Post by Joe on Jun 11, 2005 3:23:25 GMT
Have a go at this quiz...you may begin now...
1. How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. Where 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?
8. What color is the purple finch?
9. In what country do Chinese gooseberries come from?
10. How long did the Thirty Years' War last?
PENCILS DOWN !
ANSWERS
1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453
2. Ecuador
3. From sheep and horses
4. November, since the Russian calendar was 13
days behind ours
5. Squirrel fur
6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs
7. Albert. He respected Queen Victoria's wish that no future King should be called Albert
8. Distinctly crimson
9. New Zealand
10. Thirty years, of course -- from 1618 to 1648
1. How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. Where 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?
8. What color is the purple finch?
9. In what country do Chinese gooseberries come from?
10. How long did the Thirty Years' War last?
PENCILS DOWN !
ANSWERS
1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453
2. Ecuador
3. From sheep and horses
4. November, since the Russian calendar was 13
days behind ours
5. Squirrel fur
6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs
7. Albert. He respected Queen Victoria's wish that no future King should be called Albert
8. Distinctly crimson
9. New Zealand
10. Thirty years, of course -- from 1618 to 1648
