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