Statistics for Animals in British History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The two animals which spread the Black Death	Rat	97%
One of these, named Dolly, was cloned in Edinburgh in 1996	Sheep	96%
These birds were used to send messages in WWI	Homing pigeon	93%
Animal considered a symbol of England	Lion	91%
Mythical animal considered a symbol of Wales	Dragon	88%
Winston Churchill was often compared to this breed of dog	Bulldog	85%
Breed of dog famously owned by Queen Elizabeth II	Corgi	82%
After contentious Parliamentary debate, the hunting of this animal was banned in the 2000s	Fox	80%
By law, any of these birds found on open water belong to the king	Swan	78%
Mythical animal considered a symbol of Scotland	Unicorn	77%
According to legend, the crown will fall if these birds leave the Tower of London	Ravens	75%
Animal that T.E. Lawrence rode across the Sinai Peninsula	Camel	74%
Bird brought into coal mines to detect carbon monoxide, finally phased out in the 1980s	Canary	71%
The two animals which spread the Black Death	Flea	62%
Many kings sought to rid the realm of this animal. The last one in Britain was killed in 1680.	Wolf	55%
Aquatic creature that was jellied and eaten by London's poor from the 18th–20th centuries	Eel	51%
In the original nursery rhyme, four and twenty naughty boys were baked in a pie. Later, naughty boys were changed to these.	Blackbirds	47%
Type of fish used to make kippers, once a common tea time treat	Herring	35%
Throughout history, royals favored the luxurious white fur of this animal	Ermine	34%
Horse breed whose lineage is traced to three stallions imported to England around 1700	Thoroughbred	18%