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Rodents in Popular Culture Trivia Quiz

You might think that small creatures with a tendency to steal your food and transmit the black death would not make ideal characters for film and television. Well, you'd be wrong - here's a quiz about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Islingtonian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Islingtonian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
249,086

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1186

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Question 1 of 10

1. The character "Ratty" from "The Wind in the Willows" was not in fact a rat. What was he? Hint

A Dormouse

A Flying Fox

A Sea Monkey

A Water Vole

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Question 2 of 10

2. My favourite rodent cartoon character of all time has to be Secret Squirrel, the Hanna Barbera secret agent who could both solve crimes and store nuts in his jowls. But what was the name of his sidekick? Hint

Morocco Mole

Liberia Lemur

Tunisia Tomcat

Ivory Coast Iguana

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following characters is NOT in fact a rodent? Hint

Bugs Bunny

Gordon the Gopher

Mighty Mouse

Kevin the Gerbil

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Question 4 of 10

4. True or false: The character "Gopher" from Winnie the Pooh does not appear in the original books by AA Milne.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Chip and Dale are the loveable (or annoying, depending on your point of view) chipmunks created by Disney. However, many non-English speaking children do not know them by these names. Which of the following is NOT a name given to them in at least one country? Hint

Chippen und Daleschruben

Sanjub wa Sanjoob

Knabbel en Babbel

Piff och Puff

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the Canadian children's show "Tales from the Riverbank", what was the name of the hamster? Hint

Satan

De Sade

Killer

Hammy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Beavers are surprisingly common characters in television, film and literature. However, only one of the following features an actual cartoon beaver as a major character. Which one? Hint

Leave it to Beaver

The Angry Beavers

Still the Beaver

The Beaver Trilogy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Danger Mouse's arch-enemy, and what sort of creature was he? Hint

Colonel Pinkback, a flamingo

Captain Bareback, a circus performer

Lord Blueback, a parrot

Baron Greenback, a toad

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Question 9 of 10

9. "The Secret of NIMH" is a very popular rodent-based cartoon film from 1982. But a NiMH is also a type of battery. In the latter context, what is "NiMH" short for? Hint

Norman is My Husband

Nice Metal, Hey?

Nickel Metal Hydride

Never Ice My Hammock

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Douglas Adams's "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy", what form of rodent is the smartest creature in the universe? Hint

Gerbils

Chinchillas

Mice

Rats

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The character "Ratty" from "The Wind in the Willows" was not in fact a rat. What was he?

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.

Answer: Morocco Mole

Apparently the Secret Squirrel I knew as a boy was updated for a new show made in the early 1990s. This sounds like the whole Scrappy Doo debacle all over again.

3. Which of the following characters is NOT in fact a rodent?

Answer: Bugs Bunny

Some interesting facts:

1. Contrary to common belief, rabbits are not rodents. They are something else.

2. Rabbits can easily be distinguished from Hares because rabbits are altricial.

3. Gordon the Gopher and Kevin the Gerbil are British puppet characters from the 1980s and 90s. If you don't know, don't ask.

4. True or false: The character "Gopher" from Winnie the Pooh does not appear in the original books by AA Milne.

Answer: True

The character was invented for the Disney films, which were nevertheless very good in my opinion. I still cry when Christopher Robin goes off to school.

Answer: Chippen und Daleschruben

"Knabbel en Babbel" comes from the Netherlands, "Sanjub wa Sanjoob" from Arabic and "Piff och Puff" from Sweden.

The names "Chip n Dale" were chosen to form a clever pun on the name of the 18th century Yorkshire-based furniture designer, Thomas Chippendale. Similarly, "Cruella de Vil" is a play on the words "Cruel" and "Devil", "Eega Beeava" is a pun on "Eager Beaver", and Donald Duck is a duck called Donald.

6. In the Canadian children's show "Tales from the Riverbank", what was the name of the hamster?

Answer: Hammy

Other rodent characters from the series included "Roderick the Rat" (sometimes alternatively called "Matty Mouse") and GP the Guinea Pig. As if this were not enough, there were non-rodent characters as well, including a turtle, a frog and a rabbit. Our cup runneth over.

7. Beavers are surprisingly common characters in television, film and literature. However, only one of the following features an actual cartoon beaver as a major character. Which one?

Answer: The Angry Beavers

Don't ask me. I haven't watched it.

8. Who was Danger Mouse's arch-enemy, and what sort of creature was he?

Answer: Baron Greenback, a toad

Danger Mouse was created in Britain and exported to America. And in return we got Barney the dinosaur.

Thanks.

9. "The Secret of NIMH" is a very popular rodent-based cartoon film from 1982. But a NiMH is also a type of battery. In the latter context, what is "NiMH" short for?

Answer: Nickel Metal Hydride

I've done it again, haven't I? It seemed a promising idea for a quiz but I've run out of steam. Ah well, nearly done.

10. In Douglas Adams's "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy", what form of rodent is the smartest creature in the universe?

Answer: Mice

Did you see the film? Oooh, wasn't it awful?

Source: Author Islingtonian

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