The following questions were set in last year's GCSE examination in Swindon , Wiltshire. These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds)

Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. What causes the tides in the oceans
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight

What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs

Q. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport

Q. What is the fibula
A. A small lie

Q. What is a seizure
A. A Roman Emperor

Q. What does 'varicose' mean
A. Nearby

Q. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium

Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas

i love they kinda things.

the best 1 i've seen is the maths one that says find x. and the person has just circled it on the diagram.

does anyone no Kim chilcott or daniel kilderry?