One of my students brought me this: Ten TRUE or FALSE questions about random subjects.
1: The continents have been in motion for a long time.
2: Humans evolved from primitive animal.
3: The center of the earth is extremely hot.
4: The oxygen we breathe is made from plants.
5: All radiation is man made.
6: Humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time.
7: An electron is smaller than an atom.
8: A laser beam is made of concentrated sound waves.
9: A child's gender is determined by the father's gene.
10: Antibiotics will kill both a bacteria and a virus.
Two thousand people, ages 18~69, were interviewed in each of the following countries. (Their correct scores follow):
1- Denmark 64%
2- England 63%
3- USA 61%
4- France 61%
5- Netherlands 59%
6- Germany 58%
7- Luxembourg 56%
8- Belgium 55%
9- Italy 55%
10- Ireland 52%
11- Spain 51%
12- Japan 51%
13- Greece 44%
14- Portugal 43%
This was in the Asahi last year..
Looks like the Japanese need an 8 day school week.
GJ