Showing posts with label Jackie Lee. Show all posts
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Friday, 29 May 2026

Fun Fact Friday #8: Bird Brains


Hello bird brains! Another Fun Friday quiz for you. Test your knowledge of all things feathery...


1.  Which Flamingo Fact is true?

A) Flamingos can only stand on one leg at a time.
B) Flamingos can only eat when their heads are upside down.
C) Flamingos can only fly if their wings are completely dry.


2. Which Albatross Fact is true?

A) An Albatross can swallow a fish bigger than itself.
B) Albatrosses can sleep while they are flying.
C) Albatrosses like to ride on sharks’ fins.


3. Australian Musk Ducks can mimic human speech. One duck made headlines in 1987 because it learned to say…

A) ”Strewth, mate!”
B)  “Throw another shrimp on the barbie!”
C)  “You bloody fool!”


4. What do Bassian Thrushes do to help them find food?

A) Sing a “Worm Song”.
B) Sneeze.
C) Break wind.


5. Which Blue Tit Fact is true?

A) A Blue Tit weighs the same as a chicken egg.
B) A Blue Tit weighs the same as a pound coin.
C) A Blue Tit weighs the same as a satsuma.


6. Which Blue Jay Fact is true?

A) Blue Jays aren’t actually blue.
B) Blue Jays can only eat blue insects.
C) Blue Jays can only fly on windy days.


7. Which Pigeon Fact is True?

A) Pigeons are good at spelling.
B) Pigeons are good at multiplication.
C) Pigeons are good at punctuation.


8. Which Woodpecker fact is True?

A) A woodpecker wraps its tongue round its brain when hitting wood.
B) A woodpecker can drill a hole in a tree faster than a power drill.
C) A woodpecker laughs whenever it sees a worm or grub.


9. Which Owl Fact is True?

A) Owls cannot move their eyes.
B) Owls can be taught to play chess.
C) Owls will sometimes keep mice as pets.


10. Which Crow fact is True?

A) Crows can pick locks using their beaks and claws.
B) Crows can tell other crows about specific humans they don’t like. 
C) Crows can redirect lightning bolts during thunderstorms so that they hit buildings.


Tweet me your guesses in the comments.



Sunday, 15 December 2019

Saturday Snapshots #115 - The Answers


Dude, where's my answers?



10. Right before the end: a Spider-Man gets stranded on a Welsh island.


A timely choice for the day after the worst election result in living memory.

Barry Island & Toby Maguire.

Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction

9. Secondary software or failed video clears up the weather.


"This software is in Beta" & Betamax.

The Beta Band - Dry The Rain

8. ACME Joni kills... but her victims enjoy it.


"ACME Joni kills" is an anagram of Millie Jackson.

Millie Jackson - It Hurts So Good

7. Waifs and felines shake the city.


Waifs and strays...

Stray Cats - Rock This Town

6. President's wife confronts his assassin via Pegasus & Uffington.


President Kennedy's wife was Jackie.

His assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald. (He was not a patsy.)

Pegasus & Uffington were white horses.

Nice boots.

Jackie Lee - White Horses

5. Switched on band won't depress me.


You switch on an electric light.

A band can be an orchestra.

Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down

Top intro right there.

4. Posh clan celebrates boiling forecast.


If you remember this one, the clue was really easy. If you've never heard it, you had no chance.

Tribe Of Toffs - John Kettley Is A Weatherman

Lots of extremely dated references in there. But Johnny Marr's immortality is guaranteed.

3. Sweetie brings all the boys to the yard. Dreams unwind. Love's a state of mind.


"Dreams unwind. Love's a state of mind." are lyrics from Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac.

Kelis's Milkshake brought all the boys to the yard.

Sugar is sweet.

Rhiannon Giddens - Shake Sugaree

2. Albert's Theory of BOOM!


Albert Einstein's theory of relativity was E=MC2

BOOM! is a loud sound.

Dynamite also goes BOOM!

I like a bit of a cavort.

Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2

1. Created 10; created by (part of) 10.


Spider-Man creates webs.

The song Eve Of Destruction (#10) was written by the elusive songwriter P.F. Sloan.

Jimmy Webb is God.



More Excellent! Snapshots next Saturday. Possibly of the Christmas variety. If I can be bothered.

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