While not true for women, medical evidence shows that a man doing this for just 5 minutes experiences the same stress that can trigger a heart attack! What??
Clues: "Conversation" and "Out of his league"
Answer: Talking to a beautiful woman.
Thursday 5/6/10
Statistics show that, at work, a desk with THIS can increase your odds of getting a raise. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Mouth" and "Sweet"
Answer: Candy.
Wednesday 5/5/10
A recent study shows that as of 2010, the AVERAGE American adult now has about 17 of these. What are they?
Clues: "Secret" and "Computer"
Answer: Passwords.
Tuesday 5/4/10
According to a recent article, in about 2 out of 10 American marriages, the husband makes all the decisions (brand, type, etc) when it come to this product. What?
Clues: "Bathroom" and "Roll"
Answer: Toilet paper.
Monday 5/3/10
There are just NINE of these in the United States and each of them is under 50 feet tall. What are we talking about?
Clues: "California" and "Sign"
Answer: Letters in the 'Hollywood' sign.
Week of 4/26/10
FRIDAY!!! 4/30/10
According to a new survey, more than THREE QUARTERS of of the women asked think a man over 30 should never been seen wearing ... WHAT?
Clues: "Head" and "Lobe"
Answer: An earring.
Thursday 4/29/10
People, dogs and cats all do this. About half as many dogs do it compared to people. About a THIRD as many cats do it when compared to dogs. What is it?
Clues: "Sound" and "Sleep"
Answer: Snore. (About 48% of people, 22% of dogs and 7% of cats)
Wednesday 4/28/10
About one in 15 Americans say they look forward to the weekend because they finally get to … WHAT?
Clues: "Wet" and "Fold"
Answer: Laundry (Seriously, who are these people!?!?).
Tuesday 4/27/10
If you’re married - divorced, separated and single people only get to do this half as much as you. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Resolution" and "Argument"
Answer: Apologize.
Monday 4/26/10
About 4 in 10 of us say even though we know the dangers, we LOVE doing this. WHAT?
Clues: "Consume" and "Uncooked"
Answer: Eating raw cookie dough.
Week of 4/19/10
FRIDAY!!! 4/23/10
If you’re going to do this, you are three times more likely to wait until nobody else is around rather than do it "publicly." What?
Clues: "Words" and "Music"
Answer: Sing.
Thursday 4/22/10
Statistics say this will happen to you about three times a month. What?
Clues: "Shutter" and "Cheese"
Answer: Someone will take your picture.
Wednesday 4/21/10
When it comes to this fact, eight in ten women say they know it, while eight in ten men admit they don’t. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Measurement" and "Finger"
Answer: Their ring size.
Tuesday 4/20/10
Recent survey results showed that about one in 17 U.S. husbands are clueless when it comes to their wives’ ... WHAT?
Clues: "Feet" and "Inches"
Answer: Height.
Monday 4/19/10
If 2010 turns out to be an average year, you’ll receive 17 of these. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Buzz" and "Itchy"
Answer: Bug bites.
Week of 4/12/10
FRIDAY!!! 4/16/10
One in five Americans admit that they don’t know how to do this common thing. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Blagojevich" and "Phone"
Answer: Send a text message.
Thursday 4/15/10
About 33 hours of your year will be spent doing this. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Today" and "1040"
Answer: Filling out and filing your taxes.
Wednesday 4/14/10
In a recent survey of single women, the majority admit they will initiate flirting with a guy if he has ... WHAT?
Clues: "Round" and "Finger"
Answer: A wedding ring.
Tuesday 4/13/10
A recent auto industry article revealed that couples buying a NEW car fight about WHAT more than any other issue?
Clues: "Console" and "Drink"
Answer: The cupholders!
Monday 4/12/10
If you’re a guy who has one of these, bad news! Eight in ten women surveyed recently said they would NOT date you because of it. What?
Clues: "Salt" and "Pepper"
Answer: A head of grey hair.
Week of 4/5/10
FRIDAY!!! 4/9/10
Experts say you should replace your home’s WHAT about every seven years?
Clues: "Comfort" and "Cushions"
Answer: Your couch - the "experts" being furniture dealers methinks.
Thursday 4/8/10
About one in 14 people who do this say that while they CAN do it elsewhere, they PREFER doing it in the bathtub. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Relaxing" and "Glass"
Answer: Drink wine.
Wednesday 4/7/10
Chances are you the next time you need this, you’ll have to borrow it from someone else since statistics show that the vast majority of us don’t own them. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Red" and "Black"
Answer: A set of jumper cables.
Tuesday 4/6/10
This is part of eight in ten women’s wardrobes at some point each week. What is it?
Clues: "Crumpled" and "Laundry"
Answer: Some item of dirty clothes.
Monday 4/5/10
Recent research suggests that if you look hard enough, you should be able to find about four of these in your home right now. Four what?
Clues: "Numbers" and "Hands"
Answer: Clocks.
Week of 3/29/10
Friday 4/2/10
The latest statistics show that in America, the average width of one of these is now 18 inches. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Cheeks" and "Glutes"
Answer: The average American's butt - or should we say 'backside?'
Thursday 4/1/10
About a QUARTER of us admit that we'll take a picture of someting because we like WHAT about it?
Clues: "Sense" and "Nose"
Answer: The way it smells.
Wednesday 3/31/10
A recent relationship survey asked adults what single thing could improve their love life the most. Just over a third of respondents said the same thing. What?
Clues: "Bedroom" and "Posturpedic"
Answer: A new mattress.
Tuesday 3/30/10
Even though we’re not supposed to, slightly more than a THIRD of us have worn one of these to work. What is it?
Clues: "Accidental" and "Just bought"
Answer: A price tag still attached to some new clothes.
Monday 3/29/10
Your numbers may vary but most of us will go through about three of these in a decade. Three What?
Clues: "Job" and "Corner office"
Answer: Three bosses.
Week of 3/22/10
FRIDAY!!! 3/26/10
You’ve probably never counted them but on average, you’ll see over 2,000 of these in a month. What?
Clues: "Mouse" and "Surf"
Answer: Websites.
Thursday 3/25/10
Only 4 in 10 of us say we ever used one of these - yet it’s something that is part of our lives every day (in some form). What are we talking about?
Clues: "Dial" and "Call"
Answer: A rotary dial phone.
Wednesday 3/24/10
About a third of us say we regularly go to the grocery store and engage in this non-food-related activity. What is it?
Clues: "Checkout" and "Rack"
Answer: Read the tabloids.
Tuesday 3/23/10
A recent survey of women who date revealed that 6 in 10 think it’s a bad idea to date a man with what physical characteristic?
Clues: "Less" and "Scale"
Answer: A guy who weighs less than her.
Monday 3/22/10
Couples who found the love of their life through an online matchmaking service say they still do WHAT with their friends?
Clues: "Self-conscious" and "Cover story"
Answer: Lie about how they met.
Week of 3/15/10
FRIDAY!!! 3/19/10
You may be too young to remember but TV commercials for these NEVER ran before 1977. And most of the commercials for these that run today are laughed at. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Injury" and "Kanoski"
Answer: Lawyers
Thursday 3/18/10
Nearly three-quarters of husbands surveyed recently claimed they were ignorant of what fact about their wives?
Clues: "Brand" and "Fragrance"
Answer: Her favorite perfume.
Wednesday 3/17/10
At one time this was banned by Irish religious leaders. Today, we couldn’t imagine St. Patrick’s Day without it. What is it?
Clues: "Air" and "Music"
Answer: Music played on the bagpipes.
Tuesday 3/16/10
Roughly 2 in 5 of us claim we’ve done THIS while in a movie theatre. What is it?
Clues: "Sneaky" and "Snack"
Answer: Brought food from home into the theatre.
Monday 3/15/10
Statistics show that you’ll spend nearly $150 in 2010 buying about a dozen of … WHAT?
Clues: "Beverage" and "Cork"
Answer: Bottles of wine.
Week of 3/8/10
FRIDAY!!! 3/12/10
This was first developed in the late ‘60s, but wasn’t of use to many people until the ‘80s. You probably never used one until the 1990’s and today, you probably can’t live without one. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Handheld" and "Click"
Answer: A computer mouse.
Thursday 3/11/10
About one in five Americans admit they have done this while they were in someone else’s home. What?
Clues: "Bathroom" and "2-ply"
Answer: Changed the way their toilet paper hangs.
Wednesday 3/10/10
A popular parenting magazine reported that the majority of their readers said THIS is the number one thing a parent can do for their child. What is it?
Clues: "Books full of ‘em" and "Birth certificate"
Answer: Give them a good first name.
Tuesday 3/9/10
People in this career field say they routinely have to spend $600-$700 of their own cash – just to do their job! What’s the job?
Clues: "Underpaid" and "School"
Answer: Teachers - they spend an average of $659 a year on supplies!
Monday 3/8/10
A recent consumer survey showed THIS to be the most-purchased beauty product in the U.S. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Eyebrows" and "Tool"
Answer: Tweezers.
Week of 3/1/10
FRIDAY!!! 3/5/10
In a recent survey of moms, one in five admitted that THIS has made them late picking up their kids. What?
Clues: "Carrie Underwood" and "Relationship"
Answer: An affair!
Thursday 3/4/10
Nobody’s sure why, but researchers believe that a diet including at least ONE OUNCE of this per day will give you happier dreams. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Cow" and "Aged"
Answer: Cheese.
Wednesday 3/3/10
Just under HALF of the men polled recently said if a woman wants to look sexier, she just has to wear … WHAT?
Clues: "Eyes" and "Frames"
Answer: Glasses.
Tuesday 3/2/10
Though one of these doesn’t go very fast, the distance it would cover in a typical day, is about 168 miles. What is it?
Clues: "Liquid" and "Red"
Answer: Blood cell–traveling about 7 mph, it’ll cover 168 mi./day!
Monday 3/1/10
A recent survey revealed that more than half of women and about 4 in 10 men in the workplace have done this sneaky thing at least once. What is it?
Clues: "Money" and "Peek"
Answer: Secretly look at a co-worker’s pay stub.
Week of 2/22/10
FRIDAY!!! 2/26/10
A recent survey of workplaces showed that the highest percentage of WOMEN who call in sick have WHAT in common?
Clues: "Name" and "Kevin"
Answer: Sarah!
Thursday 2/25/10
Experts predict more than a million of these will be purchased in 2010 – but 6 in 10 will never be used. What are they?
Clues: "Summertime" and "Beach"
Answer: Swim suits.
Wednesday 2/24/10
Fifteen years ago, it was much more common to find one of these in the typical home. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Pants" and "Fur"
Answer: A family pet.
Tuesday 2/23/10
Statistics have revealed that women are TWICE as likely as men to do this on Facebook. What?
Clues: "Profile" and "Teeth"
Answer: Post a smiling profile picture.
Monday 2/22/10
In every single case researchers have studied recently, women take longer to get WHAT – when compared to men?
Clues: "Punch" and "Line"
Answer: Get a joke.
Week of 2/15/10
FRIDAY!!! 2/19/10
Buy this food and you’ll end up paying a mark-up of about 9 times what it’s worth. What are we talking about?
Clues were: "Bucket" and "Butter"
Answer: Movie theatre popcorn.
Thursday 2/18/10
recent findings show that eight in ten of us will admit that this is the first thing we do when we get out of bed in the morning. What?
Clues were: "Communication" and "Mobile"
Answer: Look at their cell phone.
Wednesday 2/17/10
A new poll shows that about a quarter of Americans do this every time they eat. (Doesn’t matter which meal.) Do what?
Clues were: "Buttons" and "Screen"
Answer: Watch TV.
Tuesday 2/16/10
If you’re a woman, during a typical week you will do this, on average, every 56 hours. If you’re a man, you’ll do it once a month or less. What is it?
Clues were: "Newspaper" and "Sign"
Answer: Check your horoscope.
Monday 2/15/10
About half of single people claim that for them, this happened at least once on a date. What is it?
Clues: "Communication" and "Thumbs"
Answer: They sent a text message.
Week of 2/8/10
FRIDAY!!! 2/12/10 (Unofficial Valentine's Day)
It has been documented that men who do this before work each day, usually land higher paying jobs AND live up to 5 years longer than men who don’t. What do they do?
Clues: "Mouth" and "Affection"
Answer: Kiss their wives goodbye! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thursday 2/11/10
About one in five of Americans admit they get really annoyed when this is done incorrectly. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Spin" and "Bathroom"
Answer: When the TP is on the roller the wrong way.
Wednesday 2/10/10
For most moms this has already happened by 8:30 in the morning – what are we talking about?
Clues: "Hectic" and "Crazy"
Answer: The most "stressful" time of their day.
Tuesday 2/9/10
About one in five members of the workforce say THIS is the reason they aren’t very productive in the office. What is it?
Clues: "Surroundings" and "Thermostat"
Answer: The temperature in the office.
Monday 2/8/10
Almost HALF of guys claim that this is their lifelong dream. What?
Clues: "Booze" and "Stools"
Answer: Open a bar.
Week of 2/1/10
FRIDAY!!! 2/5/10
About two-thirds of women said they would go out on a date with a guy they weren’t crazy about, as long as he took her - WHERE?
Clues: "BIG" and "Miami"
Answer: The Superbowl
Thursday 2/4/10
Every minute of every day, there are at least two of these somewhere in the world. What are they?
Clues: "Rumble" and "Haiti"
Answer: Two minor earthquakes.
Wednesday 2/3/10
Though they are all but extinct today, the very first of these were roughly the same size as a piano – what were they?
Clues: "Electronic" and "TV"
Answer: VCR’s - the first one made in 1956 was piano-sized!
What their spouse gave them for Christmas last year.
Tuesday 2/2/10
The longest mountain range on earth is the only one on the planet topped by WHAT??
Clues: "Wet" and "Underwater"
Answer: An ocean - the largest mountain range is under the
Atlantic Ocean.
Monday 2/1/10
If you’re the average woman, every 5 years you will use a quantity of THIS that’s roughly equal to your height. What is it?
Clues: "Mouth" and "Tube"
Answer: Lipstick.
Week of 1/25/10
FRIDAY!!! 1/29/10
According to new research, people who routinely sleep on their stomach are likely to experience more of these later in life - what?
Clues: "Lines" and "Face"
Answer: Facial wrinkles.
Thursday 1/28/10
A new survey says that about one in five American adults are guilty of doing what once a week?
Clues: "Overslept" and "Punch-the-clock"
Answer: Showing up late for work.
Wednesday 1/27/10
A new workplace study shows that 1 in 5 working Americans have NOT done this in the last 2 years. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Interview" and "References"
Answer: Updated their resume.
Tuesday 1/26/10
About a quarter of dog owners claim that they have to say this to their dog at least once a day. What?
Clues: "Affectionate" and "3 Little Words"
Answer: "I love you."
Monday 1/25/10
If you’re going to do THIS, statistics say you are going to do it on a Monday more often than any other day of the week. Do what?
Clues: "Car" and "Search"
Answer: Lose your keys.
Week of 1/18/10
FRIDAY!!! 1/22/10
Roughly 200 trees die each year as a result of just ONE of these. One of What?
Clues: "Creature" and "Teeth"
Answer: Beavers! The average one cuts down 200 trees a year.
Thursday 1/21/10
For every 15 minutes you spend engaged in this leisure activity, you’ll burn about 25 calories. What is it?
Clues: "Game" and "Newspaper"
Answer: Sudoku.
Wednesday 1/20/10
A revealing new study uncovered that THIS is the top reason people flirt at work. What’s the reason?
Clues: "Slacker" and "Delegate"
Answer: To get the other person to do their work for them.
Tuesday 1/19/10
Behavior experts have found that on any given week, women do this twice as many times as men. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Drive-up" and "PIN"
Answer: Use an ATM - women, 6; men, 3.
Monday 1/18/10
The most recent estimates indicate that, worldwide, for every human on earth there are TWO of these. What?
Clues: "Squeeze" and "Heinz"
Answer: Ketchup packets - about 11 billion in the world.
Week of 1/11/10
FRIDAY!!! 1/15/10
A majority of women admit this is one of the first things they do following a first date. What is it?
Clues: "Identity" and "Married"
Answer: Imagine how their name will sound with the guy’s last
name.
Thursday 1/14/10
Statistics show that people who do this are EIGHT TIMES more likely to be late than people who don’t. What?
Clues: "Time" and "Incorrect"
Answer: Set their watch or clocks ahead.
Wednesday 1/13/10
Men say it’s "3" - women say the number is more like "14." What are they referring to?
Clues: "Opposite sex" and "Serious"
Answer: The number of dates it takes before they feel like they are ‘falling in love’ with someone new.
Tuesday 1/12/10
A recent survey shows that women are twice as men to do this before lunchtime each day. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Bedroom" and "Sheets"
Answer: Make the bed.
Monday 1/11/10
If you’re the typical adult, there’s a one in four chance you did this during the first week of 2010. What is it?
Clues: "Wet" and "Emotional"
Answer: Cry.
Week of 1/4/10
FRIDAY!!! 1/8/10
The majority of adults these days say they do THIS only about 25 times a year. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Transaction" and "Book"
Answer: Write a check.
Thursday 1/7/10
According to experts, the ideal temperature for this to happen is 310-degrees. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Breakfast" and "Bread"
Answer: Toast!
Wednesday 1/6/10
A recent survey revealed that more than half of spouses could NOT remember this. What are we talking about?
Clues: "Tree" and "Gift"
Answer: What their spouse gave them for Christmas last year.
Tuesday 1/5/10
Every minute, three-quarters of a MILLION of these are made in the U.S. What?
Clues: "Office" and "Xerox"
Answer: Photocopies.
Monday 1/4/10
If you’re the average American who went home at some point over the Holidays, there’s a one in three chance you did WHAT?
Clues: "Mom & Dad" and "Bed"
Answer: Slept at your parents’ house or in your old bedroom.
2009 Kill-A-Half-Hour Question Archive
