World's easiest quiz
MadCow
Are you the weakest link?
(Passing requires ONLY 4 correct answers)
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) What animal does catgut come from?
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 George VI's first name?
8) What colour is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What colour is the black box in aeroplanes?
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Sue ];(:)
G Hardy
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Geezer
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Crafty!
I was going to say post the answers so I can check my score...as a funny,
but I wont now, lol.
gol...@gmail.com
named after dogs. The bird is named after the islands.
Don't know about the others but they could all be tricks.
Dan Karlsson
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/easyquiz.htm
Except for the last question.
> 10) What colour is the black box in aeroplanes?
Orange, so it can be easily found.
// Dan Karlsson
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Waldo Centini
Sorry to disappoint, but a number of them are trick questions, or at least
have been made up by someone with only wikipedia-knowledge....
> 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
Okay, about a hundred years.
> 2) Which country makes Panama hats?
The hat has been named after the country by a designer, not because of a
causal link between country and hat. Trick question.
> 3) What animal does catgut come from?
Usually lamb, goat, calves, any young animal's guts. These days most catgut
is essentially a petroleum derivative.
> 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
Now there's a true one...
> 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
All sorts of animals. Unfortunately the only animal not used is......a
camel.
> 6) The Canary Islands are named after what animal?
Dog. Bird later named after. Not other way around. Sorry.
> 7) What was George VI's first name?
Albert?
> 8) What colour is a purple finch?
Yessssssss. Another real one.
> 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
New Zealand.
> 10) What colour is the black box in aeroplanes?
Sorry, orange. Reddish. But not black. The term was used by a technical
journalist after the first introduction of the box. As a techie he was
acquainted with the habit of dubbing something with an known input, a known
output, but an unknown process within a "black box".
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Waldo
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Waldo Centini
>> 7) What was George VI's first name?
>
> Albert?
>
<anorak>
Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor.....
</anorak>
G Hardy
> have been made up by someone with only wikipedia-knowledge....
? - They are all trick questions. This is a humour group.
> > 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
>
> Okay, about a hundred years.
116
> > 2) Which country makes Panama hats?
>
> The hat has been named after the country by a designer, not because of a
> causal link between country and hat. Trick question.
Equador
> > 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
>
> Now there's a true one...
Sorry - it's November.
> > 8) What colour is a purple finch?
>
> Yessssssss. Another real one.
Nope - it's dark red.
MadCow
"gol...@gmail.com" <gol...@gmail.com> writes
>Catgut used to be made from lamb's small bowel. The Canary Islands are
>named after dogs. The bird is named after the islands.
>Don't know about the others but they could all be tricks.
>
Tricks? Me? They're perfectly straighforward:
1) 116 years: 1337 to 1453 as any fule kno
2) Ecuador, where they're hand made from local palms.
3) Sheep or cattle
4) 25th October Russian kalendar, 6th November Western calendar.
5) Squirrel hairs
6) Dogs
7) Albert Frederick Arthur George - why not King Albert then?
8) Crimson
9) New Zealand (they're now sold as "Kiwi Fruit")
10) Orange - so you can pick it out from all the black ones
--
Sue ]:(:)
Bioboffin
:: In message <1124435901....@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Yes, Sue. Very good. I really wonder about that No.5. Do the paint brush
makers REALLY shoot squirrels to make their brushes? Or do they farm
squirrels? Both seem extremely unlikely...
Take care,
John.
MadCow
<Reply_to_G...@zzz.invalid> writes
>
>Yes, Sue. Very good. I really wonder about that No.5. Do the paint brush
>makers REALLY shoot squirrels to make their brushes? Or do they farm
>squirrels? Both seem extremely unlikely...
>
<http://www.trueart.info/types_of_hair.htm>
claims camel-hair brushes can be made of almost any hair except camels'
and lists four kinds of Siberian squirrel for brushes - they probably
trap them, it's less labour-intensive than shooting.
--
Sue ];(:)
MadCow
Karlsson <d98da...@dtek.chalmers.se> writes
Aircraft have lots of electronic modules all slotted into a rack side by
side - if you were a crash investigator who didn't know that type of
aeroplane intimately it'd take you ages to find the flight data
recorder. So it's painted orange to distinguish it.
--
Sue ]:(:)
MadCow
<waldoREMOVE...@zonnet.nl> writes
>Waldo Centini surprised us with
>
>>> 7) What was George VI's first name?
>>
>> Albert?
>>
>
><anorak>
>Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor.....
></anorak>
>
Does anyone know why he wasn't King Albert?
--
Sue ]8(:)
Miss L. Toe
"MadCow" <S...@blackhole.invalid> wrote in message
Its all Adelaide's fault:
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/George-VI-of-the-United-Kingdom
The future George VI, Prince Albert, had the misfortune to be born on 14
December 1895, the anniversary of the death of the Prince Consort. Uncertain
of how the Queen would take this news, Edward VII, then Prince of Wales,
wrote to his son, Prince George, Duke of York, that the Queen had been a
little distressed and he said: 'I really think it would gratify her if you
yourself proposed the name Albert to her. This mollified the baby's
great-grandmother, who wrote to the baby's mother, the Duchess of York: 'I
am all impatience to see the new one, born on such a sad day but rather more
dear to me, especially as he will be called by that dear name which is a
byword for all that is great and good.' However, his maternal grandmother
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge did not like the first name the baby had
been given, and she prophetically wrote that she hoped the last name "may
supplant the less favoured one".
Bioboffin
:: In message <aXFNe.10804$6i5....@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>, Bioboffin
Well, I'm still not convinced. I looked at a lot of web sites, which
suggested that camel hair brushes could be made from goat hair (extremely
likely, in my view); bear (extremely unlikely); pony (fairly likely); sheep
(quite likely - although may be too woolly).
You should understand that I am not critical - after all - does anyone care
where the stuff comes from? However you have attempted to educate us all,
and I think you should be accurate - even though the data available is
dubious. Here is a sample of the stuff I discovered on the internet:
(I don't believe it all, because it claims that grey squirrels are hard to
find, when I have 25 of the buggers living in my garden eating my
strawberries).
Types Of Natural Hair
Squirrel Hair
Blue squirrel is the most readily available and comes in long lengths, as
well as short lengths. It is generally used for striping brushes and
lettering brushes. Brown, or kazan, is no longer as plentiful as it was
several years ago. It is generally found in the shorter lengths and used for
stripers, quills, and outliners. Both blue and kazan are very soft and fine.
They point as well as kolinsky, but have very little snap, since the hair is
not very resillient. Grey squirrel is the hardest to find and the most
expensive. It is more durable, has more snap and makes a great quill or
lettering brush.
Camel Hair
There are no camel hair brushes. Camel hair brushes received their name from
"Mr. Camel", who invented them. Camel hair could be squirrel, ox, pony,
goat, or a blend.
Pony Hair
It comes from an animal that is at least two years old. It is very strong,
but also soft. The very finest pony hair comes from the belly of the animal.
It is often blended with other hairs for less expensive watercolor and
touch-up brushes.
Ox Hair
The best ox hair comes from the ears of cattle or oxen. It is very silky to
the touch. It is also very strong, resilient and has good snap. However, it
lacks a fine tip, so it is usually mixed with other natural hairs. The
blending makes a brush more resilient and have more body.
Red Sable
This hair comes from any member of the weasel family that has red hair. It
does not come from the "sable" animal. It is used to make a lot of different
brushes, and there is a big variance in quality when one speaks of "red
sable". The good quality red sable can be used as a less expensive
alternative to kolinsky. Quite often, red sable is blended with ox hair to
make a more economical brush, but unfortunately, the fine point is
sacrificed.
Sableline
This is normally light color ox hair that is dyed to look like red sable.
Some lettering and watercolor brushes are made with sabeline, mixed with
sable, to lower the cost of the brush.
Kolinsky Sable
It comes from the tail of a mink. it is the best hair for watercolor and oil
brushes because of its strength, spring and snap. It comes to a very fine
point, and with proper care, will last many years.
Bristle
It comes from hogs in different parts of the world, but the very best comes
from China. Hog bristle is different than any other natural fiber, since it
forms a V-shaped split or "flag" at the tip, and has a natural curve. This
gives it a resistance to fraying and it spreads paint smoothly and evenly.
I bet you are asleep now!!!!!
Take care,
John.
MadCow
<Reply_to_G...@zzz.invalid> writes
>:::
>::: brush makers REALLY shoot squirrels to make their brushes? Or do
>::: they farm squirrels? Both seem extremely unlikely...
>
>find, when I have 25 of the buggers living in my garden eating my
>strawberries).
>not very resillient. Grey squirrel is the hardest to find and the most
>expensive. It is more durable, has more snap and makes a great quill or
>lettering brush.
>I bet you are asleep now!!!!!
>
I enjoy pedantry as much as the next poster.
I don't believe in "Mr Camel" I think somebody made him up.
I've shot squirrels. It's very satisfying and the stew's excellent -
you need about one squirrel per person or you can mix them with other
meat. The skins have good-quality hardwearing fur which gives some
protection against squirrel bites, at least if your'e a squirrel.
You could save them up for a coat and the hairs feel as if they'd make
reasonable artists' brushes. I used to do watercolours, I mean those
sort of brushes.
"Hard to find" means commercially - if grey squirrels live in rich
countries and the price of squirrel skins is kept down by competition
from Siberian peasants, the price won't be high enough to get grey
squirrel skins onto the market.
The squirrels in your strawberries are a Leftpondian species that some
fool let loose here: apparently they aren't a pest in Leftpondia where
they have plenty of natural enemies.
If you want to cash in on your squirrels, get a wire cage trap, eg
<http://www.queenswood.co.uk/acatalog/index2.html?http%3A//www.queenswood
.co.uk/acatalog/Queenswood_Animal_Deterrents.html%23a120463c&CatalogBody>
You'll notice it says the trap's humane and protects your hands. Never
try to handle a live squirrel, they're vicious. Simply drop the whole
trap into your water butt and drown the buggers.
Peanuts are a good bait for urban squirrels.
--
Sue ];(:)
MadCow
<m...@privacy.net> writes
>
>No sign of nun's pubic hair allegedly used to make hygrometers.
>
>
<snort> - you needed long straight hairs for hygrometers.
--
Sue ]|(:)
Elena
never been used for brushes. The originator of the term was supposedly
a certain 19th-century brushmaker named Camel, who, rather than reveal
the types of hair contained in his mixtures, called them camel hair.
The better grades today are usually mixtures of squirrel and pony hair,
but so-called camel hair could be just about anything. (from Jacques
Turner. Brushes: a handbook for artists and artisans (Design Books,
1992). ISBN 1-55821-501-8)
Elena
le...@KolinskyArtBrushes.com
http://www.KolinskyArtBrushes.com
Mark Goodge
typed:
>7) Albert Frederick Arthur George - why not King Albert then?
A sensible question in a humour group? Well, if you must - the main
reason he chose not to use his first name as king was because Queen
Victoria had previously expressed a desire that no British monarch
should use the name. He chose to use George, rather than any of the
other possible names, as that was the name of his father and he
deliberately wanted a name which reflected back to a more respected
monarchy than that of his immediate predecessor (Edward VIII, who
abdicated to marry Mrs Simpson).
Mark
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Wm...
uk.rec.humour MadCow <S...@blackhole.invalid>
Damn, I thought you needed four naked spinning women in a vacuum.
Guess I'll have to let three of them go.
<fx: time passes>
My hygrometer seems to be spinning out of control.
--
Wm ...
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Wm...
uk.rec.humour MadCow <S...@blackhole.invalid>
>You'll notice it says the trap's humane and protects your hands. Never
>try to handle a live squirrel, they're vicious. Simply drop the whole
>trap into your water butt and drown the buggers.
>Peanuts are a good bait for urban squirrels.
Darn. Will you marry me?
Wm...
uk.rec.humour MadCow <S...@blackhole.invalid>
>>> 10) What colour is the black box in aeroplanes?
>>
>>Orange, so it can be easily found.
>>
>>
>So that it can easily be found among all the other boxes.
Hairbox for bald men
Wigbox for balding women (see above)
>Aircraft have lots of electronic modules all slotted into a rack side
>by side - if you were a crash investigator who didn't know that type of
>aeroplane intimately it'd take you ages to find the flight data recorder.
Or you'd be greek?
> So it's painted orange to distinguish it.
Stop giving them clues. They said it was burnt so badly they couldn't
find it.
Clue: burnt may equal black
Wm...
uk.rec.humour martin <m...@privacy.net>
>>><anorak>
>>>Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor.....
>>></anorak>
>>>
>>
>>Does anyone know why he wasn't King Albert?
yes
>nor related to Barbara Windsor?
I think you'd need a bodyguard
Wm...
<43090803$0$63497$892e...@authen.white.readfreenews.net> uk.rec.humour
Miss L. Toe <missltoe...@hotmail.com>
>Its all Adelaide's fault:
Our Adelaide is Merkin
>http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/George-VI-of-the-United-Kingdom
>The future George VI, Prince Albert, had the misfortune to be born on 14
>December 1895, the anniversary of the death of the Prince Consort. Uncertain
>of how the Queen would take this news, Edward VII, then Prince of Wales,
>wrote to his son, Prince George, Duke of York, that the Queen had been a
>little distressed and he said: 'I really think it would gratify her if you
>yourself proposed the name Albert to her. This mollified the baby's
>great-grandmother, who wrote to the baby's mother, the Duchess of York: 'I
>am all impatience to see the new one, born on such a sad day but rather more
>dear to me, especially as he will be called by that dear name which is a
>byword for all that is great and good.' However, his maternal grandmother
>Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge did not like the first name the baby had
>been given, and she prophetically wrote that she hoped the last name "may
>supplant the less favoured one".
Sometimes I wonder why I don't pay my taxes, but not often.
MadCow
<tcn...@blackhole.do-not-spam.me.uk> writes
>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:26:27 <Rz8jjzET...@mashtub.demon.co.uk>
>uk.rec.humour MadCow <S...@blackhole.invalid>
>
>
>>You'll notice it says the trap's humane and protects your hands. Never
>>try to handle a live squirrel, they're vicious. Simply drop the whole
>>trap into your water butt and drown the buggers.
>>Peanuts are a good bait for urban squirrels.
>
>Darn. Will you marry me?
>
Er, how would that help?
--
Sue ]8(:)
Wm...
uk.rec.humour MadCow <S...@blackhole.invalid>
Grey squirrels? Not much
Adelaide
>
> Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:59:33
> <43090803$0$63497$892e...@authen.white.readfreenews.net> uk.rec.humour
> Miss L. Toe <missltoe...@hotmail.com>
>
> >Its all Adelaide's fault:
>
> Our Adelaide is Merkin
Why should my place of birth be held
against me? *I* didn't
choose it!
I've been permanently resident in the UK
for many years now.
> Sometimes I wonder why I don't pay my taxes, but not often.
Sometimes I wonder why I persist in
paying three different
sets, usually when I'm filling in all
those forms! And two
different dates for tax years. No fun!
Adelaide
(All of us Adelaides are named for the
same Queen if it's
traced back far enough)