Silliness Quiz - Page 457

orlok · 04-15-2012, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

1. 116?

Oooh. You stole it from red_phoenix. How could you?! Oh yeah, didn't I do that to you a few days ago...

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Here are the latest results:

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 ??? (issybird)
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? - November (maianhvk)
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
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?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane? - Orange (red_phoenix)

So issy is in the lead...

Daithi · 04-15-2012, 01:09 PM

5. Squirrel hair

orlok · 04-15-2012, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

5. Squirrel hair

Correct.

red_phoenix · 04-15-2012, 01:15 PM

I'll just try another.

8. Yellow?

orlok · 04-15-2012, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red_pheonix

I'll just try another.

8. Yellow?

Not yellow.

red_phoenix · 04-15-2012, 01:52 PM

Let's go with the obvious.

8. purple?

orlok · 04-15-2012, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red_pheonix

Let's go with the obvious.

8. purple?

Ha ha. No.

red_phoenix · 04-15-2012, 02:07 PM

I had to look it up in a book of North American Birds. Not sure if this constitues cheating so I wrapped it in a spoiler.

8.

Spoiler:

orlok · 04-15-2012, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red_pheonix

I had to look it up in a book of North American Birds. Not sure if this constitues cheating so I wrapped it in a spoiler.

8.

Spoiler:

Who am I to say if it's cheating or not...

Spoiler:

Shayne Parkinson · 04-15-2012, 04:07 PM

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?

Edited to add:

Spoiler:

orlok · 04-15-2012, 04:24 PM

Quote:

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?

Edited to add:

Spoiler:

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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issybird · 04-15-2012, 05:11 PM

I'd like one of the other players in this last round to puzzle us, as I just had a turn.

SneakySnake · 04-15-2012, 09:14 PM

I snooze I lose

How could I miss all that?

Stitchawl · 04-15-2012, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I snooze I lose

How could I miss all that?

You 'n me both!

Stitchawl

Bookpossum · 04-15-2012, 10:48 PM

I have a request to make. When we are playing, and someone puts in a partial answer, or wishes to change/correct their answer, could we agree that this should be a separate entry?

Otherwise, one person can put in a correct answer and a later edit (in terms of the time shown) by another player on an earlier entry is accepted as the correct answer. I know it doesn't matter who "wins", but it just seems to me fairer if our answers are given in the right time sequence.

04-15-2012, 02:07 PM	#6848
red_phoenix Grand Sorcerer Posts: 18,417 Karma: 445850508 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I had to look it up in a book of North American Birds. Not sure if this constitues cheating so I wrapped it in a spoiler. 8. Spoiler: red

04-15-2012, 04:07 PM	#6850
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	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? Edited to add: Spoiler: I didn't look at the spoilers till after I'd posted that. Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 04-15-2012 at 04:11 PM.

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Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I have a request to make. When we are playing, and someone puts in a partial answer, or wishes to change/correct their answer, could we agree that this should be a separate entry? Otherwise, one person can put in a correct answer and a later edit (in terms of the time shown) by another player on an earlier entry is accepted as the correct answer. I know it doesn't matter who "wins", but it just seems to me fairer if our answers are given in the right time sequence.