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Favorite Color
Question added 8/96
Question removed 8/99
My Comments
This was one of my first questions, a pretty easy one, it was orginally part of my guestbook which is why its a sentimental favorite of mine


Number of respondents 1022
Colors Percent Number
Blue 36.01% 368
Green 12.62% 129
Yellow 4.31% 44
Red 10.57% 108
Midnight Blue 0.20% 2
Magenta 0.39% 4
Purple 10.96% 112
Black 9.10% 93
Teal 0.68% 7
Maroon 0.49% 5
Blue-Green 0.29% 3
Orange 1.27% 13
Cobalt Blue 0.59% 6
Navy Blue 0.68% 7
Periwinkle 0.10% 1
Silver 0.88% 9
Gray 0.59% 6
Light Blue 0.88% 9
Aqua 0.39% 4
Brown 0.49% 5
Orchid 0.10% 1
Pink 2.35% 24
Deep Purple 0.20% 2
Vermillion 0.10% 1
Burgandy 0.29% 3
Turquoise 0.88% 9
Charcoal 0.20% 2
Dark Green 1.47% 15
Peach 0.39% 4
Lavender 0.88% 9
Chrome 0.10% 1
Light Green 0.10% 1
Cyan 0.10% 1
Gold 0.29% 3
Mauve 0.29% 3
Violet 0.29% 3
Crimson 0.10% 1
Olive Green 0.10% 1
Beige 0.10% 1
Rose 0.10% 1
Emerald Green 0.10% 1
Scarlet 0.10% 1

Deserted Island - 3
You are trapped on a deserted island, with which of the following people would want to be trapped?
Question added 3/98
Question removed 1/99
My Comments
The only surprise here is Robin Williams, I never realized he was more popular than Brad Pitt. I did think Ingrid Bergman would get more votes, doesn't anyone watch Casablanca anymore?


Number of respondents 405
Person Percent Number
Brad Pitt 16.05% 65
Tom Cruise 11.36% 46
Paul Newman 3.70% 15
Gregory Peck 1.48% 6
Will Smith 7.90% 32
Robin Williams 19.51% 79
Susan Sarandon 5.19% 21
Ingrid Bergman 0.74% 3
Nicole Kidman 8.40% 34
Sandra Bullock 15.06% 61
Kate Winslet 5.93% 24
Pam Grier 4.69% 19

Supermarket
You are in a supermarket parking lot. On one end of the lot an attractive member of the opposite sex has dropped a bag of groceries on the other end of the lot the same distance away an infirm person has also dropped a bag of groceries. Do you..
Question added 2/97
Question removed 10/97
My Comments
This was another easy one, I guess I expected all kinds of people to knock over the infirm to flirt with the attractive. My faith is restored, for now!


Number of respondents 72
Choice Percent Number
Help the attractive person 15.2 % 11
Help the infirm person 68 % 49
Help neither 16.6 % 12
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Voyeur
You are alone in a room. The room has a large window which looks into another room. A member of the opposite sex enters the other room and begins to get undressed unaware that you can see them. Do you...
Question added 11/96
Question removed 2/98
My Comments
This question was based on the movie Sisters starring Margot Kidder. A scene similar to this was played out in the movie. With results like this its no wonder tabloids are popular


Number of respondents 211
Answer Percent Number
Leave 23.7 % 50
Don't Watch 10.4 % 22
Watch 65.9 % 139
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Cheat
Have you ever cheated on your spouse or significant other?
Question added 11/96
Question removed 10/98
My Comments
At one point the number of cheaters was as high as 35%. Since the Clinton scandal broke, cheating has become less popular. hmmmmmm?


Number of respondents 526
Answer Percent Number
Yes 28.52% 150
No 71.48% 376
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Genie
A Genie has given you 1 wish out of the following choices. Which one would you choose?
Question added 12/96
Question removed 5/99
My Comments
I was surprised at the # of answers of people who wanted a million dollars here. Most stars of sports and stage make more than a million dollars a year. I thought there would have been more votes for stage and sports, oh well.


Number of respondents 811
Answers Percent Number
1 million dollars cash 50.68% 411
Become a star of stage and screen 9.49% 77
Become a star of the sport of your choice 6.78% 55
Become a world leader 6.41% 52
Find the love of your life 26.63% 216
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Santa Claus

At what age did you stop believing in Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas?
Question added 10/97
Question removed 10/00
My Comments
The results here didn't surprise me for the most part, except for the number of people who stopped believing when they were 2 and 3 years old.

Number of respondents 844
Choice Percent Number
Age 2 3.91% 33
Age 3 1.66% 14
Age 4 2.73% 23
Age 5 9.36% 79
Age 6 11.73% 99
Age 7 11.61% 98
Age 8 17.3% 146
Age 9 10.66% 90
Age 10 8.41% 71
Age 11 3.67% 31
Age 12 3.79% 32
Age 13 1.07% 9
Age 14 0.4% 4
After age 14 0.4% 4
I Still Believe 13.18% 111
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Wallet
You find a wallet with cash in it. Which one of the following would do?
Question added 11/96
Question Removed 1/97
My Comments
This one was too easy, I like questions with at least a little bit of controversy


Number of respondents 7
Choice Percent Number
Keep It 0 % 0
Return w/Money 100 % 7
Return w/out money 0% 0
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Deserted Island - 1
You are trapped on a deserted island, with which of the follwing people would you want to be trapped?
Question added 11/96
Question removed 5/97
My Comments
This is the first in whats going to be a series. From time to time I will make a new list of people to get stranded with.


Number of respondents 31
Person Percent Number
Albert Einstein 22.5 % 7
Eleanor Roosevelt 0 % 0
Pope John Paul II 3.2 % 1
Kathy Ireland 12.9 % 4
Emily Dickinison 0% 0
Abraham Lincoln 9.6 % 3
Martin Luther King jr 6.4 % 2
Julius Caesar 3.2 % 1
Tom Cruise 29 % 9
Miles Davis 0% 0
Wolfgang Mozart 12.9 % 4
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Deserted Island - 2
You are trapped on a deserted island, with which of the following people would you want to be trapped?
Question added 5/97
Question removed 3/98
My Comments
I actually didn't like this group. Why? Cause one person dominated the rest. I like questions where things are evened out. Still some surprises here, Catherine the Great and Winston Churchill were more popular than I thought and Tyra Banks was less popular than I thought


Number of respondents 231
Person Percent Number
Brad Pitt 42.4 % 98
Tyra Banks 8.2 % 19
Mother Theresa 7.8 % 18
Ludwig Beethoven 3.9 % 9
Robert Frost 5.2 % 12
Jackie Robinson 2.2 % 5
Napoleon Bonaparte 2.2 % 5
Catherine the Great 10.4 % 24
Mahatma Gandhi 4.3 % 10
Nelson Mandela 3 % 7
Winston Churchill 10.4 % 24
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Michael Jackson?
Question added 11/96
Question Removed 9/97
My Comments
A man so successful, who's personal life has overshadowed or contributed to that success.


Number of respondents 77
Answer Percent Number
Musical Genius 24.6 % 19
Freak of nature 75.3 % 58
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Death
If you had the opportunity to know the time and place of your death, would you want to know?
Thanks to Igor for the idea for this question
Question added 5/97
Question removed 12/97
My Comments
This was an interesting question, though the results were not surprising


Number of respondents 124
Answer % of responses # of answers
Yes 29.8 % 37
No 70.1 % 87
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Book
You have been given the opportunity to write a(n) (auto)biography. The company will publish whatever you write. Do you write about...
Question added 1/97
Question removed 6/98
My Comments
At one point all the responses were even, I like questions where all the answers are even. I think it would be interesting to find out who all the someone else's were, maybe in a future question.

Number of respondents 329
Choice Percent Number
Yourself 41 % 135
Someone close to you 21.9 % 72
Someone else 37.1 % 122
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Looney Tunes
Who is your favorite Looney Tune character
Question added 11/96
Question removed 3/99
My Comments
The results were pretty typical here, although I did get many comments for not putting in Marvin the Martian. BTW, my favorite was Pepe LePew


Number of respondents 788
Character Percent Number
Bugs Bunny 17.89% 141
Daffy Duck 6.85% 54
Sylvester 4.95% 39
Tweety Bird 15.99% 126
Yosemite Sam 4.70% 37
Foghorn Leghorn 6.09% 48
Pepe LePew 10.66% 84
Tasmanian Devil 11.42% 90
Wile E Coyote 7.99% 63
Porky Pig 2.41% 19
Road Runner 7.74% 61
Elmer Fudd 3.30% 26
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Armored Car
You are walking on a deserted road way. An armored car drives by and a bag falls off the back, while the truck speeds away. You investigate the bag and find it full of money. Do you...
Question added 1/97
Question removed 8/00
My Comments
This was one of my favorite questions, it was written a few months before an armored car tipped over in Florida spilling its contents. Prior to that the percentage of people willing to spend the money was higher. Funny how that works out.

Number of respondents 1113
Answers Percent Number
Leave the bag there. 3.4% 38
Take a little money and leave the bag there. 5.9% 66
Take the bag home and call the authorities. 54.64% 622
Take the bag home and spend the money. 35.06% 392
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Presidential Election 2000

Who would you vote for, for President of the United States in November 2000?
Question added 8/00
Question removed 11/00
My Comments
It would seem the people who voted were a bit more decisive than the actually election. I guess that is because I don't have any hanging chads.

Number of respondents 43
Answers Percent Number
George W Bush 51.16% 22
Al Gore jr 25.58% 11
Ralph Nader 4.65% 2
Pat Buchanan 2.33% 1
Ficus Plant 16.28% 7
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