Thematic Birds Trivia

1. Which Warner Brothers cartoon character spoke with a lateral lisp such that when he said "despicable" (as he often did), it came out "desth-picable"?

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 5th Flight

Answer: Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was introduced in 1937. He was voiced by Mel Blanc for the next 52 years. In his autobiography, Blanc says he invented Daffy's lisp. Daffy Duck, drawn by Ed Wleczyk of Warner Brothers, appeared on a 33-cent U.S. postage stamp in 1999. He is shown looking upset because there are two letters in his mailbox with Bugs Bunny postage stamps on them.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 4th Flight

Answer: canary

Big Bird is a canary. The typical canary is four inches long and weighs less than an ounce. Big Bird is eight feet two inches tall and nobody knows how much he weighs. Canaries mostly come from Macronesia (Eastern Atlantic Ocean). Big Bird lives in a very large nest behind the brownstone building at 123 Sesame Street, next to the trash can occupied by Oscar the Grouch. From the beginning in 1969, Big Bird was played by Caroll Spinney. Big Bird sings a song the lyrics to which are the alphabet pronounced as a single word. He also sang "Bein' Green" at Jim Henson's funeral at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York city on 21 May 1990.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 3rd Flight

Answer: Hedwig

Hedwig was a snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus). Hagrid bought her for Harry at Eeylops Owl Emporium in Diagon Alley. Hedwig not only delivered Harry's mail but was also a friend and loyal supporter. She expressed affection by nibbling his ears and fingers. Hedwig was killed on 27 July 1997 during the Battle of the Seven Potters in the Second Wizarding War. While they were pursued by Death Eaters, she was struck by a Killing Curse which dispatched her immediately.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 2nd Flight

Answer: Donald Duck

Donald Duck is known as Kalle Anka in Sweden, as Paperino in Italy, as Pasko Patak in Croatia, as Pato Donald in Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Mexico, as Andrés Önd in Iceland, as Donal Bebek in Indonesia, as Antulis Donaldas in Lithuania, as Anders And in Denmark, and as Paja Patak in Serbia. That duck certainly gets around! By special licensing agreement with Disney, the image of Donald Duck is used as the fighting duck mascot of the sports teams of the University of Oregon.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 1st Flight

Answer: Woodstock

Woodstock was among similar birds who paused atop Snoopy's doghouse roof while migrating. The tiny bird, who does not fly well, chose to remain in the Browns' yard rather than migrate. Introduced in 1967, Woodstock's name was revealed in 1970. Schulz said he named him after the music festival of 1969. The bird speaks but only in chicken scratches, which appear to be understood by his canine partner. Occasionally, a group of fellow yellow birds engage in Beagle Scout hikes with Snoopy as their scoutmaster or as French foreign legionnaires with Snoopy as their sergeant. Woodstock is left-handed.

From Quiz Tweet Tweet Tweet

Answer: Robin Cousins & Cousins

Until 1976 no British man had won a gold medal in an Olympic singles figure skating event but at Innsbruck John Curry became the first to do so. Four years later at Lake Placid, Robin Cousins kept the gold medal in the UK. After the Olympics, Robin turned professional and later won two professional world championships before becoming a television presenter.

From Quiz Roosters That Never Really Were

Answer: Cornelius

Kellogg's has sold corn flakes since 1906, using a variety of mascots including a woman with a shock of corn in her arms described as "The Sweetheart of the Corn." Cornelius "Corny" Rooster was introduced in 1957. The connection made was that corn flakes are a good way to start the day, after the cock crows. Early ads said "Nothing gets you crowing in the morning like Kellogg's Corn Flakes." Cornelius was created by the Chicago advertising agency Leo Burnett.

From Quiz Fly My Pretties

Answer: Gannet On A Stick

The theatre goer, played by Terry Jones, eventually buys two albatross for a bargain nine pence each, after asking questions such as "What flavour is it?" and "Do I get wafers with it?". There are 22 flavours, sorry, I mean species of albatross in the wild, none of which come with wafers.

From Quiz An Unkindness of Ravens

Answer: Nevermore

"The Raven" was first published in January 1845 in the "Evening Mirror", but the poem was soon widely published in many periodicals and anthologies, which increased the popularity of the poem and its author. The use of a talking raven was inspired by "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty" (1841) by Charles Dickens, wherein the title character has a pet raven named Grip.

From Quiz Let's Talk Turkey

Answer: Van Province

Turkey's Van Province is located in Eastern Turkey, close to the Iranian border, and is home to Lake Van, which is the largest lake in the country. In addition to this, Lake Van also has the distinction of being one of the world's largest endorheic lakes, meaning that it has no outlet as a result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Throughout history, Lake Van has been significant, and was once the centre of the Armenian kingdom of Ararat, as well as once serving as the border between the Seljuk Turkish empire and the Byzantine empire.

From Quiz This Is For The Birds

Answer: Tough

The film won an Academy Award for best animated short-subject in 1969. An animated red bird narrated the tale to show how tough it was for a bird to exist in the human world.

From Quiz To Mock A Killing Bird

Answer: Bald eagle

It's the regal eagle with his stern glare and hooked beak and talons, symbol of the U.S.A. The American bald eagle isn't closely related to the Golden eagle; its wings are a bit straighter and it has a distinct white underwing pattern. The "Bald" look doesn't appear until maturity, about the fourth year, when the head feathers turn all white down to the top of the chest. Its wingspan is about 80 inches, and it weighs around ten pounds. It feeds primarily on fish and waterfowl. Wild turkeys may have been Franklin's choice, but I see flocks of them off and on, scattering mindlessly about in search of the one brain cell they share. Can you picture the turkey giving anyone pause in attacking us? And what would we eat for Thanksgiving?

From Quiz Duck!

Answer: Cricket

'Out for a duck' means that the batsman is out having scored 0 (zero). It is said that the expression arose because the '0', when being recorded, resembled a duck egg. Cricket has a number of odd expressions associated with it, such as 'silly mid off', which mean absolutely nothing to anyone like me!

From Quiz Let's Go Duck Hunting

Answer: Cricket

If West Indies player Courtney Walsh were hunting real ducks, he would be Ducks Unlimited hunter of the year. In 185 test matches, he was out for duck 43 times by 2007. In baseball and lacrosse, you'll find the ducks at the University of Oregon. In jai alai, just DUCK! Source: Wikipedia

From Quiz General Knowledge with a Swan Theme

Answer: Cygnus

Cygnus is the Latin for swan. It is also where the word cygnet comes from.

From Quiz Regal Eagles

Answer: Aquila

In pre-1678 England, the word eagle was specific to the golden eagle. The white-tailed eagle was known as an erne until the golden was renamed aquila chrysaetos by naturalist John Ray.

From Quiz If It Looks Like a Duck...

Answer: Cricket

In cricketing terms, a batsman who has not managed to score a run is said to have scored a duck. The origin of this is believed to be the shape of a duck's egg resembling a zero. It was first used in 1866 when the Prince of Wales was dismissed "on a duck's egg", and it has been in popular use ever since. A batsman who has the misfortune of getting out with the first ball of his innings is said to have scored a "Golden Duck".

From Quiz What a Hoot of a Quiz!

Answer: Twin Peaks

This phrase was repeated ad nauseum in clubs, pubs, work stations, water coolers etc. for the duration of the television series 'Twin Peaks' which aired from 1990 - 1991. It was part of a clue provided to Agent Dale Cooper played by Kyle MacLachlan that would lead to the killer of Laura Palmer, a homecoming queen and popular teenager. Transylvanian Superstition: Farmers used to scare away owls by walking round their fields naked.

From Quiz Poultry in Motion

Answer: Anthropomorphic

Anthropomorphism is described as anything that is not human that holds human characteristics. For instance, some rocks have slits in them that look like eyes. Donald Duck can talk, which ducks typically cannot do, his wings are hands that can hold things, and he wears clothes. These are human characteristics not commonly found on a duck.

From Quiz For the Birds

Answer: Hen

In the story by the Brothers Grimm, Jack made two trips to the home of the ogre. On his first trip he stole gold coins which were soon spent. On his second trip he snatched the little hen, his mother looked disparagingly at it until she realised it laid golden eggs.

From Quiz Poetic Flight

Answer: ostrich

Ostriches are the largest birds. They are flightless birds and are very fast runners.

From Quiz Gobbling Good Turkey Tidbits II

Answer: June

June was chosen to impress upon consumers the appeal of turkey year-round. June is also National Dairy Month, Ice Tea Month, and Rivers Month. November includes National Peanut Butter Lovers Month, National Georgia Pecan Month and American Diabetes Month. April boosts National Soft Pretzel Month, Soy Foods Month and National Poetry Month. February includes National Cherry Pie Month, National Hot Breakfast Month and Black History Month. There are many, many more for each month; too many to mention.

From Quiz Are you a Chicken?

Answer: 8 minutes

In that 8 minutes the balloon, which had been made by the Montgolfier brothers, travel about 3 kilometers. The rooster received a broken wing probably as a result of the sheep kicking him.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 5th Flight

Answer: comes bob, bob, bobbin' along

Harry Woods wrote the words and music to "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" in 1926. Several artists recorded it (which is how things worked in those days), the most popular of which was the one by Al Jolson. It was subsequently recorded by Bob Crosby, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Julie London, Eydie Gormé, and Dean Martin. The first restaurant in the North American gourmet hamburger chain Red Robin was named in Seattle after this song. The English rugby club Hull Kingston Rovers, whose colours are red and white, use "Red, Red Robin" as their club anthem.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 4th Flight

Answer: Australia

Marion Sinclair (1896-1988) wrote "Kookaburra" in 1932 and submitted it to a Girl Guides song-writing competition in Victoria, Australia. She won and the proceeds were used to build a camp at Britannia Park. The song was made popular by its inclusion in Girl Guides song books around the British Empire and Commonwealth.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 3rd Flight

Answer: Beatles

Paul McCartney wrote "Blackbird" after hearing a blackbird's call in in Rishikesh, India. It was inspired by the racial tensions in the United States. The song appeared on the Beatles' White Album in 1968. McCartney gave credit to the folksinger Donovan for the fingerpicking technique used in the recording.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 2nd Flight

Answer: El Cóndor Pasa

Paul Simon was appearing in France at the Théâtre de l'Est Parisien when he first heard Los Incas perform the song "El Cóndor Pasa." He adapted the Andean/Peruvian folk song and recorded it for the album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" released in 1970. The original version of the song was performed in a "zarzuela" (musical dramatic stage production) in 1913. The nation of Peru deemed it part of their national cultural heritage, in 2004.

From Quiz Birds That Never Really Were, 1st Flight

Answer: a partridge

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" dates from at least 1780 and likely earlier. It assumes that the gift-giving season of Christmas lasts from Christmas Day until the Feast of the Epiphany, a span of twelve days. On the first day, the singer gives his true love "a partridge in a pear tree." A partridge is a non-migratory bird common throughout Europe. A pear tree bears pomaceous edible fruit and is common throughout Europe. A partridge in a pear tree is highly unlikely because partridges are ground-nesting birds.

From Quiz Tweet Tweet Tweet

Answer: Jim Crow laws

These laws, nicknamed after a character created by a nineteenth century actor, effectively disfranchised African Americans and established segregated facilities in areas such as education and transport. They began to be challenged in the federal courts in the 1950s with landmark decisions in cases such as Brown v Board of Education of Topeka. Following campaigns by the Civil Rights Movement the operation of the Jim Crow laws was effectively ended by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

From Quiz Roosters That Never Really Were

Answer: Foghorn J. Leghorn

Foghorn J. Leghorn is a Warner Brothers creation. He appeared in theatrical cartoons from 1946 to 1964. He was originally voiced by Mel Blanc. The immediate inspiration of Foghorn J. Leghorn was Senator Claghorn, a regular character on the Fred Allen radio programme of the 1940s. Foghorn often said "That's a joke, son!" because Claghorn said it first. The rooster had cameos in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) and in "Space Jam" (1996). He also appeared in Kentucky Fried Chicken television commercials, as well as for Oscar Mayer wieners, and GEICO insurance.

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