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Saturday 20 April, 2024

How Well Do You Know Your Pigs?

Don’t be rash(er) with your answers.

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1. Let's start with an easy one. What's the pig in Charlotte's Web called?

Edgar

Muriel

Wilbur

Charlotte

2. What cut of pork is represented by the letter 'F' here?

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Ham

Loin

Hock

3. And the letter D?

Shoulder

Loin

Side

4. Last year this pig went on a 'rampage' in an Irish city. Name that city.

Cork

Waterford

Galway

Belfast

5. What did this little piggy do?

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Stayed at home

Had none

Ran home

Had roast beef

6. Which Pink Floyd album is this?

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Animals

Pigs

Atom Heart Mother

The Final Cut

7. Complete this 30 Rock quote: "People do like the way she says.... "

Pork

Ham

Ribs

Pigs

8. Which of these is not a pig on George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Minimus

Pinkeye

Moses

Snowball

9. The story of plucky shepherding pig Babe is based on a book. Who wrote that book?

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Roald Dahl

Dick King Smith

Maurice Sendak

Noel Streatfield

10. How much pig meat does the average Irish person consume a year (based on 2011 figures)?

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28kg

17kg

42kg

36kg

Answer all the questions to see your result!