A simple quiz

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A General knowledge test...

(Passing requires 8 correct answers)

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 color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?


answers will be posted in another thread.
enjoy.

 

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
It lasted for about 130 years and was fought between France and England.

2) Which country makes Panama hats?
No idea, should be panama

3) From which animal do we get catgut?
umm should be a cat here

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
Here I am probably wrong but I have a hunch that it isnt in october but as I dont know what it should be I say october. (Even though I dont think they really celebrate it atm.)

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
Camelhair

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs

7) What was King George VI's first name?
George
8) What color is a purple finch?
purple

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
China
10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?
for about 30 years, very hard to pinpoint as everyone fought everyone.


I am probably wrong on all the question but I did my best to pinpoint any trick question, but I have a feeling that all are trick questions
But oh well I am a retard as I stated in Shralps topic

Hmm I would just like to state that I dont really know what half of those things are
Never heard of panama hats.



[This message has been edited by joacqin (edited April 29, 2002).]

 

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
116 years

2) Which country makes Panama hats?
Originates in Equador. Probably now made just about anywhere.

3) From which animal do we get catgut?
Originally cat (obviously). Now more likely to be sheep.

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
By their calendar, November?

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
Depends - NOT camels though. Different hairs for different softness.

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Doh! They're not in the Pacific....

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

8) What color is a purple finch?
Male - purple ish, female - Brown

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
No idea, but at a guess not China.

10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?
30 years near as damnit.

 

Chinese gooseberries are infact kiwifruits. I know because of the mixup Kiwifruit/Kiwi. Kiwi is infact a bird. Back to the toppic. Its from China obviously. But whereever they are produced now, I have no idea. Perhaps New Zealand.

[edit; I looked it up. Yan Tao or Chinese goodberries, are originally from China]

[This message has been edited by ArchAngel (edited April 29, 2002).]

 

Havent a clue for most of those answers apart fromt he hundred years war which was actually 116 years.
But i do know you got that from Chris Moyles. Well done!

 

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
116 years.
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
My guess would be Panama, but that's just me.
3) From which animal do we get catgut?
Probably cats...
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
October, seeing as how the Revolution occurred in October.
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
Camels?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
Ummm...they're in the Atlantic...
7) What was King George VI's first name?
King My mistake...it's George
8) What color is a purple finch?
Purple!!
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
China
10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?
30...(what 30 years war?)

 

1. 116 years
2. Ecuador
3. Sheep
4. November
5. Squirrel fur
6. Dogs
7. Albert
8. Crimson
9. New Zealand
10. 30 years

Bah! It's already been answered.
Silly me for not thinking that there'd be a separate topic somewhere with the answers

[This message has been edited by Maldir (edited April 30, 2002).]