We li=
ve in a litigious age.
I read that a m=
an has sued “Smart Water” for false advertising/labeling for fa=
iling to make him smart.
I am considering a lawsuit against t=
he girl scout’s “Thin Mints” cookies. I ate two packages =
on Monday and actually gained weight and did not become “thin”.=
We must fight for truth in advertising=
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~~ANSWERS TO “FOR THE BIRDS=
221; QUIZ~~
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1. An emblem of its nation, =
which non-flying bird is unique in having external nostrils at the tip of i=
ts beak? – Kiwi
2. Getting its name from=
a bird appearing on its currency, what is the nickname for the Canadian do=
llar? – Loonie
3. In a musical fantasy, =
every morning Odette, a beautiful young woman, transforms into what type of=
bird? – Swan
4. Pandion haliaetus is th=
e scientific name of which bird of prey that’s the only living member=
of its species, mostly eats fish, and stands out for being found everywher=
e in the world except Antarctica? – Osprey
5. The Eastern Brown variety of which bird appears on the Louisiana stat=
e flag and seal? – Pelican
6. Noted for his multicolo=
red beak and blue plumage, Toucan Sam is the mascot of what equally colorfu=
l cereal brand? – Kellogg’s Froot Loops
7. Group names for animals are a common trivia question, but do you k=
now the name for a group of owls? – Parliament
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? -=
Peregrine Falcon
9. What is one of the highest-flyin=
g species of bird in the world, regularly reaching altitudes of over 20,000=
feet when migrating over the Himalayas? – Bar-headed Goose
10. Once voiced by comedian Gilbert Gottfried, a talking duck is the=
mascot of what American company? – Aflac
11. What is the name of the little yellow bird that Snoopy befriends in t=
he Peanuts cartoon strip? – Woodstock
12=
=2E Native to Australia, emu eggs are a deep shade of which color? – Green
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? – Dodo
14. The caperca=
illie and the ptarmigan are members of which group of birds commonly hunted=
as game? – Grouse
15. What bird is the =
choice of seven US states as “State Bird”? – Cardinal
16. According to superstition, the disappea=
rance of what birds from the Tower of London will result in the fall of the=
Crown? – Ravens
17. In 2009, the City Council of Mad=
ison, Wisconsin declared what to be the official city bird? – Plastic Flami=
ngo
18. What is the only known member of=
this bird species that has lost the ability to fly fishes in the waters ar=
ound the isolated Galapagos Islands? – Flightless Cormorant
19. Although covered in green fluff instead of feathers=
and has a snout instead of a beak, what Major League Baseball mascot is a =
bird? – Phillie Phanatic
20. Who was the=
American artist and naturalist active in the 1800’s that lends his n=
ame to a group dedicated to conservation of birds? – John James Audubon
Bonus: Which South American bird is n=
amed after a Greek Titan and shares its name with the second largest moon o=
f Saturn? – Rhea
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Dr. Bob Griffin
R=
20;Abhoring all my sin, adoring only Him”
[email protected] www.grif.net