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Jul. 13th, 2007
test your knowledge of current affairs:
Jul. 13th, 2007 11:22 pmQuestion 1
The Vatican got its pontifical knickers in a twist last week over the proposed new Seven Wonders of the world. Why?
* The Pope felt he should have a deciding vote.
* It didn’t think there were enough Christian landmarks on the short list.
* The Church felt people were drifting into iconoclasm by worshiping man-made wonders.
Question 2
One animal's nasty habits are contributing to climate change, according to scientists at the University of Aberystwyth. Which creature is at fault and what is it doing to damage the environment?
* Husky dogs running across the Arctic icecap are causing it to melt faster.
* Cats using cat flaps are increasing energy bills in homes by letting heat escape.
* Cows are belching greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
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Question 7
An American biologist has discovered an interesting fact about sparrows and the songs they sing. What's her chirping insight?
* Females attack males that sing the same song twice.
* They don't like old songs from 30 years ago.
* Nature has its own version of "pop stars" in the sparrow community whose songs become famous as they are repeated from nest to nest.
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http://www1.spiegel.de/active/spquiz/fcgi/spquiz.fcgi?name=pubquiz2
The Vatican got its pontifical knickers in a twist last week over the proposed new Seven Wonders of the world. Why?
* The Pope felt he should have a deciding vote.
* It didn’t think there were enough Christian landmarks on the short list.
* The Church felt people were drifting into iconoclasm by worshiping man-made wonders.
Question 2
One animal's nasty habits are contributing to climate change, according to scientists at the University of Aberystwyth. Which creature is at fault and what is it doing to damage the environment?
* Husky dogs running across the Arctic icecap are causing it to melt faster.
* Cats using cat flaps are increasing energy bills in homes by letting heat escape.
* Cows are belching greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
...
Question 7
An American biologist has discovered an interesting fact about sparrows and the songs they sing. What's her chirping insight?
* Females attack males that sing the same song twice.
* They don't like old songs from 30 years ago.
* Nature has its own version of "pop stars" in the sparrow community whose songs become famous as they are repeated from nest to nest.
...
http://www1.spiegel.de/active/spquiz/fcgi/spquiz.fcgi?name=pubquiz2