[ACT Time. Yes, many are boning up (good term since many are bone heads)
for this all-important exam. So here are ten simple questions to see how
you’d do on the test.]
Questions:
1. How long did the Hundred Year 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 are named after what animal?
7. What was King George VI’s first name?
8. What color is a purple finch?
9. Where do Chinese gooseberries come from?
10. How long did the Thirty Year War last?
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Answers:
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 Queen
Victoria’s wish that no future king should ever be called Albert.
8. Distinctively crimson.
9. New Zealand.
10. Thirty years, of course, from 1618 to 1648.
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Dr Bob Griffin
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