Calling all animal lovers in aged care! Get ready to wag your tails (or flap your wings!) with Memory Lane Therapy’s Pet Quiz and Reminiscing Questions. This engaging activity is designed to spark memories and laughter, all while celebrating the furry (or feathered, or scaled!) friends who hold a special place in our hearts.
This quiz is perfect for individual enjoyment or engaging in a group setting. So, grab a friend, and a cup of tea, and prepare for a delightful journey down memory lane!
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1. This pet loves attention but only when it wants it, known to groom themselves and others by licking. Their favourite food is tuna, some have long hair and some have short hair and there’s a breed known to have no hair.
(A) Cat
2. This is a large pet and they come in all different sizes & colours. They were very useful in the days before cars were invented or affordable. They can sleep standing up?
(A) Horse
3. This pet is an intelligent and curious animal, traditionally known as a farm animal but also makes an excellent pet. They are good climbers and are known to eat everything?
(A) Goat
4. This a popular pet of all different sizes and colours some smaller breeds like to sit on your lap while bigger ones love to run after balls.
(A) Dog
5. Young children love these pets they are small enough to pick up and cuddle and they sleep in a hutch or cage. They can come in all different colours and are classified as a rodent. Males are called Boars and females sows?
(A) Guinea Pigs
6. These pets are great, some like a cuddles and they will sit down when you approach to pick them up. They love scratching around the garden and love eating vegetable scraps from the kitchen?
(A) Chicken (bonus they also supply eggs)
Continuation:
7. These pets can be fun to watch they can live in a cage or roam free in the house. Some can be taught to talk, they love to wash themselves in a basin filled with water and sometimes like to sit on your shoulder?
(A) Bird
8. People keep this very popular pet in a tank or bowl. It’s relaxing to watch, but cuddling or playing with it isn’t possible.
(A) Fish
9. Known as a cute, cuddly and furry animal with long ears and great for kids. Do they sleep in a hutch?
(A) Rabbit
10. Highly intelligent and social creatures, these animals are becoming popular pets, though not for everyone. Playful and entertaining, they are known to bite. Historically, people have used them to hunt rabbits.
(A) Ferret
Finish your quiz with some fun questions:
- Did you own a pet when growing up?
- What animal was it?
- What were the names of your pets?
- Which pet was your favourite?
- Did you have a horse and ride it to school? (If so where did you leave it when you went into the classroom?)
- Was your pet allowed to sleep in your room? Maybe it slept on the bed?
- Did you teach your pet tricks?
- What pet animal did you always want to have growing up?
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