A themed quiz on animals of all shapes, forms and species in songs, albums and artist names. There are lots of songs about wolves, birds of prey and cats, not so many on hamsters, llamas or koi carp. Go figure. There are 40 questions, and a straight answer is all we need. You only have five minutes, so out with The Observer Book of Furry Creatures and on we crack.
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1 What kind of equestrian company did Jethro Tull keep in 1978?
2 What kind of lion did James Blake bring to Overgrown?
3 What did Sting dream of?
4 What was Lloyd Cole & the Commotions’ deadly 1984 hit?
5 Who sang about huggin’ up a real ‘Monkey Man’ in 1969?
6 Who repeated the trick a decade later?
7 What was the B-52s’ favourite shellfish?
8 Who wore a ‘Peacock Suit’ in 1997?
9 Who invited us to ‘Do the Rat’ on the B-side of their second single?
10 Who asked Why Are You OK in 2016?
11 How did Steve Miller get to the top of the charts in 1976?
12 Who claimed to have been through the desert on a horse with no name?
13 ‘Hey hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove . . .’ Which track?
14 On their debut album, the Detroit Cobras had a choice of ‘Mink, Rat or . . .’ What?
15 What was the Byrds’ favoured steed?
16 According to the Ramones, and the Trashmen before them, what had everybody heard about?
17 What combination of predator and snake did it for Sinéad O’Connor on her debut album?
18 Which animal was John Lennon on the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour?
19 Who wished they had a photograph of you?
20 Which band sang about ‘The Butterfly Collector’?
21 Who were Lost Souls in 2000 and visited Some Cities in 2005?
22 I Am a Bird Now, said who?
23 Which animals provided the Cure with their first Top 10 hit in 1983?
24 What came first for Patti Smith?
25 Who provided Antidotes in 2008 and asked What Went Down in 2015?
26 Name Prince’s avian lachrymosity.
27 How big were the Wonder Stuff?
28 Which friendly Australian animal had an ‘Elephant’ in 2012?
29 What was Macca’s amphibian embarrassment?
30 Who did it Doggystyle?
31 Whose love was cool in 2015?
32 Which band sang about things that were fashionable for feline animals?
33 What came with a ‘Cherry Tree’ for KT Tunstall?
34 Which avian band was formed by Gary Louris and Marc Olson?
35 When Elton John and Suzie were young, what did they do?
36 Which hybrid animal took the Everly Brothers to the top of the charts?
37 On which album did Duran Duran form the ‘Union of the Snake’?
38 Which bird was honoured in the title of the Stranglers’ fourth album?
39 What was Elvis’ tautological canine?
40 What kind of eyes did Mumford & Sons have on Wilder Mind?