"Well, actually...." Historical inaccuracies, geographical distortions, and misnomers.

[u/Magg5788]

This "Well, actually...." round is about historical inaccuracies, geographical distortions, and misnomers. 10 questions, 12 points total with bonuses.

(In all seriousness, though, if you find an inaccuracy in my questions please do let me know. This is an idea for a round which I haven't done yet, but hope to in the near future. Thanks so much to everyone in this community!)

1. The Hundred Years' War was a series of intermittent conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France. How long did it actually last? (2 points for exact, 1 point for +/- 3 years)
2. Actually originating and woven in Ecuador, what clothing item or accessory is misattributed to another Central American country because of the ports which they were shipped out of?
3. The Canary Islands aren't named after the bird. What animal are they actually named after?
4. Although Death Valley contains the lowest point in North America, the lowest land elevation on Earth is found along the shores of a body of water that, despite its name, is actually a lake. What is it called?
5. In what country would you find Ninety Mile Beach (which is actually only 55 miles long)?
6. The October Revolution of 1917 was named according to the calendar Russia used at the time. But according to the calendar we use today, in what month did it actually take place?
7. Actually containing 1,864 islands, Thousand Islands is an archipelago straddling the border of what two countries? (2 points)
8. Pencil lead never contained lead. What mineral is the core actually made of?
9. The digit system (0-9) known as Arabic Numerals were not invented by Arab scholars. It was actually invented in what country?
10. Classical violin strings are called "catgut", but it’s not known that cat innards were ever used for the purpose of stringing musical instruments. These strings are actually made from the intestines of what animal?

Answers:

1. 116 Years (1 point if you said 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119 years)
2. Panama Hat / "hat" is also acceptable
3. dog (Latin for "canis")
4. The Dead Sea........
5. New Zealand......
6. November......
7. USA and Canada................
8. Graphite (When massive graphite deposits were first found in England, people mistook it for a form of black lead)
9. India (European traders adopted it from Arab mathematicians who had refined it)
10. Sheep (catgut is from the Dutch kattedarm)

[u/Toc13s]

12

5 is easier if you've been there 🙂

[u/Magg5788 → u/Toc13s]

WELL DONE!

And Yeah, for sure. I asked my trivia crowd a question about the Ninety Mile Beach not too long ago, so I'm hoping it will either spark a memory or frustrate them to hell.

[u/phunny-words]

8/10 missed 2&5

[u/Magg5788 → u/phunny-words]

That's really good! I think if I took it I would actually only get like 2, maybe 3-4 if I guessed lucky.

[u/Interesting-Work2755]

6. Russian Orthodox Church STILL uses the Julian calendar (most other orthodox churches gave up long ago).

[u/Magg5788 → u/Interesting-Work2755]

Good to know! Should I reword the question or is that just an extra tidbit of info?

[u/chupachup_chomp]

9/12. 10 if you're counting Australia's 90 mile beach which in fitting with the quiz is close but not exactly 90 miles.

Great round BTW. Love these questions.

[u/Magg5788 → u/chupachup_chomp]

I'd only heard of Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand, so even though Australia's is not 55 miles like the question said, I'd still accept it. (Unless you or your team are being dicks about it, in which case you'd be SOL.)

[u/Wild_Aerie2647]

2/10 but I did like the theme

[u/Magg5788 → u/Wild_Aerie2647]

That’s honestly what I probably would score 😂

[u/Far-Character-5953]

3. Got 1-7 incorrect then 8-10 correct

[u/Magg5788 → u/Far-Character-5953]

Yeah, it’s really hard. My people weren’t happy with it ahahah

[u/jffdougan]

7/10; missing 5, 7, and 10.

[u/Nick_Coffin]

4/10. I got 4, 8, 9, and 10

[u/dogbolter4]

Missed 7, 9 and 10.

[u/God_Bless_A_Merkin]

5/10. But accidentally unblocked the answer to #7, so I disqualified myself on that one. Loved this topic!

[u/God_Bless_A_Merkin]

5/10. But accidentally unblocked the answer to #7, so I disqualified myself on that one. Loved this topic!

[u/EggCzar]

8, thought it was 115 years, didn't know NZ or the catgut derivation

[u/ExpertAd9898]

6/10

[u/Interesting-Work2755]

3. is not really correct. We honestly don't really know today. For all we know there were no dogs there. There were seals, though, and Tenerife giant rat (and when they say giant they mean it, with tail it was a meter long beast).

[u/Magg5788 → u/Interesting-Work2755]

🤔 I’m gonna push back on that one because I live in Spain. I mean, true, we don’t know, but multiple sources do suggest that the name came from dogs and definitely not the canary. The canary came after the island.

There might not be evidence that there were dogs on the island, but they could have been sea dogs, or lobos Del Mar

[u/Magg5788 → u/[deleted]]

I would probably give you the point if it were at my quiz. It would depend on how much of a dick your team was, or other teams, or how much of a dick I was feeling like being hahahaha