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Quiz about Animal Related Names And Phrases

Animal Related Names And Phrases Quiz

What does the 'ship of the desert' mean? What US city has been called the 'Hog Butcher of the World'? What sports team calls itself the Penguins ? Such items are what this quiz deals with. Birds and fish count as animals.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,703

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2422

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What part of London has been nicknamed Kangaroo Valley? Hint

British Museum area

Paddington

Earl's Court

Liverpool Street Station area

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the animal-related armorial symbol used by Richard III, the Hunchback? Hint

the Lone Wolf

the Boar

the Lion King

the Stud

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Question 3 of 10

3. What animal got nicknamed 'the Monarch of the Glen'? Hint

elk

wolf

stag

moose

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the animal-related name given by Sir Francis Chichester to the yacht in which he circumnavigated the globe between August 1966 and May 1967? Hint

Gipsy Moth IV

Ladybird II

Gipsy Moth

Horsefly III

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the nickname given by club supporters to Newcastle United FC? Hint

the Zebras

the Magpies

the Eagles

the Buffaloes

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Question 6 of 10

6. What kind of an animal is called (a) Jack Russell? Hint

butterfly

dog

fox

budgerigar

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the correct name for a fabulous creature half lion half eagle? Hint

pixie

gremlin

griffin

dragon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these names is the only one to refer to something non-human? Hint

John Dory

John Hancock

John Doe

John Wayne

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the ship in which the British naturalist Charles Darwin made a 5-year cruise in the Pacific Ocean to study certain types of life? Hint

the Beagle

the Eagle

the Beadle

the Beaver

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Question 10 of 10

10. What name of a bird derives from the richly dressed merchants from Ghent, Bruges and Ypres that visited the Mediterranean countries to sell their top quality richly-coloured cloth ? Hint

budgerigar

flamenco

flamingo

gannet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What part of London has been nicknamed Kangaroo Valley?

Answer: Earl's Court

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2. What was the animal-related armorial symbol used by Richard III, the Hunchback?

Answer: the Boar

Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, last Yorkist king of England, usurped power in June 1483. He ruled until he was killed in battle. His reputation for wickedness may have been Tudor propaganda.

3. What animal got nicknamed 'the Monarch of the Glen'?

Answer: stag

After a painting by Sir Edwin Landseer (1807-73)

4. What was the animal-related name given by Sir Francis Chichester to the yacht in which he circumnavigated the globe between August 1966 and May 1967?

Answer: Gipsy Moth IV

Gipsy Moth was the name he had given to the biplane with which he made a soloflight from England to Australia in 1929.

5. What is the nickname given by club supporters to Newcastle United FC?

Answer: the Magpies

Other magpie sportsteams can be found at www.tucson.rugby www.nyfooty.com or www.collingwoodfc.com.au.

6. What kind of an animal is called (a) Jack Russell?

Answer: dog

Jack Russells are said to be very popular with 'horsemen'.

7. What is the correct name for a fabulous creature half lion half eagle?

Answer: griffin

Gremlins are wicked little creatures which cause mechanical and electrical apparatus to go wrong. Not as nice as a pixie sitting on a toadstool in the moonlight. Saint-George knew all about dragons and about saving fair (Christian) maidens from them.

8. Which of these names is the only one to refer to something non-human?

Answer: John Dory

John Wayne was an legendary actor, particularly in Westerns, so definitely human, while John Hancock might be an autograph signature. John Doe is the name for a party to legal proceedings whose true name is unknown, or an unidentified corpse. A John Dory is a fish.

9. What was the name of the ship in which the British naturalist Charles Darwin made a 5-year cruise in the Pacific Ocean to study certain types of life?

Answer: the Beagle

Well , Beadles (= parish officers appointed to serve as ushers and to keep order in church)are NOT animals of course. - Beagles are small hounds used for hunting. No need to explain what Eagles and Beavers are.

10. What name of a bird derives from the richly dressed merchants from Ghent, Bruges and Ypres that visited the Mediterranean countries to sell their top quality richly-coloured cloth ?

Answer: flamingo

In Dutch or Flemish a gannet is called a 'john-of-gaunt'.- Flamenco is a dance for which dancers wear splendid multicoloured dress.- The pink-coloured flamingo may not be multi-coloured, but it certainly displays splendid shades of pink.It 's the name that was given to a bird which was first noticed on the Azores, whose original name was the 'Flemish Islands'.

The usual explanation is that the bright colours reminded people of the top quality cloth imported from Flanders, and worn by the rich merchants from Flanders.Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology,by C.T.Onions, makes a link with Portuguese flamengo,and says: 'so named because of its bright plumage'.See also a study by Prof.Vercoullie of the Flemish University of Ghent.

Source: Author flem-ish

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