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Law Quiz from The Times

How many of these can you get right?

1. Of what “head-splitting” music did a judge say, “It makes a mockery of music, it replaces harmony with cacophony, tonality with discord, and peace with annoyance”
(a) nu rave
(b) military band music
(c) punk opera
(d) jazz
 
 
2. Which, if any, of these court exchanges is fabricated?
(a) MAN [Applying for excusal from a jury]: My wife is about to conceive a baby.
COUNSEL: Your honour, I think he means his wife is about to deliver a baby.
JUDGE: Well, he should be there in either event.
(b) JUDGE: Mr Conroy, are you trying to show your contempt for this court?
COUNSEL: No, I’m trying to conceal it.
(c) COUNSEL: Is that your conclusion, that this man is a malingerer?
PSYCHIATRIST: I wouldn’t be testifying if I didn’t think so, unless I was on the other side, then it would be a post-traumatic condition.
(d) DEFENDANT: As God is my judge, I do not owe this tax.
JUDGE: He’s not. I am. You do.
 
For the rest of the quiz (not to mention the answers) go here.
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