Quiz questions

[juliely]

I am compiling a fund raising quiz for a local primary school and wondered if any ABers can suggest any cryptic clues to insects. I have a few already, such as;
Matt, Steve etc. Water-boatmen.
Measure this? Tapeworm.
Hot stuff. Firefly.
All help gratefully received.

[Marsh]

Johnson's wife - Ladybird.

(Lady Bird Johnson, wife of Lyndon Baines Johson, President of the USA)

[Marsh]

Summer sport
Circus performer?
Can it spell?
Does it drive?
This can
This one's not so sure.
Sports ca.

Answers: cricket, flea, bee, beetle (as in beetle drive) fly, mayfly, midge.

[valerieb1254]

Avid Reader.....Bookworm

[valerieb1254]

Holiday Biter......Mosquito

[valerieb1254]

Fisherman's Lure.....Maggot

[valerieb1254]

Incy -Wincy.....Spider

[Chillum]

Mohamed's boy on stilts - Dodi Longlegs
Chastity Belt - cockchafer

[shaneystar]

Spider that's a natural at camouflage..Tarantula.

[Marsh]

Sounds like you're in Vienna������.Midge (Ure)
Spies scoundrel inside�����.Cicada (cad in CIA)
Fatherless innkeeper��......�����..�.(pa)drone
Well-known wizard��.....Dumbledore (a bumble-bee)
Does it eat only dogwood?.........................Bark beetle
Biplane � it went around the world���...Gypsy Moth

[Marsh]

Some anagrams to sprinkle through the list:

Pirated novel�����..�������.Diptera
Display fine art����.�������..Fire ant
Disputed throne ���.��������Hornet
Clouts when cast������..����.Locust
Screw not nail�����.��...����Ant lion

[juliely]

Quiz completed, many thanks.

[crofter]

juliely Be careful that the title of your Quiz fits. Essentially, all insects have six legs - so that would rule out worms and spiders! Better to call the Quiz "Creepy Crawlies", say.

Watch out for alternative answers, such as "Measure this?" could give rise to INCHWORM rather than TAPEWORM.

Try to be sharp - would "Measure by this" be a better clue?

Will "Hot stuff" suggest "Firefly" to someone else? Would "Shoot to escape" tie it down better?

Having said all that you have chosen a good subject. If not already thought of, there's bluebottle, katydid, cricket, nymph, emmet. froghopper, leatherjacket, gnat (tang backwards), hornet (anag of throne), silverfish, termite, and the list goes on!

Good luck!