News Quiz for July
News Quiz for July
August 1st, 20081. Why did Noppadon Pattama resign from his position as
Interior minister?
a. He couldn’t fi nd Thailand on a map.
b. The job Thaksin hired him for was done.
c. He doesn’t speak Cambodian.
d. He got only 278 confi dence votes whereas his buddies got 279.
2. A Japanese court found a contractor guilty of commiting what
crime in Thailand?
a. Digging water drainage tunnels to make Bangkok
sink even faster.
b. Offering cookie boxes to the BMA under Samak’s
governorship.
c. Making plans to dig a tunnel bypassing the PAD protests.
d. Kidnapping Tony Jaa from a fi lm set.
3. Why was One-Two-Go grounded?
a. Phuket is overrated.
b. Cabin attendants weren’t hot enough.
c. Pilots were highly skilled Indonesian rickshaw drivers.
d. What goes up must come down.
4. How will ASEAN prevent war between Thailand and Cambodia?
a. Tell them they are both very
very naughty and ground them.
b. Meet. Then meet some more
to schedule a meeting.
c. Send in a peacekeeping force
of fi erce battle-hardened
Singaporean berserkers.
d. Ask Burma to handle it.
5. Rising fuel costs are good for:
a. The green bus cartel.
b. Toppling governments.
c. Boosting gambling and alcohol consumption.
d. Poor people who don’t own motor vehicles.
6. What is the most compelling reason to vote for ML Nattakorn
Devakula as governor?
a. He won’t ban parking lots in condos.
b. He looks good in a bulletproof vest.
c. He will replace the BMA free bicycles with porters.
d. He will make Miss Thailand’s Muay Thai outfi t compulsory
for female police offi cers
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