I could say Quizmaster John James Maloney is a chicken but that would be unfair, rather he is making us all look like chickens.
QUESTIONS
1 The Sydney Roosters (originally Eastern Suburbs) adopted a rooster crest in 1967. Which European country’s national sporting emblem inspired their rooster logo and red, white and blue colours?
2 What is the name of the loud-mouthed, Southern-accented cartoon rooster created by Warner Bros in 1946 and who frequently dispenses unwanted wisdom to Henery Hawk?
3 What is the correct term for the fleshy, reddish crest on top of a chicken’s head?
4 Which classic French dish literally translates to rooster with wine?
5 In the 2000 Aardman stop-motion animated film Chicken Run, which actor voiced rooster character Rocky Rhodes, Mel Brooks or Mel Gibson?
6 What is the agricultural term for a female chicken less than one year old that has not begun laying eggs?
7 Which Rugby League Hall of Famer, affectionately known as Artie, captained Eastern Suburbs to back-to-back premierships in 1974–75 and became the first Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport?
8 Which rock band scored a UK Number 1 hit in 1964 with their cover of the Willie Dixon blues standard Little Red Rooster? They are still around.
9 Which Hawaiian island – nicknamed the Garden Isle – is famous for its population of tens of thousands of wild, free-roaming feral chickens?
10 What medium hosted the adventures of Chickenman – television, radio or films?
ANSWERS
1 France – the Gallic Rooster or Le Coq Gaulois is an unofficial national symbol of France.
2 Foghorn Leghorn.
3 Comb.
4 Coq au vin.
5 Mel Gibson.
6 Pullet.
7 Arthur Beetson.
8 The Rolling Stones.
9 Kauai.
10 On the radio.