Q 01/05

What is a group of crows called?

A) A parliament

B) A conspiracy

C) A murder

D) A siege

Answer · why

C) A murder

A murder of crows is the traditional term, though ornithologists rarely use it; winter crow roosts can number in the tens of thousands of birds.

Q 02/05

What is a group of owls called?

A) A convocation

B) A tyranny

C) A charm

D) A parliament

Answer · why

D) A parliament

Owls are mostly solitary hunters, so a real 'parliament' is a rare sight outside the breeding season.

Q 03/05

What is a group of lions called?

A) A pride

B) A coalition

C) A streak

D) A leap

Answer · why

A) A pride

A pride of lions is the standard term; a pride is built around a core of related lionesses and their cubs, with one or a few adult males attached.

Q 04/05

What is a group of geese on the ground called?

A) A gaggle

B) A skein

C) A wedge

D) A chevron

Answer · why

A) A gaggle

A gaggle of geese is the term for the birds on the ground or water; once airborne the flock takes a separate set of flight terms.

Q 05/05

What is a group of geese in flight called?

A) A gaggle

B) A skein

C) A plump

D) A rafter

Answer · why

B) A skein

Skein originally meant a length of coiled yarn, a nod to the long trailing lines geese fly in.