Desert rat - Quiz

1. Which group of rodents is found in the deserts of Africa and Asia and referred to as Desert Rats?

A) Kangaroo rats
B) Jerboas
C) Gerbils
D) Natal multimammate mice

2. Which rodents from North America are referred to as Desert Rats?

A) Gerbils
B) Kangaroo rats
C) Mastomys natalensis
D) Jerboas

3. To which family do Jerboas belong?

A) Gerbillinae
B) Mastomys
C) Dipodidae
D) Dipodomys

4. The Natal multimammate mouse is also known by what scientific name?

A) Dipodidae
B) Dipodomys
C) Gerbillinae
D) Mastomys natalensis

5. What was the British 7th Armoured Division known as during World War II?

A) Desert Rat Scrap Book
B) Operation Desert Rat
C) Desert Rats
D) Desert RATS

6. Who starred in the 1953 war film titled 'The Desert Rats'?

A) The 7th Armoured Division
B) NASA personnel
C) Richard Burton
D) Charles Lewis Camp

7. Operation Desert Rat was a military offensive during which conflict?

A) World War II
B) The African desert conflicts
C) Laotian Civil War
D) The American Southwest wars

8. What does the acronym NASA's 'Desert RATS' stand for?

A) Desert Research and Technology Studies
B) Desert Rodent Analysis and Tactical Studies
C) Desert Rat Assessment and Testing Series
D) Desert Regional Advanced Technical Support

9. The Desert Rat Scrap Book was a humor publication focusing on which region?

A) North Africa
B) Central Asia
C) American Southwest
D) The Laotian mountains

10. Between which years was the Desert Rat Scrap Book published?

A) 1960–1980
B) 1953–1970
C) 1939–1945
D) 1945–1967

11. Who is the author of the book titled 'Desert Rats'?

A) Charles Lewis Camp
B) The British 7th Armoured Division
C) NASA
D) Richard Burton

12. Where are Jerboas (Dipodidae) primarily located?

A) North Africa and Asia
B) South America
C) North America
D) Australia

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