Ask a Stupid Question Day in British Schools

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Архив новостей | Разместил 29.09.2009

 

The tradition dates back to the 1980s in America, and took place on 28 September or the last day of the school year. Pupils are encouraged to ask their teachers ridiculous questions.

To mark the occasion, The Daily Telegraph has found some of the silliest questions ever posed in Britain to date, as asked by users of the Any Questions Answered (AQA) text service. Here are 10 of the best.

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Q: What's the opposite of a camel?

A: The opposite of a camel is a soap dish: it has dimples instead of humps and lives in a mostly moist area.

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Q: How long would it take to roast a fully grown Indian elephant?

A: An Indian elephant, average weight 5000 kg, would take 2916 hours and 40 minutes to roast to perfection (based on 35 minutes a kilogram). You would need an extremely large serving dish.

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Q: In Mars bars, how much taller is Jeremy Clarkson than Tom Cruise?

A: A Mars bar is four inches long. Jeremy Clarkson measures 19.25 Mars bars (six feet five), while Tom Cruise is 16.75 Mars bars high (five feet seven). That's a 2.5 Mars bar difference.

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Q: How long would it take a snail to slide around the world?

A: 34,519 days at 0.7 miles a day or 0.03 miles per hour, the average speed for a garden snail.

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Q: What’s the funniest word in the world?

A: The funniest word in the English language is fartlek (an athletic training regime); other funny words include furphy, pratfall, parp and firkin.

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Q: What is the best type of biscuit to make a mattress from?

A: The best type of biscuits to make a mattress from would be fig rolls or strawberry Newtons. They would be soft, but still provide some back support.

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Q: I want to write a film script which makes me millions: what should it be about?

A: Based on the top-grossing films, your script should be about a young wizard and a robot looking for a ring on a pirate ship which sinks. Good luck.

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Q: In an average lifetime, how much gas will a human expel?

A: The average adult has 14 occurrences of flatulence per day. Total expulsion is about 538 ml, making approximately 14,727 litres of gas expelled in a life time.

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Q: How long is a piece of string?

A: A piece of string is twice as long as half its length. It is usually shorter than the amount you need to wrap a parcel, but always long enough to tangle.

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Q: When will I die?

A: You will die in a freak parachuting accident aged 98. Your memorial service, attended by more than 1,000 of your closest friends, will be at Wembley.

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ИСТОЧНИК: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6238694/Ask-A-Stupid-Question-Day-comes-to-British-schools.html

 

 

УПРАЖНЕНИЕ

Переведите на английский язык:

  1. Когда появился «день глупых вопросов»?
  2. Сколько весит обычный индийский слон?
  3. Сколько дней потребуется улитке, чтобы проползти вокруг света?
  4. Кто выше: Том Круз или Джереми Кларксон?
  5. Есть ли в английском языке смешные слова?
  6. Есть ли у англичан чувство юмора?
  7. Какой вопрос вам нравится больше всего?

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