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Thursday 5/17/12
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Wednesday 5/16/12
Today’s mom spends a mere 125 seconds on this. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Baby” and “Disposable”
Answer: “Changing a diaper.” (Each diaper change takes about 2:05)
(Congrats to the winner: Stefanie Anderson from Ogden!)
Tuesday 5/15/12
More than 1/3 of all 911 calls are made after THIS happens. What?
Clues: “Accident” and “Rear”
Answer: “Butt-dialing”
(Congrats to our winner: Megan from Sidney!)
Monday 5/14/12
A recent national magazine survey showed that when couples travel, THIS is what they argue about most. What?
Clues: “Relief” and “Hold it!”
Answer: When to stop for bathroom breaks.
Week of 5/7/12
FRIDAY!!! 5/11/12
Approximately 1 out of 6 women say that before company comes over, they absolutely have to do … WHAT?
Clues: “Replace” and “2-ply”
Answer: Change the toilet paper roll.
Thursday 5/10/12
It is estimated that as many as 8 out of 10 Americans are dealing with THIS right now. What?
Clues: “Nagging” and “Spine”
Answer: Back pain.
Wednesday 5/9/12
About one-third of adults say that, if they were sure nobody would see them, they would do THIS publicly. What?
Clues: “Car” and “Signal”
Answer: “Run a red light.”
Tuesday 5/8/12
About 2 in 5 women admit they have actually done this to a man during a fight. What?
Clues: “Arm” and “Heels”
Answer: “Thrown a SHOE at him!”
Monday 5/7/12
Research has show that the more intelligent you are, the more you do this. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Mental” and “Agonize”
Answer: Worry.
Week of 4/30/12
FRIDAY!!! 5/4/12
Roughly 4 in 10 of us say we would like to do THIS on a first date. What?
Clues: “First” and “Base”
Answer: Make out.
Thursday 5/3/12
A number of studies have found that for the most part, ‘lefties’ do this faster than ‘righties.’ What?
Clues: “Explosion” and “Anger”
Answer: Lose their temper.
Tuesday 5/1/12 & Wednesday 5/2/12
Not everyone does this. But of the people who do THIS, a vast majority do it at just after 8PM. What do they do?
Clues: “Internet” and “Credit card”
Answer: “Online shopping.”
Monday 4/30/12
If you do it this year, it’ll cost you an average of just under $350. And that’s a lot LESS than is cost last year. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Event” and “Bride & Groom”
Answer: Go to a wedding.
Week of 4/23/12
FRIDAY!!! 4/27/12
A little over half of American adults say they keep one of these in their car at all times. What is it?
Clues: “Perforated” and “2-ply”
Answer: A roll of toilet paper.
Wednesday 4/25/12
The average woman says she’ll spend a little over HALF a year doing this. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Mirror” and “Unhappy”
Answer: Having a bad hair day.
Tuesday 4/24/12
It doesn’t seem possible, but these have been a part of our lives (and a household word) for over a quarter century. What?
Clues: “Internet” and “Address”
Answer: “Dot-com” domain names.
Monday 4/23/12
People with cell phones did WHAT about 4 and a half BILLION times last year?
Clues: “Annoying” and “Words”
Answer: Received a spam text.
Week of 4/16/12
FRIDAY!!! 4/20/12
If you’re the average person, you will buy one of these on about 5 occasions this year. What?
Clues: “Screen” and “Box office”
Answer: Five movie tickets.
Thursday 4/19/12
About one in five women say they are planning to experience this for the first time this summer. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Pole” and “Bobber”
Answer: Fishing.
Wednesday 4/18/12
About 2/3 of employees say that they will actually work harder if their employer provides them with WHAT?
Clues: “December” and “Unwrap”
Answer: A holiday gift.
Tuesday 4/17/12
Over it’s entire life, one of THESE will only travel a total of about 2,000 feet – or less. What is it?
Clues: “Color” and “Permanent marker”
Answer: A Sharpie!
Monday 4/16/12
American men are responsible for buying more than 100 million dollars worth of this per year. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Cosmetic” and “Darker”
Answer: Hair dye.
Week of 4/9/12
FRIDAY!!! 4/13/12
Almost one in five of us admit to engaging in this unusual method of dental care. What is it?
Clues: “Between” and “Blond or brunette”
Answer: Flossing with a human hair.
Thursday 4/12/12
Roughly 6 out of every 10 of THESE sold in American is eaten by a man. What are they?
Clues: “Fingers” and “Salty”
Answer: Chips!
Wednesday 4/11/12
New scientific data suggests that one of THESE might affect your bodily systems for as long as 4 weeks. What?
Clues: “Afterwards” and “Alcohol”
Answer: A hangover.
Tuesday 4/10/12
If you’re the average American, chances are, you did this about 20 times over the past year – sometimes, just for the adrenaline rush! What are we talking about?
Clues: “Wrong” and “Violation”
Answer: Broke a law in some way – speeding, pilfering, littering.
Monday 4/9/12
Roughly one in three of us have shed a little blood trying to do this seemingly safe, everyday, household task. What task?
Clues: “Kitchen” and “Roll”
Answer: Tearing off a sheet of aluminum foil.
Week of 4/2/12
FRIDAY!!! 4/5/12
If you are the average American, about 3 bucks out of every 100 you earn will go toward what?
Clues: “Katy Perry” and “Sweet”
Answer: Candy!
Thursday 4/5/12
Women spend an average of 3 more hours doing this today than they did half-a-century ago. What is it?
Clues: “Family” and “Contractions”
Answer: Give birth.
Wednesday 4/4/12
If you’re a guy, you are twice as likely as a woman to be in some kind of an accident because of these – WHAT?
Clues: “Electronic” and “Buds”
Answer: Headphones.
Tuesday 4/3/12
A majority of women said they would prefer a free one of WHAT to a big new diamond ring?
Clues: “Roomy” and “Clothes”
Answer: A walk-in closetthank you’ note.
Monday 4/2/12
About 4-and-a-half months of your career job time will be spent just doing THIS. What?
Clues: “Unproductive” and “Kill-A-Half-Hour Question”
Answer: Goofing off.
Week of 3/26/12
FRIDAY!!! 3/30/12
For most women, this is a 15 minute job. But most guys get it done in under 5. What?
Clues: “Dinner table” and “Review”
Answer: Telling you about their day.
Thursday 3/29/12
There will be an average of 4 of these in a typical woman’s life. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Appearance” and “Salon”
Answer: Hair color.
Wednesday 3/28/12
Roughly ONE THIRD of married people surveyed, said they have no clue about the size of their spouse’s [ B L A N K ]. What?
Clues: “Work” and “Every 2 weeks”
Answer: Paycheck.
Tuesday 3/27/12
Two out of five guys say they cannot remember the last time they did … WHAT?
Clues: “Mail” and “Gratitude”
Answer: Sent a ‘thank you’ note.
Monday 3/26/12
Today, a woman does this about 3 times as often as a typical guy. But half-a-century ago the opposite was true. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Click” and “Cheese!”
Answer: Take pictures.
Week of 3/12/12
Friday 3/16/12
About 1 in 5 of us say we had this phobia as kids – and we still have this fear today – what is it?
Clues: “Round” and “Inflated”
Answer: “Balloons”
Thursday 3/15/12
When THIS is happening, about one-quarter of adult women say they simply can’t keep their mouths shut. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Eyes” and “Cosmetic”
Answer: “They put on mascara.”
Wednesday 3/14/12
About 6 in 10 guys say that at one time or another they’ve done THIS by accident. What did they do?
Clues: “Relationship” and “Words”
Answer: “Said ‘I love you.’”
Tuesday 3/13/12
A recent weight-loss survey revealed that about 1 in 5 adult women admit to doing what just before they step on the scale?
Clues: “Heart” and “Heaven”
Answer: “Pray.”
Monday 3/12/12
About 1 in 6 women report suffering from feelings of guilt and regret when they DON’T do this. What?
Clues: “Bedroom” and “Tidy”
Answer: “Make their bed.”
Week of 3/5/12
Friday 3/9/12
If you want to have just an AVERAGE one of these, you better plan to spend more than 27-thousand dollars! What is it?
Clues: “Day” and “Vows”
Answer: “A wedding.”
Thursday 3/8/12
The average adult spend almost three hours a MONTH thinking about these things. What are they?
Clues: “Mistake” and “Do-over”
Answer: “Things we regret.”
Wednesday 3/7/12
Chances are, you have at least SOME of this is in your house right now. Nine out of ten of us do. What is it?
Clues: “Kitchen” and “Dessert”
Answer: “Ice cream.”
Tuesday 3/6/12
Roughly one in 6 people say they often choose to hide money here. Where is their secret hiding place?
Clues: “Leather” and “Western”
Answer: “In cowboy boots.”
Monday 3/5/12
Between the end of 2010 and the beginning of this year, the price of THIS has gotten an average of 42 cents cheaper. What?
Clues: “Kids” and “Pillow”
Answer: “Average pay-out by the Tooth Fairy.”
Week of 2/27/12
Friday 3/2/12
Almost a QUARTER fewer people are doing this now, compared to two years ago. What is it?
Clues: “Entertaining” and “Screen”
Answer: “Watching TV regularly.”
Thursday 3/1/12
A recent survey showed that 7 in 10 American dinners have this in common. What is it?
Clues: “Package” and “Disposable”
Answer: “They’re served on paper plates.”
Wednesday 2/29/12
When driving, men are far more likely to do this compared to women. What?
Clues: “Dashboard” and “Gauge”
Answer: “Keep driving on “E.”
Tuesday 2/28/12
If you’ve ever gotten one of these at a restaurant chances are it came from Maine. Nine out of 10 do. What are we talking about?
Clues: “After eating” and “Wood”
Answer: “Toothpicks.”
Monday 2/27/12
You didn’t see them all, but over 16-thousand of these went into last night’s Oscar ceremony in Hollywood. What?
Clues: “Fashion” and “Entrance”
Answer: “16,000 square feet of red carpet.”
Week of 2/20/12
Friday 2/24/12
According to a survey of women one of the top things that can ruin their day is when their [ BLANK ] … won’t … [ BLANK ].
Clues: “Closet” and “Tight”
Answer: “Clothes won’t fit!”
Thursday 2/23/12
For every 100 pounds of this made in the U.S. – about 80 pounds-worth is recycled. What?
Clues: “Roads” and “Surface”
Answer: “Asphalt.” 80% is broken up and used to pave again!
Wednesday 2/22/12
More than twice as many men hold to this belief when compared to women. What do you think it is?
Clues: “First impression” and “Romantic”
Answer: “Love at first sight.”
Tuesday 2/21/12
By the end of today, the will have happened almost 3 BILLION times around the world. What?
Clues: “Facebook” and “Thumb”
Answer: “Somebody ‘Likes’ something on Facebook.”
Monday 2/20/12 Presidents’ Day
There has only been one U.S. president, born before 1800, to have TWO of these. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Generations” and “Family tree”
Answer: “Living grandchildren.”
John Tyler, born in 1790, president in 1841, has TWO living grandchildren!
Week of 2/13/12
Friday 2/17/12
Sure, guys use ‘em too, but women are responsible for purchasing about 7 out of 10 of these … WHAT?
Clues: “Phone” and “Musical”
Answer: “Ringtones.”
Thursday 2/16/12
Roughly 1 in 7 of us say we’ve done this – but we had to be pretty drunk first. What are we talking about?
Clues: “Generous” and “Pay”
Answer: “Buy a round of drinks for the bar.”
Wednesday 2/15/12
Most of us would save about 9 bucks a week in fuel costs if we would just have this done to our car. What?
Clues: “Rear” and “Remove”
Answer: “Clean out the trunk.”
Tuesday 2/14/12 Happy Valentine’s Day!
There’s a one in two chance that you have come in contact with at least one of these sometime over the last week. What?
Clues: “Paper” and “Hallmark”
Answer: “A Valentine’s card.” 50% are purchased the ‘week of.’
Monday 2/13/12
On a typical Monday, most Americans won’t get around to doing this until almost lunch time. What?
Clues: “Mouth” and “Happy”
Answer: “Smiling.”
Week of 2/3/12
Friday 2/10/12
Over 22-thousand dollars of an average working woman’s career salary will go toward paying for … WHAT?
Clues: “Closet” and “Forever”
Answer: “Clothes she’ll NEVER wear!”
Thursday 2/9/12
About 7 in 10 diners will do this annoying thing next time they are out to eat. What?
Clues: “Online” and “Plate”
Answer: “Take a picture of their food & post it on Facebook.”
Wednesday 2/8/12
It is estimated that, so far, only about 100-thousand of these have been discovered – even though more than a million exist. What are they?
Clues: “Download” and “Phone”
Answer: “Smartphone Apps.”
Tuesday 2/7/12
Though Americans were consumed with the Super Bowl on Sunday … only about one in 20 of us also did WHAT sometime during the weekend?
Clues: “Numbers” and “Bracket”
Answer: “Did their taxes.”
Monday 2/6/12
Just over a THIRD of the people who were at The Big Game in Indy yesterday did THIS. What?
Clues: “Creative” and “Accounting”
Answer: “Wrote it off as a ‘business expense.’”
Week of 1/30/12
Friday 2/3/12
About one in six guys say they would gladly NOT do this in order to watch the Big Game on Sunday. What?
Clues: “Delivery” and “Labor”
Answer: “Attend the birth of a child.”
Thursday 2/2/12
A relationship study revealed that women who are looking for a happy, secure man in their life, will find those qualities in a man who has … WHAT?
Clues: “Family” and “Siblings”
Answer: “Sisters.”
Wednesday 2/1/12
Almost one-third of men who have gotten married say they did THIS the night before their wedding. What?
Clues: “Bed” and “Scary”
Answer: “Had a nightmare.”
Tuesday 1/31/12
Roughly 6 in 10 husbands say even though they might not act like it, deep-down, they really like it when their wives do WHAT?
Clues: “Coordinate” and “Wardrobe”
Answer: “Dress them.”
Monday 1/30/12
About one in four workers agree that THIS is their preferred relaxation technique on the job. But women are twice as likely to do it when compared to men. What?
Clues: “Desk” and “Remove”
Answer: “Take off their shoes.”
Week of 1/23/12
Friday 1/27/12
Almost half of women say, when sizing-up another woman they always base their first impression on her … WHAT?
Clues: “Size” and “Heels”
Answer: “Her shoes.”
Thursday 1/26/12
An above-average adult can easily do this more than 250 times in 60 seconds. What?
Clues: “Mouth” and “Language”
Answer: “Speak a word – 250 words per minute.”
Wednesday 1/25/12
Six in ten women are convinced their husband or boyfriend is incapable of doing this. What?
Clues: “Pants” and “Fire”
Answer: “Figuring out when they lie.”
Tuesday 1/24/12
When asked, about 7 in 10 college students admitted they’ve done this behind their roommate’s back. What?
Clues: “Fresh” and “Bristle”
Answer: “Use their toothbrush.”
Monday 1/23/12
A recent survey of men in the “dating pool,” showed an overwhelming 100% say they would NEVER go here on a first date. Where?
Clues: “Floor” and “DJ”
Answer: “A Dance Club.”
Week of 1/16/12
Friday 1/20/12
More than a quarter of a million American men had a doctor do what to them at some point in the last year?
Clues: “Inject” and “Appearance”
Answer: “Botox.”
Thursday 1/19/12
About a THIRD of parents say they have found out that their kids are doing this “underage.” What?
Clues: “Friends” and “Status”
Answer: “Getting a Facebook page.”
Wednesday 1/18/12
If you’re a working woman whose husband happens to be a millionaire, chances are your job is … WHAT?
Clues: “Sign” and “Sold”
Answer: “Real Estate Agent.”
Tuesday 1/17/12
Once considered a bit “eyebrow-raising,” one in three people say they now prefer to do it this way. What?
Clues: “Internet” and “eHarmony”
Answer: “Meeting someone they date online.”
Monday 1/16/12
A recent study shows that kids do better on tests, when they … (BLANK). What are we talking about?
Clues: “Soup” and “Virus”
Answer: “Have a cold.”
Week of 1/9/12
Friday 1/13/12
A relationship study has now show that if you gave this in your home, it will cause an average of 156 arguments per year! What is it?
Clues: “Hair” and “Bark”
Answer: “A dog.”
Thursday 1/12/12
Four out of five adult women admitted that they are annoyed, at least once a day, by THIS. What?
Clues: “Friend” and “Status”
Answer: “Something a friend posts on Facebook.”
Wednesday 1/11/12
About a THIRD of women say they do THIS when it comes to their shoes. What?
Clues: “Pain” and “Tight”
Answer: “Buy the wrong size because they look good.”
Tuesday 1/10/12
According to a new survey of employers, one in 30 said they were so impressed by a job candidate’s BLANK that they hired the person because of it. WHAT?
Clues: “Friend” and “Internet”
Answer: “Their Facebook page.”
Monday 1/9/12
For the average person, this is a 5-time-a-day occurrence. Yet, we probably rarely notice it is happening. What is it?
Clues: “Alone” and “Voice”
Answer: “Talking to oneself.”
Week of 1/2/12
Friday 1/6/12
This was originally developed to clean wallpaper. You’ve most-likely held it in your hand several times, but probably not recently. What is it?
Clues: “Toy” and “Can”
Answer: “Play-Dough.”
Thursday 1/5/12
Everyone of us had heard of this, but only an average of 3 people in 20 have every tried to EAT it. What?
Clues: “Rich” and “Eggs”
Answer: “Caviar.”
Wednesday 1/4/12
For every second that passes in the United States, 100 pounds LESS of this is available. What?
Clues: “Sweet” and “Hershey’s”
Answer: “Chocolate.” Consumed at a rate of 100 lbs. per second!
Tuesday 1/3/12
On average, for every 3 random women, each with cellphones, ONE of them will have access to what on their phone?
Clues: “Number” and “Break-up”
Answer: “An ex’s phone number in the phone.”
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2011 Kill-A-Half-Hour Question Archive
2010 Kill-A-Half-Hour Question Archive
