Mountains From Mole Hills Trivia Quiz

Moles! The little varmints! This is a quiz devoted to their peculiar short lives and more. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Gatsby722. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Gatsby722

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,152

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1663

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1. In truth, the word "mole" has many more definitions than just that little beast that tunnels through your yard. Which of these is one of those? Hint

A wall to handle breakwater

All are correct

An intelligence agent

A congenital mark

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2. What is the name of a real species of mole, the animal ones, in North America? Hint

Monkey mole

Needle-nosed mole

Hairy-tailed mole

Gray black mole

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3. Moles breed. Yuk! In an average litter of North American moles how many might you find? Hint

10 or 12

4 or 5

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4. Of the following, what is the mole's favorite lunch? Hint

small pets

earthworms

foliage

they don't eat

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5. Moles dig around a lot of course, so their front feet resemble one of these. Which one? Hint

bulldozers

claws

paddles

chisels

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6. Getting rid of moles has been an age old problem. Some remedies work and some others do not. Which of these has been suggested as an easy way to rid yourself of them over the years? Hint

razor blades in the ground

sprinkling lye around

chasing them around with a bat

put out a little bowl of earthworms so they won't tunnel to find them

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7. Trapping works in getting rid of moles. What seasons are are the best to trap them and dispose of them? Hint

Summer and Fall

Spring and Fall

Spring and Summer

Winter and Spring

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8. One mole eats 30 pounds of worms and insects (on average) each year.

Yes

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9. Moles, as per their size compared to other similiar sized mammals, have twice as much of what compared to their peers? Hint

hair

blood

gumption

lung capacity

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10. My cats have always had great fun killing a mole and bringing it to the door. Why don't domestic cats eat moles? Hint

Not enough meat in them

They aren't tasty to cats

Too many bones to crunch through

They don't kill them! They find them already dead. So they don't want to eat what isn't fresh kill.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In truth, the word "mole" has many more definitions than just that little beast that tunnels through your yard. Which of these is one of those?

Answer: All are correct

Yes, they are all correct. But this quiz will address the mammals and not their namesakes. There is a show on U.S. TV called "The Mole" that has taken many different routes, but they all involve a group of people in a contest where one knows all the answers and sabotages his fellow contestants as best as he or she can. Obviously, the word mole is not a term of affection.

2. What is the name of a real species of mole, the animal ones, in North America?

Answer: Hairy-tailed mole

There are 6 species running around, for the most part, the most prevalent being the hairy-tailed (I wasn't even sure they really had tails), the Eastern mole and the star-nosed mole.

3. Moles breed. Yuk! In an average litter of North American moles how many might you find?

Answer: 4 or 5

The average litter comes in at 2 to 6. It does vary, but that is the general expectation. They gestate in just 4 to 5 weeks and deliver, as a general rule, between mid-April through May.

4. Of the following, what is the mole's favorite lunch?

Answer: earthworms

Bring on the earthworm casserole. Moles do eat some insects, too.

5. Moles dig around a lot of course, so their front feet resemble one of these. Which one?

Answer: paddles

Paddles is right. It's like they are at sea under the yard, just paddling away...(but the paddle-like front feet work well as they dig).

6. Getting rid of moles has been an age old problem. Some remedies work and some others do not. Which of these has been suggested as an easy way to rid yourself of them over the years?

Answer: razor blades in the ground

Along with razor blades, other thoughts have been to put pickle juice down or broken glass or red pepper or bleach or moth balls or different sorts of vibrators or ultrasonic devices or castor oil. Even explosives! Yikes! The best any of that will do is send them to someone else's yard (but, once that happens, at least they are not your problem anymore).

7. Trapping works in getting rid of moles. What seasons are are the best to trap them and dispose of them?

Answer: Spring and Fall

Get the little rascals coming and going, I guess. The traps have rather scary names: the harpoon, the scissor jaw and the choker loop. It must not be easy being a mole given those options of doom.

8. One mole eats 30 pounds of worms and insects (on average) each year.

Answer: no

It is actually more than that! A 5 ounce mole will eat 45 to 50 pounds each year (given an uninterrupted lifespan).

9. Moles, as per their size compared to other similiar sized mammals, have twice as much of what compared to their peers?

Answer: blood

Having more blood helps them breathe more safely underground. Their lungs are no no bigger than any other animal their size.

10. My cats have always had great fun killing a mole and bringing it to the door. Why don't domestic cats eat moles?

Answer: They aren't tasty to cats

I won't get into why cats do that but they won't eat moles simply because they don't taste very good. This was great fun to write and I hope you had some fun.

Source: Author Gatsby722

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