Memory Test

(This test will keep that dreaded disease that
effects your memory at bay!)
New Senior's Exam, you only need 4 correct
out of 10 questions to pass.
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut?
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 Atlantic are
named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI's first name?
What colour is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the colour of the black box in a
commercial airplane?
Remember, you need only 4 correct answers
to pass.
Check your answers below
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 cat gut?
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 Atlantic are
named after what animal? Dogs
7) What was King George VI's first name?
Albert
8 ) What colour is a purple finch? Crimson
(Red)
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries (Kiwi
Fruit) from? New Zealand
10) What is the colour of the black box in a
commercial airplane?
Bright Orange (of course)
What do you mean, you failed?
Me, too!
(And if you try to tell me you passed, you
LIED!)
Pass this on, only to your brilliant friends.

OK, well it's a memory test. I never knew most of that stuff to begin with. So go ahead, ask me again. I bet I will get more than two right the 2nd time.

But I knew about catgut (actually one word), because I am in the music business. It's used for violin strings among other things like tennis rackets, bow (and arrow type) strings and at one time for suturing wounds. And it can be made from a variety of animals, mostly livestock of some kind. However, leaner animals produce better quality (stronger) catgut.

I also knew about black boxes because of my proximity to Boeing. For some reason, Boeing always seems to be looking for one "black" box or another.