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schadeaux
1. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
2. In which country are Panama hats made?
3. Where does catgut come from?
4. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
5. What kind of creatures were the Canary Isles named after?
6. What was King George VI's first name?
7. What color is a purple finch?



















And their answers:
1. 116 years from 1337 to 1453.
2. Ecuador.
3. From sheep and horses.
4. Squirrel fur.
5. A large breed of dogs. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - "Island of Dogs."
6. Albert. When he came to the throne in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should be called Albert.
7. The distinctively colored parts are crimson.
SpaceyKC
but...... huh.gif



*question 8 ~ were they created
to confuse people like me?
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Kismit
I didn't know Camels used brushes .......... huh.gif
Allie
Very weird questions........... w00t.gif
Wasn't what I expected. blink.gif
So it was made to confuse us KC. huh.gif

schadeaux
QUOTE (Allie @ Aug 15 2003, 06:44 AM)
Very weird questions........... w00t.gif
Wasn't what I expected. blink.gif 

The questions were OK.

It was the answers I thought were weird. grin2.gif blink.gif
Allie
QUOTE (schadeaux @ Aug 15 2003, 09:57 AM)
QUOTE (Allie @ Aug 15 2003, 06:44 AM)
Very weird questions........... w00t.gif
Wasn't what I expected. blink.gif 

The questions were OK.

It was the answers I thought were weird. grin2.gif blink.gif

You're right schadeaux. The questions were ok, but the answers were rolleyes.gif
Chessman
The World's Easiest Looking Quiz
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(Answers at the bottom. Hey - NO Cheating!)

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get catgut?

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 Atlantic are named after what
animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name?

cool.gif What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?






Answers To The Quiz

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
116 years, from 1337 to 1453.

2) Which country makes Panama hats?
Ecuador.

3) From which animal do we get catgut?
From sheep and horses.

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
Squirrel fur.

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what
animal?
The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.

7) What was King George VI's first name?
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.

cool.gif What color is a purple finch?
Distinctively crimson.

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
New Zealand.

10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?
Thirty years, of course. From 1618 to 1648.
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Potholer
QUOTE (Chessman @ Feb 14 2004, 02:19 AM)
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
New Zealand.

I thought they were origianlly came from China but we stole them, grew them, renamed them and exported them as if they were ours all along....?

*shrug*

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