Year of the Rat
January 25th 2020 – February 11th 2021
The rat is the first of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. People born in this year are expected to possess qualities associated with rats, including creativity, intelligence, honesty, generosity, ambition, a quick temper and wastefulness. People born in a year of the rat are said to get along well with "monkeys" and "dragons", and to get along poorly with "horses".
Let’s see how much you know about rats.
1. According to Orkin, which is the most rat infested US City?
_ _ _ _ _ _ A
2. What is the name of the rat who loves to cook in the 2007 Pixar movie “Ratatouille”?
_ _ _ B
3. And speaking of ratatouille, which region of France does the stewed vegetable dish originate from?
_ _ _ _ _ C _ D
4. According to legend, a rat catcher with a magic pipe was hired to lure rats away from which town in Germany?
_ _ _ E _ _ _
5. Rats are commonly blamed for the spread of the plague (commonly known by what name?) though Europe in the middle ages?
_ _ _ F _ / _ _ G _ _
6. This rat is the adoptive father and martial arts master of the Ninja Turtles.
_ _ H _ _ _ / _ _ _ I _ _ J _
7. What is the collective name for a group of rats?
_ K _ _ L_ _ _
8. What phobia is the fear of mice and rats?
_ _ _ M _ _ N _ _ _
9. Which band performed “Rat Trap”, which reached No1 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1978?
O P _ Q _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
10.Which actor was “quoted” as saying the lines “You dirty rat!”, although he never did?
_ _ R _ _ / _ _ _ _ S _
11. The only rat free continent.
T _ _ U _ _ _ _ _ _
The cache is located at:
North A+B C-D . E F G
West (H-I) J (K-L) (M-N) . ((O+P)-Q) (R-S) (T+U)
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Year of the Rat
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