Answer: She was not allowed to hatch her own eggs.
Jemima had not been very good at sitting on her eggs for the whole twenty-eight days it took for them to hatch. She had taken breaks and let them get cold so that they did not hatch, and the farmer's wife gave Jemima's later batches of eggs to a chicken to sit on. When they hatched these ducklings stayed with the hen because they thought she was their mother.
From Quiz: The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
Answer: Four
Peter Rabbit lived with his mother and his three sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail. Their home was in a sandy bank below the roots of a fir tree. Although Peter's father had been killed before this story started, the illustrations in the book show that Mrs Rabbit was able to dress her children in nice clothes.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: Frog
Mr Jeremy Fisher was a frog whose home was at the side of a pond among some buttercups. He had a small house with several rooms just for himself to live in. It was rather damp underfoot in some rooms but he liked it that way and never got a cold.
From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Answer: Twinkleberry
Nutkin was a small red squirrel, who had a brother called Twinkleberry. He also had many cousins and they all lived in a wood near a lake. The lake had an island in it.
From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Answer: Mr and Mrs McGregor
Benjamin saw Mr and Mrs McGregor driving away in a carriage called a 'gig', drawn by a pony. He then went to visit his aunt, Mrs Rabbit, and cousins, one of whom was called Peter Rabbit.
From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Answer: Blue
Not only do we see Peter wearing his blue jacket on the cover and in the early parts of the story, it is described by Beatrix Potter as he tries to escape from Mr McGregor: "After losing them [his shoes], he ran on four legs and went faster, so that I think he might have got away altogether if he had not unfortunately run into a gooseberry net, and got caught by the large buttons on his jacket. It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new." He had to wriggle out of it in order to complete his escape. As we find out later, this was the second set of clothes he had lost in a week - quite an expensive child! Mr McGregor used Peter's shoes and jacket to make a scarecrow.
From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
Answer: in a bank under a hedge
To quote the book, "Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse. She lived in a bank under a hedge."
From Quiz: "The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse" by Beatrix Potter
Answer: Topsy
Everyone in Peter's family was a brown rabbit with a white tail. Mrs. Rabbit dressed her daughters in red coats and Peter in a blue jacket.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: Fisher
Jeremy Fisher was a frog.
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
Answer: A shawl and a poke bonnet
Because she desperately wanted to hatch her own eggs, Jemima decided to make another nest outside the farm in secret, so that her next batch of eggs would not be taken away from her. One nice day in spring she put on her shawl and bonnet then left the farm and started walking away along a cart track.
From Quiz: The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
Answer: Bread and currant buns
Mrs Rabbit, Peter's mother, told her children to be good while she was away then she went out to the baker's, carrying her umbrella and a basket to put her purchases in. She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns for her family.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: Quite pleased
Mr Fisher liked the rain and planned to find some worms as bait for the minnows he was going fishing to try and catch. He was thinking about inviting some friends to dinner if he caught enough of them, although one friend ate only salads.
From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Answer: To collect nuts
In the autumn the squirrels crossed the lake to the island to collect ripe nuts. They used their tails as sails as they paddled their small rafts made of twigs across the lake.
From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Answer: A big handkerchief
Peter had left his clothes in Mr McGregor's garden the day before. His mother did not have any others for him to wear so wrapped him in a big red handkerchief. Peter looked rather unwell when Benjamin saw him.
From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Answer: Cousin
This book was published two years after 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', but the events clearly occur shortly after those of the original book. Peter and his cousin visit Mr McGregor's garden, and recover his lost jacket and shoes. After adventures that include being trapped in a basket by a cat until Benjamin's father comes to free them, they return to Peter's home, where his mother is very glad to see the recovered clothing.
From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
Answer: blackberries
Before Mrs. Rabbit went out to the baker's she told her children that they could play in the fields and the lane, but NOT in Mr. McGregor's garden. Peter's sisters were "good little bunnies" and got to eat their blackberries for supper.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: His tail
Squirrel Nutkin lost his tail when Old Brown, the owl, held him by the tail. Nutkin pulled so hard, his tail ripped in two!
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter
Answer: Rabbit
The most famous of Beatrix Potter's stories.
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
Answer: Flopsy
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter II
Answer: Go to a particular place
Old Mrs Rabbit told her children not to go into the garden of Mr McGregor because that was where their father was killed. He had been caught and then Mrs McGregor had baked him in a pie. His sisters obeyed their mother but Peter was a bad young rabbit and went to this garden at once and started eating Mr McGregor's vegetables.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: Mackintosh and galoshes
When he went out Jeremy Fisher took a fishing rod to catch the minnows and carried a basket on his back to put them in. He bounded along in very large hops to get to where he kept his boat moored when he was not using it.
From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Answer: In a tree
The owl was old, and was sometimes called 'Old Brown' and 'Old Mr Brown'. He lived in a hollow oak-tree on the island, and the squirrels always spoke to him before they started gathering nuts from other trees there.
From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Answer: On a scarecrow
When Benjamin and Peter got to Mr McGregor's garden, they saw Peter's abandoned clothes had been put on a scarecrow. When Peter got them down and put them on, he found his coat had shrunk when it had rained and his shoes had water inside them.
From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Answer: Flopsy
The title refers to the six children of Flopsy and Benjamin, who (you'll be amazed to hear) get into trouble when they fall asleep in Mr McGregor's heap of discarded vegetables. Peter has become a solid citizen, running a grocery business, while Flopsy is often short of food for her large family. After Mr McGregor captures the children and puts them in a sack, they are freed by Thomasina Tittlemouse, who gnaws a hole in the bag through which they can escape. This book's illustrations of the garden are considered one of its main attractions.
From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
Answer: A bee
"Suddenly round a corner, she met Babbitty Bumble -'Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz!' said the bumble bee. Mrs. Tittlemouse looked at her severely. She wished that she had a broom. 'Good-day, Babbitty Bumble; I should be glad to buy some beeswax. But what are you doing down here? Why do you always come in at a window, and say Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz?' Mrs. Tittlemouse began to get very cross."
From Quiz: "The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse" by Beatrix Potter
Answer: lettuces, French beans, and radishes
In the illustration, Peter looked absolutely delighted to be stuffing himself with Mr. McGregor's vegetables.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: Mr. McGregor's cat
Benjamin and Peter Rabbit are in Mr. McGregor's garden, getting back Peter's clothes, when they see a cat. They quickly hide under a basket and the cat sits on the basket, trapping them in the garden.
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter
Answer: She thought he was very civil and good-looking.
Once over the wood, Jemima saw an open space and landed there to look for a good nesting place. She was surprised to see a nicely dressed gentleman sitting on a tree stump reading a newspaper. This gentleman had black pointed ears, whiskers and a long, bushy tail and spoke very nicely, and Jemima was impressed by him. The illustrations in the book show that he was really a fox, but Jemima never realised this.
From Quiz: The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
Answer: Planting out young cabbages
Feeling sick after eating too many of Mr McGregor's vegetables, Peter went looking for some parsley but, when he passed a cucumber frame, he saw Mr McGregor. The human was kneeling down and planting out some cabbages; when he saw Peter he took hold of a rake and tried to catch the young rabbit.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: In open water
His boat was a lily-pad so was roundish and green. Mr Fisher kept it tethered to a plant in the pond unless he was out in it. Now he used a pole to move the boat into open water where he expected to be able to catch some minnows.
From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Answer: Three mice
As a present the squirrels gave the mice to Mr Brown, the owl, for him to eat. Practically all of them asked the owl's permission to gather nuts in a very polite way.
From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Answer: Onions
Once Peter had dressed, Benjamin thought they should pick up some onions and wrap them in the handkerchief to take away. Peter was very nervous while they were collecting the onions but Benjamin was quite relaxed.
From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Answer: Cleanliness
Mrs Tittlemouse is described as "a most terribly tidy little mouse always sweeping and dusting the soft sandy floors" of her underground house. She spends quite a bit of time trying to fend off invading insects and spiders, so they won't make a mess, before being devastated by a visit from Mr Jackson, a toad who makes a dreadful mess during his stay. She eventually gets everything cleaned up, and throws a party which Mr Jackson must attend through the window, as he is not allowed inside.
From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
Answer: dry moss
The storeroom was full of dry moss. When Mrs. Tittlemouse began pulling the moss out, she found some angry bees. "I am not in the habit of letting lodgings, this is an intrusion!" said Mrs. Tittlemouse.
From Quiz: "The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse" by Beatrix Potter
Answer: "Stop thief!"
When Mr. McGregor saw Peter he chased after him with a rake, and for a moment it seemed as though Peter might be baked in a pie, like his father.
From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Answer: 3 handkins and a pinny.
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle also washed a waist coat, a table cloth, a pair of stockings, a pair of mittens, a shirt, some lamb coats, a petticoat, a tailcoat, a waistcoat and Peter Rabbit's blue jacket.
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter
Answer: Squirrel
'Riddle Me Ree'.
From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
