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Old 12-24-2010, 11:27 PM
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I had seen a similar quiz many years ago (how many is more than I care to recall), so I gave myself at least partially correct on 4 (I knew about sheep but not horses, & didn't know the exact # but knew that the 100 Yrs war was more than 110 yrs). The earlier quiz actually explained the reasons behind the odd answers, e.g. "Canary" was a distortion of the word we know as canine, hence the dogs. I also remember the last Q was thrown in to trip you up: How long was the Thirty Years War? Thirty years, of course

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Originally Posted by gekkogecko
"Uncle Albert" was referenced in a Beatles song ("A Day in the Life", maybe (?).

That's "Uncle Albert & Admiral Halsey" by Paul McCartney & Wings, give you partial credit for that...except I think Uncle Albert was an actual relative of Macca's, not a reference to George VI. I could be wrong.
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