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Gettin' Ratty Trivia Quiz

This quiz mentions fancy rats (in the home) and not just the sewer kind! Rats are very friendly intelligent creatures, not horrid vermin, and they make great pets, as they aren't as small as most rodents!
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author miss_z

A multiple-choice quiz by bernie73. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
bernie73

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,559

Updated
Nov 06 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
108

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Question 1 of 10

1. What kind of games can rats play? Hint

rock, paper, scissors

mazes

tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses)

computer games

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Question 2 of 10

2. The average rat lives for about ten years.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which phrase best describes rats? Hint

the most dangerous small mammal

the most friendly small mammal

the most violent small mammal

the most attractive small mammal

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Question 4 of 10

4. All rats are part of the same species.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What distinguishes does from dams among female rats Hint

Both does and dams are before pregnancy

Does are before pregnancy while dams are after pregnancy

Both does and dams are after pregnancy

Dams are before pregnancy while does are after pregnancy.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rats only become sexually mature in the last months of their lives.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What of the following animals is most closely related to the rat? Hint

beaver

cat

dog

bat

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Question 8 of 10

8. What do rats drink? Hint

milk

blood

alcohol

water

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which describe rats' eating habits? Hint

Omnivorous

Herbivorous

Carnivorous

Insectivorous

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which culture referred to a rat as a "big mouse"? Hint

Greek

Egyptian

Roman

Chinese

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What kind of games can rats play?

Answer: mazes

Rats are intelligent creatures. When food is in the maze, the rat uses its nose to find the food at the end of the maze. Rats are also quicker than you might think, moving up to 7 mph for longer distances and 8 mph when sprinting. Rats typically travel on all four legs. One would wonder if rats would have the manual dexterity in their paws to do the other activities.

2. The average rat lives for about ten years.

Answer: False

A domestic rat lives for about two to four years typically. The longest recorded life span of a rat was seven years. On average, female rats reach maturity first and tend to live a bit longer. A rat in the wild faces many more challenges and is fortunate to reach his or her first birthday.

3. Which phrase best describes rats?

Answer: the most dangerous small mammal

According to the "Guinness World Record Book 2000", wild rats carry over 20 diseases! Though they are more opportunistic than intentionally harmful, rats can cause danger to humans. These include consumption of food supplies.

4. All rats are part of the same species.

Answer: False

There are over 50 different species of rats. This does not even include animals that are not true rats but have "rat" in their popular name. Though both rats and mice are smaller rodents, rats tend to be somewhat larger than mice.

5. What distinguishes does from dams among female rats

Answer: Does are before pregnancy while dams are after pregnancy

Male rats are known as bucks upon reaching maturity. Unmated females are does. Mated females are dams. Young rats can go by multiple names including kittens and pups.

6. Rats only become sexually mature in the last months of their lives.

Answer: False

The typical lifespan of a rat in the wild is roughly a year. Rats reach social maturity at about five months but sexual maturity at about six weeks. A rat pregnancy typically last 3 to 3 1/2 weeks with about 5 to 12 young rats in a litter depending on the specific species.

7. What of the following animals is most closely related to the rat?

Answer: bat

Unbelievable as it may seem, the bat is actually a relative of the rat! It is known as the rat with wings. Can you imagine that? Both bats and rats are in the class Mammalian and subclass Placentia. Rats are in the order Rodentia. Bats are in the order Chiroptera.

8. What do rats drink?

Answer: water

A typical adult rat will drink somewhere around an ounce of water per day. Carbonation and caffeine are bad for rats since they are unable to belch or vomit.

9. Which describe rats' eating habits?

Answer: Omnivorous

While the diet of rats includes plenty of nuts and grains, insects and small animals are also an important part. Rats in rural settings tend to have a more plant-based diet while urban rats tend to have more flesh. Rats can also learn to eat new types of food by gradual consumption of small amounts.

10. Which culture referred to a rat as a "big mouse"?

Answer: Roman

Romans called a rat "mus Maximus" (big mouse) while a mouse was named "mus minimus" (little mouse). They generally had a negative view of rats.

Source: Author bernie73

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Gettin' Ratty Trivia Quiz

This quiz mentions fancy rats (in the home) and not just the sewer kind! Rats are very friendly intelligent creatures, not horrid vermin, and they make great pets, as they aren't as small as most rodents! This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author miss_z

This quiz mentions fancy rats (in the home) and not just the sewer kind! Rats are very friendly intelligent creatures, not horrid vermin, and they make great pets, as they aren't as small as most rodents!
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author miss_z