OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.

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 is 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?

--
Skipper

"Skipper" wrote in message
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OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.

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 is 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?

--
Skipper

Maybe one more question:

From what institution did Krause earn his Yale degree?

William Bruce wrote:

Maybe one more question:

From what institution did Krause earn his Yale degree?

Yes, that would be a good match for the previous ten. Good get!

--
Skipper

You forgot one: Pick a number between 1 and 5, representing the number of
minutes it would take me to terminate you and slip you into a nearby, with
the police watching, smiling and approving?

"Skipper" wrote in message
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OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.


10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

--
Skipper

Bright orange.

RCE

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:13:52 -0600, Skipper wrote:

OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly 40%.

Grades in the morning.

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

It lasted a hundred years. It also lasted over one hundred years.


2) Which country makes Panama hats?

All hats made in Panama are Panama hats. However, Panama Hats are made in
Ecuador.


3) From which animal do we get catgut?

Various animals, usually sheep.

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

Many Russians do not celebrate that revolution.


5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

That would depend on the camel groomer, wouldn't it?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

There was one animal?


7) What was King George VI's first name?

George, or do you mean before he became King?


8) What color is a purple finch?

Male or female purple finch?


9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

The last kiwifruit I had was grown in California.


10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

What's a commercial airplane?

thunder wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:13:52 -0600, Skipper wrote:


6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?

There was one animal?

The Canary Islands are in the Atlantic, not the Pacific, and the name
either came from an African tribe(the Canarii) or possibly from the
Latin term meaning Island of the Dogs.




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Reggie
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That's my story and I am sticking to it.

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116

Ecuador

Sheep and Horses

November

Squirrel fir

Dogs

Albert

Crimson

New Zealand

Orange


"Skipper" wrote in message
...
OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.

Grades in the morning.

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 is 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?

--
Skipper

NOYB wrote:

116
Ecuador
Sheep and Horses
November
Squirrel fir
Dogs
Albert
Crimson
New Zealand
Orange

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 catgut? 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 is 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.

And we have a wiener, but it was like pulling teeth from this group.

--
Skipper

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:01:23 -0600, Skipper wrote:

Not so fast, I protest the decision of the judge. The questions were
poorly worded, and in some cases, the answers given are wrong.


1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years

Perhaps, if you asked "In total", but you didn't. Also, as the "Hundred
Years" groups a series of conflicts, you ignore the included peaceful
times, but, semantically, if the war lasted 116 years, it also lasted 100.

2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador

And hats made in Panama aren't? Perhaps, if you had used the proper noun,
Panama Hat.

3) From which animal do we get catgut? Sheep and Horses

Animal = singular, yet your answer is plural, very bad form. It's also
the wrong answer. Catgut can also be made from goat, pigs, and various
other animals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgut

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November

I can find no reports of modern day celebrations.

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal? Dogs

As Reggie pointed out, when did the Canary Islands move to the Pacific?

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

Not after he became King. His first name while he was King, was George.

8) What color is a purple finch? Crimson

Not a female purple finch. They are brown and white, no crimson, no red,
no purple.


9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

New Zealand is flat wrong. Chinese gooseberries are indigenous to China.
They have been grown in this country, as long as they have been grown in
New Zealand. The safest answer would be "from your supermarket".

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants..._chinensis.htm


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

And we have a wiener, but it was like pulling teeth from this group.