"Cats (The Companion Animal, Not The Musical)"

10. In what city, in what country, and in what year did the very first modern Sphynx kitten, a natural mutation in a normal litter, make its world debut?

Toronto, Canada, 1966
San Francisco, California, 1947
Milan, Italy, 1959
Cairo, Egypt, 1955

11. In what year was the Sphynx first officially recognized as a breed by The International Cat Association?

1966
1977
1985
1957

12. The appearance of one particular trait makes any Sphynx kitten who displays it EXTREMELY valuable. What's the trait?

Having odd-colored eyes (one blue and one green, etc.)
Complete hairlessness (no "fuzz")
Having blue eyes
Having whiskers

13. What's the most common feline blood type?

Type AF
Type AB
Type B
Type A

14. Why did the Pennsylvania Dutch ceremoniously place a female cat inside a cradle in the home of a newlywed couple?

So that the cat would soon bless the couple with children
So that misfortune would fear the presence of the "child" cat and flee the house
So that there would always be milk and warmth for the couple's future children
So that the cat would always guard the couple's future children

15. What breed of cat is Laser, the famous Delta Society therapy cat?

Persian
Abysinnian
British Shorthair
Siamese

16. Laser has a special self-taught trick, which endears him to all of his patients. What is it?

Whenever his patient is talking to someone, he enters the conversation by meowing
When they hold him, he slips his paws around their neck and spontaneously "hugs" them
He eagerly waits for patients to drop small articles, so that he can retrieve them
When he wants a taste of their food, he sits up on his hind legs like a rabbit and "begs"

17. In what country, and in what year, was the first Siamese Cat Fanciers' Club officially founded?

France, 1898
United States, 1914
Canada, 1926
England, 1902

18. What's the name of the still-living cat who "donated" the cell from which cc, the world's first cloned kitten, was formed?

Rainbow
Nova
Vesta
Marsha

19. What's the name of cc's still-living "surrogate mother", who gestated, birthed (surgically), nursed, and raised her?

Lollipop
Raggedy Ann
Abby
Muffy

20. What's the name of the Best Friends Animal Society's famous two-legged cat?

Maggie
Kelly
Ganymede
Roo

21. What's the name of the only two-faced cat ever known to have survived to adulthood, now six years old?

Chang and Eng
Daisy and Violet
Frank and Louie
Millie and Christine

22. Why did Amy Carter's pet Siamese, Misty, cause a "riot" at President Carter's Inaugural Ball?

She hopped up onto the banquet table and dropped a mouse next to the President's plate
She climbed curtains in front of which the Carters were standing, causing the curtains to fall down onto them
While Carter and his wife were dancing for the first time as the Presidential couple, Misty stole the show by chasing her tail
When the band played "Hail To The Chief" to announce the President's arrival, the cat came down the stairs before him

23. What was Misty's full name?

Misty Malarkey Ying Yang
Misty Malarkey Yin Tong
Misty Malarkey Yin Yan
Misty Malarkey Yum Yum

24. What was the breed of the beautiful cat who appeared in the movie "Girl, Interrupted"?

British Shorthair
Havana Brown
Burmese
Cornish Rex

25. What's the British slang word for a mixed-breed cat?

Moggy
Muzzy
Mixie
Raggy

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<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mtrusello.shtml">MTrusello</a></p><br>1. What was the name of the very first cat whose name is known, and who lived as a pet in Egypt during the reign of Ramses II?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thaptim</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nedjem</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Amet</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ra</div>
<br>2. What is the English equivalent of this name?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Jewel"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Sun"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Beauty"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Star"</div>
<br>3. The word "kitty" most likely origionated from which of the following words?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Catei</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kidde</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kithi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kedi</div>
<br>4. Needless to say, the word which is the correct answer for #3 means "cat" in another language. Which language?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Portugese</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Welsh</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Turkish</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Russian</div>
<br>5. Which famous pioneer owned the very first pet cat in the Western wilderness, having brought it across the country on horseback?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Daniel Boone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Davy Crockett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kit Carson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Bowie</div>
<br>6. Inside what type of conveyance did he transport this cat?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A wicker cage</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A wooden crate</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A canvas mail pouch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A birdcage</div>
<br>7. What was the cat's name?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bluegrass</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Papoose</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chase</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dan Tucker</div>
<br>8. Which U.S. President was the first to own a cat?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James Buchanan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div>
<br>9. This famous writer's pet cat, which was deaf, taught itself to jump on his desk and "whuff" out his candle when it wanted to go to bed! Whose cat?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Dickens</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Louis Stevenson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Shakespeare</div>
<br>10. In what city, in what country, and in what year did the very first modern Sphynx kitten, a natural mutation in a normal litter, make its world debut? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Toronto, Canada, 1966</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco, California, 1947</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Milan, Italy, 1959</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cairo, Egypt, 1955</div>
<br>11. In what year was the Sphynx first officially recognized as a breed by The International Cat Association?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1966</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1977</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1985</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1957</div>
<br>12. The appearance of one particular trait makes any Sphynx kitten who displays it EXTREMELY valuable. What's the trait?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Having odd-colored eyes (one blue and one green, etc.)</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Complete hairlessness (no "fuzz")</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Having blue eyes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Having whiskers</div>
<br>13. What's the most common feline blood type?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Type AF</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Type AB</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Type B</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Type A</div>
<br>14. Why did the Pennsylvania Dutch ceremoniously place a female cat inside a cradle in the home of a newlywed couple?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) So that the cat would soon bless the couple with children</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) So that misfortune would fear the presence of the "child" cat and flee the house</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) So that there would always be milk and warmth for the couple's future children</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) So that the cat would always guard the couple's future children</div>
<br>15. What breed of cat is Laser, the famous Delta Society therapy cat?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Persian</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abysinnian</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) British Shorthair</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Siamese</div>
<br>16. Laser has a special self-taught trick, which endears him to all of his patients. What is it?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Whenever his patient is talking to someone, he enters the conversation by meowing</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) When they hold him, he slips his paws around their neck and spontaneously "hugs" them</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He eagerly waits for patients to drop small articles, so that he can retrieve them</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) When he wants a taste of their food, he sits up on his hind legs like a rabbit and "begs"</div>
<br>17. In what country, and in what year, was the first Siamese Cat Fanciers' Club officially founded?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France, 1898</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States, 1914</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Canada, 1926</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) England, 1902</div>
<br>18. What's the name of the still-living cat who "donated" the cell from which cc, the world's first cloned kitten, was formed?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rainbow</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nova</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vesta</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marsha</div>
<br>19. What's the name of cc's still-living "surrogate mother", who gestated, birthed (surgically), nursed, and raised her?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lollipop</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Raggedy Ann</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abby</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Muffy</div>
<br>20. What's the name of the Best Friends Animal Society's famous two-legged cat?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Maggie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kelly</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ganymede</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roo</div>
<br>21. What's the name of the only two-faced cat ever known to have survived to adulthood, now six years old?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chang and Eng</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Daisy and Violet</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank and Louie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Millie and Christine</div>
<br>22. Why did Amy Carter's pet Siamese, Misty, cause a "riot" at President Carter's Inaugural Ball?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) She hopped up onto the banquet table and dropped a mouse next to the President's plate</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) She climbed curtains in front of which the Carters were standing, causing the curtains to fall down onto them</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) While Carter and his wife were dancing for the first time as the Presidential couple, Misty stole the show by chasing her tail</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) When the band played "Hail To The Chief" to announce the President's arrival, the cat came down the stairs before him</div>
<br>23. What was Misty's full name?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Misty Malarkey Ying Yang</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Misty Malarkey Yin Tong</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Misty Malarkey Yin Yan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Misty Malarkey Yum Yum</div>
<br>24. What was the breed of the beautiful cat who appeared in the movie "Girl, Interrupted"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) British Shorthair</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Havana Brown</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Burmese</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cornish Rex</div>
<br>25. What's the British slang word for a mixed-breed cat?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Moggy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Muzzy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mixie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Raggy</div>
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