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General Category => Fun Stuff => Topic started by: Fly on February 26, 2012, 09:00:37 AM
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(Passing requires only 3 correct answers out of 10!)
Time yourself
QUESTIONS START HERE:
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last ?
2) Which country makes Panama hats ?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut ?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ?
7) What was King George VI's first name ?
8) What color is a purple finch ?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ?
Remember, you need only 3 correct answers to pass.
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
1) 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
2) Ecuador.
3) From sheep and horses.
4) November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.
5) Squirrel fir.
6) The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.
7) Albert. When he came to the throne in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be
called Albert.
8) Distinctively crimson.
9) New Zealand.
10) Orange
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Smart ar$e! ;)
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Just noticed 8 ) 8)
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I beg to differ on number 10.
They are red.
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Just to be awkward - they are both orange and red.. ::)