Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Are you smarter than a cheese grater?

1. The Pope lives in the Vatican because
a) it's close to some fine Italian restaurants.
b) "cheap rent, lotsa space".
c) the Bible tells him so.

2. When Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, he
a) realized it would be faster if he flew.
b) was scouting new locations for bullfights.
c) didn't need to bring his passport.

3. 23 + 11 + 4 + 85 =
a) 23 + 11 + 4 + 85.
b) my cell phone number.
c) a soduko solution.

4. The capital of Japan is
a) "J".
b) too far to walk.
c) a bad place for pizza.

5. The "W" in George W. Bush stands for
a) the national anthem.
b) Who.
c) an upside down "M".



6. An Amtrak train leaves Chicago going east at 1:45 P.M., while another train leaves New York City traveling westbound at 2:15 P.M. They are both on the same track. Where will they meet?
a) @ Starbucks for a latte.
b) somewhere along the way.
c) heaven.

7. The chemical symbol for water is
a) Evian.
b) clear.
c) ice when frozen.

8. The letters DNA stand for
a) “Do Not Alter”.
b) a jumble for DAN.
c) Polish for "no!”

9. Uranus is
a) a polite way of saying "your bum".
b) a word that makes me blush.
c) both a) and b).


10. "To be or not to be" is
a) an opening line from Jerry Seinfeld.
b) a mathematical formula.
c) a possible answer to this quiz.


ANSWERS:

There are no right answers.
By completely this quiz, you are officially, no doubt, a GRATER: A tool with which one grates, especially cheese.

You don’t understand?

Translations:

Finnish: riivinrauta, raastinrauta, raastin
Italian: grattugia
Latin: radula
Maltese: ħakkieka
Polish: tarka
Russian: тёрка /t'órka/
Spanish: rallador








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