Are you as smart as Alan Cumming?

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Want to find out if you are as intelligent as Hollywood movie star Alan Cumming?  The Hollywood heart-throb recently claimed the UK’s exit of the EU was down to “Stupid English People” which begs the question:  Are you as intelligent as the star of the 1991 classic Bernard and the Genie?

Let’s find out.  Simply answer the following questions.  Oh, and don’t forget to give yourself a big pat on the back regardless of whether you’re wrong or not.

Question 1

Have you seen Spy Kids?

Question 2

Brexit was caused by Stupid _________ People
Complete the following sentence by selecting an appropriate word to fill in the blank
a) English    b) Pakistani  c)  Poor

Question 3

How many Yes voters wanted to leave the EU in the recent referendum?
a) 2      b)  589    or c)  400,000

Question 4

1 million Scots voted Leave?  Are they stupid too?

Question 5

How many English people live in Scotland?
a) 20,000  b)  50,000   c)  Half a Million

Question 6

Which of these two groups of people are stupid?
a) Everyone who voted Leave
b) Just English people who voted Leave

Question 7

Have you seen Son of the Mask?

Question 8

Using the medium of expressive dance please outline the Indyref2 campaign strategy in which you reach out to English no voters by calling their countrymen “stupid”.

Question 9

Have you read Alan Cumming’s 2002 first person novel about a man experiencing a mid-life crisis?

Question 10

Do you read the Sunday Herald with a strong sense that you are one of the good guys?

Read this screenshot while we calculate your superiority:

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CONGRATULATIONS!  You are officially as smart as Spy Kids 2:  The Island of Lost Dreams star Alan Cumming.

May you proceed with an unearned sense of moral superiority.

Join us next week where we’ll be asking who exactly such a front page is meant to appeal to?

 

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First posted at Loki’s site and reproduced with permission

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