Mouse Mania

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Mice are nature's : scavengers pets acrobats friends

2. How many babies on average do mice have per litter ? 1-3 30+ 25-30 8-13

3. After giving birth, a female mouse will come into heat again within: 2 weeks 32 hours 1 day 2 hours

4. The most common killer of mice is : heart disease gastroenteritis cancer viral pneumonia

5. Which of these is not a variety of mouse ? black fox calico siamese manx

6. Mice occasionally eat the newborn babies - which members of the colony are most likely to do this ? Dad mouse Juvenile siblings Other female colony members Mum mouse

7. Mother mice are capable of withholding some foetuses and only giving birth to a small number of babies if circumstances dictate that giving birth to a large litter is not feasible. True False

8. Mice become sexually mature at : 10 days 3 months approx 6 weeks approx 3 weeks

9. Ideally, how many mice should make up an artificially created colony, i.e. pet or laboratory ? 2 males-10 females 2 males-1female 1 male-1female 1 male - 6 females

10. How long is a mouse gestation ? 4 weeks 6 weeks 20 -21 days 12-14 days

11. Mouse colonies are very accepting of orphans, but what is the earliest stage of development at which the colony will attack the newcomer ? fuzzy three days juvenile hopper

12. A "dry" mouse who has previously had a litter and is not pregnant will sometimes "make milk" to help feed the babies in a colony. True False

13. As catnip is to cats, mice are euphoric about : basil leaves liqorice cheese egg

14. Mice breed fast, grow fast, live fast and die fast. True False

15. Each mother mouse looks after her own babies, being able to distinguish them from the other infants in the colony by smell. True False

16. One of these is not a recognised mouse pattern or variety : satin banded calico Dutch

17. Which of these is a variety of mouse ? Birmese smooth coat longhair rex

18. Which one of these varieties of mice is most used extensively in laboratories ? Qakenbush agouti balb- C banded

19. Mouse shows first became popular in the : 1400s 1800s 1920s 1950s

20. There is no real cure for Middle Ear or Inner Ear disease in mice. True False