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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 catgut?
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. How long did the Thirty Years War last?
Thirty years
 
Originally posted by Klostrophobic
America has 50 states. If you're talking about the United States at least.
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I'm sure it had more than 50 states didn't it? I come from the UK and of course you copied most of our towns and cities names and adding 'new' onto the front. e.g. 'new york'.
 
Originally posted by supra229
I'm sure it had more than 50 states didn't it? I come from the UK and of course you copied most of our towns and cities names and adding 'new' onto the front. e.g. 'new york'.
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Yeah that was done before it was really it's own country. Go west of the east coast and Britain doesn't matter anymore. Go to the west coast and it's all about Spain.
 
Florida is not New England, no where near it! Florida was first settled by spain... but thats a different story.

New England is the group of states that made up the first 13 oringal colonies. Where the first settlers landed and lived. This is also where most of the "New" before old names where used. Like examples you where giving earlier. When settlers came to the "New" World they had many new ideas mixed with lots of old english ideas. So they tended to just name there cities, towns, areas of land after the old world, but through a "New" in front of it to show, this was there take on how it should be!

My America lesson for the day.
 
Originally posted by milefile
Is "spelt" a word?
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What do you mean, of course its a word, haven't you heard of spelt. Obviously not hence the fact you do not recognise it was a true word.

I go to the same school Shakespeare went its a Grammar school in Stratford called King Edward VI.
 
Originally posted by Magic069
I think milefile thinks "spelled" is the proper way of saying it.

I, myself don't know if it is or isn't.
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He's right. It's probably a dialect thing. I use "spelled."
 
Bah. Florida towns/cities are named after all sorts of places/cultures.

Margate -- town in New Jersey, before that, England.
Melbourne -- Australia
Tons of Spanish-sounding names, too many to name.
Orlando -- Tony Orlando :D
A good bunch of them come from New England, Indian place names, and many for people who founded the town.
 

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