Shelterbox Quiz [Please Do Not Look If You Do Not Wish To Know Any Answers]

[hops]

yes it maybe a little early to ask but I can honestly say that if I looked at the forthcoming questions from now until doomsday [whenever that is] I would be no wiser, I claim to be of average intelligence but I find these, what I deem to be cryptic questions unfathomable and therefore ask for your help on what is after all an answerbank site

all answers are bird names

[1] if they go, the country falls [5 letters]

[2]candle appendage? [7letters]

[3]is jenny's cousin a mythical creature [two words] first word 5 letters second word 4 letters I think the second word is wren.

[4] a cup for 12? [4 letters] this could be reverting back to question 12 whose clue was [john, see-sawing Margery's husband] so the answer here was jackdaw, on the other hand it may not be revering back to question 12

and finally,
[5] both these birds are known os flying rats, it just depends on where you are

the first answer has 4 letters and the second answer which I take to be pigeon has 6 letters

well there you are, something to get your teeth into on a cold frosty' stay at home' afternoon and in the words of ernie wise I hope you find these easier to solve than what I do

[mallyh]

1 tower of london?

[JJ109]

2 Candle is made from it + what a bird flies with

[angie55]

As usual you forgot the closing date, 25 March.

[hellywelly4]

As I said on your previous post, the setter has asked that we only ask for clues, not the actual answers.

[elliemay1]

3 think of the magical person that grants wishes

[brainiac]

1 Raven - if they leave The Tower of London, the country falls

[elliemay1]

3 ^ the bird is actually written as one word

[JJ109]

In Asia the flying rat is another name for a "collier" but spelt differently

[Prudie]

Ellie's answer has me thinking but can't figure it out. I was going to say look up different varieties of wren (not UK) and one has a 5 letter first word that is a mythical creature.

[JJ109]

That spelling can either be 4 letters or 5. As the answer is 4 letters you will need that particular spelling

[elliemay1]

^ The ????? godmother?

[Prudie]

Ah, not heard of that one. There is though also my one (has a famous causeway in Ireland). Who knows :-)

[mallyh]

typhoo possibly plus 12th letter alphabet

[hops]

hello angie55 yes 25th march it is but I am sure we can leave this to you, the lady that runs this quiz by the way spent £20 on prize money and only had £46 left for the charity last time so if you look at mammalynne's answer you all may care to join and help her, meanwhile thank you all for your answer clues etc. after deciphering the answers given it just leaves a cup for 12 and flying rats!

[mallyh]

4 ...i put this at 14 .02 sorry forgot to number it

[JJ109]

Flying rats Pigeon (yes) + a small starling type bird from Asia that can talk. If someone is underage, they are a ..........

[hops]

thank you mallyh message received and now understood

[JJ109]

in Australia, the common myna is an invasive pest. They are now .....often the predominant bird in urban areas all along the East Coast. In a 2008 popular vote, the bird was named "The Most Important Pest/Problem" in Australia, also earning the nickname "flying rats" due to their scavenging resembling that of rats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_myna

[hops]

thank -you jj for that, I looked up ibis and got the same thing, known as the flying rat amongst other nicknames that it seems to have picked up so which is it to be, by the way there are more ornathologist's out there now than there was two hours ago!

[wildchild22]

If you haven't already got the quiz that you've got so many of the answers to, here's the info:

"Watch the Birdie" quiz [SB4]: 50 Cryptic/General Knowledge questions with birds as the answer in aid of ShelterBox.

It's all online, from payment (paypal) to entry (email back the completed answer sheet). All participants will be emailed answer sheet (at the end!).

Min donation £1.25 to [email protected] via PayPal (send as a friend and we get it all, otherwise only 91p). Then email with SB4 as the header to let me know you've paid (which gives me the email to send the quiz to you). Contact me if you don't have PayPal - we have a work around. Same address for any questions.

c/d 25th March 2021 at 23:59.Prizes: £15 first (highest number right or draw if several) and £5 random (just for returning your quiz).

Setter has requested that we ask for CLUES, not the actual answer.