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Come on then all you brain boxes out there................................

10 replies

fannyannie · 22/05/2007 20:38

This is for all my "bright" friends.
Good luck and be honest.
WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ
(Passing requires 4 correct answers)

Please answer all questions before scrolling down for the answers.

  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 colour is a purple finch?

  9. Where are Chinese Gooseberries from?

  10. What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane?

All done?
Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass. Check your answers below.

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
(Passing requires 4 correct answers)

  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 after what animal? Dogs

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

  8. What colour is a purple finch? Crimson

  9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

  10. What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange, of course.

What do you mean, you failed?

Me, too (And if you try to tell me you passed, you lie!)

Pass this on to some brilliant friends, so they can feel rotten, too.

OP posts:
chestnutty · 22/05/2007 21:11

Got the last one right.
Won't give it away for the cleverer people that use this site!

lemonaid · 22/05/2007 21:14

I got 6 right! And I was within 4 years of the first one.

fryalot · 22/05/2007 21:16

fwiw: The black box on aeroplanes was named after the bloke who invented it... Mr. Black they are orange so they are highly visible.

TheArmadillo · 22/05/2007 21:38

History degree (just completed) meant I could answer (1), (4) & (7) correctly and (10) just cos I've heard it before - sorry.

ArtichokeTagine · 22/05/2007 21:43

DH got four and was only 2 years out with question 1.

I only got 1 right

RustyBear · 22/05/2007 21:46

I got (1) (4) (5) (7) (9) & (10) & half of (3)

clutteredup · 22/05/2007 21:46

Thank you squonk that explains a lot , I always did think it would be hard to find if it was black. I btw got none, so there .

chestnutty · 27/05/2007 14:55

emailed this to friend in RL.
She spotted that Qu no 6 is wrong.
Of course Canaries are in the Alantic not Pacific ocean. Why did no one else spot this!

PinkTulips · 27/05/2007 15:00

2

i knew 3 and 10 and should have known 5 but had a bit of a blonde moment and said fox fur

kyala · 21/07/2007 14:42

I knew the one about the canary islands (We watch QI, don't you know LOL)
But, yes, that was the only one I knew LOL

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