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Rat Control 50th Anniversary Quiz - Part 2
1.
If you see a rat you should:
a) scream
b) jump on a chair
c) call a Pest Control Officer
2.
We can help keep rats out by:
a) ignoring them
b) letting someone else worry about them
c) being the eyes and ears of Rat Control
3.
An adult male rat weighs:
a) 1 gram
b) 5 grams
c) 1 kilogram
4.
To withstand the cold weather rats:
a) grow thick fur
b) live close to people
c) migrate to Florida
5.
Rats generally live:
a) 1 year
b) 5 years
c) 10 years
6.
How many species of rat are there?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 12
7.
Rats can exist on which foods:
a) grease
b) garbage
c) both grease and garbage
8.
Rats can climb a vertical rope, wire or cable:
a) 3 meters
b) 10 meters
c) 16 meters
9.
A baby rat grow up to have babies in:
a) six weeks
b) six months
c) six years
10.
Rats have short hair because they:
a) don't need fur
b) originate from the tropics
c) can escape faster
11.
Rats build burrows to escape:
a) the heat
b) their teachers
c) their enemies
12.
Climbing inside a metal pipe, a rat can scale:
a) only the first floor of a building
b) the entire height of a tall building
c) forever
13.
The most distinguishing feature of a Norway Rat is its:
a) tail
b) home
c) laugh
14.
Rats are used in other countries for:
a) making fur coats
b) beasts of burden
c) food
15.
How much damage does each rat cause annually?
a) 1 - 5 dollars
b) 25 - 100 dollars
c) 150 - 300 dollars
16.
The best animal to have on a farm to remove rats is:
a) a pet ferret
b) a dog
c) a big cat
17.
Rat droppings are:
a) shaped like an olive pit
b) round in shape
c) green in colour
18.
What is the best way to control rats?
a) fill in all their holes
b) dial 911
c) put out a trap or rat bait
19.
A rat can crawl through a hole as small as:
a) its body
b) 3 inches
c) its head
20.
Rats travelled throughout the world by:
a) spaceships
b) sailing ships
c) alien ships
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