Rodents in Entertainment Trivia

1. In various "Tom & Jerry" cartoons and comic strips, what is the name of Jerry's nephew who wears a diaper?

From Quiz The Mouse Said Boo!

Answer: Nibbles

Nibbles was originally called Tuffy in his original appearances and that name is still used from time to time. He was later redrawn to be smaller in size and wearing a diaper. Typically, he appears to be grey in color but is sometimes another color. Nibbles was Jerry's nephew who tends to be nicer to Tom than Jerry is, though Nibbles also does like to play tricks on the cat as well. His first appearance was in the 1946 short "The Milky Waif".

From Quiz Famous Mice

Answer: A carving knife

This nursery rhyme is gruesome enough - but some people believe that there is another meaning behind the words, specifically that the farmer's wife in the poem represents Queen Mary I of England, and the three blind mice represent three Protestant bishops who were executed during her reign.

From Quiz Mouse in the House!

Answer: Vera

These stories simply have to be read. They're a delight for children and adults alike. They feature titles such as "Vera the Mouse", "Vera and Her Friends", "Vera in the Kitchen", "Vera in the Garden" and the like. The illustrations are perfect, full of little images of nature, and all centred around the character of Vera in her little house in the country, her friends, her clothes, her little dog and her doll. As well as these works, Vera starred in an animated film in 2000. This is called "Vera the Mouse: Mr Mole's Surprise". As far as the images go in particular, these are a rival for the Beatrix Potter series of stories on Peter Rabbit. Like the Peter Rabbit series, Vera the Mouse's products can also be purchased as cards, stationery, clocks, dinnerware, quilt covers and other items.

From Quiz Famous Rodents

Answer: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse first featured in a silent animated picture called "Plane Crazy" in May 1928. Audiences were underwhelmed. With the release of "Steamboat Willie" though in November 1928, Walt Disney crucially added sound. This seemed to have the desired effect and a star truly was born.

From Quiz Rodent Stars of the Silver Screen

Answer: Speedy Gonzales

Speedy wore a white outfit with a red kerchief around his neck and a sombrero on his head. Sylvester the Cat was one of the first to chase this swift mouse. "Arriba, Arriba! Andale, Andale! Arriba Yeee-Haaah!" was his famous scream.

From Quiz Rodents in Popular Culture

Answer: A Water Vole

Technically, "Ratty" was a European Water Vole, a species that resembles a rat, and is often informally referred to as a "water rat". Most water voles live about 5 months, and do not survive through the winter. This may be why Ratty was such a miserable beggar.

From Quiz The Mouse Said Boo!

Answer: The Muppets

Rizzo is a street rat who appears in various roles in "The Muppets". He is usually very sarcastic and loves pizza. In "Muppet Christmas Carol" he says he has over 1,200 brothers and sisters. That same film was the first time Rizzo had a starring role. He played one of the narrators. Steve Whitmire, who also plays Kermit, is the puppeteer who plays Rizzo.

From Quiz When the Cat's Away

Answer: Hunca Munca

Beatrix Potter's 'The Tale of Two Bad Mice' was first published in 1904. It was written during the time of Potter's developing relationship with her publisher Norman Warne; the doll's house that was vandalised by Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb in the tale was based on one that Warne had built for his niece. Other murine characters created by Beatrix Potter include Johnny Town-Mouse, Timmy Willie and Mrs. Tittlemouse. The incorrect options are the sisters of Peter Rabbit from another of Beatrix Potter's tales.

From Quiz Famous Mice

Answer: Vera the Mouse

"Vera the Mouse" was first published on November 1, 1985.

From Quiz Famous Rodents

Answer: Itchy and Scratchy

"The Itchy and Scratchy Show" usually appears as part of the "Krusty the Klown" show in "The Simpsons". "The Simpsons" debuted as long ago as 1989 and in late 2010 started its 22nd season. Not bad for a program which started life as a filler for "The Tracey Ullman Show".

From Quiz Rodent Stars of the Silver Screen

Answer: Dangermouse

DM was educated at Eton, Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, the Sorbonne and Wurtembery, picking up his B.A., B.Sc., M.A., M.Sc., and Ph.D. along the way. He wears an eyepatch on his left eye, is very fit, knows several Martial Arts, and can speak all known languages.

From Quiz The Mouse Said Boo!

Answer: Cinderella

Gus and Jaq are two of Cinderella's many animal friends. Jaq is considered to be the tougher and smarter of the two while Gus is more of a goofball. They are the leaders of the mice and often fight battles with the cat, Lucifer. After the Fairy Godmother helps Cinderella get ready for the ball, Gus and Jaq are transformed into horses to pull Cinderella's carriage.

From Quiz When the Cat's Away

Answer: Reepicheep

Reepicheep appeared in three of the seven children's novels that make up C. S. Lewis' 'Chronicles of Narnia' - 'Prince Caspian', 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' and 'The Last Battle'. He has the ability to speak and is characterised by his skill with a sword and his stubborn, yet loyal, nature. After helping Prince Caspian to regain his throne as King Caspian X, Reepicheep joins him on a voyage of discovery to find the lost Lords of Narnia. He then paddled away in his coracle in search of Aslan's Country - an adventure at which he must have succeeded, as he was one of the many characters from the novels who was waiting to greet the main protagonists when they reached Aslan's Country at the end of 'The Last Battle'. Mr. Tumnus was the faun that Lucy Pevensie met on her first visit to Narnia in 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'; Bricklethumb was a dwarf who appeared in 'The Horse and His Boy'; and Puzzle the donkey was tricked by an ape in 'The Last Battle'.

From Quiz Mouse in the House!

Answer: Chews through the ropes of its net

Aesop's Fables were thought to have been compiled in Ancient Greece some time between 620 and 560 BC, by a slave named, what else, Aesop. "The Lion and the Mouse", one of these tales, centres around the story of how a mouse accidentally wakes a sleeping lion one day. The lion, apparently a distant ancestor of mine, is enraged by having its sleep interrupted, and traps the small creature, with the intent of killing it. The wily mouse, however, points out to the grumpy lion that he wouldn't be worth killing. The lion, quite possibly having had a cup of tea or coffee in the meantime, good-humouredly agrees and lets the mouse go. Some time later, the mouse finds the lion trapped in a large net set there by hunters. This is obviously a metaphor for our large electricity bills in this country. The honourable little rodent, remembering how the lion spared its life, accordingly chews through the ropes of the net and sets the lion free. Another metaphor, one that represents the fulfillment of my daydream that I will one day win the Lotto.

From Quiz Rodent Stars of the Silver Screen

Answer: Mighty Mouse

Mighty Mouse wore a flowing red cape, flew through the air, and deflected bullets off of his chest. He sang "Here I come to save the day!" when coming to the rescue. The villain, Oil Can Harry, often threatened Mighty's girlfriends.

From Quiz The Mouse Said Boo!

Answer: Stuart Little

E.B. White claimed that Stuart Little came to him in a dream he had about a boy who acted like a rat or mouse. Indeed, Stuart Little is a little white mouse who was born to human parents. Stuart Little lives in New York City and often finds himself in various adventures around the city. In the 2002 film "Stuart Little", Stuart is voiced by Michael J. Fox.

From Quiz When the Cat's Away

Answer: Mars

In 'The Biker Mice from Mars', the Martian mice had achieved something that their Earthly counterparts have so far proved unable to - the ability to both manufacture and ride motorcycles. The three friends crash-landed in the US city of Chicago after escaping a Plutarkian invasion of their home planet and quickly proceeded to help save the Earth from the same fate. The show was the basis for a spin-off comic strip and video game and was also remade in 2006. The Biker Mice would have had a hard time living on Mercury, the hottest planet in the solar system. The planet Mongo was the setting for the 'Flash Gordon' comic strips and Mondas was the home of the Cybermen in the British sci-fi show 'Doctor Who'.

From Quiz Mouse in the House!

Answer: Spike

Developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in 2001, this video game is replete with various heroes with assorted skills who have to move through twenty-one different missions set during the time period of World War II. Spike is a trained mouse which has been given to the commando, Lupin Toledo, by a holy man from Burma. His mousy mission is to distract enemies long enough to enable the commandos to either defeat them, or evade their clutches.

From Quiz Famous Rodents

Answer: Southern France

Ratatouille, the dish, originates from Provence in Southern France and is delicious as well as quite healthy. "Ratatouille", the movie, won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

From Quiz Rodent Stars of the Silver Screen

Answer: Fievel Mousekewitz

In Fievel's first movie, "An American Tail", his family travels to the USA by ship (Fievel gets washed overboard) because they believe there will be no cats in America. His next two movies were, "Fievel Goes West" and "The Treasure of Manhattan Island".

From Quiz The Mouse Said Boo!

Answer: Minerva

When Minnie was first created in the late 1920s, her appearance was like that of a flapper, which was contemporary for the time. As time went on and social attitudes changed, Minnie's appearance changed as well. Her first appearance was in 1928's "Steamboat Willie" which was also Mickey's first appearance. Throughout the years, Minnie has become something of a girlfriend to Mickey. Her real name of Minerva is almost never mentioned in her appearances. Minerva was revealed to be her real name in the 1940s comic strip "The Gleam".

From Quiz When the Cat's Away

Answer: Central Park

In the 1999 film 'Stuart Little', the eponymous character became a member of the human Little family and moved into their home in New York. In order to bond with his new 'brother', George, Stuart helped him to build a remote-controlled boat and enter it in a race on a lake in Central Park. In the end though, Stuart had to actually get in the boat and sail it himself as the remote-control function broke down before the start. The film is based on a 1945 book of the same name by E.B. White, who also authored 'Charlotte's Web'. Lincoln Park is in Chicago, Piedmont Park is in the city of Atlanta and Mission Bay Park can be found in San Diego.

From Quiz Famous Mice

Answer: Aesop

The moral of Aesop's fable: There is no being so small that it cannot help a greater being. Small friends may prove to be great friends!

From Quiz Mouse in the House!

Answer: Jasper

"Tom and Jerry" were created by Hanna and Barbera for MGM Studios in 1940, and have entertained millions of people all over the world since then, albeit with different cartoonists taking over the reins from time to time. Tom's original name was Jasper and Jerry was called Jinx, but over time these names evolved into the Tom and Jerry we grew to know and love. The plot of each cartoon revolves around an ongoing battle of wits between Tom, a house cat I'm rather fond of, and Jerry, his miniature arch-enemy mouse. Jerry, with far more brains than poor old Tom, always defeats the lovable bumbling tomcat. Occasionally the two call a truce in their modern day 100 year war, but it's far more entertaining when they're trying to outfox one another. Looked at objectively, the battles between the pair are rather violent to say the least, so let's hope the do-gooders leave this most well loved cartoon series alone and don't try to have it removed from our screens, to replace it with another endless cooking series instead.

From Quiz Rodent Stars of the Silver Screen

Answer: Miss Bianca

"The Rescuers" film was inspired by a series of children's novels by Margery Sharp. The film took the combined talents of 250 people, including 40 animators, and four years to complete.

From Quiz When the Cat's Away

Answer: Mighty Mouse

Mighty Mouse was created by Paul Terry of the Terrytoons studio and first appeared in 1942 under the name of 'Super Mouse'. It was the 1944 short film 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' that introduced him as 'Mighty Mouse' instead. Mighty Mouse's costume consisted of a yellow suit with red shorts and cape, although this colour scheme was sometimes reversed in a few of the films. His superpowers were similar to those displayed by Superman, the famous DC Comics character. They included flight, invulnerability, X-Ray vision and great strength and were often used during his battles with his arch-enemy - a cat named Oil Can Harry. Danger Mouse was a secret agent created for a British TV cartoon series in 1981. Daniel Mouse was a musician in a Canadian cartoon named 'The Devil and Daniel Mouse'. Mortimer Mouse was the original name planned for Disney's famous Mickey Mouse as well as several other mice in those stories.

From Quiz Famous Mice

Answer: Frankie and Benjy

Frankie and Benjy wish to extract the final readout data from Arthur's brain to get the Ultimate Question, the answer to which is 42.

From Quiz Mouse in the House!

Answer: Mr Jingles

"The Green Mile" is a horribly depressing tale about a group of prison inmates on death row at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary, Louisiana, and of the warders who guard them. Both groups of men come with varying degrees of humanity and ghastliness. One of the inmates, John Coffey (played by Michael Clark Duncan), possesses the power to heal illnesses and injuries. He has been accused of a crime he did not commit and is ultimately executed for same. Before he dies however, he passes on part of his power to the retired warden, Paul Edgecombe (played by Tom Hanks), who is narrating the entire tale many years later, at the incredible age of 108. Mr Jingles is a small mouse that was injured badly during the course of this tale, but brought back to life by John Coffey. In doing so, Mr Jingles is also given the power of a very long life. He too is shown alive, long past his normal time for dying, at the close of this engrossing, but definitely very depressing movie.

From Quiz Famous Rodents

Answer: Hanna-Barbera

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, ex-MGM animation directors founded H-B Enterprises Inc in 1957. For the next three decades they were very successful being awarded seven Oscars, eight Emmys and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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