Wikipedia:Wikifun/Round 14/Answers/Question 5

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I started at the end and worked backwards The three-legged bird, known as Yatagarasu in Japanese mythology, led Emperor Jimmu to Mount Kumano and Yamato where he defeated local chieftain Nagasunehiko in the 7th century BC to found Japan. The Yatagarasu is also the symbol of the modern Japanese Football Association. The only thing I'm confused about is the sheep hint. Hoof Hearted 15:55, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * JFA → Japan Football Association → Emperor Jimmu → three-legged bird
 * The 'great chieftain' I was referring to is not Japanese. --Spondoolicks 16:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Other end
The chieftain / sheep references clearly seem to indicate a link to haggis, and the Address to a Haggis by Robert Burns. But JFA is not much help (JFA (band), incidentally, is where I noticed Jodie Foster for Q.8).

There are a couple of other bands, Enter the Haggis and Bad Haggis but I can't see the link. Perhaps it is skateboarding; perhaps The Simpsons... but I can't see it. -- ALoan (Talk) 16:19, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Although both Bad Haggis and Enter the Haggis both sound very entertaining, neither band is relevant to the question. Nor are skateboarding or the Simpsons - where did they come from? --Spondoolicks 19:28, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Soza?
Could it be J.F.A. Soza, who tried Appapillai Amirthalingam, the leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front? Probably not... Warofdreams talk 17:30, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Or Canadian pathologist J. F. A. McManus... -- ALoan (Talk) 17:39, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Or the Jersey Football Association; one of their members is St Peter, and he was a great leader, if perhaps not a chieftain. If only it was the JAF instead; the Jordanian Armed Forces bought some Chieftain tanks... Warofdreams talk 17:47, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I think you're clutching at straws now :) --Spondoolicks 19:28, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Zoicon5's answer
To ALoan's contribution that the "Great Chieftain" is haggis, and Hoof Hearted's contribution that the three-legged bird is the symbol of the JFA, I add that Wild Haggis is a mythical three-legged bird. What's more, Wild Haggis is in Category:Articles lacking sources from April 2007. Zoicon5 16:50, 17 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Correct! The pieces of the puzzle were all there, they just needed putting together. Perhaps ALoan deserves some credit for getting the 'great chieftain' reference though... 3 points to Zoicon5, 1 point to ALoan.


 * Incidentally,"the sheep never said anything about this", as well as indicating haggis ingredients, referred to the sheep in Orwell's Animal Farm who would repeatedly chant the slogan "Four legs good, two legs bad". --Spondoolicks 09:31, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

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