Are we qualified to decide world issues?

Bob_VT

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We discuss politics, drugs, alcohol, love lives, food......etc.<br /><br />Are we qualified to decide these world issues?? :confused: <br /><br /><br />Here is a short easy test to see where we stand.<br /><br />A test for you. :) <br /><br /><br />Good Luck...........................<br /><br /><br />Passing requires ONLY 4 correct answers<br /><br />1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?<br /><br />2) Which country makes Panama hats?<br /><br />3) From which animal do we get cat gut?<br /><br />4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?<br /><br />5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?<br /><br />6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?<br /><br />7) What was King George VI's first name?<br /><br />8) What color is a purple finch?<br /><br />9) What country do Chinese gooseberries come from?<br /><br />10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?<br /><br /><br />All done?<br /><br />Check your answers below!<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />Answers to the test:<br /><br />1) How long did ! the Hundred Years War last?<br />Answer: 116 years<br /><br />2) Which country makes Panama hats?<br />Answer: Ecuador<br /><br />3) From which animal do we get cat gut?<br />Answer: Sheep and Horses<br /><br />4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?<br />Answer: In November<br /><br />5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?<br />Answer: Squirrel fur<br /><br />6) The Canary Islands are named after what animal?<br />Answer: Dogs<br /><br />7) What was King George VI's first name?<br />Answer: Albert<br /><br />8) What color is a purple finch?<br />Answer: Crimson<br /><br />9) What country do Chinese gooseberries come from?<br />Answer: New Zealand<br /><br />10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?<br />Answer: Orange, of course.<br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU FAILED??! :eek: <br /><br />Pass this on to some of your other brilliant friends and see how<br />they do!<br /><br /> :D
 

JB

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

Correction: JB did not fail.<br /><br />But he had seen the quiz before. :D
 

12Footer

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

Neither did i. But it was a dang close-run thing :eek:
 

pjc

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

great topic Bob_VT.....
 

pjc

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

BTW, me not qualified to decide a derned thing, just ask SWMBO, but I have an opinion, right or wrong! :)
 

snapperbait

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

That's a fargin trick question!...<br /><br />But I got #10 right!...
 

Reel Poor

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

I new the answers to 3,6,7,8,and 10.<br /><br />As for 1,2,4,And 9 I've never heard of them before. <br /><br />And as for #5, I didnt know camels brushed their hair. :D
 

kenimpzoom

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

Not only did I fail, but I failed more miserably than anyone else before.<br /><br />Doesnt change the FACT that I am right on all world affairs. :D <br /><br />Ken
 

12Footer

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

You guys need to watch more old "Ripley's believe it or not" re-runs! :rolleyes: :D <br />BTW, i come immensely qualified to decide world affairs....Only problem is, nobody pays any attention to me :D
 

crab bait

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Re: Are we qualified to decide world issues?

sure we're quailfied.. if'n we're given the TRUTH an the true facts about the matter.. <br /><br />an not lied to.. that a camel hair brush is really tree rat.. an oswald killed kennedy.. an the black box is really oranage.. an WMD are in iraq..
 
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