All of the following subjects were featured in blog posts found on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog throughout 2020.
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| Water: Home to this camera shy duck, but how much does it weigh? |
1) January: Google
In January the Charles Fudgemuffin blog focused on the weird and wonderful world of Google.
Can you remember how much a pound of water weighs according to Google?
A) A pound
B) 8.36 pounds
C) Five gallons
D) 2.36 miles
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| "Oo, I hope it's ice lollies!" |
2) February: Nature
February featured a true or false quiz featuring weird nature facts. Can you remember how kangaroos keep cool?
A) They lick their forearms.
B) They dig a hole in the ground and live in the hole.
C) They sneak into people's fridges.
D) They eat ice lollies.
3) March: Crisps / Chips
In March I took a look at unusual potato crisp/chip flavours, but can you remember which of the following was an actual real crisp/chip flavour?
A) Pepsi Cola and chicken
B) Bubble gum
C) Dishwashing liquid
D) Vodka
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| Mr Liar the BBC presenter |
4) April: Aptronyms
April began with a look at aptronyms, i.e. people whose names were particularly appropriate for their jobs. Which of the following was a real aptronymically named person?
A) Mr Liar the BBC presenter
B) Mrs House the bingo caller
C) Mr Thief the bank robber
D) Mr Bowler the cricketer
5) May: Aliens
In May the Charles Fudgemuffin blog featured a multiple choice quiz based on the themes from the stories in my collection of short stories 'We Come In Peace, and Other Short Stories'.
The first story in the book focuses on aliens. Can you remember which of the following alien themed insurance policies is an actual real type of insurance?
A) Alien Abduction Insurance
B) U.F.O. Collision Insurance
C) Alien Invasion Insurance
D) Interstellar Travel Insurance
6) June: Censorship
One of June's blog posts took a look at internet censorship in China*, and specifically the code words used by internet users in China to get around internet censorship.
* Coming soon to a country near you!
VPNs are a useful tool for Chinese internet users wanting to avoid online censorship, but even the term 'VPN' is censored in China. Can you remember the code word used by Chinese internet users to refer to a VPN?
A) Very Powerful Network
A) Virtual Part Number
C) Verace Pizza Napoletana
D) Vietnamese Pho Noodles
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| Large emojis for people with poor eyesight. |
7) July: Emojis
In July, the Charles Fudgemuffin blog celebrated World Emoji Day with an emoji based quiz!
Can you remember which song the following emojis represented?
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A) Shut Up And Dance
B) Be Quiet And Boogie
C) Zip It And Jive
D) Thanks For The Killer Game Of Crisco Twister
8) August: National Days
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| Hug your hound. |
Can you remember which of the following was a real national day?
A) National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
B) National Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
C) National Hug Your Hound Day
D) National Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
9) September: Movies
September saw another Chinese themed post when I took a look at Chinese movie titles that got lost in translation. Which of the following is a real Chinese movie title translation?
A) Planet Of The Apes = Monkey Battle On Planet Earth
B) Ghostbusters = Super Power Dare Die Team
C) Finding Nemo = The Clownfish Is Lost! Help Me Find Him!
D) The Shawshank Redemption = There's A Tunnel Behind The Poster!
10) October: Polls
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| We used to do a job satisfaction poll like the one pictured above every week at one of my old jobs, but then they stopped doing it because the results weren't what they were hoping for... |
Which of the following answers did they forget to include in their poll?
A) Television
B) Ad in paper
C) Family/Friend
D) The Village People
11) November: Japanese words
In November attention turned to languages with a look at modern Japanese words. Which of the following words is a genuine Japanese import word?
A) Hello Vera = Aloe vera plant
B) Rabu reta = love letter
C) Purr purr = cat
D) Moshi Moshi = telephone
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| Whoever built this house built it incorrectly. |
12) December: Dictionary
The Charles Fudgemuffin blog started December off by taking a look at quirks of the English language. Can you remember which is the only word in the dictionary spelled incorrectly?
1) quicksand
2) hypocritical
3) hyphenated
4) incorrectly
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1) January: Google
How much does a pound of water weighs according to Google?
A) A pound.
B) 8.36 pounds ✔️
C) Five gallons
D) 2.36 miles
If you googled how much a pound of water weighs, then Google used to give an answer of 8.36 pounds. Sadly, Google have now corrected* this amusing quirk, so award yourself a point if you chose A or B.
* For those who aren't very good at sums, the correct answer is 'a pound'.
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| "Sigh. So it's not ice lollies?" |
2) February: Nature
How do kangaroos keep cool?
A) They lick their forearms. ✔️
B) They dig a hole in the ground and live in the hole.
C) They sneak into people's fridges.
D) They eat ice lollies.
As I'm sure you guessed, kangaroos don't keep cool by eating ice lollies. They actually lick their forearms to keep cool.
3) March: Crisps / Chips
Which of the following is an actual real crisp/chip flavour?
A) Pepsi Cola and chicken ✔️
B) Bubble gum
C) Dishwashing liquid
D) Vodka
Believe it or not, Pepsi Cola and chicken was a real crisp/chip flavour. It sounds disgusting.
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| "Lucky for some... 17." "House!" |
4) April: Aptronyms
Which of the following was a real aptronymically named person?
A) Mr Liar the BBC presenter
B) Mrs House the bingo caller
C) Mr Thief the bank robber
D) Mr Bowler the cricketer ✔️
Peter Bowler the cricketer was the real person, but just to confuse things he was actually a batsman!
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| 'We Come In Peace, and Other Short Stories' featuring an alien. |
5) May: Aliens
Which of the following alien themed insurance policies can you actually buy?
A) Alien Abduction Insurance ✔️
B) U.F.O. Collision Insurance
C) Alien Invasion Insurance
D) Interstellar Travel Insurance
The correct answer is alien abduction insurance, although I'm not sure how you would go about proving it if you made a claim!
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| Emperor Xi doesn't like it when people say he looks like Winnie The Pooh, so out of respect for Xi, I'm posting the above photo, so that people know what type of photos to avoid posting. |
6) June: Censorship
What is the code word used by Chinese internet users to refer to a VPN?
A) Very Powerful Network
A) Virtual Part Number
C) Verace Pizza Napoletana
D) Vietnamese Pho Noodles ✔️
Verace Pizza Napoletana actually means 'genuine Neapolitan pizza', but it's not a Chinese code word. The correct answer was Vietnamese Pho Noodles.
7) July: Emojis
Which song do the following emojis represent?
π€πΊπ
A) Shut Up And Dance ✔️
B) Be Quiet And Boogie
C) Zip It And Jive
D) Thanks For The Killer Game Of Crisco Twister
The answer is of course Shut Up And Dance. The other options would be ridiculous names for a song!
8) August: National Days
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| "Ha, ha! Stupid kangaroos! You won't find me licking my forearms! Especially not on National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day!" |
A) National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day ✔️
B) National Make Up Your Own Holiday Day ✔️
C) National Hug Your Hound Day ✔️
D) National Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day ✔️
Surprisingly, all of the above are real days! By that, I mean, I didn't make them up. Obviously someone made them up, but it wasn't me. Anyway, all four answers are correct, so award yourself a point whatever answer you picked!
Editor's note: "Wow! That was generous of you, Charles!"
Charles: "That's just the kind of guy I am. Generous is my middle name."
Editor: "In that case, is there any chance you could start paying me?"
Charles: "Let's move quickly on to question number nine..."
9) September: Movies
Which of the following is a real Chinese movie title translation?
A) Planet Of The Apes = Monkey Battle On Planet Earth
B) Ghostbusters = Super Power Dare Die Team ✔️
C) Finding Nemo = The Clownfish Is Lost! Help Me Find Him!
D) The Shawshank Redemption = There's A Tunnel Behind The Poster!
The correct answer is B. In China, Ghostbusters was known as Super Power Dare Die Team ... obviously! I just made the other three movie titles up.
10) October: Polls
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| Village people. Editor's note: "Charles, that's the wrong type of village people." Charles: "Yes, but at least this way we avoid any copyright issues." |
A) Television
B) Ad in paper
C) Family/Friend
D) The Village People ✔️
Like most people, I first heard about the YMCA from the song by the Village People, but surprisingly the YMCA forgot to include that option in their poll.
11) November: Japanese words
Which of the following words is a genuine Japanese import word?
A) Hello Vera = Aloe vera plant
B) Rabu reta = love letter ✔️
C) Purr purr = cat
D) Moshi Moshi = telephone
Moshi moshi is what Japanese people say when they answer a phone call from family or friends, so it's telephone related, but it doesn't mean telephone. The genuine Japanese import word is 'rabu reta' which means love letter. There is no L or V sound in Japanese, so R is used for L, and B is used for V. That's why 'love letter' comes out as 'rabu reta'!
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| I didn't have any 'Happy New Year 2021' photos, so I had to use a photo from 2019. Fortunately though, my photoshop skills are excellent, so I don't think anyone will notice. |
12) December: Dictionary
Which is the only word in the dictionary spelled incorrectly?
1) quicksand
2) hypocritical
3) hyphenated
4) incorrectly ✔️
A trick question to round things off!
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That's it for 2020. I hope everyone has a brilliant 2021!
You can find some of the blog posts featured in the quiz below:
Lost In Translation: Chinese movie titles
Emoji Quiz
Weird National Days
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