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" The Rats" by James Herbert Trivia Quiz

"A colony of very large black rats appeared in London. They were considerably stronger than ordinary rats. They also had a taste for human flesh."

A multiple-choice quiz by CVL10122. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
CVL10122

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,292

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
427

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the surname of the first person killed by these new rats? Hint

Foster

Guilfoyle

Scalley

Hoskins

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Question 2 of 10

2. A schoolteacher called Harris features prominently in this book. What subject did he teach at the local school? Hint

Physical Education

Biology

Art

English

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the rats entered the house owned by the Blakely family they killed both the baby and the family pet. What type of pet did the rats kill? Hint

Rabbit

Dog

Cat

Hamster

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Question 4 of 10

4. The day after Harris had taken his pupil to hospital he was reading a newspaper. What news item attracted his attention? Hint

Rats attack patients in hospital

School invaded by rats

Six tramps eaten alive by rats

Plague of rats seen in river

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Harris was called to the hospital from school what disease did the doctor think the rats had passed on to his pupil? Hint

Weil's

Schofield's

Lenson's

Runfeld's

6. The next attack took place one night at Shadwell tube station. The only passenger was attacked and killed on the platform by the rats. The only employee on the platform also died. How did he die? Hint

The rats killed him

Knocked down by train

Electrocuted on the live line

As he ran from the station he was knocked down and killed on the road

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Question 7 of 10

7. A large number of rats surrounded the school where Harris worked. Two of the rats attacked the headmaster. How did Harris kill the second of these rats? Hint

Hit it with a desk

Drowned it in a fish tank

Threw it on to the school boiler room furnace

Poured acid on it from the science laboratory

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Question 8 of 10

8. Government scientists introduced a virus into the rats via poisoned bait. This appeared to work as the rats started to die and no further attacks took place for some time. However it did not solve the problem. Where did the next attack take place? Hint

Football ground

Cinema

Public park

Sheltered accommodation unit

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Question 9 of 10

9. The rats went on to attack the creatures in a London zoo. One keeper who did not want to see his animals killed in this manner decided to release them all. As a result of this which type of creature killed the zoo keeper? Hint

Lion

Buffalo

Rat

Cheetah

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Question 10 of 10

10. It was decided to lure the rats into certain enclosures where they could be gassed. What method was used to attract the rats to the enclosures? Hint

A trail of blood

Setting fires to force the rats in a certain direction

Caged live rats

Ultrasound

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the surname of the first person killed by these new rats?

Answer: Guilfoyle

Henry Guilfoyle had fallen on bad times. He was an alcoholic who had taken shelter in a condemned building to consume his drink. This was to be his last drink.

2. A schoolteacher called Harris features prominently in this book. What subject did he teach at the local school?

Answer: Art

Harris taught art at the local comprehensive school. His first contact with the rats was when he had to take a pupil to hospital. The pupil claimed to have been bitten by a rat on his way to school.

3. When the rats entered the house owned by the Blakely family they killed both the baby and the family pet. What type of pet did the rats kill?

Answer: Dog

Mrs Blakely had gone to see a neighbour. She was only out of the house for a very short time. When she returned the rats were eating her child and the pet dog.

4. The day after Harris had taken his pupil to hospital he was reading a newspaper. What news item attracted his attention?

Answer: Six tramps eaten alive by rats

A group of tramps were drinking on derelict land one night. The rats attacked and ate the tramps.

5. When Harris was called to the hospital from school what disease did the doctor think the rats had passed on to his pupil?

Answer: Weil's

The doctor informed Harris his pupil had died that night. They thought he might have caught Weil's disease which can be spread with rat's urine. This can cause death in 7-13 days normally. His pupil and one other bite victim had died within 24 hours of a rat bite.

6. The next attack took place one night at Shadwell tube station. The only passenger was attacked and killed on the platform by the rats. The only employee on the platform also died. How did he die?

Answer: Knocked down by train

Errol was working on the platform when the rats attacked the passenger. To try to escape he ran up the tunnel and was killed by a train.

7. A large number of rats surrounded the school where Harris worked. Two of the rats attacked the headmaster. How did Harris kill the second of these rats?

Answer: Drowned it in a fish tank

The staff had seen the rats surround the school. As the staff went around closing all doors and windows a small number of rats got in. Harris managed to kill the first rat by hitting it. The second one he had to pick up and hold under water in the fish tank.

The rest of the rats were now trying to get into the school. These rats were so strong and had such sharp teeth they could eat through doors very quickly.

Answer: Cinema

The attack in the cinema was the first in a couple of weeks. The fact the cinema was in darkness caused panic among the audience, contributing to further death.

Answer: Cheetah

The zoo keeper was very distressed to see his animals being killed in this way. However, his kindly act cost him his life. Many of the rats were killed by the larger zoo creatures but the sheer number and ferocity of the rats was too much for them.

10. It was decided to lure the rats into certain enclosures where they could be gassed. What method was used to attract the rats to the enclosures?

Answer: Ultrasound

The rats were able to detect ultrasound. It was also known they could be gassed. Later the source of the rats was traced back to a dead professor's house where he had kept large mutated rats and bred from them.

Source: Author CVL10122

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