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The Much Maligned Magpie

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Specific Bird Species : The Much Maligned Magpie

Introduction:
"Magpies are hardly the most popular of birds, having developed a reputation as noisy, scavenging pests. Personally I like them. Well, someone has to!"


1. What are the two most prominent colours of the magpie most commonly found in the British Isles?
    Black and White
    Red and White
    Blue and White
    Red and Black


2. Which word best describes a magpie's eating habits?
    Herbivorous
    Omnivorous
    Carnivorous
    They'll eat anything as long as it has fries with it


3. What family of birds do magpies belong to?
    Dove
    Crow
    Pigeon
    Woodpecker


4. What, collectively, is a group of magpies called?
    A Parliament
    A School
    A Gaggle
    An Ostentation


5. It is the male of the species who incubates the magpie's eggs.
    True
    False


6. What is the Latin name for the magpie family?
    Columbidae
    Passer
    Troglodytidae
    Pica


7. Magpies belong to the avian order Passeriformes, which means they are perching birds. Which of the following is the correct configuration of their toes?
    One toe on each foot which grips the branches like Velcro
    One toe pointing forward, three toes pointing back
    Three toes pointing forward, one toe pointing back
    Two toes pointing forward, two toes pointing back


8. Magpies are so intelligent that they are brilliantly adept at avoiding being run over by cars, and will often disappear at the sight of a shotgun.
    True
    False


9. Which of these is the closest to the noise an adult European magpie makes?
    Tweet Tweet
    Chacker Chacker
    Chirp Chirp
    Woo Woo


10. Which part of a magpie makes up over half of its body's entire length?
    Tail
    Legs
    Beak
    Head


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