Sunday, December 27, 2009

"After the last of 16 mounting screws has been removed from an access cover, it will be discovered that the wrong access cover has been removed." - De La Lastra's Law

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There's a list of "25 best exam blunders" floating around. Apparently it's from "F in exams: the best test paper blunders".

Here're my favourites:


Q: Where was Hadrian's Wall built?
A: Around Hadrian's garden


Q: What is a vibration?
A: There are good vibrations and bad vibrations. Good vibrations were discovered in the 1960s


Q: Steve is driving his car. He is travelling at 60 feet/second and the speed limit is 40 mph. Is Steve speeding?
A: He could find out by checking his speedometer.


Q: Why would living close to a mobile phone mast cause ill health?
A: You might walk into it.


Q: What is the highest frequency noise that a human can register?
A: Mariah Carey. ♥♥♥


Q: State three drawbacks of hedgerow removal.
A: 1. All the cows will escape.
2. The cars drive into the fields.
3. There is nowhere to hide.


Q: How does Romeo's character develop throughout the play?
A: It doesn't, it's just self, self, self all the way through.


Q: Is Birmingham the right location for this type of business?
A: No. People from Birmingham aren't very fashionable.


Q: Name six animals which live specifically in the Artic.
A: Two polar bears. Three Four Seals


Q: Name one of the early Romans' greatest achievements.
A: Learning to speak Latin


Q: What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common?
A: Unusual names
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