Impossible Questions

 

8:45 Weekday Mornings -- Beginning Monday, October 27th, Impossible questions can be found in the Steve Crawford Blog!

Impossible Questions for October 20 - 24

Monday, 10/20/08 -- If you do this at work, it can drop your stress by 17%.  What is it?

Answer: Chewing gum
Winner: Brian Mogck from Tripp, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 10/21/08 -- If you are make $75,000 or more a year -- chances are you have four or more of these.  What are they?

Answer: Watches
Winner: Sid Walters from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 10/22/08 -- When a man reaches his early 50's, he is at his best at WHAT?

Answer: At his best at being romantic
Winner: Dennis Ellis from Alton, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 10-23-08 -- More of these are given as gifts than folks purchase for themselves.  What are they?

Answer: Blenders
Winner: Michael Rasmussen from Yankton, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 10-24-08 -- 60% of women secretly hate these... what are they?

Answer: Bridal showers
Winner: Gena Luhr from Wayne, Nebraska

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Impossible Questions for October 6 - 10 

Monday, 10/06/08 -- The average person does this 36 times a year, usually because they’re dumb. I do it sometimes. What is it?

Answer: Call customer service
Winner: Harlen Jorgenson from Ortonville, Minnesota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 10/07/08 -- Women are more likely to have twice as many more than men. What are they?

Answer: Jobs
Winner: Randy Huot from Centerville, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 10/08/08 -- The average person will go through 7 of these in their lifetime.  What are they?

Answer: Office chairs
Winner: Ruth Ann Grimm from Bloomfield, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 10-09-08 -- The average kitchen has 6 of these.  What are they?

Answer: Promotional coffee mugs
Winner: Carol Cleaver from Sioux City, IA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 10-10-08 -- 53% of men do not know how to do this.  What is it?

Answer: Tie a tie
Winner: Bret Bloomenradar from Highmore, South Dakota

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Impossible Questions for September 29 - October 3

Monday, 09/29/08 -- 37% of North Americans had THIS for breakfast this morning. What is it?

Answer: A soft drink or pop
Winner: Ted Sandness from Woonsock, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 09/308 -- 44% of women say they will hide THIS from their husband. What is it?

Answer: Receipts
Winner: Mike Hanson from Meckling, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 10/01/08 -- 26% of people avoided doing THIS common thing as a teen. What was it?

Answer: Going to school dances
Winner: James Van De Rostyne

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 10-02-08 -- 32% of people have lied to get out of THIS. What is it?

Answer: Going to a wedding
Winner: Jay Bakken from Garretson, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 10-03-08 -- According to single women, what is the worst activity for a first date?

Answer: Mini golf
Winner: Val Riedel from Hadar, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Impossible Questions for September 22 - 26

Monday, 09/22/08 -- 38% of men say if nobody saw it, it didn't happen. What is it?

Answer: Dinged another car
Winner: Ryan Bak from Vermillion, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 09/23/08 -- We see these all the time... The average one is 24 years old. What are they?

Answer: Power / telephone poles
Winner: Julie French from Meriden, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 09/24/08 -- 13% of people say they've secretly taken THIS from their neighbor and didn't give it back. What is it?

Answer: A newspaper
Winner: Joe Cronin from Holstein, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 09-25-08 -- 27% of women say if you wear THIS on a first date, it would be the last one with them. What is it?

Answer: Bowtie
Winner: Irene Warner from Flandreau, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 09-26-08 -- 23% of us say we RARELY do this common thing. What is it?

Answer: Dream
Winner: Samantha Himley from Brookings, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for September 15 - 19

Monday, 09/15/08 -- Th number of people who do THIS has declined by nearly 20% since 1972. What is it?

Answer: Wear eyeglasses
Winner: Bonnie Reinders from Sioux Center, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 09/16/08 -- A survey of 1200 office workers revealed that on average, they spend 600 hours over their career doing what?

Answer: Staring at an attractive employee
Winner: James Keltgen from Watertown, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 09/17/08 -- 73% of men had one of these in the 80's. What is it?

Answer: A mullet
Winner: Lisa Kruger from Mitchell, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 09-18-08 -- 28% of parents with kids at home do THIS everyday. What is it?

Answer: Read a bedtime story
Winner: Jeanne Schmidt from Crofton, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 09-19-08 -- 17% of kids do this until age 12. What is it?

Answer: Sleep with their parents
Winner: Helen Hinseth from Irene, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for September 8 - 12

Monday, 09/08/08 -- 54% of us still do this the old fashion way. What is it?

Answer: Pay bills by check
Winner: Dan Boomgarden from Davis, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 09/09/08 -- The average person breaks 3 or these over the course of their lifetime. What is it?

Answer: An alarm clock
Winner: Dan Boomgarden.........again? Can't win two days in row, Dan!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 09/10/08 -- According to men, the sexiest intrument a woman can play is WHAT?

Answer: The Piano
Winner:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 09-11-08 -- 5 out of 6 Americans under the age of 18 have NEVER used one of these. What are they?

Answer: A postage stamp
Winner: Ruth Ann Grimm from Bloomfield, NE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 09-12-08 -- The average Child will do this more than 5000 times before they graduate. What is it?

Answer: Eat a sandwich for lunch
Winner: Kelly Hansen from Irene, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for September 1 - 5

Monday, 09/01/08 -- 45% of men do this on a regular basis. What is it?

Answer: Snore
Winner: Linda Juhnke from Springfield, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 09/02/08 -- 9% of Americans have swallowed THIS more than once. What is it?

Answer: Mouthwash
Winner: Daryl Hanzen from Doon, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 09/03/08 -- 90% of adult say in some form they did this as a teenager. What is it.

Answer: Broke the law
Winner: Greg Lynott from Hawarden, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 09-04-08 -- The average person spends 4 hours a year doing THIS. What is it?

Answer: Planning their next vacation
Winner: Jim Nelson from Wakonda, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 09-05-08 -- 70% of people who have it -- say they cannot do without it. What is it?

Answer: DVR or TVO
Winner: Joe Bolton from Dallas, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for August 25 - 29

Monday, 08/25/08 -- On in five of us won't eat it. What is it?

Answer: Fruit
Winner: Andrea Klein from Highmore, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 08/26/08 -- The average person has THREE of these. What are they?

Answer: Past due bills
Winner: Gary Eckelberg from Dolliver, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 08/27/08 -- What profession has the most people in it who get plastic surgery?

Answer: Attorneys
Winner: Ruth Zweifel from Scotland, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 08-28-08 -- 57% of people did THIS to themselves when they were kids. What is it?

Answer: Gave themselves a haircut
Winner: Tasha Sundet from Brookings, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 08-29-08 -- Studies show that the smell of WHAT around the dinner table will reduce hostile talk?

Answer: Garlic
Winner: Roger Vech from Verdigre Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for August 18 - 22

Monday, 08/18/08 -- THIS happens to be true for 87% of North Americans who own running shoes. What is it?

Answer: They don't run
Winner: Mike Himley from Brookings, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 08/19/08 -- You will do THIS about 15,000 times in your life. What is it?

Answer: Honk your horn
Winner: Rita Byenhof from LuVerne, Minnesota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 08/20/08 -- 38% of men say they would be okay with doing THIS "woman" job. What is it?

Answer: Be a stay-at-home dad
Winner: Ted Levitsky from Sioux City, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 08-21-08 -- 10% of men say they've never attempted or completed THIS task. What is it?

Answer: Laundry
Winner: Samantha Himley from Brookings, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 08-22-08 -- 68% of mothers, who have kids in school will or already HAVE done this during the first week of school. What is it?

Answer: Cry
Winner: Doug Stoebner

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for August 11 - 15

Monday, 08/11/08 -- A teenage boy most often argues with his parents during dinner about what?

Answer: How they spend their money
Winner: Lynn Klein from Flandreau, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 08/12/08 -- For some reason, 50% of households do NOT purchase THIS. What is it?

Answer: Ice Cream
Winner: Janet Bauder from Scotland, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 08/13/08 -- 9% of North Americans still have one of THESE. What is it?

Answer: An Atari game system
Winner: Dave Nielson from Graettinger, IA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 08-14-08 -- The average technological person spends 17 minutes a day doing this. What is it?

Answer: Text messaging
Winner: Helen Hinseth of Irene, SD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 08-15-08 -- 59% of men would rather have THIS than cash. What is it?

Answer: More vacation time
Winner: Ed Nierodzik from Tilden, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for August 4 - 8

Monday, 08/04/08 -- 14% of people have stolen one of these. What are they?

Answer: A bathrope
Winner: Harlan Jorgenson from Ortonville, Minnesota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 08/05/08 -- The more your team does THIS before a game, the less chance they have to winning the game. What is it?

Answer: The more excited they get
Winner: Ted Sandness from Woonsocket, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 08/06/08 -- According to a recent survey, only 7% of us still do this. What is it?

Answer: Use a clothesline
Winner: Jay Myers from Colome, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 08-07-08 -- 37% of women get their hair cut for THIS occasion. What is it?

Answer: Driver's License
Winner: Donna Pedersen from Central City, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 08-08-08 -- On average, we keep these longer now than we did ten years ago. What are they?

Answer: Teeth
Winner: Carol Cleaver from Sioux City, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for July 28 - August 1

Monday, 07/28/08 -- 2,000 people worldwide are injured each year in the kitchen by doing WHAT?

Answer: Trying to pry frozen food apart
Winner: Rudy Brockmueller from Freeman, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 07/29/08 -- A recent study was conducted of the top ten things women find romantic. What are the top two?

Answer: Candlelight dinner and a picnic
Winner: Samantha Himley from Brookings, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 07/30/08 -- 48% of women and 35% of men said THIS causes them to feel envy. What is it?

Answer: When a co-worker takes a vacation
Winner: Mary Wiggs from Sioux City, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 07-31-08 -- 44% of us say we enjoy this TOO much to give it up. What is it?

Answer: Fast food
Winner: Vernae Luhr from Wakefield, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 08-01-08 -- THESE have been around in some fashion since the 1600's. Last year, more than 1.4 BILLION worth of THESE were sold. What are they?

Answer: Pencils
Winner: Diane Frerichs from Coleridge, NE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Impossible Questions for July 21 - 25

Monday, 07/21/08 -- 9 out of 10 of us say THIS has happened to us at work. It can be embarrassing for some. What is it?

Answer: Their stomach growls
Winner: Bret Bloominrader from Highmore, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 07/22/08 -- The average person eats 116 of these each year. What?

Answer: Donuts
Winner: Dave Hofer from Elgin, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 07/23/08 -- An online survey asked: If you could choose to have any super power, which one would you pick? The top answer?

Answer: Read people's minds
Winner: Rusty Cappel from Yankton, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 07-24-08 -- 78% of us say we do this because it is relaxing. What is it?

Answer: Gardening
Winner: Jeff Schmidt from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 07-25-08 -- You will spend an average of 336 hours doing THIS in your lifetime. What is it?

Answer: Making out
Winner: Amy Nuhsbaumer from Zell, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Impossible Questions for July 14 - 18

Monday, 07/14/08 -- What are the two items you should NEVER buy from a dollar store?

Answer: Batteries and toothpaste
Winner: Ryan Weinkauf from Pipestone, Minnesota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 07/15/08 -- 60% of women have dumped a guy because of this. What is it?

Answer: Being a bad kisser
Winner: Ruth Ann Grimm of Bloomfield, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 07/16/08 -- 15% of men have gotten this on their tie. What is it?

Answer: Toothpaste
Winner: Dave Neilson of Graettinger, Iowa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 07-17-08 -- According to a study, 52% of women have done it--but probably shouldn't have. What is it?

Answer: Slept with a married man.
Winner: Robert Kuhl from Bloomfield Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 07-18-08 -- 45% of women do this EVERY day. What is it?

Answer: Wash their hair
Winner: Ray Franek from Verdigre, Nebraska

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Impossible Questions for July 7 - 11

Monday, 07/07/08 -- 70% of parents will let their kids do THIS on vacation, but not at home. What is it?

Answer: Jump on the bed
Winner: Ty Klein from Winfred, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, 07/08/08 -- The more money you make, the more likely you are to do THIS when you visit someone. What is it?

Answer: Bring a gift
Winner: Lisa Kruger from Mitchell, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, 07/09/08 -- Women are more likely than men to dream about this. What is it?

Answer: The ocean
Winner: Dale Hargens from Miller, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, 07-10-08 -- 29% of single women have these 3 things in their house or apartment. What are they?

Answer: A cat, diet coke, female
Winner: Marie Pazour from Pukwanna, South Dakota 57370

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 07-11-08 -- 80% of moms over the age of 65 have one of THESE... What?

Answer: A favorite Child
Winner: Pam Nelson from Davis, South Dakota

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------