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Optimism and Pessimism (a quiz)

A dangerous new strain of drug-resistant bacteria is surfacing in the UK. Learn where it may have originated.

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Does everybody have a sharpened pencil?

1. A scary new type of drug-resistant bacteria has emerged in the UK. It appears to have come from____, where British people are traveling to _____.

a. Thailand/receive experimental stem cell treatments

b. America/take advantage of the weak dollar

c. Morocco/stay in Sex-and-the-City-2-themed hotels

d. India/have cosmetic surgery

2. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has declared that the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic is:

a. now peaking in the southern hemisphere

b. leading to a secondary pneumonia pandemic

c. just a lot of hype

d. over

3. If you're home with the flu, why not occupy yourself with a Rubik's cube? After 15 years of research, a programmer has determined that any Rubik's cube can be solved in just:

a. 80 moves

b. 50 moves

c. 20 moves

d. 15 moves

4. You already knew that orangutans are bad dieters, but did you know that ...

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