further into the Thai mind

The farangs were volunteered to read at an judge an English contest. We read a series of questions, and the students had a set time to answer. Below is a transcript, with select responses.

1. What is the capital city of England? (15 seconds)
2. Please give at least three names of fruit that have yellow color? (15 seconds)
3. What kind of movie do you like? (20)
4. Which subject do you like to study most? Why? (30)
5. Which province has the biggest number of monkeys in Thailand? (15)
6. Which religion do you believe in? Why? (25)
[Britishist because my family believed in for a long time]
7. Do you agree with saving money in the bank? Why? (30)
[Pizza I like] [I like shopping!]
8. Forests are important to man. Please write down 2 examples of their importance with supporting reasons. (40)
9. If you can choose, what kind of political system do you prefer between democracy and communism? Why? (40)
10. What is the cause of the corruption problem? (30)
11. Should we have Nuclear Power Plants in Thailand or not? Why? (30)
12. There are many poor people in Thailand. How would you solve this poverty problem? (30)