Cat Anatomy
These tiny, sensitive hairs on a cat’s face help it detect nearby objects and changes in air currents.
What are whiskers?
The book series and show from which Tigger’s name originated
What is Winnie the Pooh?
A word that means “a sudden, disastrous event that causes widespread destruction or death”
What is “catastrophe”?
The flying insect after which Thumbi is named
What is a dragonfly?
Tigger’ favorite toy that he may stay up all night playing with
What is a spring?
The number of claws that a cat’s tongue has on all of its paws combined
What is 18?
The book that writes the quote, “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
What is The Cat in the Hat?
What Cat Noir says before activating his destructive power in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
What is “Cataclysm”?
Thumbi’s favorite place to scratch
What is the frame around windows?
Tigger’s first bestie (who is in this room)
Who is Bhadra chechi?
A cat has around 230 of these hard, calcium-based structures in their body
What are bones?
The cartoon cat that loves lasagna and hates Mondays
Who is Garfield Cat?
DAILY DOUBLE!
In chemistry, the term used for an ion with a paw-sitive charge
What is a cation?
Thumbi (and Tigger)’s favorite flavor of wet food
What is shrimp?
What is a foil balloon?
(Half credit for balloon)
This sensory organ is where the vestibular apparatus, a system that helps cats land on their feet, is located
What is the ear?
The magical cat from Alice in Wonderland who can disappear and leave only his wide smile behind
Who is Cheshire Cat?
This word is a machine or device used to throw or launch something a long distance
What is a catapult?
Thumbi’s youngest friend (only 3 years old!)
Who is Tara (Tanvi Katta’s little sister)?
What Tigger’s favorite box to sleep in used to hold
What are glass jars?
The backwards facing hooks are the reason why a cat’s tongue feels rough
What are filiform papillae?
The “puddy tat” that Looney Tunes character Tweety Bird tried to outwit
Who is Sylvester Cat?
This science word describes something that speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up
What is a catalyst?
Thumbi’s unofficial middle name, of mythological origins
What is Radha?
The day we adopted Thumbi and Tigger from the animal shelter
When is September 19, 2023?