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The Rat a Tat Mystery Trivia Quiz

"The Rat a Tat Mystery" is the fifth book in Enid Blyton's series about Barney, his monkey Miranda, and their friends Roger, Diana, and Snubby.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,908

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
303

Question 1 of 10

1. In "The Rat a Tat Mystery" we meet Barney's family for the first time. His grandmother has a pet monkey of her own; what is its name? Hint

Jerome

Jake

Jemima

Jinny

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Question 2 of 10

2. Rat a Tat House is so called because of the legend that the enormous door knocker will 'boom' if there is a traitor in the house. What shape is the knocker? Hint

Sea shell

Horseshoe

Lion's head

Fox's head and brush

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the Housekeeper who goes to stay at Rat a Tat House with the children? Hint

Mrs. Chubb

Mrs. Plum

Mrs. Tickle

Mrs. Winkle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which unusual item at Rat a Tat House frightens Loony dog? Hint

A large tortoise (live)

A stag's head on the wall

A stuffed badger

A bear skin rug

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Question 5 of 10

5. The children find a clue in the snow beside their snow house. What is it? Hint

A single glove

A match book

A cigar stub

A square of torn cloth

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Question 6 of 10

6. The baddies steal something belonging to the children; what is it? Hint

Toboggan

Skis

Ice skates

Loony the dog

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are the baddies up to as they lurk around Rat a Tat House? Hint

Kidnap of an heiress

Counterfeiting money

Gunrunning

Smuggling diamonds

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Question 8 of 10

8. When the police are called, how do they get through the snow to Rat a Tat House? Hint

On horseback

On skis

By helicopter

By Landrover (4x4 vehicle)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The baddies had to move from the cellars of Rat a Tat House when the children arrived. Where did they stash their 'stuff' to hide it from them? Hint

In the old boathouse

In the barn

In the dower house

Under the ice of the lake

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Snubby ask for, for his "reward" for his part in helping catch the gang of baddies? Hint

To slide down the banisters

New red ice skates

To take the tortoise home with him

To bang the doorknocker of Rat a Tat House

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "The Rat a Tat Mystery" we meet Barney's family for the first time. His grandmother has a pet monkey of her own; what is its name?

Answer: Jinny

Barney's grandmother is a 'proper' loveable sweet granny and loves Jinny like Barney loves Miranda.
When Barney finally tracked down his long lost father he found a whole family too, he has uncles, aunts and cousins, who were all overjoyed when he was found.

2. Rat a Tat House is so called because of the legend that the enormous door knocker will 'boom' if there is a traitor in the house. What shape is the knocker?

Answer: Lion's head

The door knocker is a lion's head with the actual knocker ring held in its mouth. It makes a tremendous noise and really scares everyone when it suddenly booms out in the middle of the night, yet no-one is there when they look out...

3. Who is the Housekeeper who goes to stay at Rat a Tat House with the children?

Answer: Mrs. Tickle

Mrs. Tickle is a wonderful cook and feeds the children marvellous meals. She even puts up with the mad antics of Loony and Miranda, and is soon a firm friend of the children.

4. Which unusual item at Rat a Tat House frightens Loony dog?

Answer: A bear skin rug

The bear skin rug is complete with its 'stuffed' head and realistic glass eyes, and gives poor Loony quite a shock when he first sees it.

5. The children find a clue in the snow beside their snow house. What is it?

Answer: A single glove

The glove is very large, and made of black wool, so the children know it cannot be one of theirs. It must belong to one of the mysterious baddies who are lurking around.

6. The baddies steal something belonging to the children; what is it?

Answer: Toboggan

The toboggan turns up by the lake shore - eventually the children realise that the baddies have used it to transport heavy crates across the snow and ice to a new hiding place.

7. What are the baddies up to as they lurk around Rat a Tat House?

Answer: Gunrunning

The baddies are a gang of gunrunners. They chose to stash the guns at Rat a Tat House as they thought it was empty for the winter. The extensive cellars were going to be the perfect hiding place until the children and Mrs. Tickle arrived.

8. When the police are called, how do they get through the snow to Rat a Tat House?

Answer: By helicopter

Once the phone line is restored, the children can call for help. The police arrive in a helicopter, and the boys clear the snow from a landing square in the garden. Diana and Mrs. Tickle fetch all the dark coloured curtains out of the house to mark it out with.

9. The baddies had to move from the cellars of Rat a Tat House when the children arrived. Where did they stash their 'stuff' to hide it from them?

Answer: Under the ice of the lake

Snubby stubbed his toe on the ice of the lake, and the children and police realised there was a perfectly circular 'plug' of ice where a hole had been cut. The cases of guns had been sunk into the water under the ice to hide them.

10. What does Snubby ask for, for his "reward" for his part in helping catch the gang of baddies?

Answer: To bang the doorknocker of Rat a Tat House

Snubby loves anything that makes a noise, and the knocker at Rat a Tat House is no exception.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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