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Quiz about Out of the Gate and Off for a Walk

Out of the Gate and Off for a Walk... Quiz

Lynley Dodd is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for young children. In August 2009 she was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her contribution to children's literature. This quiz is a celebration of her work.

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

Author
Flamis

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,549

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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154

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Question 1 of 10

1. Lynley Dodd's first book had a feline theme. What was it called? Hint

My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes

A Dragon in a Wagon

Slinky Malinki

The Minister's Cat ABC

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy" is probably Lynley Dodd's most loved book. Which of these has the closest meaning to the New Zealand English word "Dairy" as used in the book? Hint

Small local grocery

Ice-cream parlour

Milk factory

Big supermarket

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of animal is Hairy Maclary? Hint

Dog

Hamster

Cat

Mouse

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hercules Morse is one of Hairy Maclary's canine friends. Which of these animals is Hercules Morse compared to in the book?
Hint

Pig

Elephant

Horse

Giraffe

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Question 5 of 10

5. Another of Hairy Maclary's canine friends is Schnitzel von Krumm. What breed of dog is Schnitzel von Krumm? Hint

Dachshund

Whippet

Dalmatian

Old English Sheepdog

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who do Hairy Maclary and his friends encounter on their walk, who sends them running "off with a yowl, a wail and a howl" back home to bed? Hint

Grizzly MacDuff

Slinky Malinki

Scarface Claw

Zachary Quack

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Question 7 of 10

7. In one of the "Hairy Maclary" books there is a Rumpus at the... Hint

Vet

School

Farm

Supermarket

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Question 8 of 10

8. What colour of cat is Slinky Malinki? Hint

White

Tabby

Ginger

Black

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Question 9 of 10

9. "One rascally night between midnight and four, Slinky Malinki stole more than before."
Which of these items is NOT stolen by Slinky Malinki? Hint

A teddy bear dressed up in lace

A baby bottle

A gardening glove

A smelly old sock

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness" which unlikely type of show does Hairy Maclary attend?
Hint

A cat show

A food show

A car show

An agricultural show

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Lynley Dodd's first book had a feline theme. What was it called?

Answer: My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes

Published in 1973, and co-written with Eve Sutton, the book has pictures of cats from around the world doing clever things, all compared with the author's cat... "but my cat likes to hide in boxes."

2. "Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy" is probably Lynley Dodd's most loved book. Which of these has the closest meaning to the New Zealand English word "Dairy" as used in the book?

Answer: Small local grocery

Published in 1983, "Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy" has been read to hundreds of thousands of New Zealand children, many times over (including my own). It has since been translated into several languages, and is sold all over the world.

3. What kind of animal is Hairy Maclary?

Answer: Dog

He is a small grey and black Skye Terrier.

4. Hercules Morse is one of Hairy Maclary's canine friends. Which of these animals is Hercules Morse compared to in the book?

Answer: Horse

As we read, "Hercules Morse as big as a horse". He is a Great Dane.

5. Another of Hairy Maclary's canine friends is Schnitzel von Krumm. What breed of dog is Schnitzel von Krumm?

Answer: Dachshund

"Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum" is a dachshund with his own sequence of books beginning with "Schnitzel von Krumm's Basketwork".

6. Who do Hairy Maclary and his friends encounter on their walk, who sends them running "off with a yowl, a wail and a howl" back home to bed?

Answer: Scarface Claw

"SCARFACE CLAW the toughest Tom in town". Don't ask me why New Zealand seems to have this tradition of scary literary felines...

7. In one of the "Hairy Maclary" books there is a Rumpus at the...

Answer: Vet

It was all the fault of Cassie the Cockatoo - "Cassie had claws, and a troublesome beak. She saw something twitch so she gave it a TWEAK."

8. What colour of cat is Slinky Malinki?

Answer: Black

"Slinky Malinki was blacker than black, a stalking and lurking adventurous cat." That says it all really.

9. "One rascally night between midnight and four, Slinky Malinki stole more than before." Which of these items is NOT stolen by Slinky Malinki?

Answer: A baby bottle

What looks like it might be a baby bottle in the illustration is a glue bottle. The glue ends up on Slinky Malinki's face!

10. In "Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness" which unlikely type of show does Hairy Maclary attend?

Answer: A cat show

It all ends with: "and WHO won the prize for the SCRUFFIEST CAT?" (Turn the page) "Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy".

Source: Author Flamis

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