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For the Love of Cats Trivia Quiz

Some of us despise them, some are neutral, and the rest of us love them. Explore the reasons I love them and maybe you'll learn a little folklore too.

A multiple-choice quiz by TAKROM. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
TAKROM

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,275

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. I like to think that the sign of the Zodiac that I was born under may be one of the reasons I'm a cat person. Which sign do you suppose that is? Hint

Cancer

Leo

Libra

Capricorn

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Chinese Zodiac has me born in the year of a cat family member. Which of these felines rule every twelfth year? Hint

panther

cheetah

cougar

tiger

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of my favorite poems was written by Carl Sandburg. What does he describe as "coming in on little cat feet"? Hint

fog

wind

rain

snow

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Question 4 of 10

4. Many writers have considered cats to be wonderful companions. Which one penned "If you want to write, keep cats!"? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

Colette

George Sand

Aldous Huxley

5. Cats were revered by the ancient Egyptians so much that they were lovingly embalmed, buried with their owners and elevated to the status of a god. Why were they so cherished by this civilization? Hint

The shape of the cat's eyes was intriguing, warlike, and godlike to them.

One daring cat spooked the horse carrying pharaoh which diverted horse and rider from an unseen, out of control chariot, thereby saving the pharaoh's life.

They kept vermin away.

Seeing how fastidiously hygienic the cat was, they Egyptians began better hygiene for themselves and they realized the benefit of improved health.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cats were not adored by everyone in days gone by. The Medieval Catholic Church declared them as pagans and the Inquisition lead to mass destruction of cats in many horrible ways. No cats meant many rats and bubonic plague destroyed half the population of Europe. Gradually, the cat regained favor. Who was the most responsible for erasing the stigma on cats in Europe? Hint

William Shakespeare

Louis Pasteur

Cardinal Richelieu

Robespierre

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Question 7 of 10

7. Not everyone shares my love of cats (including my neighbor, unfortunately). I found no less than six listings for cat phobias. Which of these choices is NOT one of them? Hint

Elurophobia

Leonophobia

Gatophobia

Felinophobia

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Question 8 of 10

8. I only found one phobia for the fear of dogs - the cat's traditional enemy. What is it?
Hint

Canisphobia

Cynophobia

Mongrophobia

Canidophobia

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Question 9 of 10

9. I'm constantly greeting my cat with an inquiry into the matter of that which is recent in time to the felis domestica. Of course, I put it more simply and in the same words as whom? Hint

Wayne Newton

Harry Chapin

Bob Dylan

Tom Jones

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Question 10 of 10

10. I feel the urge to go play with my kitty. To do so, I have to wake him up from one of his many cat naps. When you add it up, how long on average do cats sleep every day? Hint

Up to 8 hours

Up to 15 hours

Up to 10 hours

Up to 18 hours

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I like to think that the sign of the Zodiac that I was born under may be one of the reasons I'm a cat person. Which sign do you suppose that is?

Answer: Leo

Leo is represented by the lion and ruler of the fifth house of the Zodiac. Cancer is the crab, Libra the scales and Capricorn is the goat. In this Zodiac each month is ruled by a different symbol, most being animals but only one cat.

2. The Chinese Zodiac has me born in the year of a cat family member. Which of these felines rule every twelfth year?

Answer: tiger

The Tiger is the only cat in the Chinese Zodiac. The other animals are the rooster, ox, horse, monkey, pig, rabbit, dog, dragon, sheep, snake, and rat. Each animal rules this zodiac for a year instead of a month.

3. One of my favorite poems was written by Carl Sandburg. What does he describe as "coming in on little cat feet"?

Answer: fog

The fog comes in
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

This poem was included in Sandburg's first major collection of poems in a volume called "Chicago Poems" published in 1916. This collection also includes another famous work of his called "Chicago" which includes the famous line, "Hog butcher of the world."

4. Many writers have considered cats to be wonderful companions. Which one penned "If you want to write, keep cats!"?

Answer: Aldous Huxley

All of these writers were cat lovers. Hemingway, the American novelist and journalist, had over thirty cats in his home. Sand, French novelist and feminist, used to share her morning tea with her cat. Colette, another French author, wrote many short stories about felines. However Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New World" was the enthusiastic one quoted here.

Answer: They kept vermin away.

The Egyptians were perhaps the first to notice the benefits of keeping vermin - and the diseases they carry - away from the food supply. It is not known exactly when this occurred but the domesticated cat crossed into Egypt from the African veld. The Egyptians were quick to notice these animals were quiet, clean, and expert at purging the rodents from the fields and granaries.

Answer: Louis Pasteur

Cats began regaining favor during the Renaissance. Shakespeare honored the cat in "The Merchant of Venice", and Richelieu did will his cats quite a fortune, but these were small steps on the road to acceptance. It was only after the French Revolution that Pasteur was able to show a world torn apart by disease, that cats were very hygienic. Robespierre was probably too busy making people miserable to notice cats.

7. Not everyone shares my love of cats (including my neighbor, unfortunately). I found no less than six listings for cat phobias. Which of these choices is NOT one of them?

Answer: Leonophobia

In addition to those listed, I also found aclurophobia, ailurophobia, and galeophobia. Ailouros is the Greek word for cats and Eluro and acluro are alternate spellings for this word. Galeo is Greek for polecat. Gato is Spanish for cat and feline from the Latin felinus. I made up the other phobia.

8. I only found one phobia for the fear of dogs - the cat's traditional enemy. What is it?

Answer: Cynophobia

Cynophobia from the Greek word kyon which means dog and phobos (fear). The others are my fabrications.

9. I'm constantly greeting my cat with an inquiry into the matter of that which is recent in time to the felis domestica. Of course, I put it more simply and in the same words as whom?

Answer: Tom Jones

"What's new pussycat?" from the 1965 film of the same name, was written by Burt Bacharach and performed by Tom Jones. I don't think he was talking to a cat in the song.

10. I feel the urge to go play with my kitty. To do so, I have to wake him up from one of his many cat naps. When you add it up, how long on average do cats sleep every day?

Answer: Up to 18 hours

A cat sleeps to 18 hours! No wonder they have so much energy when awake. Since hunting is a hit or miss affair, cats have to conserve their energy thus all those little naps.

I hope you enjoyed this quiz. Many of the facts from this quiz come from a little tome called "Cats" by Frank Snepp.

Source: Author TAKROM

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