DC's Brainbuster

BRAINBUSTER: 73% of people have asked for help with doing this in the kitchen, what is it?

 

 

 

ANSWER opening a jar  (Yo @searambo)

BRAINBUSTER: Chances are you have about 5.6 lbs of THIS. Of what?

 

 

 

ANSWER: Skin!  (yay ho @Velowhiz)

BRAINBUSTER: According to a survey, if you fully write out the items on your grocery list instead of abbreviating, this is the item misspelled most often. What is it? 

 

 

 

ANSWER: Mayonnaise  (yay @searambo)

BRAINBUSTER: 61% of men and 38% of women believe that this is the first thing that people notice about them.

 

 

ANSWER: Their cell phone  (congrats @BigIslandMan)

BRAINBUSTER: 30% women and 20% of men have confronted a stranger because of this. What is it?

 

 

 

ANSWER: Talking loudly on their cell phone. @Velowhiz

BRAINBUSTER: According to a new study, Senior Citizens who do this, even occasionally are happier than those who don't. What?

 

 

 

ANSWER: Play Video Games!  (you go @Kamakaloii)

BRAINBUSTER: When we need one of THESE, one-third of us use the same one every time. 

 

(HINT: in Hawaii we kinda don’t have much choice)

 

 

 

Answer: Airline.  (yay @searambo)

BRAINBUSTER: Doctors around the country report a drastic rise in vasectomies during this time of year for a very specific reason. Any idea? 

 

 

 

ANSWER: so they can stay home and watch the NCAA Tournament!  (You go @Velowhiz)

BRAINBUSTER: According to the U.S. Government, the White House gets a new one of THESE every single day. A new what?

 

 

 

ANSWER: An American Flag. A brand newflag is flown over the White House every day.

BRAINBUSTER: if you wanted to be a real life version of this fictional character, it’d cost you about 300 million dollars. Who?

 

 

ANSWER: BATMAN or BRUCE WAYNE @jbmodnar

BRAINBUSTER: In more than a dozen US states, THIS the place where people are most likely to find their soul mate. 

 

 

 

WALMART!  @searambo

BRAINBUSTER: If you want to get a promotion at work, there's something you need to be doing.

 

A third of the people who started doing this got a promotion within 6 months!

 

 

ANSWER Drink coffee from a mug with the company's logo on it.  (Congrats @Velowhiz)

 

BRAINBUSTER: experts say eye contact with someone while doing this should last only about 3 seconds. Doing what?

 

 

 

ANSWER: shaking hands  (Well done, @Schoepner)

BRAINBUSTER: When women were asked what they liked the most about their husbands, this was the #1 answer.

 

 

 

ANSWER: he makes them laugh  (Congrats @Velowhiz)

BRAINBUSTER: Overwhelmingly, employers really hate it when employees show up to work in what? 

 

 

 

ANSWER: Wrinkled shirts  (NO WINNER)

BRAINBUSTER: according to a recent survey, the average household has 5 pounds of this sitting in it. What is it?

 

ANSWER: Spare change  (@schoepner)

BRAINBUSTER: According to U.S. statistics, a marriage is 75% more likely to end in divorce if only one partner does this.  Does what?

 

ANSWER: Smokes  (@searambo)

BRAINBUSTER: According to a Yahoo survey, 27% of people believe THIS TV and movie character is a real person. Who is it?

 

A: Sherlock Holmes   (@canspice)

BRAINBUSTER: A new survey says Millennials would be more devastated if they parted with their smartphone than with this. With what?

 

 

ANSWER: a car

 

Congrats to Kristi Weiser for getting the answer! Also Twitter winner @Jasharday

A study commissioned by Zipcar, the carsharing service, says Millennials would be more devastated if they parted with their smartphone than if they had to ditch their car.

BRAINBUSTER: the main character of this classic children’s movie references Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Thomas Edison and Neil Armstrong just to name a few? What movie?

 

ANSWER: Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 

Congratlations to Big Al Berger who also won on Twitter (@BigIslandMan)