Wait… That’s a Real Law?!
What country bans the import and sale of chewing gum, except for therapeutic or dental purposes?
Singapore
True or False: The United Nations has its own postal administration that issues official postage stamps for collectors and mail users.
True
What colour are the seats in the Supreme Court Chambers?
Red
A woman finds a decomposed snail in her ginger beer and sues the manufacturer, even though she never bought the drink herself.
REAL CASE — Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
Someone who has lived in 7 countries
Sara Al Kafry
What country has a law making it an offense to fraudulently pretend to practice witchcraft, sorcery, or fortune-telling for money?
Canada
True or False: During a heated United Nations meeting, a world leader famously banged a shoe on his desk to express his frustration.
True
Instead of "felonies," serious criminal offenses in Canada that carry heavier penalties are formally called these offenses.
Indictable Offenses
A country sues another country because its national flag was used in a reality television show without permission, claiming the portrayal caused a diplomatic crisis.
MADE-UP PLOT.
Someone who once ate 17 Denny’s pancakes during a seven-hour sitting at Denny’s
Ben
What country prohibits wearing high heels at certain ancient historical sites to protect the monuments from damage?
Greece
In 2009, a leader attempted to set up one of these traditional structures in the New York area during the UN General Assembly.
A Bedouin-style tent
What case made law students suspicious of carrying fireworks and simply minding their business while waiting at a train station?
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co
An Alberta man wrote his final will and testament using a pocket knife to scratch it into the fender of the tractor he was trapped under—and the court accepted it into probate.
REAL CASE — In re estate of Cecil George Harris (1948)
Someone who has summited the tallest mountain in the United Kingdom
Alexander
What country makes it illegal to drive a car or ride a motorcycle shirtless?
Thailand
True or False: The United Nations once temporarily suspended a General Assembly session after two delegates got into a physical fight over a disagreement about their countries' seating arrangements.
False
What Canadian province is famously known for its strict rat-free policy, making it illegal to keep pet rats?
Alberta
A British Columbia man sued a neighbor after the neighbor’s rooster crowed in "an aggressive, passive-aggressive tone" that allegedly caused his prize-winning orchids to wilt.
MADE-UP PLOT.
Someone who was a competitive synchronized swimmer for 13 years, competed at the national level and represented their province at the Canada Winter Games.
Alyssa
What country bans flushing toilets after 10 p.m. in certain apartment buildings due to noise concerns?
Switzerland
This country has been elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member 12 times, more than any other country.
Japan
This principle in international law can justify otherwise unlawful conduct when necessary to prevent grave and imminent harm.
State of necessity
A New Brunswick man brought a case all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada after the RCMP set up a sting operation and fined him $292 for buying 14 cases of beer in Quebec and driving them across the provincial border.
REAL CASE — R. v. Comeau, 2018
Someone who has no birth certificate
Mercy