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130 Beatrix Potter Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

How much do you know about Beatrix Potter? This category is for trivia questions and answers related to Beatrix Potter (For Children). Each one is filled with fun facts and interesting information.
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1 Why did Jemima feel cross at the start of the book?
Answer: She was not allowed to hatch her own eggs.

Jemima had not been very good at sitting on her eggs for the whole twenty-eight days it took for them to hatch. She had taken breaks and let them get cold so that they did not hatch, and the farmer's wife gave Jemima's later batches of eggs to a chicken to sit on. When they hatched these ducklings stayed with the hen because they thought she was their mother.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
2 How many other rabbits did Peter live with?
Answer: Four

Peter Rabbit lived with his mother and his three sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail. Their home was in a sandy bank below the roots of a fir tree. Although Peter's father had been killed before this story started, the illustrations in the book show that Mrs Rabbit was able to dress her children in nice clothes.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
3 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.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
4 What was the name of Squirrel Nutkin's brother?
Answer: Twinkleberry

Nutkin was a small red squirrel, who had a brother called Twinkleberry. He also had many cousins and they all lived in a wood near a lake. The lake had an island in it.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
5 Who did Benjamin see at the start of the story?
Answer: Mr and Mrs McGregor

Benjamin saw Mr and Mrs McGregor driving away in a carriage called a 'gig', drawn by a pony. He then went to visit his aunt, Mrs Rabbit, and cousins, one of whom was called Peter Rabbit.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
6 Most of us will remember Peter Rabbit, and his escapades in Mr McGregor's garden. What colour was the jacket he lost there in 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'?
Answer: Blue

Not only do we see Peter wearing his blue jacket on the cover and in the early parts of the story, it is described by Beatrix Potter as he tries to escape from Mr McGregor: "After losing them [his shoes], he ran on four legs and went faster, so that I think he might have got away altogether if he had not unfortunately run into a gooseberry net, and got caught by the large buttons on his jacket. It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new." He had to wriggle out of it in order to complete his escape. As we find out later, this was the second set of clothes he had lost in a week - quite an expensive child! Mr McGregor used Peter's shoes and jacket to make a scarecrow.
  From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
7 Where did Mrs. Tittlemouse live?
Answer: in a bank under a hedge

To quote the book, "Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse. She lived in a bank under a hedge."
  From Quiz: "The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse" by Beatrix Potter
8 Peter Rabbit lived with his mother and his sisters "underneath the root of a very big fir-tree". Who was NOT one of his sisters?
Answer: Topsy

Everyone in Peter's family was a brown rabbit with a white tail. Mrs. Rabbit dressed her daughters in red coats and Peter in a blue jacket.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
9 'The Tale of Mr. Jeremy _______'?
Answer: Fisher

Jeremy Fisher was a frog.
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
10 What is the name of Tom Kitten's mother?
Answer: Tabitha Twitchit
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter II
11 What was Jemima wearing when she went outside the farm?
Answer: A shawl and a poke bonnet

Because she desperately wanted to hatch her own eggs, Jemima decided to make another nest outside the farm in secret, so that her next batch of eggs would not be taken away from her. One nice day in spring she put on her shawl and bonnet then left the farm and started walking away along a cart track.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
12 What did Mrs Rabbit buy at the baker's?
Answer: Bread and currant buns

Mrs Rabbit, Peter's mother, told her children to be good while she was away then she went out to the baker's, carrying her umbrella and a basket to put her purchases in. She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns for her family.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
13 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.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
14 Why did the squirrels go to the island?
Answer: To collect nuts

In the autumn the squirrels crossed the lake to the island to collect ripe nuts. They used their tails as sails as they paddled their small rafts made of twigs across the lake.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
15 What was Peter wearing when Benjamin first saw him?
Answer: A big handkerchief

Peter had left his clothes in Mr McGregor's garden the day before. His mother did not have any others for him to wear so wrapped him in a big red handkerchief. Peter looked rather unwell when Benjamin saw him.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
16 In 'The Tale of Benjamin Bunny', Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit pay another visit to the garden of Mr McGregor. What relationship was Benjamin to Peter?
Answer: Cousin

This book was published two years after 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', but the events clearly occur shortly after those of the original book. Peter and his cousin visit Mr McGregor's garden, and recover his lost jacket and shoes. After adventures that include being trapped in a basket by a cat until Benjamin's father comes to free them, they return to Peter's home, where his mother is very glad to see the recovered clothing.
  From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
17 While Mrs. Rabbit was out, Peter's sisters, "who were good little bunnies, went down the lane" and gathered which treat?
Answer: blackberries

Before Mrs. Rabbit went out to the baker's she told her children that they could play in the fields and the lane, but NOT in Mr. McGregor's garden. Peter's sisters were "good little bunnies" and got to eat their blackberries for supper.
    Your options: [ carrots ] [ lettuce leaves ] [ currant buns ] [ blackberries ]
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
18 In the "Tale of Squirrel Nutkin", what did the Old Brown owl steal from Nutkin?
Answer: His tail

Squirrel Nutkin lost his tail when Old Brown, the owl, held him by the tail. Nutkin pulled so hard, his tail ripped in two!
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter
19 'The Tale of Peter ______'?
Answer: Rabbit

The most famous of Beatrix Potter's stories.
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
20 What is the name of Benjamin Bunny's wife (Peter Rabbit's sister)?
Answer: Flopsy
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter II
21 What had Peter's mother forbidden her children to do?
Answer: Go to a particular place

Old Mrs Rabbit told her children not to go into the garden of Mr McGregor because that was where their father was killed. He had been caught and then Mrs McGregor had baked him in a pie. His sisters obeyed their mother but Peter was a bad young rabbit and went to this garden at once and started eating Mr McGregor's vegetables.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
22 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.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
23 Whereabouts on the island did the owl, Mr Brown, live?
Answer: In a tree

The owl was old, and was sometimes called 'Old Brown' and 'Old Mr Brown'. He lived in a hollow oak-tree on the island, and the squirrels always spoke to him before they started gathering nuts from other trees there.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
24 Where did Benjamin and Peter first see Peter's coat and shoes?
Answer: On a scarecrow

When Benjamin and Peter got to Mr McGregor's garden, they saw Peter's abandoned clothes had been put on a scarecrow. When Peter got them down and put them on, he found his coat had shrunk when it had rained and his shoes had water inside them.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
25 In 'The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies', Peter is an adult rabbit. Which of his sisters is married to Benjamin, and mother to the eponymous bunnies?
Answer: Flopsy

The title refers to the six children of Flopsy and Benjamin, who (you'll be amazed to hear) get into trouble when they fall asleep in Mr McGregor's heap of discarded vegetables. Peter has become a solid citizen, running a grocery business, while Flopsy is often short of food for her large family. After Mr McGregor captures the children and puts them in a sack, they are freed by Thomasina Tittlemouse, who gnaws a hole in the bag through which they can escape. This book's illustrations of the garden are considered one of its main attractions.
    Your options: [ Mopsy ] [ Thomasina ] [ Cottontail ] [ Flopsy ]
  From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
26 What type of animal was Babbity?
Answer: A bee

"Suddenly round a corner, she met Babbitty Bumble -'Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz!' said the bumble bee. Mrs. Tittlemouse looked at her severely. She wished that she had a broom. 'Good-day, Babbitty Bumble; I should be glad to buy some beeswax. But what are you doing down here? Why do you always come in at a window, and say Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz?' Mrs. Tittlemouse began to get very cross."
  From Quiz: "The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse" by Beatrix Potter
27 Peter, "who was very naughty, ran straight to Mr. McGregor's garden". What were the first things he ate when he got there?
Answer: lettuces, French beans, and radishes

In the illustration, Peter looked absolutely delighted to be stuffing himself with Mr. McGregor's vegetables.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
28 "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" is about Peter Rabbit's cousin Benjamin. Who trapped Peter and Benjamin under the basket in Mr. McGregor's garden?
Answer: Mr. McGregor's cat

Benjamin and Peter Rabbit are in Mr. McGregor's garden, getting back Peter's clothes, when they see a cat. They quickly hide under a basket and the cat sits on the basket, trapping them in the garden.
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter
29 'The _______ of Gloucester'?
Answer: Tailor

'No More Twist'.
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
30 What is Mr. Tod?
Answer: Fox

It is the old Saxon name for a fox!
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter II
31 What impression did the gentleman make on Jemima?
Answer: She thought he was very civil and good-looking.

Once over the wood, Jemima saw an open space and landed there to look for a good nesting place. She was surprised to see a nicely dressed gentleman sitting on a tree stump reading a newspaper. This gentleman had black pointed ears, whiskers and a long, bushy tail and spoke very nicely, and Jemima was impressed by him. The illustrations in the book show that he was really a fox, but Jemima never realised this.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
32 When Peter first saw him, what was Mr McGregor doing?
Answer: Planting out young cabbages

Feeling sick after eating too many of Mr McGregor's vegetables, Peter went looking for some parsley but, when he passed a cucumber frame, he saw Mr McGregor. The human was kneeling down and planting out some cabbages; when he saw Peter he took hold of a rake and tried to catch the young rabbit.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
33 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.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
34 On the first day, what did the squirrels bring for the owl?
Answer: Three mice

As a present the squirrels gave the mice to Mr Brown, the owl, for him to eat. Practically all of them asked the owl's permission to gather nuts in a very polite way.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
35 What did Benjamin suggest they collect in the garden?
Answer: Onions

Once Peter had dressed, Benjamin thought they should pick up some onions and wrap them in the handkerchief to take away. Peter was very nervous while they were collecting the onions but Benjamin was quite relaxed.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
36 In 1910, 'The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse' gave Thomasina Tittlemouse a featured role. What noun best describes the focus of her attention in this book?
Answer: Cleanliness

Mrs Tittlemouse is described as "a most terribly tidy little mouse always sweeping and dusting the soft sandy floors" of her underground house. She spends quite a bit of time trying to fend off invading insects and spiders, so they won't make a mess, before being devastated by a visit from Mr Jackson, a toad who makes a dreadful mess during his stay. She eventually gets everything cleaned up, and throws a party which Mr Jackson must attend through the window, as he is not allowed inside.
  From Quiz: Furry Friends from Beatrix Potter
37 When Mrs. Tittlemouse got to the storeroom where the acorns used to be, what was in it?
Answer: dry moss

The storeroom was full of dry moss. When Mrs. Tittlemouse began pulling the moss out, she found some angry bees. "I am not in the habit of letting lodgings, this is an intrusion!" said Mrs. Tittlemouse.
  From Quiz: "The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse" by Beatrix Potter
38 After Peter's feast, Mr. McGregor spotted him. What did the farmer cry out?
Answer: "Stop thief!"

When Mr. McGregor saw Peter he chased after him with a rake, and for a moment it seemed as though Peter might be baked in a pie, like his father.
  From Quiz: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
39 In Beatrix Potter's sixth book, "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle", what did Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle wash for Lucie?
Answer: 3 handkins and a pinny.

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle also washed a waist coat, a table cloth, a pair of stockings, a pair of mittens, a shirt, some lamb coats, a petticoat, a tailcoat, a waistcoat and Peter Rabbit's blue jacket.
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter
40 'The Tale of ________ Nutkin'?
Answer: Squirrel

'Riddle Me Ree'.
  From Quiz: Beatrix Potter Stories
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