It's Friday afternoon, and everyone is too serious, so let's have some fun.
How many of these obvious questions can you answer?
Q1: How many gallons can a 10-gallon hat hold?
(Answer in next tweet)
Answer to Q1: ¾ gallon only. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_ha…
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Q2: In what country were Panama hats first made?
Answer to Q2: Ecuador
Apparently, the hats were shipped to Europe / North America via the isthmus of Panama, hence the name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat
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Q3: Where did the game of Chinese Checkers originate?
Answer to Q3: Chinese Checkers is neither Chinese nor is it a variation of Checkers. It originated in Germany and was given this name by American entrepreneurs as a marketing scheme en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_c…
Q4: The canary islands are named for which animal?
Answer to Q4: Ok fine. Multiple people guessed correctly that it is the dog because Islas Canarias = Island of the Dogs.
Let's see if the sports fans show up in this thread:
Q5: From what animal's gut is catgut extracted to make tennis rackets?
Answer to Q5: Catgut usually comes from the intestines of sheep. Or as @zyx21985125 says, goats. Sometimes pigs as @ZaleelInsaan says. Or horses, mules, donkeys.
You'd have gotten it right if you'd said anything other than cat. (It is probably short for cattlegut.)
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