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A Little Mouse With Clogs On Trivia Quiz

See how well you do on this quiz about "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam", a favourite childhood song of mine.

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

Author
retiredangel

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,734

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
351

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This little mouse lived in which country? Hint

Holland [Netherlands]

Spain

England

France

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why was this little mouse and his family so happy to live where they did? Hint

The miller he was so kind

There were no cats nearby

It had lots of stairs

It was so snug and so nice

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of accommodation did this little mouse live in? Hint

windmill

barn

house

attic

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to the song, where was the mouse seen? Hint

kitchen

stair

hay loft

on a piece of Edam cheese

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Question 5 of 10

5. The mouse's footwear made a clip-clippety-clop noise. What was he wearing to make that sound? Hint

wellingtons

tap shoes

clogs

boots

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Question 6 of 10

6. The mouse got lonesome so what did he do? Hint

lived with his parents

made friends

had some lodgers

took a wife

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Question 7 of 10

7. The little mice were so happy what did they sing every morning? Hint

How lucky I am, living in a windmill in old Amsterdam

Happy Days Are Here Again

God save the Queen

Little Donkey

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to the song, "First they had triplets and then they had quins", and then they had twins! So how many children did they have? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What happened to their children? Hint

All left home

They all fell ill

The miller caught them

They got married

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Question 10 of 10

10. The little mouse lived in Old Amsterdam, so what language did he and his family probably sing in? Hint

German

Arabic

Danish

Dutch

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This little mouse lived in which country?

Answer: Holland [Netherlands]

Holland is famous for its cheese, tulips and windmills.

2. Why was this little mouse and his family so happy to live where they did?

Answer: It was so snug and so nice

The mouse lived in a windmill, so snug and so nice. There's nobody there now but a whole lot of mice!

3. What kind of accommodation did this little mouse live in?

Answer: windmill

He lived in a windmill. Holland still has over a 1000 windmills, so plenty of space for mice families!

4. According to the song, where was the mouse seen?

Answer: stair

"I saw a mouse! Where? There on the stair!" I could have seen him elsewhere, but in the song he was on a stair.

5. The mouse's footwear made a clip-clippety-clop noise. What was he wearing to make that sound?

Answer: clogs

The Dutch are well known for their traditional wooden clogs, usually painted in bright colours. Clogs produce a different sound to tap shoes.

6. The mouse got lonesome so what did he do?

Answer: took a wife

"It's hardly surpri-sin'" he took him a wife!

7. The little mice were so happy what did they sing every morning?

Answer: How lucky I am, living in a windmill in old Amsterdam

Words and music for this amusing song were by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge.

8. According to the song, "First they had triplets and then they had quins", and then they had twins! So how many children did they have?

Answer: 10

Triplets is three, quins is five and twins is two, making ten in all.

9. What happened to their children?

Answer: They got married

The daughters got married and so did the sons. Mice can have babies at five weeks old so old windmills can get pretty crowded!

10. The little mouse lived in Old Amsterdam, so what language did he and his family probably sing in?

Answer: Dutch

People in Holland [Netherlands] speak mainly Dutch, but many speak English too.

Source: Author retiredangel

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