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?
The answers are in the comments section.
H/T Maurice
Monday, 17 May 2010
Monday Quiz............
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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 color is a purple finch? Crimson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange (of course)
New Zealand 'Chinese gooseberries' are known as 'Kiwifruit'. Their origin is China...You lose! LOL!!!
Michael in Nelson
The Black Box is an old chestnut. Its origins are shrouded in mystery but WW2 RAF crews refered to new electronic kit as a "Box of Tricks" or a "Black Box" (as they were often in black metal casings, as were most of the radio or electrical equipment in 1940s bombers).
Post war, most airlines employed ex-bomber pilots and, when new-fangled flight data recorders were introduced the old service term for new electronic kit stuck.
And the 'Mericans call them "kiwi".
You try listening to a recipie that calls for thinly slicing two of your countrymen without cringing.
Aren't the Canary Islands in the Atlantic?
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