Wednesday, December 28, 2005

The World's Easiest Looking Quiz

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get catgut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

6) The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what
animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name?

8) What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) How long did the Thirty Years War last?




Answers To The Quiz

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

2) Which country makes Panama hats?
Ecuador.

3) From which animal do we get catgut?
From sheep and horses.

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
November. The Russian 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?
The Latin name was 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 Thirty Years War last?
Thirty years, of course. From 1618 to 1648.



It's amazing how the simple is not so simple and the obvious is not so obvious.

Also, when we've been wrong nine times, we don't trust ourselves anymore and even when truth is presented to us, because of past failures, we doubt the obvious

...we doubt us.

Don't let past failures convince you that you can't be right, that you can't do it, that success isn't destined for you.

We don't fail because we don't succeed,
we fail because we quit,
believing that we can't win.

23 comments:

Vishnu said...

me 1st??????????

చైతన్య said...

yes... you are :)

Vishnu said...

will suggest your name to the Quiz master(Siddharta Basu, Derek N'O' Brain) Cahitu....

Count this too.... ;)
The 1994 Winter Olympic games took place in which year?

Cheers!
:)

Vishnu said...

typo error!sorry me misspelled Chaitu as Cahitu....




Cheers!
:)

Vishnu said...

ma hungry going for lunch....bye see u then,

Cheers!
:)

Vishnu said...

//We don't fail because we don't succeed, we fail because we quit, believing that we can't win.

True....

failures doesn't mean that you've fallen, it means delay in success....

Cheers!
:)

చైతన్య said...

>>The 1994 Winter Olympic games took place in which year?

hmm... no idea...1996? not sure!

చైతన్య said...

>>ma hungry going for lunch....bye see u then

had lunch? :)

>>failures doesn't mean that you've fallen, it means delay in success....

yeah... that's true

:)

Vishnu said...

>>had lunch? :)

Yeah, had small, coz having project dinner party tonight ;)

Cheers!
:)

చైతన్య said...

:):)
so keeping your stomoch empty from now itself ;)

enjoy the party :)

Vishnu said...

>>so keeping your stomoch empty from now itself ;)

hehehehe... ;)


Thanks Chaitu....


Cheers!
:)

kumarldh said...

I have read all the questions some where I dont recall where...
Regarding failure, I never fail, I just quit or keep doing.
Chinni U didnt send me the list.
I will mention you name on first page of my biography and if you say I can also share revenue of my biography. Obviously I will give u one free copy. Though my publisher is not ready for giving any copy for free.
;-)
Keep smiling

చైతన్య said...

vishnu...
:)

Chetan...
hmm ok... will send the list...! ;)

D Dinakar Reddy said...

You are not a great fan of food, fair enuf. You cant comment on the taste of the food, again fair enuf. You liked the way they look, thanks.

You eat only to survive, yes, same here. But it was a planned way, we wanted to spend the day.

Dina :)

Vishnu said...

going to party...................... bye.......................


Cheers!
:)

చైతన్య said...

dina... ok :-)

చైతన్య said...

vishnu... have a great evening :-)

Vishnu said...

Gud Morning....just now came.... catch u later....

Cheers!
:)

చైతన్య said...

Good Morning vishnu :)

how was the party last evening?
was it worth skipping your lunch? ;)
hope you enjoyed it well :)

have a great day

Devilish Angel said...

"we fail because we quit". Very true Chaitanya...

చైతన్య said...

vanathi...
yeah :)

Vishnu said...

@Chaitu..
>>how was the party last evening?
Yeah! Great...

>>was it worth skipping your lunch? ;)
you bet! ;)


>>hope you enjoyed it well :)

Yep :)

D Dinakar Reddy said...

Good Morning,

All

Dina