January/February 2001
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World's Easiest Test

1. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. From what animal do we get catgut?
4. In what month do the Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5. What are camel's hair brushes made from?
6. The Canary Islands are named after what animal?
7. What was King George VI's first name?
8. What color is the purple finch?
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10. How long did the Thirty Years War last?

1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
2. Ecuador.
3. From sheep and horses.
4. November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.
5. Squirrel fur.
6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.
7. Albert. He respected Queen Victoria's wish that no future king should be called Albert.
8. Distinctively crimson.
9. New Zealand.
10. Thirty years of course - from 1618 to 1648

From Jerry Greenberg, Las Vegas (NV), via S. Brevard (FL) OSTOMY Newsletter, May 2000, via Inside Out On-line Jan/Feb 2001