Meerkat Manor Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kalahari Desert

The Whiskers live in the Kalahari Desert. It covers a lot of Botswana, parts of Namibia and South Africa.

Answer: Flower Whiskers

Flower Whiskers was a brave dominant female for the Whiskers. She died because she got bitten on the head by a cobra, during series 3. Rocket-dog, her daughter, took over her reign shortly after her death.

Answer: Youssarian

Youssarian had a few social problems. When he was a pup he got dropped on the head by a bird of prey. He created a lot of fuss with the mob. Once, when the other Whiskers were out foraging, Youssarian decided to have a burrow move. He led two or three female Whiskers to another burrow. Each were carrying one of Mozart's latest litter. Because Youssarian planned the unsuccessful burrow move, it ended with the death of one of Mozart's pups.

Answer: Four

There were four series' of 'Meerkat Manor'. Series 4, the last series, was called 'Series 4: The Next Generation'. The show was unfortunately cancelled in August 2009.

Answer: Rocket-dog Whiskers

During the last few episodes of 'Series 4: The Next Generation', Rocket-dog, the dominant female, was bitten on the head by a puff adder. Unlike her mother, Flower, who died from a snake bite on the head, she survived.

Answer: True

Ozzy Commandos, son of Hannibal and Nikita Commandos, died from a fatal fight with the Whiskers mob.

Answer: Shakespeare Whiskers

Shakespeare saved Flower's pups when the rest of the mob were out foraging. The Lazuli attacked the babysitting burrow and Shakespeare fought them off. Luckily, the Whiskers came back and chased the Lazuli away. All the pups were alive and safe, but Shakespeare was nowhere to be found.

Answer: Mitch Whiskers

Mitch was one of Flower's children. When Kinkaju and some other meerkat teenagers took him away and played with him. After five minutes or so, they got bored and, teenagers being teenagers, left poor Mitch in the desert. Shakespeare answered his crying calls and rescued him from the open desert.
Mitch then followed Shakespeare around everywhere until his older brother's disappearance.

Answer: False

There were 53 'Meerkat Manor' episodes. 13 in series 1, 14 in series 2, 13 in series 3 and 13 in series 4, 'The Next Generation'.

Answer: False

Zaphod Whiskers was the oldest meerkat in the manor. His date of birth was December 9, 1998 and his date of death was March 4, 2011, after the series ended.