| 1. What is a scarecrow? A. A device to
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| | wide range of alternative names. Which is
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| scare birds B. A device to keep farmers
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| | not another name for scarecrow? A. Mommet
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| company C. A device to motivate gardeners
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| | B. Murmet C. Hodmedod D. Tattie bogle E.
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| D. A device to entertain visitors A. A
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| | They are all scarecrow names E. They are
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| device to scare birds TOPICS: A scarecrow
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| | all scarecrow names TOPICS: It is the
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| is a device (traditionally a mannequin)
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| | Mommet in Somerset, the Murmet in Devon,
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| that is used to discourage birds such as
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| | the Hodmedod in Berkshire, and the Tattie
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| crows from disturbing crops. 2. Why
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| | bogle in Scotland. 7. One of the oldest
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| is it a scarecrow instead of a scarebird?
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| | designs of bird scarer is the scarecrow
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| A. Crows are more easily frightened B.
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| | in the shape of a human figure, but
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| Crows are not easily frightened C. Crows
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| | humans have created many different forms
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| are the biggest problem bird D. Crows are
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| | of bird scarers. Which is a real bird
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| the least problem bird C. Crows are the
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| | scarer? A. Bubbles B. Balloons C. Kites
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| biggest problem bird TOPICS: Crows are
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| | D. B and C D. B and C TOPICS: It's true
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| large and eat a lot plus they are smart
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| | both balloons and kites are used to scare
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| and tend to congregate in large groups.
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| | birds although reportedly the kites are
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| The combination makes them one of the
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| | more effective as many species of bird
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| biggest problem birds for farmers and
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| | are also naturally afraid of predators
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| gardeners. 3. What other types of
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| | such as birds of prey. 8. Are there any
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| "scares" do gardeners and farmers use to
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| | living scarecrows outside of the Wizard
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| repel crows? A. Reflective ribbons B.
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| | of Oz? A. Humans B. Dogs C. Cats D. Birds
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| Noise guns C. Dead crows D. Pictures of
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| | E. B and D E. B and D TOPICS: The control
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| cats E. A, B, and C E. A, B, and C
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| | of birds by trained border collies has
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| TOPICS: Modern scarecrows seldom take a
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| | been used at aerodromes, golf courses and
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| human shape. On California farmland,
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| | agricultural land. Falcons and hawks have
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| highly reflective aluminized PET film
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| | also been used successfully to control
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| ribbons are tied to the plants to create
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| | not only birds but rodent populations.
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| shimmers from the sun. Another approach
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| | The success of this method of bird
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| are automatic noise guns powered with
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| | control is based on the fact that many
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| propane gas. In the southern Appalachians
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| | birds have a natural fear of falcons and
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| another common method of scaring off
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| | hawks as predators, so their presence in
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| crows was use of a dead crow hung upside
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| | the area encourages problem species to
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| down from a pole. 4. How are crows a
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| | disperse. 9. What "toy" is often used to
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| problem? A. Eat recently cast seed B.
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| | scare birds? A. Squirt gun B. Model
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| Pull up recently sprouted corn and other
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| | airplane C. Bicycle D. Baseball bat B.
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| plants C. Return to the same place
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| | Model airplane TOPICS: Radio-controlled
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| nightly D. Gather in a group of 20 to 30
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| | model aircraft have been used to scare or
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| E. All of the above E. All of the above
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| | 'haze' bird pests since the early 1980s,
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| TOPICS: Crows can be a problem in Spring
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| | mainly over airfields, but have also been
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| gardens. They can work down a row pulling
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| | used over agricultural areas, fisheries
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| up recently sprouted corn to eat the
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| | and landfill sites. This method has been
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| remaining seed/seedlings. Not only do
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| | shown to be very effective and birds
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| crows feed on recently cast seed, they
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| | habituate more slowly to a treatment in
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| also gather nightly, starting with groups
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| | which they are being actively hazed. 10.
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| of a half dozen which then unite to form
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| | Ultrasonic scarers are electronic devices
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| a group of 20 to 30 and so on until the
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| | that produce what kind of sound? A. Too
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| flock is quite large and noisy. It is
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| | high a pitch for people to hear B. Too
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| their habit to return to the same place
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| | low a pitch for people to hear C. Too
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| each night. 5. According to L. Frank
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| | bass a pitch for people to hear D. Too
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| Baum, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of
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| | treble a pitch for people to hear A. Too
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| Oz", the scarecrow wanted what more than
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| | high a pitch for people to hear TOPICS:
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| anything? A. A home B. A brain C. A heart
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| | Ultrasonic scarers are electronic devices
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| D. Courage B. A brain TOPICS: The
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| | that produce high volume ultrasound. The
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| scarecrow was commonly used in 19th
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| | sound is designed to be too high pitched
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| century English Literature, as shown by
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| | for people to hear, but audible to most
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| its presence in the L. Frank Baum tale
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| | birds. This has the advantage to
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| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as one of the
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| | preventing disturbance to neighbouring
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| main protagonists. The Scarecrow of Oz
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| | households. However, these can be heard
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| was searching for brains from the Great
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| | by some people, particularly females and
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| Wizard. In the film The Wizard of Oz The
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| | the young, and although this ability is
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| Scarecrow of Oz was portraited by Ray
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| | generally lost with age it can cause
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| Bolger. 6. In the United Kingdom, where
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| | discomfort and even headaches for those
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| the use of scarecrows as a protector of
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| | in proximity who have sensitive
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| crops goes back to times immemorial, and
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| | high-range hearing.
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| where dialects were rife, there are a
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