1. Who or what is "Good Charlotte"? A young person's beat combo A comic strip A character in an animated film A fast food dessert

2. Where should you put a "Big Mac"? On your head In a fishtank On a gramophone In your mouth

3. When I think of "Britney", I think of a wonderful holiday I once had in Northern France. But to young people today it generally refers to a female singer. What is her surname? Spores Spears Spurs Smears

4. My grandchildren seem very keen on this television show called "Pop Idol" (or "American Idol" in the US, I believe). What's the name of that rather camp English fellow who appears in both? Answer: (Two Words (or just surname))

5. In the films of yesteryear, all you needed to combat a vampire was a stout priest with a bible and a cross. Nowadays it appears the job is taken on by teenage girls called Buffy. What is the world coming to? Anyway, who plays her? Jennifer Love Hewitt Sarah Michelle Gellar Julia Stiles Olivia Newton John

6. I strolled into a soft drink emporium the other day and asked for a nice glass of dandelion and burdock, but was told they didn't have any. Instead I was offered a glass of something called "Coca-Cola", which apparently is nowadays more widespread than mild stout. Do you know when it was first sold? 1970 1850 1886 1920

7. Last month, I noticed some suspicious types paying great attention to some strange electronic devices. Thinking them spies, I of course immediately reported them to the police, only to find, to much embarassment, they were participating in something called SMS. Do you know what this stands for? Special Message System Short Message Service Super Moron Sale Significant Message Signs

8. I understand my Betamax Video Recorder is no longer de rigeur (ah well, I could never work the thing anyway). Today's home entertainment is more likely to involve a "DVD". What does the V stand for? video versatile volume vellum

9. Who is "Tony Hawks"? A skateboarder A football player An ice hockey player A conjurer

10. I vaguely recall that, in the late 70's, there was some sort of machine which allowed you to bounce a little ball around on your television screen. Well, nowadays, it seems these "video games" are quite widespread, except that they are less likely to involve bouncing a little ball around, and more likely to involve realistic simulations of gruesome decapitations, or people being shot with a bazooka. I understand this is described as "progress". Anyway, which of the following is NOT a major type of video game machine? Playstation X-Box Blip blip 5000 Gamecube