Christmas Trivia Quiz 2019

We would like to wish a very Happy Christmas and bird filled 2020 to all our authors, contributors, 
viewers, and those whose continued support has seen Oxonbirding flourish to what will become its tenth anniversary year.

Cheers 

Adam, Badger, Peter Law.

Twas a cold and godless night that found us commencing the quest.

Through flooded and darkened realms we sought out the Quizmaster,
An incarnation of classics, never sinister always right.
Silver was exchanged in return for a plethora of fiendish trickery and cryptic conundrums.
Good luck... 

We shall reveal the answers cometh the New Year.

Unidentified Flying Objects
1. Which bird has a white neck patch, a white throat, a long bill and red legs
2. What is found on Wigeon, Teal and Shoveler but not on Mallard and Gadwall
3. Which bird’s song has this distinctive ending – tuck tuck-zick-zik-zkzkzrrississss
4. What ID feature links Wood Sandpiper, Wilson’s Petrel, Common Guillemot and Little Egret
5. Name these birds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I - -

Location, Location, Location
6. Where in the county can you find Peregrine, Merlin, Osprey and Kestrel in close proximity
7. Where do larophiles stay when they visit Farmoor
8. Where is the best site in Oxfordshire for Golden Pheasant
9. Where can you see Choughs in central Oxford

Cryptic Plumage
10. Britain’s first walking bird (9)
11. Messy green boots required to see this bird (5,5)
12. Bird starring in ‘Elvis is King’ (6)
13. Aquatic animal led back outside for this bird (8)
 
Dodgy Connections
14. What is the connection between Finch, Sparrow, Starling and Hawk
15. What do Siskin, Cuckoo, Woodcock and Snipe have in common
16. What theme connects Grey Partridge, Pintail, Green Woodpecker and Redshank
17. What links a bird of prey and a table-top game
18. Which bird is associated with the city/towns of Bristol, Cheltenham and Swindon
 
Stuff and Nonsense
19. If still alive, which 2019 visitor to Oxfordshire might return in 2069
20. What is the UK’s commonest breeding bird
21. Which two British bird names contain only five vowels but have one each of a,e,i,o,u
22. Which of these is not a ‘slang’ term for a British bird – Masher, Thug, Oyk, Gypo, Prune
23. Which British bird has the longest scientific name
24. Which is the odd one out – Coil, Spring, Watch, Clock, Chime
25. Which is the only true ‘seagull’
26. Which bird was lost as a regular breeding bird in Oxfordshire in 1967
27. Name two birds that Edward Spooner (the famous Oxford don) was told NOT to mention
28. In Scrabble which British bird would score the most points using only the 7 letters on your rack
29. Which UK bird population crashed from 4,400 individuals to only 40 between 2005 and 2012
30. In total how many birds are mentioned in the carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’