I just got it from an e-mail. No attribution. I got three right and three "slap my heads" for ones I used to know and forgot.
/Ed
Dave Tutelman wrote:
Ed,
This was lifted verbatim from the book "Crazy English" by Richard Lederer. Right?
I happened to be reading the book less than a week ago; that's how I recognized it. Richard is a neighbor and good friend of my brother's.
Cheers! DaveT
At 11:45 AM 1/5/04 -0800, Ed Reeder wrote:
Now don't get ahead of yourself; answer the questions and then scroll down. Some of the answers may surprise you.
WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ
(Passing requires 4 correct answers)
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 Pacific 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) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
