Try and answer the Impossible Question every Thursday at 8:00am for a chance to win a prize.
August 26, 2010
Q: 30% of girls have done this without their parents permission or knowledge...
A: Got a piercing
August 19, 2010
Q: 1 in 100 American women will do this. In comparison, for Dutch women it's 1 in 3...
A: Give birth at home
August 12, 2010
Q: About 6% of Americans believe this historical event never happened...
A: Man landing on the moon
August 5, 2010
Q: 29% of Americans don't have even one of these, although there are 600 million of them out there...
A: Credit cards
July 29, 2010
Q: A survey found Monopoly to be the #1 board game. This was #2...
A: Clue
July 22, 2010
Q: In a recent survey GPS and a DVD player were ranked #1 and #2 for must-have accessories on a family road trip. What was #3?
A: Extra cup holders
July 15, 2010
Q: Americans used 870,000 tons of this last year...
A: Charcoal
July 8, 2010
Q: Only about 1 in 4 Americans have one of these. In Canada it's 1 in 2 people...
A: A passport
July 1, 2010
Q: 2% of Americans say they NEVER do this household task...
A: Clean the refrigerator
June 24, 2010
Q: 95% of these are purchased by women...
A: Candles
June 17, 2010
Q: Chances are you have about 130 of these...
A: Facebook friends
June 10, 2010
Q: The average American eats 46 pounds of this a year...
A: Ice cream
May 27, 2010
Q: 75% of married men don't know the name of their wife's...
A: Perfume
May 20, 2010
Q: 20% of Americans juggle 3 or more of these. Just 5% have only one...
A: Email Addresses
May 13, 2010
Q: The U.S. has 22% of the worlds supply of these...
A: Prison inmates
May 6, 2010
Q: Chances are you have between 5 and 6 thousand of these...
A: Words in your vocabulary
April 29, 2010
Q: The average American devotes 1% of his or her money to this...
A: Savings
April 22, 2010
Q: The average man will spend 3300 hours doing this in his lifetime...
A: Shaving
April 15, 2010
Q: The average woman will spend about $3100 in her lifetime on this...
A: Mascara
April 8, 2010
Q: Americans are expected to spend 21-billion dollars on this activity this year...
A: Gardening
April 1, 2010
Q: Over a billion of these are produced every year, and about 1/2 of them will be consumed in the next two weeks...
A: Peeps
March 25, 2010
Q: The average person does this in public 4 times a year...
A: Sing karaoke
March 18, 2010
Q: 47% of us have done this without actually speaking a word...
A: Dumped someone
March 11, 2010
Q: 30 years ago most Americans learned to do this. Now it's down to 21% and shrinking...
A: Drive a stick shift
March 4, 2010
Q: 15% of men have this embarrassing problem right now...
A: Their fly is open
February 18, 2010
Q: Believe it or not you'll eat about 3/4 cup of this today...
A: Sugar
February 11, 2010
Q: This fictional character gets about 1000 valentines every year...
A: Juliet of Romeo and Juliet
February 4, 2010
Q: About 3% of us will do this on Valentine's Day...
A; Give a gift to a pet
January 28, 2010
Q: 12% of Americans don't use this after they buy it...
A: A prescription
January 14, 2010
Q: Open any freezer in America and you have a 1 in 6 chance of finding this...
A: Cash
December 31, 2009
Q: About 1 in 5 Americans will do this with one or more of their Christmas gifts...
A: Sell it online
December 24, 2009
Q: Every year, 2 billion of these are sold...
A: Candy Canes
December 17, 2009
Q: Americans eat roughly 1.2 billion of these per year...
A; Cans of tuna
December 10, 2009
Q: The average household spent $37 on this last year...
A: Christmas trees
December 3, 2009
Q: During the Great Depression Americans did this about twice a week. Now we do it about five times a year...
A: Go to the movies
November 19, 2009
Q: The average person will go through 56 of these in his or her liftime...
A: Toothbrushes
November 12, 2009
Q: Only 39% of Americans believe in this...
A: Evolution
November 5, 2009
Q: 1 in 2000 babies is born with one of these...
A: A tooth
October 29, 2009
Q:Every week on average, Americans do this 3 times per week.
A:Eat Dessert
October 22, 2009
Q: The average American eats about 8 1/2 pounds of this per year...
A: Butter
October 22, 2009
Q: Despite the hype, only five percent of Americans use this...
A: Twitter
October 15, 2009
Q: The average American uses 13 of these a year...
A: Vacation Days
October 8, 2009
Q: Your left hand handles this task about 56% of the time...
A: Typing
October 1, 2009
Q: You'll never have to drive more than 145 miles to do this in the U.S...
A: Eat at McDonald's
September 24, 2009
Q: As of last year about 63-thousand women worked in this profession...the lowest amount ever...
A: Nuns
September 17, 2009
Q: The average American eats 160 of these per year...
A: Bowls of cereal
September 10, 2009
Q: On average it takes people seven minutes to do this...
A: Fall asleep
September 3, 2009
Q: 29% of American women say they never do this...22% of guys make the same claim
A: Drink alcohol
August 27, 2009
Q: Americans get about 350-million of these per day...
A: Cups of coffee
August 20, 2009
Q: The average American used 446 of these per year...
A: Gallons of gas
August 13, 2009
Q: The average person has 120 of these...
A: Facebook friends
July 29, 2009
Q: People will keep this 10 times longer if they like the color...
A: A business card
July 23, 2009
Q: Most of learned to do this in school, but 89% of us can't do it now...
A: Read Roman numerals
July 16, 2009
Q: In 1955 Americans purchased 70 millions of these. Now more than 2 billion are purchased each year...
A: Frozen dinners
July 9, 2009
Q: Over the course of a lifetime the average person will consume 2 gallons of what?
A: Pool water
July 2, 2009
Q: 70% of parents allow their children to do this on vacation but not at home...
A: Jump on the bed
June 25, 2009
Q: Around the world this happens 70 to 100 times every second...
A: Lightening flashes
June 18, 2009
Q: 25% of couples that live together argue about this in the summer...
A: Mowing the lawn
June 11, 2009
Q; When it comes to driving, women are 15% more likely to do this than men?
A: Hit a park car
June 4, 2009
Q: 1 in 4 office workers have this on their desk, but less than 1/3 use it...
A: A paper weight
May 28, 2009
Q: 47% of people say they would pay a premium for this in a restaurant...
A: A child-free zone
May 21, 2009
Q: 20% of adults say this is the last thing they do before they go to sleep...
A: Turn off their cell phone
May 14, 2009
Q: If you're a guy and have one of these, 1/2 the women in a recent survey say you're a dork...
A: A bluetooth
May 7, 2009
Q: Just 15 years ago only 4% of Americans purchased this online. Now that number is close to 30% and rising...
A: Car insurance
April 30, 2009
Q: North Americans love to do this. We do it twice as much as Italians, and experts say we do it too much...
A: Wash our hair
April 16, 2009
Q: You keep your first one on average 2 years...
A: Your job
April 9, 2009
Q: 14% of single people say they'd continue to date someone they didn't like because of this...
A: Their pet
April 2, 2009
Q: 35% of men say they always ask their wives for permission before doing this...
A: Adjust the thermostat
March 26, 2009
Q: 33% of people will forget to do this today...
A: Wear deodorant
March 19, 2009
Q: The average person will do this 59 times in their life...
A: Take a vacation
March 12, 2009
Q: Guys with one of these are more attractive to women, according to new research. Because women see it as a sign of masculinity...
A: A Scar
March 5, 2009
Q: About 1/3 of incarcerated burglars say they did this while they were in the house...
A: Went though family photo albums
February 19, 2009
Q: 20% of people say they used to be embarassed about this but not anymore...
A: Cutting/using coupons
February 12, 2009
Q: Close to 70% of all of these are purchased by women...
A: Ringtones
February 6, 2009
Q: Sales of this product have jumped 66% since the announcment that we are in a recession...
A: Blond hair dye
January 29, 2009
Q:58% of us will do this in public, but only if someone is watching?
A:Wash your hands
January 22, 2009
Q: The more education a woman has, the more likely she is to do this bad thing...
A: Cheat on her taxes
January 15, 2009
Q: A recent survey determined teachers have the best handwriting. Which profession came in 2nd?
A: Clergy
January 8, 2009
Q: 42% of men say they only do this in the privacy of their own home...
A: Go shirtless
December 18, 2008
Q: The average kitchen has 6 of these...and you probably got at least some of them for free...
A: Coffee mugs
December 11, 2008
Q: If you are this you earn about 2200 more a year than someone who isn't...
A: Left handed
December 5, 2008
Q: When out on the town, 40% of women will only do this if someone else does it first...
A: Order dessert
November 20, 2008
Q: 27% of women say if a guy wears this on a first date there won't be a second...
A: Bowtie
November 13, 2008
Q: 77% of women say if a man shows up with one of these on the first date there won't be a second date...
A: A cold sore
November 6, 2008
Q: This is the most common item left behind in a hotel room...
A: A cell phone charger
October 30, 2008
Q: Good chance you've seen one this morning, and on average they are 24 years old.
A: Telephone pole
October 23, 2008
Q: If you make $75K or more a year, chances are you have 4 of more of these...
A: Watches
October 16, 2008
Q: 57% of us did this to ourselves when we were kids...
A: Cut our hair
October 9, 2008
Q: 68% of moms with school aged children will do this in the next 2 weeks...
A: Cry
October, 2, 2008
Q: Hard to imagine but 1 out of 4 people say they have never had one of these...
A: A dream
September 25, 2008
Q:Couples who have at least one of these, are far likely to get divorced.
A: A Son
September 11, 2008
Q: 72% of people say they couldn't tell you this if you asked them...
A: Their neighbor's names
September 4, 2008
Q: Americans voted liver the worst food in the world. What came in at #2?
A: Lima beans
August 28, 2008
Q: 40% of us say we feel more attractive when we wear this...
A: Sunglasses
August 21, 2008
Q: 28% of women said they would give up a week of vacation if they never had to do this again...
A: Shave
August 14, 2008
Q: 41% of Americans in a relationship have one of these they keep secret...
A: An email address
August 7, 2008
Q: 47% of Americans do this in the kitchen when no one is around. What is it?
A: Drink from the carton
July 31, 2008
Q: According to a new survey of single women, this is the worst activity for a guy to take a woman to on a first date, what is is?
A: Mini-Golf
July 24,2008
Q: According to a recent survey, men say the cell phone is the best gadget ever invented. What is the number 1 according to women?
A: Flat Iron
July 17, 2008
Q: 30 million Americans have one of these...what?
A: A tattoo
July 10, 2008
Q: Nearly 15% of men do this at least once per year without telling their wives?
A: Gamble
July 3, 2008
Q: What did Yankee Doodle call the feather in his hat?
A: Macaroni
June 26, 2008
Q: Those who purchase at least 3 of these every year are more likely to have leadership qualities?
A: Sneakers
June 19, 2008
Q: 70% of parents allow their kids to do this on vacation but not at home.
A: Jump on the bed
June 12, 2008
Q: According to realtors, having this nearby may increase the value of your home...
A: A Starbucks
June 5, 2008
Q: The average driver will do this 9 times in their life...
A: Lock themselves out of their car
May 29, 2008
Q: You can increase your chance of having an idea if you do this...
A: Lie Down
May 22, 2008
Q: In 1980, over 1/2 of us had one in the house. Now they are nearly non-existent...
A: A hot air popcorn popper
May 15, 2008
Q: A survey found that 1 in 5 men are comfortable enough to do this after only 3 months in a relationship...
A: Share a toothbrush
May 8, 2008
Q: People in the media consume the most alcohol. what profession came in second?
A: Construction workers.
May 1, 2008
Q: Americans buy 3100 pair of these each day...
A: Bowling shoes
April 24, 2008
Q: 7% of brides want to do this before they get married...
A: Get a nose job
April 17, 2008
Q: This is the biggest lie told around the office...
A: I'm in a meeting
April 10, 2008
Q: These are responsible for over 3000 ER visits every year...and practically every kid has them...
A: Crayons
April 3, 2008
Q: What do seniors say is the greatest invention in their lifetime...
A: The electric stove
March 27, 2008
Q: According to recent figures in Time magazine, there are 3 times as many of these businesses in the U.S. as there are Starbucks...
A: Tanning salons
March 20, 2008
Q: A group of parenting experts claims this causes the most arguments between parents and children...
A: What the child will take to school for lunch
March 13, 2008
Q: 50% of us say we never use these anymore, yet we get new ones every year...
A: Telephone book
March 6, 2008
Q: Women are more likely to do this in the presence of a hot man...
A: Laugh
February 21, 2008
Q: 1 in 3 American homes have this form of entertainment...
A: Scrabble
February 14, 2008
Q: 60% of people have admitted to flirting here, and 30% of them have actually gotten a date out of it...
A: In traffic
February 7, 2008
Q: According to a recent survey, if you want to be perceived as more important at work, do this...
A: Walk faster
January 31, 2008
Q: 98% of cell phone owners admit to having done this with their phones...
A: Calling their phone with another phone to try and find it.
January 24, 2008
Q: To qualify as the perfect man, 21% of women said he would have to have this...
A: A mustache
January 17, 2008
Q: 25% of kids do chores. The #1 chore is babysitting, what's #2?
A: Washing the car.
January 10, 2008
Q: This was common practice among homeowners 50 years ago and surprisingly over 1/2 million homeowners still do it...
A: Rent a phone from the phone company
January 3, 2008
Q: 78% of us will do this even though we know we shouldn't, and 22% of us never do it..
A: Eat food past the expiration date
December 27, 2007
Q: Experts say you can fall asleep up to 27% faster if you do this...
A: Wear socks to bed
December 20, 2007
Q: 35% of us do this in the kitchen or dining room, and 27% of us do it in the bathroom..
A: Wrap presents
December 13, 2007
Q: The average one of these makes about 100 thousand dollars a year...
A: Slot machines
December 6, 2007
Q: It's estimated it will take you 39 seconds to do this during the holiday season. That's 7 seconds slower than any other time of year...
A: Pull out of a mall parking space
November 29, 2007
Q: 590 thousand towels are stolen from Holiday Inns each year, and housekeepers say it's not unusual for this to be stolen either...
A: Batteries from the remote control
November 15, 2007
Q: This week nearly 47 million children worldwide will use this product...
A: Elmer's Glue
November 1, 2007
Q: 167 million Americans have played it at least once. Some do it every day.
A: Sudoku
October 25, 2007
Q: When it comes to choosing a mate, this is more important that appearance to women...
A: His scent/smell
October 18, 2007
Q: 10% of us have one of these in our car...
A: A french fry
October 11, 2007
Q: It's not just for kids anymore. 25-55 year olds are the fastest growing group of people to engage in this activity...
A: Piano lessons
October 4, 2007
Q: This was illegal in most states when Regan took office in 1981. Now it's legal everywhere and 1.1 million kids are doing it.
A: Being home schooled
September 27, 2007
Q: 16% of people hide their money here...
A: The fridge or freezer
September 20, 2007
Q: 62% of women do this on vacation but never when they're home...
A: Wear a bikini
September 13, 2007
Q: A child learns to operate these as a toddler, but when these were first introduced they came with instructions...
A: Zippers
September 6, 2007
Q: Most men do this whenever they want...but close to 90% of women say they never do because they can't...
A: Whistle
August 30, 2007
Q: This word is misspelled most often on your grocery list...
A: Mayonnaise
August 23, 2007
Q: National Geographic says within the next 100 years there may not be anymore of these...
A: Red head
August 16, 2007
Q: In Las Vegas, you'll find 15,000 miles of this on the strip and downtown...
A: Neon
August 9, 2007
Q: According to a recent study, the average household has 7 of these...
A: Coolers
August 2, 2007
Q: A recent university study says doing this stimulates the same pleasure centers in the brain as good food and good lovin'...
A: Giving to charity
July26, 2007
Q: According to Modern Bride magazine, what is the #1 thing a bride stresses about?
A: The best man's toast
July 19, 2007
Q: Every minute, women in American buy 13, 320 of these...
A: Diet Cokes
July 12, 2007
Q: In a recent poll 55% of Americans believe the U.S. has too many of these...
A: Polls
July 5, 2007
Q: Compared to their mo=thers, today, women have larger what?
A: Engagement rings
June 28, 2007
Q: If you have this in your car, researchers say you are more likely to be aggressive behind the wheel...
A: Something hanging from your rear view mirror
June 21, 2007
Q: Over the last 10 years this has happened to 64 daytime soap opera characters...
A: They've been in a coma
June 14, 2007
Q: Each year people around the world throw away 5.5 million of these...
A: Remote controls
June 7, 2007
Q: Women spend 63 hours during their life doing this...
A: Shaving their legs.
May 31, 2007
Q: According to a recent survey, summertime is the most popular time to buy one of these, and it costs an average of $94...
A: A wedding present
May 24, 2007
Q: When asked to name the movie that was their secret favorite people named this...
A: The Sound of Music
May 17, 2007
Q: According to a recent study we now do this 10% faster than we did 10 years ago...
A: Walk
May 10, 2007
Q: Friday at 4pm is the primary time people do this...
A: Order pizza
May 3, 2007
Q: 80% of women said that doing this makes them feel more independent...
A: Using power tools
April 26, 2007
Q: 85% of us do not trust our spouse to do this for us...
A: Wake us up in the morning
April 19, 2007
Q: According to a recent survey almost half of women describe their man with one word...
A: Messy
April 12, 2007
Q: 50% of people say if times got tough this would be the first luxury to go...
A: Cable TV
April 5, 2007
Q: Twice as many kids experience this today as did 5 years ago...
A: Peanut allergies
March 29, 2007
Q: 49 million of these are thrown away every day...
A: Diapers
March 22, 2007
Q: Last year the average American did this 7.6 times...
A: Went to the movies
March 15, 2007
Q: 68% of adults now believe this is an absolute necessity in life. Only 32% said that 10 years ago...
A: A microwave
March 8, 2007
Q: About 1/2 of all kitchens in the world have one of these in them...
A: A junk drawer
March 1, 2007
Q: Today this will happen about 6000 times in the U.S.
A: A wedding
February 15, 2007
Q: The average American goes through 734 of these a year...
A: Tissues
February 8, 2007
Q: In her lifetime, a woman will do this 4 times more often than a man.
A: Visit a Doctor
February 1, 2007
Q: A new survey says the #1 thing that will get you out of a bad mood in the morning is listening to the radio. What's #2?
A: Breakfast in bed
January 25, 2007
Q: 17% of men would trade their girlfriends for what?
A: A plasma TV
January 18, 2007
Q: About 1 out of every 5 cell phone users also has one of these...
A: Another cell phone
January 11, 2007
Q: About 28 million Americans have lost this...
A: Their hearing
January 4, 2007
Q: In the 50's only 5% of Americans did this. Now it's up to 70%...
A: Dye their hair
December 28, 2006
Q: The more intelligent you are the less likely you are to do this later in life...
A: Eat Meat
December 21, 2006
Q: The average one of these weights 218 pounds...
A: A mall Santa
(Since Kevilee guessed the answer, we had two Impossible Questions)
December 14, 2006
Q: The average teenager has 38 of these...
A: Numbers in their cell phone
December 7, 2006
Q: Every year 92% of these go unused...
A: Frequent flier miles
November 30, 2006
Q: 30% of people insist on taking this with them when they dine out...
A: Their own salad dressing
November 16, 2006
Q: On average, kids between 2 and 5 years old do this about ten times an hour...
A: Put their hands in their mouth
November 9, 2006
Q: According to "Women's World" magazine, the average woman spends 200 hours a year here...
A: The grocery store
November 2, 2006
Q: Experts say this item has a usable life of 180 days and should be thrown away after that...
A: A bra
October 26, 2006
Q: Wyoming has 55 of these...the fewest of any state in the U.S....
A: Shopping malls
October 19, 2006
Q: People in the city do this 98 times a week while peole in rural areas do it 21 times a week...
A: Text message
October 12, 2006
Q: According to a poll in Hallmark magazine, parents confess they steal this most from their kids' trick-or-treat bags...
A: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
October 5, 2006
Q: We now spend $40 billion a year on this...more than double we spent just 10-12 years ago...
A: Our pets
September 28, 2006
Q: Do this once and 47% of bosses will refuse to hire you. Do it twice and 87% say you've got no chance...
A: Have a typo on your resume or cover letter
September 21, 2006
Q: 6% of Americans say they've done this, and 20% say they plan to do it in the near future...
A: Have cosmetic surgery
September 14, 2006
Q: 48% of parents dream this aspect of their kids going back to school...
A: Fundraisers
September 7, 2006
Q: Wedding planners say the trend toward unusual wedding locations will soon make this the most requested spot...
A: The zoo
August 31, 2006
Q: This fall emplyers will lose almost $20 billion in productivity from their employees doing this...
A: Fantasy Football
August 17, 2006
Q: 13 1/2 is the average people tend to develop one of these...
A: A phobia
August 10, 2006
Q: 16% of men do this when the temperature gets hot...
A: Shave their chest
August 3, 2006
Q: 37% of women say they have never done this at work...
A: Used the restroom
July 27, 2006
Q: The first movie to feature one of these was in 1929. The last time one of these was featured in a movie was in 1954...
A: A singing cowboy
July 20, 2006
Q: The average person used to use 5-10 of these a day. Now the average person uses 100 of these per day...
A: Gallons of water
July 13, 2006
Q: The new world speed record for this is 80 miles per hour...
A: Riding lawn mower
July 6, 2006
Q: In 1965 this brand name food went on sale. The target audience was mainly kids, and you could eat it with a spoon...
A: Spaghettios
June 29, 2006
Q: A recent survey found we're most likely to buy this at 11:00am on a Saturday...
A: A cell phone
June 22, 2006
Q: Men us about 18 of these per day, women use about 15...
A: Cell phone minutes
June 15, 2006
Q: The average person will eat 3000 of these in their lifetime...
A: M&M's
June 8, 2006
Q: The average woman thinks about this 43 times per day...
A: Her hair
June 1, 2006
Q: The #1 cause of fist fights in America is women. What's #2?
A: Parking spaces
May 25, 2006
Q: 67% of men own one, but only 49% have used it...
A: A cook book
May 18, 2006
Q:Research suggests that if your kid has one of these in their life it increases the chance that they will smoke, drink, do drugs, and have sex at a earlier age...
A: An older sibling
May 11, 2006
Q: This is the office supply the average guy enjoys stealing the most...
A: Copy paper
May 4, 2006
Q: According to a recent survey, only 22% of women say it's unforgivable to do this on a first date...
A: Forget her name
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