Are you an intellectual? | Quiz
Publish date: 2024-09-03
| | What is your idea of a good night out? |
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| | | Watching David Lynch's Mulholland Drive |
| | | Ten pints of lager followed by a trip to your local lap-dancing club |
| | | Going to see a production of Stravinsky's opera Oedipus Rex in preparation for your forthcoming appearance on the Late Review |
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| | You fancy a cup of coffee. What do you do? |
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| | | Go into the kitchen and scrape the last few remaining granules of Blue Mountain instant coffee into a chipped mug |
| | | Grab your mobile phone and drive to the nearest Starbucks |
| | | Put on a black polo neck and beret and walk to Patisserie Valerie's in Soho clutching a copy of L'Etranger |
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| | Which topical issue troubles you most? |
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| | | America's treatment of al-Qaida prisoners and its possible consequences for the Geneva Convention |
| | | Whether Ian McEwan's Atonement will ever receive a literary award |
| | | Who is going to replace Kym Marsh from Hear'Say |
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| | What does the term French New Wave mean to you? |
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| | | The groundbreaking work of French film directors in the late 1950s and 1960s |
| | | A type of dance move which was popular in underground clubs in Paris during the 1980s |
| | | The name of a daredevil surfing stunt invented on Bondi Beach |
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| | What does the word 'philosophy' mean? |
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| | | Softly thinking |
| | | Love of wisdom |
| | | Thinking about stuff |
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| | What is the New Look? |
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| | | Floaty gypsy tops in pastel hues |
| | | A high-fashion, low-cost high street fashion emporium |
| | | Christian Dior's postwar collection, which reintroduced femininity and glamour to fashion |
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| | Who is on the guest list at your fantasy dinner party? |
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| | | Camille Paglia, Vaclav Havel and Tom Wolfe |
| | | Geri Halliwell, Graham Norton and Posh Spice |
| | | Kate Moss, Jude Law and Stella McCartney |
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| | What causes you the most angst? |
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| | | Deciding whether to go skiing or to lie on a Caribbean beach |
| | | The widening gap between the rich and poor and its effect on democracy |
| | | The thought of England losing the World Cup |
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| | And finally, how do you keep up to date with current affairs? |
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| | | By downloading Guardian Unlimited on your PDA |
| | | Through your subscriptions to Heat and Hello! |
| | | You only read the TLS |
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