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SilverMirth
10-30-2006, 08:32 AM
This one has been around for awhile but I thought I would share it again.

I'm only sending this to people who are brilliant . Passing requires only 4 correct answers....a measly 40%.



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 is 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?

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ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

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 catgut?

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 is named after what animal?

Dogs

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

Albert

8) What color is a purple finch?

Crimson

9) W here are Chinese gooseberries from?

New Zealand

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial
airplane?

Orange, of course.

What do you mean you Failed ??????
Vixynne Rose
10-30-2006, 08:35 AM
This one has been around for awhile but I thought I would share it again.

I'm only sending this to people who are brilliant . Passing requires only 4 correct answers....a measly 40%.


Do I get any points for vague answers? "Hmm, I know the Hundred Years' War wasn't 100 years long but I'll be goshdarned if I know the exact timeline...Oooo, I know catgut doesn't come from cats, but where the heck DOES it come from?" That kind of thing... *rotfl*
SilverMirth
10-30-2006, 08:39 AM
Do I get any points for vague answers? I shall give you Half points for knowing that they are not as simple as they sound. :snicker:
mstarfire
10-30-2006, 10:11 AM
I'm with Vix there. I knew that none of the answers were as obvious as they seemed. Got a few of them right, missed by || <--- this much on a couple others.

Fun schtuff!
Pansy Faye
10-30-2006, 10:18 AM
I got half of them right only because I'd seen this before and just knew some of that useless information all on my own. YUP that's me a font of useless information, That's what happens when you spend a good deal of your childhood copying the encyclopedia as punishment - good penmanship and useless knowledge. Funny the things I remember? Nothing important, just the stupid stuff.*rotfl*
Constance Innuendo
10-30-2006, 04:28 PM
ok I'm officially a nerd and a half. . . I passed LOL with four only though. . ., hundred years war, catgut, chinese gooseberries, and black box.
MaidenFaeSnow
10-30-2006, 10:30 PM
Okay...a gazillion points to whomever can tell me WHY why why why would you call a brush made of squirrel fur CAMEL hair!!!

And all of the other obvious why's...:roll:
Isabelle Warwicke
10-30-2006, 11:03 PM
I got six.

Hundred Years War, Panama Hats, Catgut, Canary Islands, King George, and Black Box.

Ok, I admit, I guessed on King Goerge, but I did guess correctly.::duuuuuu: