L1S1 Fun Quiz 2023

What is the simple issue in the Ted case?

• Whether a teddy bear can marry a human.

• Whether a teddy bear can adopt a child.

• Whether Ted is a human being or a piece of property.

• Whether a teddy bear can make a binding contract.

What court case does Ted's lawyer make reference to in her opening statement?

• Dred Scott v Sandford

• The Civil Rights cases

• The Slaughterhouse cases

• Hawkins v McGee

What type of case was featured in the movie Philadelphia?

• Contract dispute

• Employment discrimination

• Freedom of association

• Disability insurance

What is true about the trial in a Few Good Men?

• It was a civil trial in U.S. federal court.

• It was a criminal trial in a state court.

• It was a court martial at a military tribunal.

• It was an administrative trial at the Department of Navy.

Finish the quote from A Few Good Men:

He has no _________ but it will be _________.

• Evidence/amazing

• Evidence/entertaining

• Proof/entertaining

• Proof/amazing

Finish the quote from A Few Good Men:

He'll try a little __________.

• Trick

• Magic trick

• Misinformation

• Misdirection

What is true of the law of negligence?

• There is strict liability to dog owners for all injuries caused by their dogs.

• Intent must be proven to be liable for negligence.

• An injury must be reasonably foreseeable.

• An injury must cause severe pain and suffering.

What happened to Stella Liebeck?

• She was injured by a defective project.

• She was intentionally burned by hot coffee that was too hot.

• She burned herself with hot coffee so the defendant was not negligent.

• She choked on a defective hamburger.

A jury awarded Stella Liebeck $2.7M in punitive damages. What was the award based on?

• The cost of medical care plus pain and suffering.

• The value of two days' coffee sales.

• The amounts awarded by juries in prior coffee burn cases.

• Two weeks' profits from the McDonald's restaurant that served the coffee.

Who was Justice Robert H. Jackson?

• The Supreme Court Justice who dissented in the Dred Scott case.

• The Chief Judge at the Nuremberg Trials.

• The Supreme Court Justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision.

• The United States' Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.