New High School Exit Exam
(PASSING REQUIRES ONLY FOUR CORRECT ANSWERS. REMEMBER THAT)
1: HOW LONG DID THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR LAST?
2: WHICH COUNTRY MAKES PANAMA HATS?
3: FROM WHICH ANIMAL DO WE GET CATGUT?
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 COLOR IS THE BLACK BOX IN A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER?
REMEMBER, YOU ONLY NEED FOUR CORRECT ANSWERS TO PASS.
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BELOW….
1: HUNDRED YEARS WAR: 118 years
2: PANAMA HATS: Ecuador
3: CATGUT: sheep and horses
4: OCTOBER REVOLUTION: November
5: CAMEL’S HAIR BRUSH: squirrel fur
6: CANARY ISLANDS: dogs
7: GEORGE VI: Albert
8: PURPLE FINCH: Crimson
9: CHINESE GOOSEBERRIES: New Zealand
10: BLACK BOX: Orange
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU FAILED? YEA, ME TOO. I got one right.
Funny stuff. I think I need to study more.
you see, after long years as a teacher, I did what Kirk did to the Kobyashi Maru (spelling), I changed the test and I got them all right. Of course, I used questions I wrote myself. but hey, if it was good enough for Kirk it’s good enough for me.
Good thing I’m happy staying in high school! Seniors rule! Going to the Prom? This will be my 42nd one!
Kirk was always a non-believer in the no-win scenario, wasn’t he?
Richard, I’m with you. In a similar fashion, this year I will celebrate the twenty-second anniversary of my thirty-ninth birthday.