Q 01/05

Which Asian country bans the sale and import of chewing gum?

A) Thailand

B) South Korea

C) Japan

D) Singapore

Answer · why

D) Singapore

Singapore's ban dates from 1992; therapeutic, dental and nicotine gum are exempt, but only a doctor or pharmacist can sell them.

Q 02/05

Until 2013, women in Paris technically needed police permission to wear which garment in public?

A) Trousers

B) Overcoats

C) Boots

D) Hats

Answer · why

A) Trousers

The 1800 ordinance was never repealed until France's women's-rights minister declared it void in 2013; painter Rosa Bonheur had to apply for permissio...

Q 03/05

Britain's Licensing Act 1872 makes it an offence to be drunk in public in charge of which animal?

A) A pig

B) A goat

C) A cow

D) A sheep

Answer · why

C) A cow

A cow: section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872 makes it an offence to be drunk on a highway or public place while in charge of 'any carriage, horse, catt...

Q 04/05

The UK's Salmon Act 1986 created the offence of handling salmon in what manner?

A) After sunset without a licence

B) In suspicious circumstances

C) In a public house

D) On the Sabbath

Answer · why

B) In suspicious circumstances

Handling salmon 'in suspicious circumstances' means receiving or disposing of fish you could reasonably believe was illegally fished; a 2009 amendment...

Q 05/05

Cutting down which specific type of plant without a permit can lead to a felony charge in Arizona?

A) Saguaro cactus

B) Mesquite tree

C) Yucca

D) Palo Verde tree

Answer · why

A) Saguaro cactus

Harming a saguaro is a class-four felony in Arizona carrying up to three years and nine months in prison; the often-repeated 25-year sentence is a myt...