> This is one of those things that float around the Internet; I thought it was pretty neat. To pass this quiz, you have to get at least four right.
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> 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?
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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 fter what anima? 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.

I saw this in one of the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader books. It also had the question:

10) How many years did the Thirty Years' War last?
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A: Thirty years, of course!