...Many things are not always as they may seem.......only 4 correct answers will see you in the 'Master Class'.... don't worry I couldn't get 4 correct either....

Check answers below.....and if you get them all right....no doubt you cheated...or you are a very good guesser.....!...lol....

1. How long did the 'Hundred Years' 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 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 colour is a purple finch?

9.Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10. What is the colour of the black box in a Commercial Airliner?

Answers Below.....

Answers to the Quiz.....

1. 116 years.

2. Ecuador

3.Sheep and Horses.

4. November.

5.Squirrel Fur.

6. Dogs.

7. Albert.

8. Crimson

9. New Zealand.

10. Orange <of course>

What do you mean you failed?......me too!....Hoo Roo

Well done Joe, you are indeed correct the Canary Islands are in the Atlantic Ocean....I'll give you a bonus half point......=4 1/2. <because you used Mr. Google>...lol....

You can now join 'Yes What! under Dr Pym with your fellow students Bottomley, Greenbottle <although Greenbottle may invariably be late for school yet again!> and Stanforth.......<I imagine many do not know to which I refer!>..plus 10 bonus points if anyone can remember the name of Bottomleys' girlfriend whom he used to smuggle into the classroom, and even though she was hiding under the desk, Dr Pym NEVER seemed to see her..!.... ...


I guess we've all seen enough Aircraft Black Box's in recent times <tragically> to know they are Orange...wouldn't we all like them to find the MH370 'black/orange box'....Hoo Roo

Arrrhhh  ,got 10 out of 10 again  ...........................................................................................OK I cheated   I got some right ,but i'm not telling how many............................cheers Peter.

Does anyone besides me remember this popular radio show from the 50's    

Well Larry , I guess you must be an older, old fart?.  I certainly  remember radio shows in the fifties but not that one,must have been tuned into something else(the goons). Like all the things you listed,the fifties was a good time to grow up,all the things that we did in those days that's illegal today,and we survived......cheers Peter

-- Edited by 2foot6 on Friday 20th of March 2015 09:30:09 PM

-- Edited by 2foot6 on Friday 20th of March 2015 09:31:22 PM

That quiz has been around for so long that I thought everyone would pass.

It's also about time that one of the questions was eliminated. Chinese gooseberries come from Asia.  The New Zealanders just popularised them. When they sent them to the USA the importer renamed them kiwifruit.

From Wikipedia - The fruit has a soft texture and a sweet but unique flavor, and today is a commercial crop in several countries, such as Italy, New Zealand, Chile, Greece, and France. - Kiwifruit is native to China. Other species of Actinidia are native to India, Japan, and southeastern Siberia. Cultivation of the fuzzy kiwifruit spread from China in the early 20th century to New Zealand, where the first commercial plantings occurred.

.......Point taken Peter D....I attempted to re-ignite a bit more interest in 'I Digress', as there had been discussion that it was not receiving much attention....
Why don't you post something interesting and completely original to entertain us all.......and I will use Google to check your posting.....

I guess discussion re an old popular Radio Program is just as boring.....I stand corrected....thanks.

Hoo Roo

Goldfinger,

Your old radio shows reminded me of some I used to listen too as well.

The Goons, The Air Adventures Of Biggles, Tarzan, Hop Harrigan,

The Bunkhouse Show.(promoted by " Y Cough take YCough".)

Dad & Dave. Inner Sanctum.

Mums ones were, When a Girl Marries, Blue Hills, also World Famous Tenors.

I can still pick the voices of Caruso, Lanza, & Schmidt

All great shows.

Hmmm failed! only got half way there and that was between 2 of us, should have listened to Ziggy, she tilted her head on all 8 we got wrong. I got Grey hair so..... that's all that matters to us anyways.

EDIT: Can't believe the swear word filter picked up kocked (with a C) so changed it to tilted

Peterpan wrote:

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Goldfinger,

Your old radio shows reminded me of some I used to listen too as well.

The Goons, The Air Adventures Of Biggles, Tarzan, Hop Harrigan,

The Bunkhouse Show.(promoted by " Y Cough take YCough".)

Dad & Dave. Inner Sanctum.

Mums ones were, When a Girl Marries, Blue Hills, also World Famous Tenors.

I can still pick the voices of Caruso, Lanza, & Schmidt

All great shows.

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 Remember laying on lounge room floor on Sundays listening to "Charlie Chuckles" on the radio reading the comics and belonging to the Phantom club

and getting my rubber scull ring.....Dad and Dave .....Pick-a-box....some thing theatre ....Portia...yep, I'm an old coot too....lol 

I was also in the Phantom Club, received my metal phantom ring with glow in the dark eyes.

Unfortunately it has been lost many years ago, along with the nose flute.

I am a really old coot.

Nose flute would have gone well with my Jews Harp.