(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 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 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?
Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass.
hmm i think some of you are kind of missing the point
Yes, I know - I didn't mean you
I thought the canary islands were named after dogs too, and yes birds are animals. However, the dictionary definition of animal is contradictory as it can mean : basically everything living that isn't a plant, anything that isnt a plant that isn't human, or any mammal - including humans, but not birds, fish, insects, lawyers etc... so bigdjiver is both wrong and rightI just had to defend the 'birds not being animals' bit...I'm sure there are some out there who could back me up
The Oxford Dictionary of Biology says:
"Any member of the kingdom Animalia, which comprises multicellular organisms that develop from embryos formed by the fusion of haploid eggs and sperm. Unable to manufacture their own food, they feed on other organisms or organic matter (see heterotrophic nutrition). Animals are therefore typically mobile (to search for food) and have evolved specialized sense organs for detecting changes in the environment; a nervous system coordinates information received by the sense organs and enables rapid responses to environmental stimuli."
"animal" A Dictionary of Biology. Elizabeth Martin and Robert Hine. Oxford University Press, 2008. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Syndicated edition for Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators. 26 August 2009 <http://istc.oxfordreference.com/entry?entry=t6.e235>
However, the dictionary definition of animal is contradictory as it can mean : basically everything living that isn't a plant, anything that isnt a plant that isn't human, or any mammal - including humans, but not birds, fish, insects, lawyers etc... so bigdjiver is both wrong and right
Or fungi - they have their own kingdom too
Yes I know, thats what I said pretty much, funghi notwithstanding - but there are dictionary definitions for my other two definitions, i didn't just make them up . I think this is what you call "throwing bigdjiver a bone"
although with the definition "enables rapid responses to environmental stimuli" where do sloths fit in ?
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years
2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador
3) From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs
7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert
8) What color is a purple finch? Crimson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange (of course)
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