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dwb

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Oct 31, 2009, 1:02:03 AM10/31/09
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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 are named after which 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?

From "Creation in the 21st Century", All the Right Answers,
2000/08/11, hosted by Dr. Carl Baugh
http://www.tbn.org/watch-us/our-programs/creation-in-the-21st-century-hosted-by-dr-carl-baugh

Mark Brader

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Oct 31, 2009, 12:45:49 PM10/31/09
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I've seen this list before, but what the heck.

D.W.B. quotes from "Creation in the 21st Century":

> 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?

Pigs?

> 4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

November.

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

Pig's hair?

> 6. The Canary Islands are named after which animal?

Dogs, if it was an animal, which is disputed.

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

Albert.

> 8. What color is a purple finch?

Yellow?

> 9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

They were made famous by New Zealand as the kiwi fruit, and now
mostly come from somewhere in Europe -- I think Italy.

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

Orange.
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Marc Dashevsky

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Oct 31, 2009, 2:20:44 PM10/31/09
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In article <kdednXHyGKUg9HHX...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...

> I've seen this list before, but what the heck.
>
> D.W.B. quotes from "Creation in the 21st Century":
>
> > 8. What color is a purple finch?
>
> Yellow?

Red

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Pink Pig

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Oct 31, 2009, 9:31:45 PM10/31/09
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On Oct 31, 12:45 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
> > 4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
>
> November.

Quite correct, but it was also fought in November, by our calendar
anyway. The old Russia never got around to switching to the Gregorian
calendar.

Regards, Bill

dwb

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Nov 4, 2009, 10:56:55 PM11/4/09
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