Here’s our Quizmaster John James Maloney flying high and looking down… what does he see?
QUESTIONS
1 Which family of birds contains the only species known to be able to fly backwards and upside down?
2 What is the traditional collective noun for a group of crows?
3 Who directed the 1963 horror film The Birds?
4 Which American folk-rock band scored a Billboard #1 hit in 1965 with Turn! Turn! Turn! written by Pete Seeger?
5 In golf, what score is achieved by finishing a hole one stroke under par?
6 What hit 2009 mobile game franchise involves launching flightless birds via slingshot to defeat green pigs?
7 In badminton, what is the formal name for the conical high-drag object commonly referred to as a birdie?
8 On March 11, 1983 we got a new Prime Minister and federal Opposition Leader with bird surnames. Can you name them?
9 In what local government area is Green Pigeon?
10 Complete the old proverb: A bird in the hand …
ANSWERS
1 Hummingbirds.
2 A murder of crows.
3 Alfred Hitchcock.
4 The Byrds.
5 A birdie.
6 Angry Birds.
7 A shuttlecock.
8 Bob Hawke and Andrew Peacock.
9 Kyogle LGA.
10 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.