Cats
Something done with the face that signals a cat trust you/is happy
What is a slow blink?
Winged horse in Greek mythology which symbolises inspiration, poetry and heroic triumph
What is Pegasus?
The national dish of Japan
What is sushi?
The tallest trees on Earth
What are coast redwoods, coastal redwoods or California redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens)? Can grow up to 115 m tall.
Colour that was once considered the royal colour
What is purple (Tyrian purple pigment was made from crushed snail shells; only royalty could afford it)?
The hours a day a cat sleeps
What is 12-16 hours?
Canadian equestrian nicknamed "Captain Canada"
Who is Ian Millar?
The most consumed meat in the world
What is pork?
Known as "the tree of life"; can store up to 120,000 L of water
Type of paint that traditionally contains egg yolk
What is tempera paint?
A purpose of a cat purr can signal, besides contentment/happiness
What is self-soothing, pain relief and/or tissue repair (the frequency of purrs can stimulate tissue repair)?
Canadian island with a population of wild horses
What is Sable Island (Nova Scotia)?
How long humans have been making cheese (within 500 years)
What is 7000 years?
North American tree considered a "keystone species" due to its importance to ecosystems
What is the oak tree (hundreds of animal species rely on acorns)?
Artist who painted the world's most expensive painting
Who is Leonardo da Vinci (Salvator Mundi auctioned in 2017 for $450.3 million USD)?
How long ago the first evidence of cat domestication by humans occurred (within 300 years)
What is 9,500 years ago (cat found buried next to human in Shillourokambos, Cyprus)?
Norse god who had an 8-legged horse
Who is Odin?
Common fruit that doesn't have word "berry" in it which is a berry, botanically-speaking
What is the banana?
A genre/group of "trees" that aren't actually trees
What are palm trees (botanically closer to grasses; trunks aren't true wood).
Common ingredient that used to be added to paint to make it dry faster
What is salt (Medieval artists sometimes added salt to tempera paints)?
The name of the blob of skin that hangs from cats' belly, right in front of their hind legs
What is the primordial pouch?
In Scottish mythology, a shape‑shifting water spirit that often appears as a beautiful black horse near rivers or lochs
What is a Kelpie?
The world's most popular pizza topping
What is tuna?
Age of world's oldest tree (within 500 years)
What is 4,800 years (a bristlecone pine in California)?
How long ago humans started painting (within 5,000 years)
What is 40,000 years (cave paintings made of charcoal, ground minerals and animal fat or saliva)?