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Old May 8, 2004 | 05:43 AM
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THE WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ?
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?



I'll post the answers in a bit
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Old May 8, 2004 | 05:50 AM
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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 catgut?

Goats

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?

Packs of wild dogs, the root term is Canis

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

Albert

8. What color is a purple finch?

Red, technically crimson

9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

NewZeland (kiwi fruit)

10. How long did the Thirty Years War last?

Hmmm lemme guess, it's not 30 years
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Old May 8, 2004 | 05:58 AM
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LOL, cheater.....but you did get one wrong. Number 3

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.

2. Ecuador.

3. From sheep and horses.

4. November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.

5. Squirrel fur.

6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.

7. Albert. When he came to the throne in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert.

8. Distinctively crimson.

9. New Zealand.

10.Thirty years, of course. From 1618 to 1648.
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Old May 8, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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I got that last one right!
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Old May 8, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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I actually knew 5 of the real answers when I first saw the quiz. But yes I did cheat although the answers were from memory weeks ago
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Old May 8, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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haha crazy quiz
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Old May 8, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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rach you watch too much Jay leno ( jay walking )
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Old May 9, 2004 | 05:57 AM
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LOL, actually I got it from a 800 page WORD document of jokes and sh!t
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Old May 9, 2004 | 06:04 AM
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LOL, anyone else notice all the google adds contain links for MR2's for sale?
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Old May 9, 2004 | 06:21 AM
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pretty good quiz.
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