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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 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?

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ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

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.

What do you mean you failed?

Very nice Doc. You should have put these in the "Trivia" section.

Wasn't my turn...  I got this in an email this morning, and thought it was too good not to share.  (By the way, I only got 6 of them right...!)

Squirrel fur? I don't think so....

Maybe it's chipmunk  fur...

Here's the Google answer (don't tell Flynn I cheated )

"The term camel hair is very misleading. Camel hair brushes actually consist of various inexpensive hair types like Asian pony, bear, sheep or lesser grade squirrel hair. There is not a single hair from a real camel in a camel hair brush."

I always thought that the best camel hair brushes were the ones made from 100% syberian chinchula fur imported from Hong Kong....

So why do they call it a camel hair brush?

My theory is that, back in the day, boar and bear were a little more challenging to collect hair samples from, so they used camel.  These days the camels are all out on jihad duty, so we have to use the Siberian chinchilla, which is kinda 'gamey' to eat, but the fur does wonders on your wife's hair... 

Quote from: docbyers on 07-19-2006 -- 06:40:27
My theory is that, back in the day, boar and bear were a little more challenging to collect hair samples from, so they used camel.  These days the camels are all out on jihad duty, so we have to use the Siberian chinchilla, which is kinda 'gamey' to eat, but the fur does wonders on your wife's hair... 

Hahahaha!

That makes sense.