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Quiz about For All Rat Lovers
Quiz about For All Rat Lovers

For All Rat Lovers Trivia Quiz


This quiz is a simple ratty quiz for all the rat lovers out there.

A multiple-choice quiz by iceangel4335864. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,019
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1987
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Question 1 of 10
1. Name the variety of fancy rat with a head a different colour from its body and a stripe down its back.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. What is a male rat called? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is a rat called with low-set ears? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is a female rat called? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How long do rats live on average? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Name a variety of rat which is the same as a breed of cat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the variety of rat which its head is a different colour from its body? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What animal carried the bacteria which caused the Black Death in the 13th century? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the Latin name for the laboratory rat? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the most common variety of domesticated rat in the U.S.? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Name the variety of fancy rat with a head a different colour from its body and a stripe down its back.

Answer: hooded

Did you know you can teach rats to do tricks, e.g., jumping from one place to another?
2. What is a male rat called?

Answer: Buck

Rats backwards spells 'star' many people think rats are star pets.
3. What is a rat called with low-set ears?

Answer: dumbo rat

4. What is a female rat called?

Answer: doe

There are over 200 breeds of rats in the world.
5. How long do rats live on average?

Answer: 2 years

Rats should be housed with two or more rats so they don't get lonely.
6. Name a variety of rat which is the same as a breed of cat?

Answer: Siamese

Rat's brains are very similar to human brains. Even though they are smaller they are not nearly as clever.
7. What is the variety of rat which its head is a different colour from its body?

Answer: capped

Rats came to England on boats in the 14th century, and with them came the plague due to their fleas carrying the virus.
8. What animal carried the bacteria which caused the Black Death in the 13th century?

Answer: fleas

Rats have been bred disease free for 200 years. The fleas were carried on rats which then spread around Europe, carrying the bacteria to unsuspecting Europeans.
9. What is the Latin name for the laboratory rat?

Answer: Rattus norvegicus

Rats are very different from mice. They have a different temperment and their size is different.
10. What is the most common variety of domesticated rat in the U.S.?

Answer: white

Source: Author iceangel4335864

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