Celebrity Plant Quiz - Answers

Sorry it’s taken a while, but here are the answers to the Celebrity Plant Quiz from two months ago:

1 K – Olive (Oyl) – photo of Olea europaea
2 E – Hazel (Blears) – photo of Corylus avellana
3 L – (Rose of) Sharon (Stone) – photo of Hypericum calycinum
4 S – (River) Phoenix (the genus of date palms) – photo of Phoenix dactylifera
5 H – Rosemary (Clooney) – photo of Rosmarinus officinalis
6 C – (Sweet) (Prince) William – photo of Dianthus barbatus
7 W – (Condoleezza) Rice – photo of Oryza sativa
8 B – (Black-eyed) Susan (Sarandon) – photo of Rudbeckia hirta
9 V – (Aloe) Vera (Lynn) – photo of Aloe vera
10 I – (Leslie) Ash – photo of Fraxinus excelsior
11 M – (Weeping) Willow (Rosenberg) – photo of Salix babylonica
12 U – Joshua (Tree) (Jackson) – photo of Yucca brevifolia
13 A – (Buddy) Holly – photo of Ilex aquifolius
14 X – Ginger (Rogers) – photo of Zingiber officinalis
15 O – Apple (Martin) – photo of Malus domesticus
16 D – Heather (Mills) – photo of Calluna vulgaris
17 F – Basil (Fawlty) – photo of Ocimum basilicum
18 Q – (Dog) Rose (Nylun) – photo of Rosa canina
19 G – Lavender (Brown) – photo of Lavandula angustifolia
20 P – (Neneh) Cherry – photo of Prunus subhirtella
21 J – (Princess) Jasmine – photo of Jasminum officinale
22 T – (African) Lily (Allen) – photo of Agapanthus africanus
23 N – (Common Dog) Violet (Beauregarde) – photo of Viola riviniana
24 R – Rowan (Atkinson) – photo of Sorbus aucuparia

Well done to Ed Gill for getting them all right.

Finally, some answers

Answers:
a) African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus) - skull #14
b) grey wolf (Canis lupus) - skull #3
c) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) - skull #8
d) Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - skull #16
e) aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) - skull #7
f) South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) - skull #5
g) white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) - skull #24
h) binturong (Arctictis binturong) - skull #22
i) Soay sheep (Ovis aries) - skull #17
j) guanaco (Lama guanicoe) - skull #20
k) Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis) - skull #10
l) Reeves' muntjac (Muntiacus reevesii) - skull #2
m) white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) - skull #11
n) western hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) - skull #13
o) European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - skull #18
p) donkey (Equus asinus) - skull #4
q) Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) - skull #9
r) okapi (Okapia johnstoni) - skull #6
s) aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) - skull #1
t) white-crested gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) - skull #23
u) Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) - skull #12
v) aardvark (Orycteropus afer) - skull #21
w) yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) - skull #19
x) giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) - skull #15

The winning entry was by Andrea J., so congratulations! No-one got them all right though, if you did but didn't enter, well done but shame on you. New puzzle coming shortly... um, eventually!

Naked-headed Dandruff

The identity of the mystery bird, well, of course Darren's right, it's the Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala). A bird of unknown affinities among the Passeriformes (perching birds), and a rather ugly-looking one too. It gets its common name from the fact that its bald red head is covered in fine bristles, quite unlike any other bird feathers. It is endemic to the island of Borneo and is currently classified in its own family, Pityriaseidae. It shares its generic name Pityriasis with the name of several types of skin disorder, including pityriasis rosea. The origin of the word is from the Greek for 'dandruff'.

Answers to "It's Puzzle Time"

A baker’s product in two varieties: one is savoury and can be buttered; the other is sweet. Change the first letter of this food to reveal the name of a coastal bird. (PUFFIN = E)

A bird that knows when a dog is happy.  (WAGTAIL = O)

A chess piece that’s also a bird. (ROOK = M)

A nocturnal container for jam. (NIGHTJAR = C)

A famous wizard of times gone by. (MERLIN = J)

A gulp, the action that brings food down the oesophagus. (SWALLOW = N)

A piece of cutlery this bird has for a beak. (SPOONBILL = G)

A piece of thin card half-encrusted with corundum crystals with an abrasive function is almost this bird’s name; simply change one of the vowels. (SANDPIPER = D)

A pinch on the bum, or a large waterfowl?  (GOOSE = A)

A type of carpet, a slang term for intercourse, or a seabird. (SHAG = Q)

Crooner Mr. White, and a banded decorative form of quartz.  (BARYONYX = W)

Extreme fear of needle?  (TERRAPIN = Z)

Five + five ruins.  (TENREC = S)

Mythical beast that can kill with its stare.  (BASILISK = X)

One of a pair of fantastic knockers.  (GREAT TIT = P)

One tin + one tin.  (TOUCAN = R)

One way of cooking an egg, and also another. The first involves water but no oil, the second requires a lot of time.  (POCHARD = B)

Pelvis + vowel + bread + vowel + Quixote or Juan. (HYPSILOPHODON = U)

Remove the bee from Snoopy’s breed. (EAGLE = H)

Replace one vowel in the name for a child with an unknown father. (BUSTARD = L)

Reptile that looks after a computer screen.  (MONITOR = Y)

Sounds like a dinosaur named after Mr. Fawlty.  (BASILOSAURUS = T)

Take the ‘R’ from something you rue, a small white heron have you.  (EGRET = F)

The youngest of the princes, and his grandmother’s official initials.  (HARRIER = I)

There was once one in a Pyrus, but you might want to ask Steve Coogan’s famous character instead.  (PARTRIDGE = K)

We have been spotted by the picture-taking device. (CAMARASAURUS = V)

Species:

A=Canada goose x Greylag goose hybrid (Branta canadensis x Anser anser)

B=Pochard (Aythya ferina)

C=European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

D=Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

E=(leucistic) Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)

F=Great white egret (Casmerodias albus)

G=Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

H=Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

I=Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)

J=Merlin (Falco columbarius aesalon)

K=Chukar (Alectoris chukar)

L=Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)

M=Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

N=Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

O=Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)

P=Great tit (Parus major)

Q=Atlantic shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

R=Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

S=Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)

T=Basilosaurus isis

U=Hypsilophodon foxii

V=Camarasaurus lentus

W=Baryonyx walkeri

X=Green basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)

Y=Bosc's monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)

Z=Balkan stripe-necked terrapin (Mauremys rivulata)

Answers to Cranial Challenge

First of all, well done to Neil Kelley, who got all 26 questions correct! So, here are the answers to Cranial Challenge:

A: Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus, Hyaenidae)
B: Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa, Suidae)
C: Cassowary, southern (Casuarius casuarius, Casuariidae)
D: Dugong (Dugong dugon, Dugongidae)
E: Echidna, short-beaked (Tachyglossus aculeatus, Tachyglossidae)
F: Fox, red (Vulpes vulpes, Canidae)
G: Gharial/gavial (Gavialis gangeticus, Gavialidae)
H: Hornbill, Malabar pied (Anthracoceros coronatus, Bucerotidae)
I: Ichthyosaurus communis, Ichthyosauridae
J: Jerboa, Mongolian five-toed (Allactaga sibirica, Dipodidae)
K: Kangaroo, eastern grey (Macropus giganteus, Macropodidae)
L: Lemur, brown (Eulemur fulvus, Lemuridae)
M: Mastodon, American (Mammut americanus, Mammutidae)
N: Narwhal (Monodon monoceros, Monodontidae)
O: Orca (Orcinus orca, Delphinidae)
P: Pangolin, long-tailed (Manis longicaudata, Manidae)
Q: Quetzalcoatlus sp., Azhdarchidae
R: Rhinoceros, Sumatran (Dicerorhinus sumatraensis, Rhinocerotidae)
S: Shoveler, northern (Anas clypeata, Anatidae)
T: Thylacine/Tasmanian wolf/Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus, Thylacinidae)
U: Ursus spelaeus (cave bear), Ursidae
V: Velociraptor mongoliensis, Dromaeosauridae
W: Whale, bowhead (Balaena mysticetus, Balaenidae)
X: Xiphias gladius (swordfish), Xiphiidae
Y: Yak (Bos grunniens, Bovidae)
Z: Zebra, Burchell’s (Equus burchellii, Equidae)

I hope you all learned a little something, and had fun having a go.