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The Big Issue : Edition 436
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23. What is the name of the memoir penned by Tracey Thorn from Everything but the Girl? a. Pink Sofa Princess b. Massive Heart Attack c. Bedsit Disco Queen d. Nothing But Boys 24. Which river did photographer Charlie Sublet find the source of? a. The Nile b. The Ganges c. The Murray d. The Amazon e. Moon River 25. What were the benefits of dousing your mobile phone in the drink, discovered by Mic Looby? a. Visiting loved ones in person b. Getting a new phone c. Discovering underwater communication d. Not getting messages 26. Veteran actor-turned-director Dustin Hoffman has said: “I think of my life metaphorically as being like Swiss cheese. And...” a. after 75 years, it really stinks! b. how cheesy is that! c. as I get older I have less holes. d. please pass the mustard. 27. What is Long.Live.A$AP? a. Prince William’s Twitter handle b. An expensive, fast-acting, anti- ageing treatment c. An album by rapper A$AP Rocky d. Ah...sorry. It’s a typo... 28. A hikikomori is: a. a young Japanese recluse b. a bad case of hiccups c. a Korean dance craze d. a Korean dance craze, based on hiccups 29. Which wealthy Australian reportedly owns the biggest luxury super yacht? a. Solomon Lew b. James Packer c. Gina Rinehart d. Greg Norman 16 THebigissue5–18JuL2013 30. The Rosie Project is: a. an online movement to save wilting rose gardens b. a romance novel with a socially awkward hero c. an investigation into flower-based crime d. a scientific study of optimism 31. Who controversially lip- synched the US national anthem at President Obama’s inauguration? a. Beyoncé b. Rihanna c. Katy Perry d. Kermit the Frog 32. What was the name of the celebrity guru The Beatles visited in Rishikesh, India, in 1968? a. Sri Sathaya Sai Baba b. Mahatma Ghandi c. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi d. Yoda 33. Anish Kapoor is famous for: a. painting the Mona Lisa b. taking controversial photographs c. producing large, ambitious sculptures d. making a great toasted sandwich 34. What is the name of the book English author Julian Barnes released earlier this year? a. Levels of Life b. Levels of Lava c. Levels of Smell d. Smells of Bacon 35. Kanye West recently likened himself to: a. Kim Kardashian’s previous boyfriend b. Nobody: Kanye West is incomparable c. Steve Jobs d. Steve Irwin 36. Which Jamaican reggae singer is famous for singing The Harder They Come and starring in the 1972 film of the same name? a. Bob Marley b. Jimmy Cliff c. Snoop Lion d. Desmond Dekker 37. According to smartypants Helen Razer, which 20th-century German intellectual penned the essay ‘Unpacking My Library’? a. Sigmund Freud b. Schadenfreude c. Walter Benjamin d. Christoph Waltz 38. What do US comedian Zach Galifianakis and Bushranger Ned Kelly have in common? a. A resemblance to urban hipsters b. Luxuriant beards c. A starring role in something starting with The Hang... d. All of the above 39. What is the name of a British romantic comedy starring Rose Byrne? a. Notting Hill b. Love Actually c.IGiveitaYear d. I’d Give Anything Not to See Another Rom Com 40. Who said: “These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be”? a. Donald Trump b. Captain Snooze c. Kate Middleton d. Barack Obama 41. The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey is: a. expected, considering the money made on Peter Jackson’s other 52 films about Middle-earth b. propping up the NZ economy c. the name of Christopher Pyne’s autobiography d. a film title almost as dull as There and Back Again
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