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Quiz 288

We welcome back question-setter Kate Emmett. This time her theme is ornithology...

1. In Blackadder Goes Forth, Captain Blackadder shoots and eats a pigeon. To whom did it belong?

Blackadder. Image shows from L to R: Captain Kevin Darling (Tim McInnerny), Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), General Melchett (Stephen Fry), Baldrick (Tony Robinson), Lieutenant George Barleigh (Hugh Laurie)

2. What is the tagline of the 2023 Chicken Run film?

Chicken Run 2

3. What kind of dead bird does Mr Bean get stuck on his head while making dinner?

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

4. Which TV interviewer was attacked by Rod Hull's Emu?

Rod Hull

5. Which comedy duo was parodied by Not The Nine O'Clock News with a choreographed song beginning: "We like birds, we're ornithologists, horny pornothologists"?

Not The Nine O'Clock News. Image shows from L to R: Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones

6. In 1982, which challenge did Bernie Clifton complete along with Oswald the Ostrich?

Bernie Clifton

7. What was the name of the Man About The House spin-off?

Man About The House. Image shows from L to R: Jo (Sally Thomsett), Robin Tripp (Richard O'Sullivan), Chrissy Plummer (Paula Wilcox). Copyright: Thames Television

8. In which series would you see the Dove from Above?

Vic and Bob

9. Which comedian seen here wore a parrot costume for her Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show, Swan?

Who is this?

10. Which of these is NOT called Peacock?

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