| 1. The Cat Family, or the family Felidae, includes at | | | | D. Hunting animals |
| least 35 species of cats that are similar in physical | | | | |
| characteristics. Which is NOT a member of the | | | | B. Racing animals |
| Cat Family? | | | | TBD: It was true that cats were trained to |
| A. Kodkod | | | | retrieve birds brought down by their masters! |
| B. Margay | | | | |
| C. Ocelot | | | | 9. These breeds are all lacking something, what is |
| D. Fox | | | | it (respectively)? The Manx, Cymric, and Sphynx. |
| | | | A. Tail and hair |
| D. Fox | | | | B. Ears, hair, and tail |
| TBD: Did you know that cats are regarded by | | | | C. Claws, tail, and hair |
| many biologists as the most highly developed | | | | D. TailA. Tail and hair |
| carnivores? | | | | TBD: The Sphynx is a hairless cat while the Manx |
| | | | and Cymric are shorthaired and longhaired cats |
| 2. Do you know how many breeds of domestic | | | | without tails. |
| cat there are? | | | | |
| A. 20 | | | | 10. Which region CANNOT claim a breed of rex? |
| B. 40 | | | | A. Selkirk |
| C. 60 | | | | B. Devonshire |
| D. 80 | | | | C. Wales |
| | | | D. Cornwall |
| B. 40 | | | | |
| TBD: There are about 40 varieties, or breeds, of | | | | C. Wales |
| domestic cats recognized internationally. | | | | TBD: There is a Selkirk Rex from Wyoming's |
| | | | Selkirk Mountains, a Devon Rex from Devonshire, |
| 3. Cats became objects of worship in Egypt for | | | | England, and a Cornish Rex from Cornwall, |
| what reason? | | | | England, but no Welsh Rex. |
| A. The dog was already worshipped by the | | | | |
| Assyrians. | | | | 11. What is the scientific classification of the |
| B. Egyptians worshipped the sun and recognized | | | | domestic cat? |
| the cat's affinity for the sun. | | | | A. Felis catus |
| C. Their ability to keep down the rodent | | | | B. Felis domesticus |
| population in Eygpt's economically-important grain | | | | C. Acinonyx jubatus |
| fields along the Nile. | | | | D. Panthera leo |
| D. Their grace and beauty. | | | | |
| | | | A. Felis catus |
| C. Their ability to keep down the rodent | | | | TBD: That was too easy! By the way, The |
| population in Eygpt's economically-important grain | | | | QuizQueen made Felis domesticus up, Acinonyx |
| fields along the Nile. | | | | jubatus is the cheetah, and Panthera leo is the lion. |
| TBD: A very practical notion.4. What is the | | | | |
| collective name for a group of cats? | | | | 12. Which is NOT a characteristic of the cat? |
| A. Sleuth | | | | A. The ability to taste sweet things |
| B. Murder | | | | B. The ability to hunt in the dark |
| C. Gang | | | | C. Using its sensitive whiskers to sense changes |
| D. Clowder | | | | in the environment |
| | | | D. Papillae to clean the flesh from the bones of |
| D. Clowder | | | | animal prey |
| TBD: The other answers are collective names as | | | | |
| well. You have a sleuth of bears, a murder of | | | | A. The ability to taste sweet things |
| crows, and a gang of elks. | | | | TBD: This was new to us, too! |
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| 5. Cats are indigenous to all continents except | | | | 13. Two pigments form the basis for all coat |
| which two? | | | | colors in the modern domestic cat. These two |
| A. Antarctica and Australia | | | | pigments may be combined with each other or |
| B. Eurasia and South America | | | | with white (the absence of pigment). What are |
| C. Antarctica and North America | | | | the two pigments? |
| D. Australia and Eurasia | | | | A. Black and orange |
| | | | B. Black and white |
| A. Antarctica and Australia | | | | C. Black and blue |
| TBD: This was new to us, too! | | | | D. Orange and blue |
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| 6. Who or what was Bastet? | | | | A. Black and orange |
| A. The first domestic cat. | | | | TBD: Scientists believe the domestic cat's original |
| B. Egyptian cat goddess with the body of a | | | | coat color was probably greyish-brown with |
| woman and the head of a cat. | | | | darker tabby stripes, a color that provides |
| C. Egyptian goddess of war who was assisted | | | | excellent camouflage in a variety of environments. |
| by a magical cat. | | | | All other coat colors are the result of genetic |
| D. The Egyptian pharaoh who declared that cats | | | | mutations. |
| were sacred. | | | | |
| | | | 14. How many vocal sounds does a cat have? |
| B. Egyptian cat goddess with the body of a | | | | A. 10 |
| woman and the head of a cat. | | | | B. 50 |
| TBD: She was the goddess of love and fertility. | | | | C. 100 |
| | | | D. 150 |
| 7. All cats are digitigrade which means they walk | | | | |
| on their toes with the back part of the foot | | | | C. 100 |
| raised. Which cats do NOT have claws that are | | | | TBD: Most dogs have only about 10. |
| completely retractile? | | | | |
| A. Geoffrey's Cat | | | | 15. When a famous cartoon Cat and Mouse |
| B. Cheetah | | | | made their debut in 1939, what was the Cat's |
| C. Jaguar | | | | name? |
| D. Little spotted cat | | | | A. Tom |
| | | | B. Jerry |
| B. Cheetah | | | | C. Jasper |
| TBD: Actually the Cheetah is the only cat, | | | | D. Morris |
| including all the other large cats, with this | | | | |
| distinction. Who knew? | | | | C. Jasper |
| | | | TBD: In later cartoons, they would become Tom |
| 8. Which is NOT a way that the Egyptians used | | | | and Jerry, but in Puss Gets the Boot, the feline |
| the cat? | | | | co-star was named Jasper.You can enjoy more |
| A. Retriever for birds | | | | trivia created by Deanna Mascle at Trivia By |
| B. Racing animals | | | | Dawggone, Fun Trivia Online, and Trivia Tidbit. |
| C. Object of worship | | | | |