The World's Eaisest Quiz?

[FortSabby]

The World's Easiest Quiz?

(Answers at the bottom. NO CHEATING!)

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?



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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.

[Elsworth]

World's Largest Spam?

It's tasty, but it ain't good.

[whiterosedreams]

So... is this a "Post a Quiz" thread?

[FoxyBunny]

He's got a Simpsons quote as a siggie, though.

[Rodri]

The answer to number 9 is wrong.

A quote from wikkipedia:

Actinidia deliciosa is native to Southern China. Originally known as Yang Tao, it is declared as the "National Fruit" of the People's Republic of China. Other species of Actinidia are also found in India and Japan and north into southeastern Siberia. Cultivation spread from China in the early 20th century, when seeds were introduced to New Zealand by Mary Isabel Fraser, the principal of Wanganui Girls' College, who had been visiting mission schools in Yichang, China. The seeds were planted in 1906 by a Wanganui nurseryman, Alexander Allison, with the vines first fruiting in 1910.

The familiar cultivar Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward' was developed by Hayward Wright in Avondale, New Zealand around 1924. It was initially grown in domestic gardens, but commercial planting began in the 1940s. Italy is now the leading producer of kiwifruit in the world, followed by China, New Zealand, Chile, France, Greece, Japan and the United States. In China, kiwifruit was traditionally collected from the wild, but until recently China was not a major producing country. In China, it is grown mainly in the mountainous area upstream of the Yangtze River. It is also grown in other areas of China, including Sichuan.

[BOburnham]

There are no Canary Islands in the Pacific, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't they off the the coast of tunisia?

[FoxyBunny]

They are....and are a part of Spain. They are in the Atlantic, and aren't they part of the African mountain system?

[BOburnham]

Actually Spain has a large problem with African immigrants going to the Canary Islands then hitching a ride to Spain ( sorry if its off topic but somewhat relevant to the Islands)