The World's Easiest Quiz

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-hair paintbrush made of?
6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are 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. How long did the Thirty Year War last?

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ:

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 the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king, after her late husband should ever be called King Albert.
8. Distinctively crimson.
9. New Zealand.
10. Thirty years, of course!.... From 1618 to 1648.

So, ...how'd you do??