a QUIZ
So I run across this quiz and one of the questions is "What is a camel's hair brush made of?"
... and I think: camel?

>That was your first mistake, eh?
Well, the answer given was squirrel fur, so I did the google-thing (searching for camel's hair squirrel)
and all I got was this quiz!$#%&$# Further, many of the quizzes refer to the "Canary Islands in the Pacific" !
Anyway, the quiz is neat, so I thought I'd share it with you.

>That's your second mistake. I hate quizzes. I always get the wrong ...
Pay attention:

  1. How long did the Hundred Year's War last?
  2. Which country makes Panama hats?
  3. From which animal do we get cat-gut?
  4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
  5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
  6. The Canary Islands are named after what animal?
  7. What was King George VI's first name?
  8. What colour is a purple finch?
  9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
  10. Where are Jerusalem artichokes from?
  11. How long did the Thirty Year's War last?
  12. Where did the board game "Chinese checkers" originate?

Don't peek

  1. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
          116 years (1337-1453) check it out
  2. Which country makes Panama hats?
          Ecuador ... but the Spanish sent them through the Panama Canal. check it out
  3. From which animal do we get cat-gut? Sheep, horses ... but not cats! check it out
  4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
          November check it out
  5. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
          Some say squirrel fur (named after a Mr. Camel !!) check it out
          but what about the hair from the soft underbelly of the camel? See this.
  6. The Canary Islands are named after what animal?
          Dogs ... as in canis check it out
  7. What was King George VI's first name?
          Albert ... as in Albert Frederick Arthur George check it out
  8. What color is a purple finch?
          Crimson check it out
  9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
          New Zealand Well, they're Kiwi Fruit, eh? check it out
  10. Where are Jerusalem artichokes from?
          North America ... "Jerusalem", from girasole, and they ain't artichokes check it out
  11. How long did the Thirty Years War last?
          30 years (1618-1648) check it out
  12. Where did the board game "Chinese checkers" originate?
          Germany check it out

>So, are the Canary islands in the Pacific?
Yes.

What's the opposite of flammable?
>Inflammable?

Say the opposite of burns down?
>Burns up?

What's the opposite of going uptown?
>Going downtown?

What's the opposite of a horseless carriage?
>A horseful carriage?

Say the opposite of their marriage broke down?
>Their marriage broke up?

Say the opposite of the car slows down?
>The car slows up?

Say the opposite of I couldn't care less?
>I could care less?

Say the opposite of a slim chance?
>A fat chance?

Say the opposite of filling out a form?
>Filling in a form?

Say the opposite of an alarm goes on?
>An alarm goes off?

What's the opposite of progress?
>That's easy ... congress!

See also a Puzzle and another Puzzle and Fact or Fiction and the English language