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Desert rat - Quiz
Contributed by: Mortimer
  • 1. Which group of rodents is found in the deserts of Africa and Asia and referred to as Desert Rats?
A) Gerbils
B) Kangaroo rats
C) Natal multimammate mice
D) Jerboas
  • 2. Which rodents from North America are referred to as Desert Rats?
A) Kangaroo rats
B) Jerboas
C) Mastomys natalensis
D) Gerbils
  • 3. To which family do Jerboas belong?
A) Dipodidae
B) Dipodomys
C) Mastomys
D) Gerbillinae
  • 4. The Natal multimammate mouse is also known by what scientific name?
A) Mastomys natalensis
B) Gerbillinae
C) Dipodomys
D) Dipodidae
  • 5. What was the British 7th Armoured Division known as during World War II?
A) Desert Rats
B) Desert RATS
C) Operation Desert Rat
D) Desert Rat Scrap Book
  • 6. Who starred in the 1953 war film titled 'The Desert Rats'?
A) NASA personnel
B) The 7th Armoured Division
C) Charles Lewis Camp
D) Richard Burton
  • 7. Operation Desert Rat was a military offensive during which conflict?
A) World War II
B) The African desert conflicts
C) The American Southwest wars
D) Laotian Civil War
  • 8. What does the acronym NASA's 'Desert RATS' stand for?
A) Desert Rodent Analysis and Tactical Studies
B) Desert Rat Assessment and Testing Series
C) Desert Research and Technology Studies
D) Desert Regional Advanced Technical Support
  • 9. The Desert Rat Scrap Book was a humor publication focusing on which region?
A) American Southwest
B) Central Asia
C) The Laotian mountains
D) North Africa
  • 10. Between which years was the Desert Rat Scrap Book published?
A) 1960–1980
B) 1939–1945
C) 1945–1967
D) 1953–1970
  • 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) South America
B) North America
C) Australia
D) North Africa and Asia
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