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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Trivia Quiz

This book is one of those which Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated for children with an animal as the main character. It was first published in July 1906.

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

Author
misstified

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,705

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
189

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What sort of animal was Jeremy Fisher? Hint

Frog

Water Vole

Otter

Newt

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Question 2 of 10

2. How did Jeremy feel when he saw it was raining? Hint

Ever so excited

Very sad

Quite pleased

A bit angry

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Question 3 of 10

3. What clothes did Mr Fisher put on to go fishing? Hint

Thigh-length boots and helmet

Swimming costume and cap

Mackintosh and galoshes

Leather jacket and jeans

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did Jeremy anchor his boat when he was fishing? Hint

By the river-bank

Next to another boat

Under a pier

In open water

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Jeremy Fisher have for lunch? Hint

Butterfly sandwich

Worm pie

Cheese roll

Shepherds pie

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which was the first fish Jeremy caught? Hint

Stickleback

Salmon

Minnow

Carp

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Question 7 of 10

7. After his fingers had been hurt, which creature did Mr Fisher see next? Hint

Seal

Terrapin

Electric eel

Trout

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did Jeremy Fisher lose his footwear? Hint

They became stuck in the mud

An otter stole them

He forgot where he put them

They were eaten

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Mr Fisher's opinion about going fishing again? Hint

He wanted to go again straight away

He wanted to go the next day

He thought he didn't dare to

He thought about going the next year

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who came to dinner with Jeremy? Hint

Sir Isaac Newton and Mr Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise

Sid Otter and Bertie Bull

Lord Cuthbert Einstein and Lady Teresa Terrapin

Linda Ladybird and Justin Goat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What sort of animal was Jeremy Fisher?

Answer: Frog

Mr Jeremy Fisher was a frog whose home was at the side of a pond among some buttercups. He had a small house with several rooms just for himself to live in. It was rather damp underfoot in some rooms but he liked it that way and never got a cold.

2. How did Jeremy feel when he saw it was raining?

Answer: Quite pleased

Mr Fisher liked the rain and planned to find some worms as bait for the minnows he was going fishing to try and catch. He was thinking about inviting some friends to dinner if he caught enough of them, although one friend ate only salads.

3. What clothes did Mr Fisher put on to go fishing?

Answer: Mackintosh and galoshes

When he went out Jeremy Fisher took a fishing rod to catch the minnows and carried a basket on his back to put them in. He bounded along in very large hops to get to where he kept his boat moored when he was not using it.

4. Where did Jeremy anchor his boat when he was fishing?

Answer: In open water

His boat was a lily-pad so was roundish and green. Mr Fisher kept it tethered to a plant in the pond unless he was out in it. Now he used a pole to move the boat into open water where he expected to be able to catch some minnows.

5. What did Jeremy Fisher have for lunch?

Answer: Butterfly sandwich

He hadn't caught any fish after almost an hour and was getting bored. It was raining, too, so Jeremy poled his boat to the shelter of some water-plants. There he ate his sandwich but was worried because he could hear another creature among the plants too.

6. Which was the first fish Jeremy caught?

Answer: Stickleback

When he went back to fishing after his lunch, Jeremy very soon felt a fish biting at his bait and he brought it into his boat. He was excited as he believed it was one of the minnows he was trying to catch but it turned out to be a spiny stickleback.

7. After his fingers had been hurt, which creature did Mr Fisher see next?

Answer: Trout

The stickleback he had caught flopped around Jeremy's boat then leaped into the water again. Its spines had pricked his fingers and made them sore. Then a huge trout jumped from the water, took hold of Jeremy in its mouth and went back into the water with him.

8. How did Jeremy Fisher lose his footwear?

Answer: They were eaten

The trout, which had got Mr Fisher in its mouth, did not like the taste of the mackintosh he was wearing so it spat him out. However, it did swallow his galoshes. He quickly swam to the nearest bank of the pond, climbed out and hopped home.

9. What was Mr Fisher's opinion about going fishing again?

Answer: He thought he didn't dare to

When he got home after his narrow escape from the trout, Jeremy felt grateful it had not been a pike. Although he had lost his fishing equipment, he did not worry as he felt he would never be brave enough to try fishing again.

10. Who came to dinner with Jeremy?

Answer: Sir Isaac Newton and Mr Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise

Although he had not caught any minnows to give them to eat, Mr Fisher still invited his two friends to dinner because he had some dead insects in the larder for their meal. He and Sir Newton ate these while the Alderman brought some salad with him to eat instead.

Source: Author misstified

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