Originally Posted By bloona 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 Pacific are named after what animal? 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What colour is a purple finch? 9) Where are Chinese Gooseberries from? 10) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial aeroplane? All done? Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass. Check your answers below. ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ (Passing requires 4 correct answers) 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years 2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador 3) From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs 7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert 8) What colour is a purple finch? Crimson 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand 10) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial aeroplane? Orange, of course. What do you mean, you failed? Me, too. (And if you try to tell me you passed, you lie!)
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <8) What colour is a purple finch? Crimson> The opposite is one of my pet peeves in life. They call 'em "Redbud Trees" and "Red Cabbage", but they're not red---they're purple! Whoever named these should have called them "Purplebud trees" and "Purple Cabbage", grrrrrr...
Originally Posted By alexbook >>4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November << Any Tom Clancy reader knows this. He explains it in "The Hunt for Red October". ;-P
Originally Posted By Bucky N Satchel I knew they were wrong as soon as I saw the Canary Islands question. I failed but I still got 3 right.
