Scott Miller

Posts from February 2012

Wednesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 29 2012 7:54AM

60% of college students wouldn't go to a school if it didn't offer THIS.

Incorrect Guesses: sports, co-ed dorms, music, meal plans, government loans, on line courses, financial aids, Beer 101, book buy backs

Correct Answer: free wifi

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Tuesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 28 2012 8:07AM

According to a survey, nearly two-thirds of people have one in their car.

Incorrect Guesses: GPS, infant car seat, razor, blanket and pillow, tv, first aid kit, air freshner, flashlight, ice scraper, jumper cables

Correct Answer: umbrella

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Monday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 27 2012 7:42AM

This year Americans will throw away almost 8 million tons of......

Incorrect Guesses: plastic bottles, aluminum cans, water, paper, food, electronics

Correct Answer: clothing

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Friday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 24 2012 7:47AM

Nearly 20% of women do THIS before stepping on the scale.

Incorrect Guesses: get naked, take their shoes off, close their eyes, go to the bathroom, look in the mirror and sigh, take out hairpins, suck in their stomach.

Correct Answer: pray.

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Thursday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 23 2012 7:39AM

One in Five say they'd take a 5% pay cut if they could do THIS.

Correct Answer: work from home (first caller got it, and she was calling from work, not home)

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Wednesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 22 2012 7:54AM

One third of men say THIS is their favorite memory of childhood road trips.

Incorrect Guesses: going to a baseball game, staying at a hotel/motel with an outdoor pool

Correct Answer: tormenting their siblings in the backseat

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Tuesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 21 2012 7:44AM

We're more likely to do THIS on Tuesday than any other day of the week.

Incorrect Guesses: book airline tickets, take out the garbage, call in sick, be late for work, go grocery shopping

Correct Answer: work through lunch

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Friday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 17 2012 7:43AM

People in this profession get more headaches than anyone else.

Incorrect Guesses: bus driver, teacher, baker

Correct Answer: accountants

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Thursday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 16 2012 7:52AM

Nearly one in five people say they have prayed in order to improve THIS.

Incorrect Guesses: health, relationships, weather, wealth, long life, world peace, hang over, to get closer to God, fertility

Correct Answer: traffic on their commute

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Wednesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 15 2012 7:48AM

It takes approximately 1700 person-hours to count and verify these.

Incorrect Guesses: money at the US Mint, recall ballots, absentee ballots, pennies in a jar, stars, money at an exchange, census addresses

Correct Answer: Oscar ballots

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Tuesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 14 2012 7:46AM

One in seven of every married couple say they did THIS on their first date.

Incorrect Guesses: went to the movies, kissed, felt that they'd marry that person, danced, proposed

Correct Answer: fell in love

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Monday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 13 2012 6:46AM

80% of THESE sold in the U.S. are imported.

Correct Answer: congrats to first caller Mary CUT FLOWERS/BLOOMS

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Friday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 10 2012 7:53AM

According to a survey, one in every 10 couples who took a honeymoon last year had this in common.

Incorrect Guesses: it's their 2nd honeymoon, they have a fight, recent college grads, got married at the honeymoon destination, gotsick, conceived

Correct Answer: they took their kids

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Thursday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 9 2012 8:39AM

Although men use them too, women purchase 68% of these

Incorrect Guesses: ponytail holders, razors, lotion, hair care products, greting cards, skin care products, tweezers, Kleenes, cell phones

Correct Answer: ring tones

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Wednesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 8 2012 7:49AM

Medical study says the taller you are, the less likely you'll be allergic to THIS.

Incorrect Guesses: peanuts, pollen, dust on the top shelf

Correct Answer: grass

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Tuesday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 7 2012 8:14AM

20% of people say they have one, but in reality it's more like 4% that do.

Incorrect Guesses: dishwasher, a brain, perfect drivers record, wireless network, motorcycle, I pad, retirement plan, rich relative, college degree, birthmark, texting/twitter account, living will

Correct Answer: food allergy

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Monday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 6 2012 9:07AM

Nearly 2 million people do this for a living, and it's still a growing profession.

Incorrect Guesses: online shopping, child care, fast food restaurant, web designer, horticulturist, singer, organic farmer

Correct Answer: Hair Stylist

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Friday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 3 2012 8:12AM

More than 20% of people will be doing THIS, this Sunday.

Incorrect Guesses: over eating, working, watching the game while drinking beer while holding your hand held device, not watching the game, watching just the commercials, following the game on a hand held device while watching the game on tv, go to the movies, sleeping, going to church, watch jus the half time show, eating chicken wings, not watch the game, recording just the commercials, clearing out the dvd, buying a new big screen

Correct Answer: watch something else on tv, other than the Superbowl.

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Thursday Brain Strain
by Scott Miller , posted Feb 2 2012 8:45AM

One in Four people do THIS at work to relax. What?

Incorrect Guesses: sing, drink coffee, deep breathing exercises, smoke marijuana, put their feet up

Correct Answers: take their shoes off