february-2012

4
JFK’s 1963 declaration to
the German people “Ich
bin ein Berliner” meant “I
am a jelly doughnut!”
A) True — The crowd
laughed heartily
B) False — It means ‘I am a
cream bun’ C) True — A
Berliner is a jelly doughnut,
but he meant to say ‘I am a
Berliner’
5
1980s rockers Van Halen
demanded a rider including
a huge jar of M&Ms
backstage, with all the
blue ones removed.
A) False — They only wanted
brown ones B) True — It was
to ensure the stringent
contract was read in full for
safety reasons C) True —
Lead singer David Lee Roth
hates anything blue
6
9
Donald Duck was
nearly elected to
Swedish
government.
A) True — An old
statute allowed any
name to be put on a
polling card, and
there’s still a Donald
Duck Party B) False -
He withdrew after a
sex scandal
C) False — You must be
a Swedish national;
Donald is American.
And a duck
A man made a fortune
taking payments as
Bristol Zoo’s parking
attendant - in their free
car park!
A) True — He went
unnoticed for 23 years
and retired on his takings
B) False — It was an April
Fool’s prank in the local
paper C) False — It was an
airport car park
7
8
QUIZ URBAN
Welsh pop lothario Tom
Jones once insured his
chest hair for £7 million.
A) False — Though Lloyds
of London have insured a
male model’s hair B) True
— Though when it was
stolen, they didn’t pay
out C) False — It was
Engelbert Humperdinck’s
trademark moustache
Re-heating spinach
is dangerous and can
cause cancer.
A) Possibly — no one has ever
tried it B) True — It creates
dangerous levels of nitrates
C) False — It is considered
perfectly safe
RATINGS
1-3 correct: Country bumpkin
4-6 correct: City slicker
7-9 correct: Urban legend
ANSWERS: 1B; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5B; 6A; 7A; 8C; 9B
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