October Photo Quiz: HEADS by gentle lemur posted 10 Oct 2017 at 11:48 AM October Photo Quiz: TAILS by gentle lemur posted 10 Oct 2017 at 11:48 AM Obviously you have to identify the animal species whose heads are shown in images 1 to 6 and the ones whose tails are shown in images A to F. It's equally obvious that some are easier than others; there is certainly not enough information to identify every species precisely. Fortunately you don't have to, just get as close as you can. Remember that you can enlarge each set by clicking on it (or viewing it in the Gallery). The real game is pairing up the heads and tails, following the rule that each pair is a common English phrase of the type 'head and tail', using one word from each name. For example, I considered using images of the head of a Stanley crane and the tail of an olive baboon, which gives 'Stanley & olive', hence 'Stan and Ollie' (leading to Laurel and Hardy, if you prefer). Unfortunately I have no photo of an olive baboon's tail, so I couldn't follow through on that one.* Note that the word from the animal's head always provides the first word in the phrase. Also note that words from the names may need little additions or subtractions (as in the example above): remember that many species have alternative common names and watch out for tricky beasts like the dodgy homophone and the dreadful pun. I will mark suggested identities to help, and I think you will need a decent score before you start on the phrases because guessing phrases may give clues to the trickier identities. The winner will be the first person to get all 6 phrases correctly. Enjoy * Likewise I could only get half way with 'Elephant and Castle' and 'bunting and frolics'.
i'll have the first go. Heads 1. black rhinoceros 2. star finch 3. Kotsovato cichlid 4. common peafowl 5. Cape rock hyrax 6. naked mole-rat TAILS A. lilac-breasted roller B. Lady Amherst's pheasant C. a lizard species D. a stork/ibis species E. meerkat F. pale-finned betta no idea about the connections yet.
Rob has 5 correct, plus 1 good enough (although I suspect he invented the species name). ChaSim has 1 mark more. EDIT: so does Rob now! I would recommend looking at the large versions. Details help
Heads: 1. Black Rhinoceros 2. Star Finch 3. Betta Sp. 4. Blue Peafowl 5. Rock Hyrax 6. Galah Tails: A. Lilac-breasted Roller B. Lady Amherst's Pheasant C. William's Dwarf Gecko D. Crowned Crane E. ? F. Betta Sp.
Heads: 1. Eastern Black Rhino 2. Star Finch 3. Betta pallfina 4. Green Peacock 5. Rock Hyrax 6. Galah/Rose-breasted Cockatoo Tails: A. Lilac-breasted Roller B. Lady Amherst's Pheasant C. William's Blue Gecko D. Striped Hyena E. East African Crowned Crane F. Betta hendra 1+C= Black and Blue 2+D= Stars and Stripes 3+F= Better and Better 5+A= Rock and Roll 6+F= Rose and Crown Not sure on 4+B, my best guess would be something along the lines of Pea and Lady or something along those lines.
Almost perfect! In spite of those partially-webbed feet, this goose can do the business. But he missed one of the tricky beasts I warned about
The game is too-difficult for non-English speakers that don't now these made phrases, hehe. At least, for the animals, I guessed correctly all except the meerkat tail (and both Betta only to genus).
Yes, I did appreciate that problem. I am sorry if anyone was offended, but it seemed like an entertaining idea for English speakers. Perhaps I can think up a quiz where the answers are scientific names. I doubt if anyone who hasn't visited Chester recently could name both Betta species correctly, but it wasn't necessary to get the phrase 'better and better'.
???? Only one animal can be "dark" (the black rhinoceros, just by the common name), but, what of the "tails" is satanic??? There is not Chiropotes satanas or Satanic leaf-tailed gecko here... And also I don't know the connection between Jerusalem and "green and pleasant" and much less with "dark and satanic". Sorry for my ignorance!
It's a song in the Uk no worries that you've never heard of it it's not exactly a common pop song but one of religious meanings if I'm correct, I only remember it as I do most things from the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Nothing dark or satanic, but remember I warned about two tricky beasts, one was the dodgy homophone (Betta and better) and the other one was the dreadful pun. Now connect the dots . . . "green peacock/peafowl" . . . "Lady Amherst's pheasant" . . . Jerusalem . . . dreadful pun. I feel slightly ashamed of myself, as punsters always should. If you can hear a faint rumbling noise, it is the poet Blake turning in his grave. He wrote Jerusalem as a poem, Parry set it to music as a hymn and I sang it, with a churchful of others*, at my niece's wedding yesterday. It is also used almost as an English national anthem at sporting events, for example it is sung before the English cricket team play in England. * who thankfully drowned out the noises I was making
