Answers:
  1. The Hundred Years War lasted 116 years from 1337 to 1453.
  2. Ecuador is the leading supplier of "Panama" style hats.
  3. Catgut comes from sheep and horses.
  4. Russians celebrate the October Revolution in November.
  5. Squirrel fur is used to make camel's hair brushes.
  6. Dogs (canis) give the base name for the Canary Islands.
  7. King George VI's full name was Albert Frederick Arthur George.
  8. A purple finch is crimson.
  9. New Zealand supplies Chinese gooseberries.
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