9.22.2009

Answers to yesterday's exam

First the questions:


  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?



Answers:


  1. How long did the Hundred Years' War last? Answer: 116 years
  2. Which country makes Panama hats? Answer: Ecuador
  3. From which animal do we get cat gut? Answer: Sheep and Horses
  4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? Answer: November
  5. What is a camel's hair brush made of? Answer: Squirrel fur
  6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Answer: Dogs
  7. What was King George VI's first name? Answer: Albert
  8. What color is a purple finch? Answer: Crimson
  9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? Answer: New Zealand
  10. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Answer: Orange (of course)

3 comments:

  1. Well I knew 1, 3, 6 and 10....

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  2. And did you know that General Mills was one of the early inventors of the Black Box? (yes, the cereal company) And, if I remember, it was used for quite some time. I believe it is still used, of course not in its original form.

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