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.