Re: [Embedded troll] Easy Questions

From: Guy Macon (http://www.guymacon.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 13:18:32 -0700

Anthony Fremont <spam@anywhere.com> says...
>
>> [01] How long did the Hundred Years War last?
>
>42 years of course.

Incorrect. Guess was too low.

>> [02] What was New Mexico named after?
>
>Um....the country of Mexico?

The country called Mexico came into being in 1821 (it was New Spain
before that). New Mexico was named that in the 1500s.

>> [03] Which country makes most Panama Hats?
>
>Ecuador

Correct! In the Panama region of Ecuador, to be precise. A portion of
the Panama region of Ecuador became the country named "Panama" but
the hats have been made for more than 300 years in the portion of
the Panama region that remained in the country of Ecuador. In more
recent years, they have also been made in Hawaii, and Costa Rica,
and other parts of the world, but not in the country named Panama.

>> [04] In the story "1001 Arabian nights" what nationality was Aladdin?
>
>Chinese

Correct! In the original story, Aladdin was the son of a Chinese tailor.

>> [05] What nationality were the original Pennsylvania Dutch?
>
>German

Correct! From the German "Pennsylvania Deutsch."

>
>> [06] From which animal do we get Catgut?
>
>Sheep

Correct!

>> [07] Which U.S. State is the farthest north? South? East? West?

No answer? Awww!

>> [08] In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
>
>November

Correct! The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours

>
>> [09] What material was used to clad the sides of the US warship
>> "Old Ironsides"?.
>
>Wood

Correct, but extra credit goes to whoever saAYS WHAT KIND OF WOOD.

>> [10] What is a Camel hair brush made of?
>
>Wood, metal and the two-humped Bactrian camel.

Incorrect.

>> [11] The Canary Islands are named after what animal?
>
>Dogs

Correct! Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.

>> [12] What was King George VI's first name?
>
>Arthur?

Incorrect.

>> [13] What color is a Purple Finch?
>
>Red

Correct! The Purple Finch is a dusky rose red. The scientific name
Carpoedacus purpureus means "purple fruit eater" despite the fact
that the purple finch eats mostly seeds. Some have described the
color as a dark crimson red overlaying an off-gray.

>> [14] Where do the Cuban Lily and Confederate Rose come from?
>
>Mediteranian and Japan respectively

Correct!

>> [15] Upon what hill was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
>
>Breed's hill. Bunker Hill was too far away for the guns to shoot.

Correct! (And I didn't know the bit about the guns...)

>> [16] Who is buried in Grant's tomb?
>
>Nobody

Correct! You don't bury people in tombs, which are above-ground
structures. You entomb them. So, who is entombed in Grant's Tomb?

>> [17] What bird has the scientific name Puffinus puffinus puffinus?
>
>A subspecies of a Manx Shearwater

Correct! the Atlantic Puffin is Fratercula Arctica, the Horned
Puffin is Fratercula Corniculata and the Tufted Puffin is Fratercula
Cirrhata.

>
>> [18] What is another word for Thesaurus? Hint: One word,
>> four syllables, eight letters, one letter is used three
>> times, another letter is used twice, and I found it in
>> Roget's Thesaurus.
>
>portfolio, but that's 9 letters

Incorrect (meaning fits, but the number of letters is wrong and no
letter is used three times)

>> [19] What color are White Rhinos?
>
>gray

Correct! The white refers to the Dutch 'veite' meaning 'wide'.
They are the wide mouthed rhinos compared with the hook lipped
black variety.

>> [20] How long did the Thirty Years War last?
>
>30 years?

Correct. 1618 to 1648. Were you expecting a trick question?

>
>> [21] A man travels due south for one kilometer. He turns
>> left 90 degrees and travels due east for one kilometer, at
>> which point he shoots a bear. He then turns left 90 degrees
>> and travels due north for one kilometer, returning to the
>> exact spot he left from.
>
>Hmm....must be on the North Pole to do this.
>
>> [21a] What color is the bear?
>
>White (polar)
>
>> [21b] What direction is the wind blowing from at the
>> starting/ending point?
>
>>From the south of course.

Correct, correct, and correct! 

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