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Beatrix Potter | 10 Question Kids Multiple Choice Quiz

This quiz is about Beatrix Potter and her oringinal collection of books. (Peter Rabbit etc.) Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by hockey18. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hockey18

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,797

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
469

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first book of the Beatrix Potter collection is "The Tale of Peter Rabbit". Which of the following did Mrs. Rabbit take with her to the baker's? Hint

A basket and Peter Rabbit

An umbrella and a basket

An umbrella and her purse

Her purse and a basket

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the "Tale of Squirrel Nutkin", what did the Old Brown owl steal from Nutkin? Hint

His nuts

His tail

His eggs

Nothing, he left Nutkin alone

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is about Peter Rabbit's cousin Benjamin. Who trapped Peter and Benjamin under the basket in Mr. McGregor's garden? Hint

Mr. McGregor's cat

Mrs. McGregor

Mr. McGregor

Benjamin's Father, Mr. Bunny

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Beatrix Potter's sixth book, "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle", what did Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle wash for Lucie? Hint

2 handkins and an apron

3 handkins and a pinny.

2 pairs of gloves and an apron

A petticoat and a pair of stockings

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Question 5 of 10

5. What animal was Mr. Jeremy Fisher's friend, Mr. Alderman Ptolemy? Hint

A newt

A tortoise

A frog

A salamander

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which kitten from Beatrix Potter's eighth book didn't fit into his/her clothes? Hint

Tom Kitten

Flopsy

Mittens

Moppet

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who tricked Jemima Puddle-Duck in Beatrix Potter's ninth book? Hint

Mrs. Tittlemouse

An energetic puppy

A whiskered gentleman

Samuel Whiskers

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Mr. McGregor want to do with the Flopsy Bunnies? Hint

He wanted to bake them in a pie

He wanted to keep them as pets

He wanted to skin them and line Mrs. McGregor's coat

He wanted to skin them and cut off their heads

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit", what does the man with the gun shoot? Hint

He shoots a bird

He shoots the good rabbit

He shoots off the tail and whiskers off a rabbit

He shoots a carrot

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following book titles was not
written by Beatrix Potter? Hint

Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes

The Tale of Mr. Piggeldy

Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes

The Story of Miss Moppet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first book of the Beatrix Potter collection is "The Tale of Peter Rabbit". Which of the following did Mrs. Rabbit take with her to the baker's?

Answer: An umbrella and a basket

"Then old Mrs. Rabbit took a basket and her umbrella, and went through the wood to the baker's" - Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

2. In the "Tale of Squirrel Nutkin", what did the Old Brown owl steal from Nutkin?

Answer: His tail

Squirrel Nutkin lost his tail when Old Brown, the owl, held him by the tail. Nutkin pulled so hard, his tail ripped in two!

3. "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is about Peter Rabbit's cousin Benjamin. Who trapped Peter and Benjamin under the basket in Mr. McGregor's garden?

Answer: Mr. McGregor's cat

Benjamin and Peter Rabbit are in Mr. McGregor's garden, getting back Peter's clothes, when they see a cat. They quickly hide under a basket and the cat sits on the basket, trapping them in the garden.

4. In Beatrix Potter's sixth book, "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle", what did Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle wash for Lucie?

Answer: 3 handkins and a pinny.

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle also washed a waist coat, a table cloth, a pair of stockings, a pair of mittens, a shirt, some lamb coats, a petticoat, a tailcoat, a waistcoat and Peter Rabbit's blue jacket.

5. What animal was Mr. Jeremy Fisher's friend, Mr. Alderman Ptolemy?

Answer: A tortoise

Mr. Jeremy Fisher also invited Sir Isaac Newton to dinner, a newt who wears a waistcoat.

6. Which kitten from Beatrix Potter's eighth book didn't fit into his/her clothes?

Answer: Tom Kitten

"Tom Kitten was very fat, and he had grown; several buttons burst off. His mother sewed them on again."
"His hat fell off and the rest of his buttons burst"
- Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Tom Kitten.

7. Who tricked Jemima Puddle-Duck in Beatrix Potter's ninth book?

Answer: A whiskered gentleman

Jemima was trapped in a shed by the whiskered gentleman (a fox), so that he could eat her. She was saved by Kep, the sheep dog from the farm.

8. What did Mr. McGregor want to do with the Flopsy Bunnies?

Answer: He wanted to skin them and cut off their heads

Benjamin Rabbit, the father of the Flopsy Bunnies, filed the sac that the bunnies were trapped in with vegetables, to trick Mr. McGregor.

9. In "The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit", what does the man with the gun shoot?

Answer: He shoots off the tail and whiskers off a rabbit

There is a good rabbit who is eating a carrot. Then, the fierce bad rabbit comes along and steals it. The man with the gun thinks that the fierce bad rabbit is a bird. He shoots at the fierce bad rabbit, but only manages to shoot off his whiskers and tail. The good rabbit does not get hurt at all!

10. Which of the following book titles was not written by Beatrix Potter?

Answer: The Tale of Mr. Piggeldy

Did you know that Beatrix Potter not only wrote her books, she painted all of the watercolor pictures as well?

Source: Author hockey18

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