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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
They are actually from China, though I suspect your source says New Zealand.  The original plant stock came from China, but was bred into the modern kiwifruit here in New Zealand.
Are the purple finches red?
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Yes to both (Crimson, to split hairs). And I bow to your superior knowledge regarding the goosberries - my reference does indeed say New Zealand.
So here is the final tally (I gave the fincjes question to Shayne, as red_phoenix looked it up:
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? - 116 years (
Daithi)
2) Which country makes Panama hats? - Ecuador (
issybird)
3) From which animal do we get catgut? - Sheep (and Horses) (
issybird)
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? - November (
maianhvk)
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur (
Daithi)
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? - Dogs (
issybird)
7) What was King George VI's first name? - Albert (
issybird)
8) What colour is a purple finch? - Crimson (
Shayne Parkinson)
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? - China (more latterly, New Zealand?) - (
Shayne Parkinson)
10) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane? - Orange (
red_phoenix)
issybird - 4
Daithi & Shayne - 2
red_phoenix and maianhvk - 1
Over to you issybird
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