Our best logic can be dead wrong!
1. How long did the 100 Years War Last? 116 years (from 1337 to 1453)2. Which country makes Panama Hats? Ecuador
3. From which animals do we get catgut? sheep and horses
4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November (their calendar was 13 days behind ours)
5. What is a camel's hair brush made of? squirrel fur
6 The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? dogs (the Latin name for the islands is Insularia Canaria, Island of the dogs)
7. What was King George VI's first name? Albert ( when he came to the throne in 1936, he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert)
8. What color is a purple finch? distinctively crimson
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand
10. How long did the 30 Tears War last? 30 years, of course (from 1618 to 1648)
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