Pencils ready? It’s time for this month’s news quiz.A Public Health Ministry subcommittee has recommended that beer gardens be banned for what reason?a. They send the wrong message to people who are out for a little fun.b. Those pork knuckles are never as good as they look.c. Escalating violence among beer pretties.d. It’s much healthier to drink Saeng Som next to a busy highway.What are poor villagers in rural areas being taught to improve their lives?a. Think with their right brain.b. How to buy fire trucks/baggage scanners/jets and sell them to the government at inflated prices.c. Accept your fate. And vote Thai Rak Thai.d. Put “Sony” stickers on everything.The “wrong tick” refers to what?a. Clock that can’t keep accurate time.b. Top lawyer Suvarn Valaisathien’s lifelong battle with Tourette’s Syndrome.c. Deadliest kind of bloodsucking parasite.d. Ground-breaking legal defense that is now being taught at the world’s top law schools.How does the current administration respond to criticism?a. Shut down websites of critics.b. Shut down radio stations of critics.c. Send thugs to rallies of critics.d. Badly.Why are capital gains on the sale of stocks not taxed?a. To encourage people to quit their jobs, borrow heavily and sit in front of a computer all day.b. Making money off the stock market is much harder than physical labor or working in an office.c. The government has all the money it needs.d. Because rich people shouldn’t have to share with poor people.The release of Memoirs of a Geisha in China was cancelled for what reason?a. Everyone has seen the pirate DVD version already.b. Officials were disappointed that it was not a musical.c. To make room for that gay cowboy film.d. Director refused to make minor changes like put devil’s horns on some of the characters.