1. The Cat Family, or the people Felidae, includes at smallest amount 35 species of cats that are similar in physical characteristics. Which is NOT a member of the Cat Family?
A. Kodkod
B. Margay
C. Ocelot
D. Fox

D. Fox
TBD: Did you know that cats are regarded by countless biologists as the most highly developed carnivores?

2. Do you know how countless breeds of domestic cat there are?
A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80

B. 40
TBD: There are about 40 varieties, or breeds, of domestic cats recognized internationally.

3. Cats became objects of worship in Egypt for what reason?
A. The dog was already worshipped by the Assyrians.
B. Egyptians worshipped the sun and recognized the cat’s affinity for the sun.
C. Their capability to maintain down the rodent population in Eygpt’s economically-important grain fields along the Nile.
D. Their grace and beauty.

C. Their capability to maintain down the rodent population in Eygpt’s economically-important grain fields along the Nile.
TBD: A dreadfully practical notion.

4. What is the collective name for a group of cats?
A. Sleuth
B. Murder
C. Gang
D. Clowder

D. Clowder
TBD: The additional answers are collective names as well. You have a sleuth of bears, a kill of crows, and a gang of elks.

5. Cats are indigenous to all continents excluding which two?
A. Antarctica and Australia
B. Eurasia and South America
C. Antarctica and North America
D. Australia and Eurasia

A. Antarctica and Australia
TBD: This was novel to us, too!

6. Who or what was Bastet?
A. The first domestic cat.
B. Egyptian cat goddess by the body of a lady and the head of a cat.
C. Egyptian goddess of conflict who was assisted by a magical cat.
D. The Egyptian pharaoh who declared that cats were sacred.

B. Egyptian cat goddess by the body of a lady and the head of a cat.
TBD: She was the goddess of care for and fertility.

7. All cats are digitigrade which means they walk on their toes by the back part of the base raised. Which cats do NOT have claws that are completely retractile?
A. Geoffrey’s Cat
B. Cheetah
C. Jaguar
D. Minute spotted cat

B. Cheetah
TBD: Actually the Cheetah is the just cat, including all the additional large cats, by this distinction. Who knew?

8. Which is NOT a way that the Egyptians old the cat?
A. Retriever for birds
B. Racing animals
C. Object of worship
D. Hunting animals

B. Racing animals
TBD: It was accurate that cats were trained to retrieve birds brought down by their masters!

9. These breeds are all lacking something, what is it (respectively)? The Manx, Cymric, and Sphynx.
A. Tail and hair
B. Ears, hair, and tail
C. Claws, tail, and hair
D. Tail

A. Tail and hair
TBD: The Sphynx is a hairless cat at the same time as the Manx and Cymric are shorthaired and longhaired cats without tails.

10. Which region CANNOT maintain a breed of rex?
A. Selkirk
B. Devonshire
C. Wales
D. Cornwall

C. Wales
TBD: There is a Selkirk Rex from Wyoming’s Selkirk Mountains, a Devon Rex from Devonshire, England, and a Cornish Rex from Cornwall, England, other than no Welsh Rex.

11. What is the scientific classification of the domestic cat?
A. Felis catus
B. Felis domesticus
C. Acinonyx jubatus
D. Panthera leo

A. Felis catus
TBD: That was also easy! By the way, The QuizQueen made Felis domesticus up, Acinonyx jubatus is the cheetah, and Panthera leo is the lion.

12. Which is NOT a characteristic of the cat?
A. The capability to taste sweet things
B. The capability to hunt in the dark
C. Using its sensitive whiskers to wisdom changes in the environment
D. Papillae to clean the flesh from the bones of animal prey

A. The capability to taste sweet things
TBD: This was novel to us, too!

13. 2 pigments form the base for all coat colors in the modern domestic cat. These 2 pigments can be combined by both additional or by white (the absence of pigment). What are the 2 pigments?
A. Black and orange
B. Black and white
C. Black and blue
D. Orange and blue

A. Black and orange
TBD: Scientists think the domestic cat’s original coat color was almost certainly greyish-brown by darker tabby stripes, a color that provides outstanding camouflage in a variety of environments. All additional coat colors are the consequence of genetic mutations.

14. How countless vocal sounds does a cat have?
A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 150

C. 100
TBD: Most dogs have just about 10.

15. When a famous cartoon Cat and Mouse made their debut in 1939, what was the Cat’s name?
A. Tom
B. Jerry
C. Jasper
D. Morris

C. Jasper
TBD: In soon after cartoons, they would turn out to be Tom and Jerry, other than in Puss Gets the Boot, the feline co-star was named Jasper.

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