How would you all answer them?.. Here at my answers..
1.What is the population of Croydon? Percentage
2. Do you believe that we should eradicate Christmas on the basis that it offends other religious groups? No.
3. What is the purpose of comedy? Entertain
4. Why is the pole vaulting world record about 6.5m, and why can't it be broken? It can
5. What do you think about those who regard global warming as nonsense? Misinformed
6. Is it more important to focus on poverty at home or abroad? Everything.
7. If you were to form a government of philosophers what selection process would you use? Simple
8. Where does honesty fit into Law? One
9. Is the environment a bigger crisis than poverty / AIDS etc? Yes
10. Do you think that getting involved in poverty abroad is interfering with others' freedoms? Nope.
11. If you could have half an hour with any mathematician past or present, who would it be? Ancestors
12. What would happen if the Classics department burnt down? Rebuild
13. Make Poverty History is a commendable thought is it a practical one? Nope
14. Are fair trade bananas really fair? Yes
15. The stage, a platform for opinions or just entertainment - what are your thoughts? Perform
16. What do you think about those who regard global warming as nonsense? Misinformed
17. Was Romeo impulsive? Yes
18. Why does French food interest you? ..struggling with this one.. I'll think of it
19. Is there such thing as 'race'? Nope
20. What do you like most about the brain? Thinking
21. 'How would you describe a human to a person from Mars? I
22. Was it fair that a woman's planning application for painting her door purple in a conservation area was declined? No
23. How many animals did Moses take on the arc? None.
24. Should someone sell their kidney? Yes
25. Do you think Chairman Mao would be proud of the China of today? Yes
26. What is the point of using NHS money to keep old people alive? Life
27. How would you compare Henry VIII and Stalin? Power
28. How would you simulate altitude in your living room? This is a tough one.. Have to think on it.
29. In the 1920s did the invention of the Henry Ford car lead to a national sub-culture or was it just an aspect of one? One
30. On a hot day, what should you do with a fridge? Use
31. Do you feel that music is an art incomparable to history in that history cannot be performed? History
32. Is emotion an important part of religion? Yes
33. How does global development would affect your life personally? Nope
34. How would you reduce crime through architecture? Teaching
35. Define 'at fault'. Unfortunate
36. Why did they used to make the mill chimneys so tall? I'm unsure.. I'll think on it.
37. Do you think Feminism is dead? No
38. Are you surprised that there is no Russian word for "privacy"? Nope
39. Why does the word 'God' and 'I' have a capital letter? Capital
40. Should obese people have free NHS treatment? Yes
41. Why do we psychoanalyse historians? Future
42. What is Christmas? Celebration
43. "Emma has become a different person since she took up yoga. Therefore she is not responsible for anything she did before she took up yoga." Untrue
44. Imagine you are hosting the BBC4 Radio Show on New Year's Day, what message would you send to the people using this programme? Happy New Year
45. Think of a painting of a tree. Is the tree real? Yes and No (even though you want an answer!..this can't be a question!).. I'll think about it.
46. 'What would you say if Gordon Brown were to take a report which shows that people who go to university earn more than those who do not, and then proclaim that going to university causes you to earn more? Nothing
47. What books are bad for you? None
48. Should historians be allowed to read sci-fi novels? Yes
49. How would you describe an apple? Fruit
50. If a carrot can grow form one carrot cell, why not a human? Another tough one..I'll have to think.
51. Is it moral to hook up a psychopath (whose only pleasure is killing) to a reality-simulating machine so that he can believe he is in the real world and kill as much as he likes? Yes
52. How do you make a place peaceful? Quiet
53. Chekhov's great, isn't he? Yes
54. There is a Christian priest who regularly visits India and converted to be a Hindu priest. When he is in England he still practices as a Christian priest. What problems might this pose? None
1. How high can I go up a mountain having only eaten a mars bar? High
2. Do we have the right to interpret the story of the birth of Christ as a comment on Tony Blair's current political situation? Yes
3. Should the use of mobile phones be banned on public transport? No
4. What is the most pieces of pizza I can get from 'n' cuts? None.
5. What are the origins of your Christian name? Christian
6. Who is your favourite Metaphysical poet? Me
7. One grain of wheat does not constitute a heap. If one grain doesn't make a heap neither will two. If two don't make a heap neither will three..... If 9,999 grains of wheat don't make a heap 10,000 don't make a heap…. Question
8. What problems do fish face underwater? Many
9. If you entered a teletransporter and your body was destroyed and instantly recreated on mars in exactly the same way with all your memories in tact etc, would you be the same person? No
10. Explain why teachers might be changing jobs to become plumbers. Money
11. Will the bag ever become empty? Yes
12. Can you imagine a world without Laws? Yes
13. What is 'turning you on' in chemistry at the moment? Nothing ;)
14. If I could fold this piece of paper an infinite number of times how many times must I fold it to reach the moon? Infinity
15. What food (out of a choice) was best to eat before an interview? Bread
16. Tell me about drowning. Tough one.. I'll have to think on it
17. Is there a difference between innocence and naivety? No
18. What do you think of assisted suicide? Tough one.. I'll have to think on it
19. Would you give a 60 year old woman IVF treatment? Yes
20. I am an oil baron in the desert and I need to deliver oil to four different towns which happen to lie on a straight line. In order to deliver the correct amounts to each town, I must visit each town in turn, returning to my warehouse in between each visit. Where should I position my warehouse in order to drive the shortest distance possible? Roads are no problem since I have a friend who is a sheikh and will build me as many roads as I like for free. Sheikh
21. Why did Henry VIII call his son Arthur? History
22. Is the Angel of the Lord is the pre-incarnate Jesus? Nope.
23. What makes a strong woman? Mental
24. Does a girl scout have a political agenda? No (tough one)
25. What is the difference between buying and selling of slaves and the buying and selling of football players? Difference
26. Is wearing school uniform a breach of human rights? No
27. Is being hungry the same thing as wanting to eat? No
28. Why do firms exist? Progress
29. What is fate? Death
30. Why is there not a global government? Diversity
31. Why would you consider Toys R Us to be a failing business? Consideration
32. If you could make up a word, what would it be? Why? Life.. That's it.
33. Is someone guilty of an offence if they did not set out to commit a crime but ended up in doing so? Guilt
34. Should a Wal-Mart store be opened in the middle of Oxford? Yes
35. What do you think of teleport machines? No
36. What makes you think that I am having thoughts? Thinking
37. When are people dead? Breathless
38. Tell me about these eggs? Where?
39. Are there too many people in the world? No
40. Do you know who decided to put English Literature on to the school syllabus? History
41. Why are you sitting in this chair? No
42. How would you travel through time? Travelling
43. Should there be an intelligence test to decide who could vote? Nope
44. You have a 3 litre jug and a 5 litre jug. Make 4 litres. (it's from die hard 3) Drink
45. Would you trade your scarf for my bike, even if you have no idea what state it's in or if I even have one? No
46. What was the most beautiful proof in A-Level Mathematics? Proof
47. Is nature natural? Yes
48. Don't you think Hamlet is a bit long? No? Well I do. Great
49. If you could go back in time to any period of time when it would be and why? Past. Life
50. Is the Bible a fictional work? No
51. What trees did Disraeli plant at Hughenden Manor? I don't know.. I'll have to think on it.
52. Was Shakespeare a rebel? Yes
53. Are humans still evolving? Yes
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