[Have=
fun with a bird-brained quiz for the first week in April. Answers tomorrow=
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1. An emblem of its nation, which non-flying bird is unique in =
having external nostrils at the tip of its beak?
2. G=
etting its name from a bird appearing on its currency, what is the nickname=
for the Canadian dollar?
3. In a musical fantasy, ev=
ery morning Odette, a beautiful young woman, transforms into what bird?
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4. Pandion haliaetus is the scientific name of which bir=
d of prey that’s the only living member of its species, mostly eats f=
ish, and stands out for being found everywhere in the world except Antarcti=
ca?
5. The Eastern Brown variety of which bird appear=
s on the Louisiana state flag and seal?
6. Noted for =
his multicolored beak and blue plumage, Toucan Sam is the mascot of what eq=
ually colorful cereal brand?
7. Group names for anima=
ls are a common trivia question, but do you know the name for a group of ow=
ls?
8. What bird, which can reach speeds of up to 240=
miles per hour in its characteristic hunting dives, is the fastest-moving =
animal on earth?
9. What is one of the highest-flying=
species of bird in the world, regularly reaching altitudes of over 20,000 =
feet when migrating over Himalayas?
10. Once voiced=
by comedian Gilbert Gottfried, a talking duck is the mascot of what Americ=
an company?
11. What is the name of the little yell=
ow bird that Snoopy befriends in the Peanuts cartoon strip?
12. Native to Australia, emu eggs are a deep shade of w=
hich color?
13. Despite going extinct in the 17th c=
entury, what species of bird appears on the coat of arms of the island nati=
on of Mauritius?
14. The capercaillie and the ptarmig=
an are members of which group of birds commonly hunted as game?
15. What bird is the choice of seven US states as “State B=
ird”?
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16. According to super=
stition, the disappearance of what birds from the Tower of London will resu=
lt in the fall of the Crown?
17. In 200=
9, the City Council of Madison, Wisconsin declared what to be the official =
city bird?
18. What is the only known member of this =
bird species that has lost the ability to fly fishes in the waters around t=
he isolated Galapagos Islands?
19. Although covered i=
n green fluff instead of feathers and has a snout instead of a beak, what M=
ajor League Baseball mascot is a bird?
20. Who was th=
e American artist and naturalist active in the early 1800’s that lend=
s his name to a group dedicated to conservation of birds?=
Bonus: Which South American bird is named after a G=
reek Titan and shares its name with the second largest moon of Saturn?
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Dr Bob Griffin
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