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Animals in Films Quiz

1.  This movie from 1995 called 'Babe' starred James Cromwell. What animal was Babe?
Pig

2.  Between 1943 and 2020 which famous film dog has been played by Pal, Boy, Howard, Mason, DR Dakota and Lukas?
Lassie

3.  Joy Adamson wrote a book which was subsequently made into a movie called 'Born Free' about a lioness who was able to return to the wild. What was the lioness's name?
Elsa

4. Who was the was Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film King Kong?
Fay Wray

5.  The Newton family welcome a St. Bernard puppy into their home and get more than they bargained for. The dog shares its name with a famous composer. What is it?
Beethoven

6.  In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s companion Toto was played by a female dog named Terry.  What breed was Terry?
Cairn Terrier

7.  We learn at the very end of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) that, as a boy, Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford) had a beloved dog as a child. What was this dog's name?
Indiana

8.  In "The Lion King," what is the name of Simba's father?
Mufasa

9.  What is the name of Harry Potter's owl, in the "Harry Potter" series?
Hedwig

10.  In which "Bond" film did James Bond kill a snake with home-made flamethrower?
Live And Let Die (1973)

11. In the 1973 Disney feature length cartoon "Robin Hood", which of these characters is portrayed as a lion, Sheriff of Nottingham, Friar Tuck or Prince John?
Prince John

12. 'Watership Down' is an animated 1978 version of a fascinating story about a warren of rabbits who seek out a new place to live, after their home has become threatened. Who is the author of the story upon which this excellent animated film is based? 
Richard Adams

13.  In the 1984 movie "Splash", a mermaid named Madison is seen in a key scene eating a whole lobster; shell, claws, legs and all. Which actress plays Madison?  (I know a mermaid isn’t a real animal, I am referring to the lobster!!)
Daryl Hannah  

14.  Future US President Ronald Reagan acted with a chimpanzee in which 1951 film?
Bedtime for Bonzo

15.  1969’s “Hannibal Brooks” starred Oliver Reed as a British POW working at a zoo who gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together, they head for the Swiss border and freedom.  Can you remember the elephant’s name?
Lucy

16. Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror The Birds is loosely based on a short story by which writer?
Daphne du Maurier

17.  The classic movie “JAWS” of course was based around a Great White Shark terrorising the fictional island of Amity.  What is the scientific name for a Great White?
Carcharodon carcharias - the genus name derived from Greek words meaning “sharp” and “tooth,”

18.  This movie from 1938 called 'Bringing Up Baby' starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. What kind of animal was Baby?
Leopard

19.  At the beginning of the 1976 film “Rocky”, Rocky kept a couple of turtles in his apartment as pets.  For two points can you remember what he named them?  Point for each
Cuff and Link

20.  Over the course of the “Back to the Future franchise Dr Emmet Brown owned two dogs named after scientists, can you name them?  Point for each
Einstein and Copernicus


 

Animals in Films Quiz

1.  This movie from 1995 called 'Babe' starred James Cromwell. What animal was Babe?

2.  Between 1943 and 2020 which famous film dog has been played by Pal, Boy, Howard, Mason, DR Dakota and Lukas?

3.  Joy Adamson wrote a book which was subsequently made into a movie called 'Born Free' about a lioness who was able to return to the wild. What was the lioness's name?

4. Who was the was Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film King Kong?

5.  The Newton family welcome a St. Bernard puppy into their home and get more than they bargained for. The dog shares its name with a famous composer. What is it?

6.  In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s companion Toto was played by a female dog named Terry.  What breed was Terry?

7.  We learn at the very end of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) that, as a boy, Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford) had a beloved dog as a child. What was this dog's name?

8.  In "The Lion King," what is the name of Simba's father?

9.  What is the name of Harry Potter's owl, in the "Harry Potter" series?

10.  In which "Bond" film did James Bond kill a snake with home-made flamethrower?

11. In the 1973 Disney feature length cartoon "Robin Hood", which of these characters is portrayed as a lion, Sheriff of Nottingham, Friar Tuck or Prince John?

12. 'Watership Down' is an animated 1978 version of a fascinating story about a warren of rabbits who seek out a new place to live, after their home has become threatened. Who is the author of the story upon which this excellent animated film is based? 

13.  In the 1984 movie "Splash", a mermaid named Madison is seen in a key scene eating a whole lobster; shell, claws, legs and all. Which actress plays Madison?  (I know a mermaid isn’t a real animal, I am referring to the lobster!!)

14.  Future US President Ronald Reagan acted with a chimpanzee in which 1951 film?

15.  1969’s “Hannibal Brooks” starred Oliver Reed as a British POW working at a zoo who gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together, they head for the Swiss border and freedom.  Can you remember the elephant’s name?

16. Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror The Birds is loosely based on a short story by which writer?

17.  The classic movie “JAWS” of course was based around a Great White Shark terrorising the fictional island of Amity.  What is the scientific name for a Great White?

18.  This movie from 1938 called 'Bringing Up Baby' starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. What kind of animal was Baby?

19.  At the beginning of the 1976 film “Rocky”, Rocky kept a couple of turtles in his apartment as pets.  For two points can you remember what he named them?  Point for each

20.  Over the course of the “Back to the Future franchise Dr Emmet Brown owned two dogs named after scientists, can you name them?  Point for each
 

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Musical Animals Quiz

1.  The Animals had one UK Number One hit single, and the song also hit number one in the USA and Canada.  Can you name the 1964 hit?
The House of the Rising Sun

2.  "Eye of the Tiger" is a famous tune by the rock group Survivor. In which of the "Rocky" movies was it used as part of the soundtrack, was it II, III or IV?
Rocky III

3.  Simon LeBon and Duran Duran were famished over what 1982 classic?
Hungry Like the Wolf

4.  Elton John was 'hopping and bopping' to which 1972 number one hit?
Crocodile Rock

5.  In the song "Love Shack," what animal do the B-52's compare their car to?
Whale - "I got me a car, it's as big as a whale," was a line from the song.

6.  Which band released a concept album in 1977 which divided people into The Dogs, The Pigs and The Sheep?
Pink Floyd – Album is titled Animals

7.  Which family group released the 1972 US Billboard Number 14 single "Crazy Horses" from their album of the same name?
The Osmond Brothers

8.  In 1997 Elton John released "Live Like Horses" as a single from his "The Big Picture" album. Which member of The Three Tenors accompanied him on "Live Like Horses"?
Luciano Pavarotti

9. "The Lion and the Cobra" was the debut album for which Irish singer?
Sinéad O'Connor

10.  Which influential English post-punk band released an album by the title of "Hyaena" in 1984?
Siouxsie and the Banshees

11.  What was Adam & the Ants first UK Number 1 hit single?
Stand and Deliver

12.  Who had a hit with "Little White Bull" in 1959?
Tommy Steele

13. "Diamond Dogs" is the title track of a concept album issued in 1974. The title track was the second single issued from this album. Who was the artist? 
David Bowie

14.  The Shadows had numerous instrumental hits in the UK in the sixties including the number one hits "Apache", "Kon-Tiki" and "Wonderful Land". Which fish lent its name to a top twenty hit (in the UK) for this group in 1965?
Stingray

15. "I Am the Walrus" was released as a B-side in 1967 by The Beatles.  The song was the B-side to which single, was it "Penny Lane", "All You Need Is Love “or "Hello, Goodbye"?
Hello, Goodbye  

16.  Who had a hit with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961? 
The Tokens

17. Which Elvis song was originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton? 
Hound Dog

18.  Who sang lead vocals on The Monkees debut single "Last Train to Clarksville" in 1966?
Micky Dolenz

19. "Bat out of Hell" was the second album by Meat Loaf and was released in 1977. The song "Bat out of Hell" was released in 1979 and again in 1993 with the vocals by Meat Loaf.  What was Meat Loaf’s real name?  
Marvin Lee Aday 

20.  The best-known version of the song (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952.  It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953 and sold over two million copies.  However, a recording by whom was the one that reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953?
Lita Roza - It distinguished Roza as the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart and was also the first song with a question in the title to reach the top spot

 

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Musical Animals Quiz

1.  The Animals had one UK Number One hit single, and the song also hit number one in the USA and Canada.  Can you name the 1964 hit?

2.  "Eye of the Tiger" is a famous tune by the rock group Survivor. In which of the "Rocky" movies was it used as part of the soundtrack, was it II, III or IV?

3.  Simon LeBon and Duran Duran were famished over what 1982 classic?

4.  Elton John was 'hopping and bopping' to which 1972 number one hit?

5.  In the song "Love Shack," what animal do the B-52's compare their car to?

6.  Which band released a concept album in 1977 which divided people into The Dogs, The Pigs and The Sheep?

7.  Which family group released the 1972 US Billboard Number 14 single "Crazy Horses" from their album of the same name?

8.  In 1997 Elton John released "Live Like Horses" as a single from his "The Big Picture" album. Which member of The Three Tenors accompanied him on "Live Like Horses"?

9. "The Lion and the Cobra" was the debut album for which Irish singer?

10.  Which influential English post-punk band released an album by the title of "Hyaena" in 1984?

11.  What was Adam & the Ants first UK Number 1 hit single?

12.  Who had a hit with "Little White Bull" in 1959?

13. "Diamond Dogs" is the title track of a concept album issued in 1974. The title track was the second single issued from this album. Who was the artist? 

14.  The Shadows had numerous instrumental hits in the UK in the sixties including the number one hits "Apache", "Kon-Tiki" and "Wonderful Land". Which fish lent its name to a top twenty hit (in the UK) for this group in 1965?

15. "I Am the Walrus" was released as a B-side in 1967 by The Beatles.  The song was the B-side to which single, was it "Penny Lane", "All You Need Is Love “or "Hello, Goodbye"?

16.  Who had a hit with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961? 

17. Which Elvis song was originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton? 

18.  Who sang lead vocals on The Monkees debut single "Last Train to Clarksville" in 1966?

19. "Bat out of Hell" was the second album by Meat Loaf and was released in 1977. The song "Bat out of Hell" was released in 1979 and again in 1993 with the vocals by Meat Loaf.  What was Meat Loaf’s real name?  

20.  The best-known version of the song (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952.  It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953 and sold over two million copies.  However, a recording by whom was the one that reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953?


 

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Animal Logos Quiz

1. Which company's crocodile logo dates back to 1923?
Lacoste

2.  What animal is the logo for the World Wildlife Fund?
Giant panda

3.  What animal is the logo of crystal jewellery company Swarovski?
Swan

4.  Which two animals feature on the coat of arms of Australia?  Point for each
Kangaroo and the Emu

5.  Which animal is depicted on the iconic Lamborghini logo?
Charging bull – Bull is fine

6.  The logo of the luxury carmaker Ferrari is generally a a prancing black horse on what colour background?
Yellow

7.  Which animal was the inspiration for the logo of the family-owned spirits company, Bacardi?
Bats (fruit bats)

8.  Which company's logo shows two baby birds inside a nest being fed by their mother?
Nestlé

9.  The RSPB's logo depicts what type of bird?
The avocet

10.  Which company would you associate with a brightly hued peacock called the "Bird"?
NBC (National Broadcasting Company)

11.  Four years after Penguin Books was founded, came the idea came for which children's book company?
Puffin Books

12.  Which company's logo features a polo player on horseback?
Ralph Lauren

13.  Which British clothing company famous for its headwear adopted the kangaroo logo in 1983?
Kangol

14.  Which European car manufacturer's iconic logo featuring a red griffin first appeared in 1974?
Saab

15.  In February 2000, the web portal MSN introduced a new logo featuring a stylized what?
Butterfly

16.  Which British sports brand, founded in 1881, features a black panther logo?
Slazenger

17.  Which computer Operating System's logo is a cartoon penguin named Tux?
Linux

18.  Since the 1950s, which brand's logo has been a depiction of a ducal horse-drawn carriage?
Hermès

19.  Which British company has a little Scottie dog logo?
Radley

20. Francis James Barraud (Born June 16, 1856, in Liverpool, England) was an English painter and photographer. His most famous painting, "His Master's Voice," is one of the most well-known commercial logos in the world, having inspired the music industry trademark depicting a dog and phonograph, which is/was used by several corporations, including HMV, RCA, and JVC. Can you give the name of the dog in the logo?
Nipper
 

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Animal Logos Quiz

1. Which company's crocodile logo dates back to 1923?

2.  What animal is the logo for the World Wildlife Fund?

3.  What animal is the logo of crystal jewellery company Swarovski?

4.  Which two animals feature on the coat of arms of Australia?  Point for each

5.  Which animal is depicted on the iconic Lamborghini logo?

6.  The logo of the luxury carmaker Ferrari is generally a a prancing black horse on what colour background?

7.  Which animal was the inspiration for the logo of the family-owned spirits company, Bacardi?

8.  Which company's logo shows two baby birds inside a nest being fed by their mother?

9.  The RSPB's logo depicts what type of bird?

10.  Which company would you associate with a brightly hued peacock called the "Bird"?

11.  Four years after Penguin Books was founded, came the idea came for which children's book company?

12.  Which company's logo features a polo player on horseback?

13.  Which British clothing company famous for its headwear adopted the kangaroo logo in 1983?

14.  Which European car manufacturer's iconic logo featuring a red griffin first appeared in 1974?

15.  In February 2000, the web portal MSN introduced a new logo featuring a stylized what?

16.  Which British sports brand, founded in 1881, features a black panther logo?

17.  Which computer Operating System's logo is a cartoon penguin named Tux?

18.  Since the 1950s, which brand's logo has been a depiction of a ducal horse-drawn carriage?

19.  Which British company has a little Scottie dog logo?

20. Francis James Barraud (Born June 16, 1856, in Liverpool, England) was an English painter and photographer. His most famous painting, "His Master's Voice," is one of the most well-known commercial logos in the world, having inspired the music industry trademark depicting a dog and phonograph, which is/was used by several corporations, including HMV, RCA, and JVC. Can you give the name of the dog in the logo?

 

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Famous Animals Quiz

1.  True or False, Red Rum, the champion thoroughbred steeplechaser, never fell in a career spanning in 100 races?
True  -  Incredible.

2.  Who had a horse called Black Bess?
Dirk Turpin

3.  Who rode a horse called Bucephalus?
Alexander the Great

4.  Where might you see Toby the Dog, Hector the Horse and a crocodile?
Punch and Judy puppet show

5. Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier, was said to have kept vigil each night at his master’s grave until he himself died 14 years later. A memorial statue to "Greyfriars Bobby" can be found in which Scottish city?
Edinburgh

6.  What was the name of the horse in the Steptoe and Son television series?
Hercules

7.  What was the name of the black and white collie dog who found the stolen Jules Rimet World Cup in March 1966?
Pickles

8.  Legend has it that Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland drew inspiration from which animal?
Spider - Watched a spider making its web

9.  Incitatus was the favourite horse of which Roman emperor?
Caligula

10.  What was the name of the golden eagle which escaped from London Zoo in 1965?
Goldie

11.  Who owned the black labrador that was killed on the evening of the Dam Busters raid?
Guy Gibson

12.  "Blondi" was a German Shepherd that belonged to whom?
Adolf Hitler

13.  What is the name of the only book written by Anna Sewell?
Black Beauty

14.  What was the name of Don Quixote's horse in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes?
Rocinante

15.  Which bird was the first animal Noah sent from the ark?  
Raven - we all remember the dove, but the raven was released first.

16. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had a number of cats and owned a black cat that bore the name of what famous British military hero? 
Nelson

17.  Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog residing in Young Township near Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, United States, who is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration.  In which US state is Punxsutawney in?
Pennsylvania

18.  Who wrote the book War Horse?
Michael Morpurgo

19.  There is only one play written by William Shakespeare that features a dog. This dog's name is Crab. Which play does Crab feature in?
The Two Gentlemen of Verona

20.  What was the name of the dog in the humorous novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome?
Montmorency