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For All Rat Lovers Trivia Quiz

This quiz is a simple ratty quiz for all the rat lovers out there.

A multiple-choice quiz by iceangel4335864. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
iceangel4335864

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,019

Updated
Dec 08 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1989

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Name the variety of fancy rat with a head a different colour from its body and a stripe down its back.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a male rat called? Hint

Ratty

Rattus

Buck

Doe

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a rat called with low-set ears? Hint

ear rat

giant ratty

big eared rat

dumbo rat

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a female rat called? Hint

doe

mare

buck

rattus

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Question 5 of 10

5. How long do rats live on average? Hint

4 years

2 years

1 year

3 and a half years

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name a variety of rat which is the same as a breed of cat? Hint

tabby

Siamese

ginger

Persian

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the variety of rat in which ONLY its head is a different colour from its body? Hint

hooded

capped

black and white

black fawn

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Question 8 of 10

8. What animal carried the bacteria which caused the Black Death in the 13th century? Hint

cats

fleas

dogs

birds

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Latin name for the laboratory rat? Hint

Rattus rattus

Musculurattus

Ratumusculus

Rattus norvegicus

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the most common variety of domesticated rat in the U.S.? Hint

hooded

white

champagne

mink

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the variety of fancy rat with a head a different colour from its body and a stripe down its back.

Answer: hooded

Did you know you can teach rats to do tricks, e.g., jumping from one place to another?

2. What is a male rat called?

Answer: Buck

Rats backwards spells 'star' many people think rats are star pets.

3. What is a rat called with low-set ears?

Answer: dumbo rat

4. What is a female rat called?

Answer: doe

There are over 200 breeds of rats in the world.

5. How long do rats live on average?

Answer: 2 years

Rats should be housed with two or more rats so they don't get lonely.

6. Name a variety of rat which is the same as a breed of cat?

Answer: Siamese

Rat's brains are very similar to human brains. Even though they are smaller they are not nearly as clever.

7. What is the variety of rat in which ONLY its head is a different colour from its body?

Answer: capped

Rats came to England on boats in the 14th century, and with them came the plague due to their fleas carrying the virus.

8. What animal carried the bacteria which caused the Black Death in the 13th century?

Answer: fleas

Rats have been bred disease free for 200 years. The fleas were carried on rats which then spread around Europe, carrying the bacteria to unsuspecting Europeans.

9. What is the Latin name for the laboratory rat?

Answer: Rattus norvegicus

Rats are very different from mice. They have a different temperment and their size is different.

10. What is the most common variety of domesticated rat in the U.S.?

Answer: white

Source: Author iceangel4335864

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