Cool Cats Jazz Trivia Quiz

Answer: Norwegian forest cat

The Norwegian forest cat is a natural breed and originates from Norway. Although the origins are unknown, according to Norwegian folklore they were family pets of the Vikings. Unlike most cats they like water, and catch fish in lakes and streams.

Answer: Himalayan Mountains

The snow leopard lives in Central and South Asia, mainly in mountainous areas. It is highly endangered with estimates of only 4000 to 7000 animals still living in the wild. Snow leopards are solitary and like most cats, strictly carnivorous.

Answer: Siberian tiger

The Amur or Siberian tiger is the largest cat in the world. A male Siberian tiger have a body length of up to 230 cm and can weigh up to 300 kg. This makes them the largest of all cats living today. Females are considerably smaller, with a body length of up to 180 cm and a weight of 167 kg.

Answer: Lynx

The lynx is a medium-sized cat endemic to Northern Europe, Asia and Canada. Body color ranges from brown to golden to white-beige. Their most outstanding feature is the black hair tuffs at the tips of their ears. They are solitary animals, only joining one another for breeding. Their main diet is hares and rabbits, but deer are also regularly caught.

Answer: Maine coon cat

The Maine coon cat is the largest domestic cat breed. Also known as the American wild cat it mainly lived on farms, where the farmers appreciated its ability to catch vermin. As a cold climate animal, it has a long shaggy coat that starts short over the head and becomes longer over the back, stomach and legs.

Although this makes the cat very pretty, this warm coat developed out of necessity for survival in very cold weather.

Answer: False

The caracal is sometimes called the African lynx or desert lynx as a result of its tufted ears. Its name comes from the Turkish word "karakulak" which means "black ear". It was once trained in Iran and India for bird hunting. A trained caracal could down a large number of birds in one sweep of its paw. It is endemic to Northern Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and southwestern Asia.

Answer: Mountain lion

This large feline is the largest wild cat in North America and the second largest in the Americas after the jaguar. It is a night hunter that mainly preys on deer, although smaller prey like coyotes and raccoons are also on the menu.

Although on occasion humans have been attacked this is very rare. According to statistics there are on average only four attacks and one human fatality each year in all of the USA and Canada.

Answer: Siberian cat

The Siberian is a medium to large domestic cat. Its long outer fur is waterproof with a very dense undercoat. This makes it very well adapted to the icy Siberian winters.

Answer: True

It is also known as the puma or catamount.

Answer: False

The saber tooth tiger became extinct around 10,000 years ago. The reason for this extinction is not clear. Speculation roams from humans to the changing climate with the end of the last ice age.