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Quiz about Famous Mice
Quiz about Famous Mice

Famous Mice Trivia Quiz


Fables, fairy tales, literary and animated mice - how much do you know about these anthropomorphic creatures.

A multiple-choice quiz by abecedarian. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
abecedarian
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
374,823
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
479
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Three Blind Mice" - What implement did the farmer's wife use to cut off their tails? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This adorable character, created by Marjolein Bastin, lives in the "Blue House", loves to cook pancakes and has lots of friends. What is the character's name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Robin Jarvis wrote the "Deptford Mice" trilogy. Which of the following books is not part of this trilogy? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck ______..."

What fills in the blank?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A lion threatens a mouse that wakes him from sleep. The mouse begs forgiveness. The lion sets the mouse free. The lion is netted by hunters. The mouse gnaws through the ropes and sets the lion free. Who is credited with writing this fable? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", what are the names of the mice that Arthur encounters on Magrathea? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following is not a story from "1001 Arabian Nights"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Speedy Gonzales is the fastest mouse in all of where? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Jerry Mouse is a fictional animated character. Who is Jerry's main rival? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This famous mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney. In which animated cartoon with sound did Mickey Mouse first appear? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Three Blind Mice" - What implement did the farmer's wife use to cut off their tails?

Answer: A carving knife

This nursery rhyme is gruesome enough - but some people believe that there is another meaning behind the words, specifically that the farmer's wife in the poem represents Queen Mary I of England, and the three blind mice represent three Protestant bishops who were executed during her reign.
2. This adorable character, created by Marjolein Bastin, lives in the "Blue House", loves to cook pancakes and has lots of friends. What is the character's name?

Answer: Vera the Mouse

"Vera the Mouse" was first published on November 1, 1985.
3. Robin Jarvis wrote the "Deptford Mice" trilogy. Which of the following books is not part of this trilogy?

Answer: "Thorn Ogres Of Hagwood"

"Thorn Ogres Of Hagwood" is book one of the "Hagwood" trilogy, written by Robin Jarvis, a British Young-Adult fiction and children's novelist.
4. "Hickory, dickory, dock. The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck ______..." What fills in the blank?

Answer: One

This rhyme was first published in about 1744.
5. A lion threatens a mouse that wakes him from sleep. The mouse begs forgiveness. The lion sets the mouse free. The lion is netted by hunters. The mouse gnaws through the ropes and sets the lion free. Who is credited with writing this fable?

Answer: Aesop

The moral of Aesop's fable: There is no being so small that it cannot help a greater being. Small friends may prove to be great friends!
6. In the novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", what are the names of the mice that Arthur encounters on Magrathea?

Answer: Frankie and Benjy

Frankie and Benjy wish to extract the final readout data from Arthur's brain to get the Ultimate Question, the answer to which is 42.
7. Which of the following is not a story from "1001 Arabian Nights"?

Answer: "The Lion and the Mouse"

"The Mouse and the Ichneumon" appears in Volume 3. "The Flea and the Mouse" appears in Volume 3. "The Mouse and the Cat" appears in Volume 9. "The Lion and the Mouse" appears in Aesop's Fables.
8. Speedy Gonzales is the fastest mouse in all of where?

Answer: Mexico

Speedy's last name was given as Gonzalez in "Cat-Tails For Two", on his debut in 1953. It was spelled with an 's' from "Speedy Gonzales", released in 1955, onward.
9. Jerry Mouse is a fictional animated character. Who is Jerry's main rival?

Answer: Tom Cat

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera produced 114 "Tom and Jerry" shorts between 1940 and 1957.
10. This famous mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney. In which animated cartoon with sound did Mickey Mouse first appear?

Answer: "Steamboat Willie"

In 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Source: Author abecedarian

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