The Rubber Duck Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yellow

The most traditional colour for a rubber duck is yellow, with an orange beak. The first rubber duck was thought to have been made in the 19th century with the increase in rubber manufacturing.

Answer: False

At the beginning of the 21st century, the majority of rubber ducks were made from vinyl plastic. Although vinyl is rubber-like, it is technically a plastic. The reason that rubber ducks are not called plastic ducks is because the original material of the ducks was rubber.

Answer: Jim Henson

Jim Henson voiced Ernie for the song "Rubber Duckie", and also voiced Ernie for two follow-up songs about rubber ducks called "Duckie" and "Do De Rubber Duck". Little Richard also once sang "Rubber Duckie".

Answer: A crown

The queen was rumoured to have a rubber duck in her bathroom when the newspaper "The Sun" had a front page headline saying "Queen has Rubber Duck in her Bath" (2001). It included a sub-headline adding "And it wears a crown!". This headline was printed after a painter claimed to have seen it. This reportedly caused sales of rubber ducks to increase by more than three quarters in the UK.

Answer: 2583

American Charlotte Lee had an amazing 2583 different rubber ducks in 2007 when she was awarded the world record. The types of ducks she had included the traditional duck, a duck with a football stripe on, a Dracula duck and an Einstein duck!

Answer: A goldfish in a bag

The traditional prize for hooking a duck was a goldfish in a bag. However, the chances of winning a goldfish in a bag now are slim, due to protests from animal welfare groups, stating that it is cruel to give away animals as prizes. The government in the UK have advised funfairs not to give goldfish as prizes.

Answer: An inflatable dinghy

A rubber duck boat is an inflatable dinghy. The boat is sometimes called a rubber duck as it is made of rubber and it floats. These are commonly used for day trips on a lake or river, and are very easy to store as they can be deflated.

Answer: The Annual Ken-Ducky Derby

The Annual Ken-Ducky Derby was held on 26 September 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky. It was the sixth Annual Ken-Ducky Derby and lasted around three hours. The race was contested at Waterfront Park.

Answer: Blue

There were around 250,000 blue ducks racing at the Great British Duck Race. The ducks were blue because of a request from a charity; they were yellow in 2008. The whole event was for charity, with every duck being hired for £2. The winner received £10,000. The race set a world record for the most rubber ducks being used in a race.

Answer: 1

Only one song on the "Rubber Duck" album contained the word duck. The song was called "Round the World with the Rubber Duck". It peaked at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.