A Beast of a Quiz

The Bear Facts

1 Who said “I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me”?
2 If feline equals cat, what word equates to bear?
3 Who created the characters of Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit and Brer Bear?
4 What is the name of the bear, Luke’s co-driver in Wacky Races?
5 Which Shakespeare play includes the stage direction, “Exit, pursued by a bear”?

Lion Logic

1 What car is advertised with the slogan, “The lion goes from strength to strength”?
2 In which literary land does Aslan the lion live?
3 In which month does the star sign of Leo begin?
4 Which African country has a name that means, Lion Mountains?
5 Who wrote of Elsa the lioness in the novel Born Free?

Rabbity Riddles

1 In which animated film did a rabbit perform the song, “I’m Late”?
2 Which film featured a gang called The Dead Rabbits?
3 What name is given to a female rabbit?
4 What is the title of the 2005 film featuring Wallace & Grommit?
5 What is the name of Roger Rabbit’s wife?

Canine Conundrums

1 In which TV series did Mrs Pumfrey own a dog called Trickie Woo?
2 Cardigan and Pembroke are both varieties of which breed of dog?
3 What was the name of the terrier that watched over John Gray’s grave in 19th century Edinburgh?
4 Which US President owned a cocker spaniel called Checkers?
5 Who wrote the novel Lassie Come Home?

Feline Facts

1 Who played the role of Inspector Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies?
2 Who voiced the character of Puss in Boots in Shrek 2?
3 In which group did Jenny Frost replace Kerry Katona?
4 The biography Notes On a Cowardly Lion chronicled the life of which actor?
5 What is the name of the cat belonging to Argus Filch in the Harry Potter novels?

Answers to the Bear Facts

1 Winnie the Pooh
2 Ursine
3 Joel Chandler Harris
4 Blubber
5 The Winter’s Tale

Answers to Lion Logic

1 Peugeot
2 Narnia
3 July
4 Sierra Leone
5 Joy Adamson

Answers to Rabbity Riddles

1 Alice in Wonderland
2 Gangs of New York
3 Doe
4 The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
5 Jessica

Answers to Canine Conundrums

1 All Creatures Great and Small
2 Welsh corgi
3 Greyfriars Bobby
4 Richard Nixon
5 Eric Knight

Answers to Feline Facts

1 Herbert Lom
2 Antonio Banderas
3 Atomic Kitten
4 Bert Lahr
5 Mrs Norris

Continue for Round 2 of a Beast of a Quiz

Shark Attack

1 What is a shark’s skeleton made of?
2 Which song contains the line, “When the shark bites with his teeth dear”?
3 Who played the marine biologist Matt Hooper in the film Jaws?
4 What sport is played by the Sheffield Sharks?
5 Which six letter S word is the collective noun for sharks?

The Eagles have Landed

1 Which English football club is nicknamed The Eagles?
2 Which former member of The Eagles had a solo hit with, The Heat Is On?
3 What is the name of the patriotic eagle in The Muppet Show?
4 Which country is called, Shqiperia in its own language, meaning Land of the Eagles?
5 Which nation’s flag depicts an eagle with a snake in its beak?

Don’t Get Ratty

1 What is the name of Manuel’s pet rat in Fawlty Towers?
2 Which group recorded the album A Tonic for the Troops?
3 Which British horror story author penned the novel The Rats?
4 Rat Scabies was a founder member of which punk group?
5 What is the name of Roland Rat’s gerbil companion?

Big Bad Wolves

1 What is the more common term for a lycanthrope?
2 Which sport is played by the Chicago Wolves?
3 Under what name did the blues legend born Chester Arthur Burnett perform?
4 What is the name of the home ground of Wolves football club?
5 Which film features the characters of Ten Bears, Kicking Bird and Stands With a Fist?

A Whale of a Time

1 What is the name of the whale in the Disney cartoon Pinocchio?
2 Who penned the novel Moby Dick?
3 Who directed the 1931 version of Frankenstein?
4 What name is given to the substance obtained from the intestines of sperm whales that is added to perfume to slow down the rate of evaporation?
5 Which species of whale was central to the plot in the film Star Trek IV?

Answers to Shark Attack

1 Cartilage
2 Mack the Knife
3 Richard Dreyfuss
4 Basketball
5 Shiver

Answers to The Eagles have Landed

1 Crystal Palace
2 Glenn Frey
3 Sam
4 Albania
5 Mexico

Answers to Don’t Get Ratty

1 Basil
2 Boomtown Rats
3 James Herbert
4 The Damned
5 Kevin

Answers to Big Bad Wolves

1 Werewolf
2 Ice hockey
3 Howlin’ Wolf
4 Molineux
5 Dances with Wolves

Answers to Whale of a Time

1 Monstro
2 Herman Melville
3 James Whale
4 Ambergris
5 Hump backed whale