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 |
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
|
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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 |
top
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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|