Purr-fect Facts I
Purr-fect Facts II
Paws, Claws and Whiskers
Wild Whisker Worlds
Famous Cats
100

True or False -

Cats are able to see in total darkness.

What is False. 

They have remarkable night vision, but cannot see in complete darkness.

100

True or False -

Cats are NOT able to taste things that are sweet.

What is True - Cats lack sweet taste receptors.

100

Cats find this particular human behavior threatening.

What is making direct eye contact with them.

100

A fishing cat uses this special body part for swimming and hunting in the wetlands.


What are webbed feet/toes.

100

The name of this cat villain from a popular Disney Film.

Who is Lucifer in Cinderella.

200

This represents the number of distinct species of cats in the world.

A) 15

B) 25

C) 36

D) 41

What is D) 41.

200

There are about 83 million pet dogs in the U.S. 

For pet cats, the number is:

A) 14 million

B) 15 million

C) 75 million

D) 96 million

D) 96 million!

200

Cats use their whiskers for:

A) feeling their surroundings

B) detecting toxins in their food

C) emotional connection

D) hunting

What are A, C, and D.

200

A type of cat which lives in dry deserts.


What are sand cats. 

Their fur protects them from the scorching heat and night time cold. They also have impeccable hearing to detect underground prey.

Aw, who wants one? :-)

200

This cat supposedly received more letters than Bill Clinton during his presidency.

Who is Socks?


300

True or False?

Cats will not refuse unpalatable food to the point of starvation.

What is FALSE! Get them food they like, people!

300

The name of this cat breed. 

Sorry, CUTE is not a breed.

What is a Snowshoe cat.

300

This makes cat eyes glow in the dark:

A) drugs

B) a special mirror 

C) heavy egg consumption

D) low iron levels

What is B) They have a special layer or mirror in their eyes called tapetum lucidum

300

This critically endangered subspecies of a leopard cat lives in Japan.

What is a Iriomote Cat? Less than 200 exist.

300

Sheila Burnford wrote a book about two dogs and a Siamese cat which was later turned into a movie.  

What is, "The Incredible Journey."

400

This word means a group of unrelated kittens.

What is a kindle.

400

This breed of cat is called.


What is a Birman.

Adorbs!

400

These are colors cats either see poorly or not at all:

A) Purple, Red, Orange, Pink

B) Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow

C) Blue, Blue-Violet, Yellow, Yellow Green

D) Red, Yellow Green, Purple, Gray

What is A) Purple, Red, Orange, Pink

400

This type of cat has the longest legs, ears, and neck.

The Serval or "Giraffe Cat"


400

A cat named Stubbs became mayor for 15 years in this state?

A) Washington

B) Alaska

C) Florida


B) What is B) Alaska. 

The part-manx is popular among Talkeenta residents, who voted him into office in a write-in election a decade and a half ago when he was a kitten, after rejecting the human candidates on the ballot.

“He doesn’t raise our taxes – we have no sales tax. He doesn’t interfere with business"

500

One of these large cats cannot roar:

A) the Lion 

B) the Tiger

C) the Cheetah

D) the Leopard

What is C) the Cheetah. They make chirping sounds instead, kind of like birds.

500

This cat body part has a unique pattern just like a human fingerprint.

What is a nose pad.

500

A cat's ability to walk on their toes as opposed to humans who can walk on their soles (plantigrade walkers).

What is digitigrade.

500

This is the deadliest cat in the world:

A) a Mountain Lion

B) a Black-footed cat

C) a Jaquar

D) a Lynx

What is B) a Black-footed cat which boasts a 60% kill rate. (25% for lions.) It can catch up to 14 rodents and birds in a single night.


500

From 1969-1978, this tabby tomcat was featured in 58 TV commercials for this product.


What is 9Lives cat food.