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| Puffins. Or to refer to them by their Latin name, 'fratercula arctica'. Editor's note: "Charles, you've given the game away, you daft fool!" Charles: "Oops, sorry! Hopefully the readers wont notice." |
1) 'Puffinus puffinus' is the Latin name for which bird?
A) Puffin
B) Manx Shearwater
2) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
A) 100 years
B) 116 years
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| A canary. |
3) The Canary Islands are named after which animal?
A) Canary
B) Dog
4) What was King George VI's first name?
A) George
B) Albert
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| A female purple finch. Editor's note: "Charles, you've done it again!" |
5) What color is a purple finch?
A) Purple
B) Adult females are brown and white. Adult males are raspberry red, brown and white.
6) Which country makes Panama hats?
A) Panama
B) Ecuador
7) When do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
A) October
B) November
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| "Hmm, I wonder what the answer is...?" |
8) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
A) Camel hair
B) Squirrel hair
9) What is Bruce Willis' first name?
A) Bruce
B) Walter
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| What colour is a black box? |
10) What colour are black box flight recorders used on flights?
A) Black
B) Orange
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All the questions were really straight forward, so I'm sure everyone will have answered correctly, but if you want to check the answers then scroll down the page...
Answers:
1) 'Puffinus puffinus' is the Latin name for which bird?
B) Manx Shearwater - Correct!
Rather surprisingly, 'puffinus puffinus' is actually the Latin name for the Manx Shearwater. The Latin name for a puffin is 'fratercula arctica'.
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| I couldn't find an image of 116, so here's an image of the wrong answer instead! |
2) How long did the Hundred Years War last?
B) 116 years - Correct!
The Hundred Years War lasted from 1337 to 1453.
3) The Canary Islands are named after which animal?
B) Dog - Correct!
The Islas Canarias get their name from the Latin name Canariae Insulae which means 'Islands of the Dogs'.
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| King |
4) What was King George VI's first name?
B) Albert - Correct!
King George VI's full name was Albert Frederick Arthur George.
5) What color is a purple finch?
B) Adult females are brown and white. Adult males are raspberry red, brown and white. - Correct!
I suppose 'purple finch' is less of a mouthful than calling them a 'brown and white finch or raspberry red, brown and white finch, depending on whether it's a male or female finch'.
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| For the benefit of anyone, like myself, who didn't know what a Panama hat looked like, this is one here. |
6) Which country makes Panama hats?
B) Ecuador - Correct!
Panama hats are traditionally made in Ecuador!
7) When do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
B) November - Correct!
The October Revolution is celebrated on November 7th.
8) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
B) Squirrel hair - Correct!
Camel's hair brushes are traditionally made of squirrel hair, but they can also be made from goat, pony, or ox hair. They are never made from camel hair.
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| Bruce Willis. Or rather, a waxworks model of him. But it's close enough. |
9) What is Bruce Willis' first name?
B) Walter - Correct!
Bruce Willis' first name is Walter. His middle name is Bruce, i.e. his full name is Walter Bruce Willis.
10) What colour are black box flight recorders used on flights?
B) Orange - Correct!
For practical reasons, black boxes are orange, to make them easier to find after an accident.
You can find more light-hearted quizzes at the links below:
The Star Wars pants game quiz
The 'Are you officially old?' quiz
'Photoshopped or real photo' quiz
Credit: Thanks to my cousin for the bird themed questions!
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