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Do you know your pigeons?
You're reading The Post Pigeon. You see the birds in almost every city in the world. But pigeons have fluttered into the news from to time too. How well do you know your pigeons? Answer these six questions to check it out.
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How did the French address their "pigeon problem" in Paris? The equivalent of € 7 was given to school children for every pigeon they could kill. A crack unit of highly trained killer cats were unleased aided by little jetpacks so they could chase their quarry when airborne. Public birdseed was laced with contraceptive so existing pigeons flourished but their numbers declined pretty quickly. Put them in a press. |
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Which film has a scene of carnage where a roof-top is attacked with dozens of the central character's beloved beauties left dead? The Last Pigeon. The Fancier. Seven Samurai. Ghost Dog. |
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Which following is true of a pigeon's love life? The concept of fidelity is entirely lost on your average pigeon. When copulating they make a sound which biologists have compared to early Barry Manilow records. Pigeons mate for life. Younger pigeons clean themselves a bit up on Friday and Saturday nights and go on the pull in Trafalgar Square. |
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A man was spotted stuffing pigeons in a cardboard box in 1996 by PC Roy Riggs, whose beat was Trafalgar Square. What was his (fiercely disputed) theory on the motivation of the crime? They were being smuggled out to Japan. A pigeon had swallowed someone's wedding ring and he was out looking for it. Someone very lonely was building London's biggest pigeon loft. The birds were headed for Greek restaurants. |
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How dopigeons cost London taxpayers £100,000 a year? Divebombing damage to Harrods in solidarity with the pigeons in the food hall. Pickpocketing. Eating at away at the roofs and fixtures of buildings. Removal of the tonne of pigeon droppings from around Nelson's column. |
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How has the mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, described pigeons? "London's glorious guards of the skies." "Vermin to be exterminated." "My little precious." "Rats with wings." |
Do you know the right answers? Check at the bottom of this page.
Right answers:
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. D