Tomi Ungerer
The media: vocabulary
British papers
American media
100

What is the nationality of Tomi Ungerer?

He is French

100

How do we call a text or piece of writing on any non-fiction subject?

An article

100

Which papers are considered as "quality dailies"?

a. The Times, News of the World, The Guardian

b. The Guardian, The Financial Times, News of the World

c. The Financial Times, the Guardian, The Daily Telegraph

c. The Financial Times, the Guardian, The Daily Telegraph

100

Freedom of the press in the United States is guaranteed by the ..... Amendment to the Constitution

1st Amendment

200

Is Tomi Ungerer still alive?

Yes

200

How do we call a person who writes articles, esp. stating opinion, about art, music etc.

A critic

200

The Sun is considered as a tabloid or a broadsheet?

A tabloid

200

A paper in the United States costs more than France. Right or wrong?

Wrong

300

When was Tomi Ungerer born?

a. in 1931

b. in 1941

c. in 1951

a. in 1931
300

How do we call the frist page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story?

Front page

300

What is the political leaning of the Sun?

a. Right-wing

b. Left-wing

c. Centre

a. Right-wing

300

Around ....% of the newspaper space is allotted to advertising.

a. 20%

b. 50%

c. 70%

c. 70%

400

How many books has he published?

a. over 50 

b. over 80

c. over 140

c. over 140

400

How do we call a large-format newspaper with usually serious contents?

Broadsheet

400

Which quality paper is centre/centre left?

a. The Independent

b. The Guardian

c. The Times

b. The Guardian

400

Weekend newspapers can run to ......... pages

a. 10 pages

b. 100 pages

c. 200 pages

c. 200 pages

500

Tomi Ungerer has worked in 

a. France

b. France, Canada, Ireland and New York

c. Canada, Ireland and New York

b. in France, Canada, Ireland and New York

500

How do you say "la presse à scandale" in English?

The gutter press

500

Who said the following sentence: "The people will believe what the media tell them they believe."

a. David Cameron

b. the Queen

c. George Orwell

d. Winston Churchill

c. George Orwell

500

What are the leading daily papers in the United States?

a. The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the New York Times

b. the Financial Times, USA Today and the New York Times

c. USA Today, the New York Times and the Guardian

a. The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the New York Times