(Editor’s note: A reader sent the following quiz. Sorry to say I did not pass, not even close.)
You only need 4 correct out of 10 questions to pass.
Panama Hat
QUIZ 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 hairbrush 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?
Just to remind you, you need only 4 correct answers to pass.
Chinese gooseberry
Check your answers below ….
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years 1337 – 1453
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)
Very clever. Have you got a quiz that starts with “Who is buried in Grant’s Tomb?” Maybe I could get a 4! LOL
I got 100%….I’ve never been a perfectionist.
Zero for me. And for my husband, who I consider a very smart man, zero also.
I didn’t know camels used hair brushes. 😉 Did you mean a camel-hair brush?
Not that I’m all that smart — I only got one right (the black box is orange).
Some honest people are reading Circling the News 🙂
Well I got 2 – Ecuador for the hats and Nov for the October Revolution so I feel pretty good. I almost got the 100 years war but I thought it was 118 so close but no cigar. LOL Very amusing. I wonder how many other “obvious” tricky questions one could make up.