Can you answer 4 questions correctly? Prize give away

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I will give away 4,000 of my TS4m's points to the first person who answers 4 of these questions right. I will give you 48 hours to get the right answers.

QUIZ, I will post the answers after someone gets 4 right.
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> You require only 4 correct answers to achieve a passing grade. It is that easy!!!
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> 1. How long did the 100 year war last?
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> 2. Which country makes Panama hats?
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> 3. From which animal do we get catgut?
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> 4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
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> 5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
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> 6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
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> 7. What was King George VI's first name?
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> 8. What color is a purple finch?
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> 9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
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> 10. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
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> All done?
> Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass.
> Check your answers below.
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> ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ Will be posted after someone gets 4 questions right
> (Remember, passing requires 4 correct answers posted here)

[DebbieM Member Find all posts View Profile Close DebbieM]

Go with the obvious?

100, Panama, cat, October.

[bigeyes1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bigeyes1]

1) 116 years

2) Ecuador

3) Sheeps and Horses

4) November

5) Squirrel, goat ox, or pony fur

6) Dogs

7) Albert

8) Crimson

9) New Zealand

10) Bright orange

[Marti Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Marti]

That was too easy ...


How long did the Hundred Years War last?
Answer:116 years, from 1337 to 1453.

Which country makes Panama hats?
Answer: Ecuador.


From which animal do we get catgut?
Answer: From sheep and horses.


In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
Answer: November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.


What is a camel's hair brush made of?
Answer: Squirrel Fur.


The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean are named after what animal?
Answer: Dogs - The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.


What was King George VI's first name?
Answer: 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.


What color is a purple finch?
Answer: Crimson.

Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
Answer: New Zealand.

What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
Answer: Orange, of course.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

OK - I'll get in on the fun, too. I'm not as rich as Frank, so I can only give 2000 points.

Here is the question:

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

There is only one proper reply, and you must provide a proper and appropriate citation for your answer. You must also tell us what kind of person would know so much about swallows.

2000 points to the first person who provides the proper answer and citation. Edited posts are disqualified. If you want to change your answer, you must make a new post.

[VVTrader Member Find all posts View Profile Close VVTrader]

Answer

I would quess that somewhere in this web site the answer being sought will be found. I couldn't bother as the first few parapgraphs were too technical for my pea brain (Arguing about whether we're talking European swallow versus the two indigenous African swallows one which is apparently migratory while the other is not.)

http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/

Joe Van

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

OK - I'll get in on the fun, too. I'm not as rich as Frank, so I can only give 2000 points.

Here is the question:

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

There is only one proper reply, and you must provide a proper and appropriate citation for your answer. You must also tell us what kind of person would know so much about swallows.

2000 points to the first person who provides the proper answer and citation. Edited posts are disqualified. If you want to change your answer, you must make a new post.

African or European?

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

OK - I'll get in on the fun, too. I'm not as rich as Frank, so I can only give 2000 points.

Here is the question:

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

There is only one proper reply, and you must provide a proper and appropriate citation for your answer. You must also tell us what kind of person would know so much about swallows.

2000 points to the first person who provides the proper answer and citation. Edited posts are disqualified. If you want to change your answer, you must make a new post.

Most likely it's about 40 to 50mph, as stated from Ask A Scientist........

[bigeyes1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bigeyes1]

According to this site, "Stupid Questions Answered", the Black Knight said this:

The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow depends on many factors and parameters. For example, an African Swallow would tend to travel at a different velocity than an European Swallow. Furthermore, their flight patterns are different, so their instantaneous velocity at a given point will almost always be different. However, technological advances have given way to being able to use swallows to transport husked coconuts across large distances, enabling us to use coconuts on a daily basis, provided we have a large contingent of willing swallows ready to make a nonstop convoy for X amount of time, or however long we wish. Swallows can also be modified, as attaching a 50 newton rocket propulsion system on a 1 kg swallow will result in an acceleration of 50 m/s(2), which is of course negating any air resistance, since swallows have been recorded as outer space fliers. I hope i cleared any doubts about this matter.

And please, don't ask me what the heck we're talking about cuz I don't know.

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

OK - I'll get in on the fun, too. I'm not as rich as Frank, so I can only give 2000 points.

Here is the question:

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Steve,

This would be opposed to the laden swallow who we all know is married and has 6 kids.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Excellent, Trish You got them all, You get 4000 points. Marty you missed it by posting 10 Min late but I will give you 1000 points because I feel you might have been writing during that time.

1) 116 years

2) Ecuador

3) Sheeps and Horses

4) November

5) Squirrel, goat ox, or pony fur

6) Dogs

7) Albert

8) Crimson

9) New Zealand

10) Bright orange

[tim Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tim]

Hey BigFrank -- any prize for getting them all wrong? I was never good at these "easy" ones......

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Hey BigFrank -- any prize for getting them all wrong? I was never good at these "easy" ones......

You lose as I was the first one to get them all wrong.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

OK - I'll get in on the fun, too. I'm not as rich as Frank, so I can only give 2000 points.

Here is the question:

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

There is only one proper reply, and you must provide a proper and appropriate citation for your answer. You must also tell us what kind of person would know so much about swallows.

2000 points to the first person who provides the proper answer and citation. Edited posts are disqualified. If you want to change your answer, you must make a new post.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail c1975

Bridgekeeper: What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
King Arthur: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail c1975

Bridgekeeper: What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
King Arthur: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

You're close. But you haven't completed my question.