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

The term dates back centuries but ornithologists rarely use it; a big flock of crows roosting together can number in the tens of thousands.

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 is built around related females; the same list also gives the much older term 'sawt'.

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

The word changes once they take off, when a whole different set of flight terms applies.

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.