Barkham Village Residents Association

A fauna theme this time; either the question or the answer (or both) are animal related.  

  1. Q. Which of the following animals is not associated with a Chinese year:  Rat, Tiger, Lion, Snake, Pig?
    A. Lion

  2. Q. The Houyhnhnms feature in a book published in 1726.  What type of animal are they?
    A. Horses

  3. Q. Itchy and Scratchy are long running characters in The Simpsons, but which is the cat and which is the mouse?
    A. Itchy is the mouse, Scratchy the cat.

  4. Q. Who composed The Carnival of the Animals in 1886?
    A. Camille Saint-Saens

  5. Q. Which band featured (among others) Eric Burdon, Alan Price and Chas Chandler?
    A. The Animals

  6. Q. What links a Poodle (2002), Whippet (2004) and Hungarian Vizsla (2010)?
    A. Crufts Best in Show winners

  7. Q. In Harry Potter, what type of magical creature is Hagrid’s “pet”, Buckbeak?
    A. Hippogriff

  8. Q. Who released “The Year of the Cat” in 1976?
    A. Al Stewart

  9. Q. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, what type of animal is Snowball?
    A. Pig

  10. Q. Which football club is known as “the Rams”?
    A. Derby County