Issue Date: 
May 11 2006 - 11:00pm
Author: 
Page3
Topics: 
city living

There’s more going on than just celebrity shotgun weddings. Let’s see if you’ve been paying attention by taking May’s news quiz, which was conceived by the bright minds behind the O-Net and A-Net exams. (So don’t expect the results anytime soon.)Which of the following is not the name of a new political party?a. Thai Groundnut Partyb. Thai Chuay Tua Aeng Partyc. Non-Stop DJ Action Partyd. Puppet PartyWhat is the definition of “unusually wealthy”?a. Being worth more than 10 times the net worth of the average citizen.b. Converting all your money to kyat and stashing it in a rice silo behind your mansion.c. Keeping your money in the bank instead of buying PTT stock.d. Willing to admit that you cheated to get rich.“Doctor” is to “heal” as “watchdog” is to _________?a. Rubber stampb. Ostrichc. Ignored. Bark, scratch your balls and droolAccording to the Campaign for Popular Democracy, Thaksin Shinawatra should not run in the next general elections for what reason?a. He said he would take a break from politics, and he always keeps his word.b. It’s time to step aside and let one of the countless qualified people in his party run the country.c. Everyone just wants to chill out and watch the World Cup in peace.d. His family and his family businesses really need his love right now.In China, female prostitutes are called “chickens” and males are called _______?a. Eggsb. Rabbitsc. Ducksd. LuckyPolice officers throughout the Kingdom are riding bicycles because _________?a. Law enforcement is not as important as projects that will sway voters.b. Cops spent their petrol allowance on bullets.c. They’re buying time while they come up with creative ways of fund-raising.d. The bad guys have agreed to trade their cars for skateboards.What’s the most unbelievable part of the official explanation that Thaksin returned in an “unscheduled, empty Thai Airways plane ordered back for replacement”?a. That it was “unscheduled.”b. That it was “empty.”c. That it was “ordered back for replacement.”d. That cabin crew who still remember his “TG sucks” quip didn’t spit in his coffee.