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Quiz about Cats In Literature and History

Cats In Literature and History Quiz

How much do you know about cats in literature and in history? A couple of tough questions, but over all, general knowledge, if you know your cats! Sharpen up your claws and give it a go! Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by marc-n-kim. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
marc-n-kim

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,865

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
8719

Last 3 plays: Guest 156 (12/20), Guest 208 (4/20), klotzplate (19/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. In Puss in Boots, Puss only asked for three items to make his master's fortune. Which item did Puss NOT ask for? Hint

cloak

boots

hat with a feather

walking stick

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Question 2 of 20

2. What did Dick Whittington trade his cat for? Hint

a coat

a dog

a house

gold and jewels

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Question 3 of 20

3. Sir Isaac Newton invented which device for his feline friends? Hint

the swinging cat door

cat collars

the scatching post

the litter box

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Question 4 of 20

4. Abraham Lincoln brought the first cat to live in the White House. What was his cat's name? Hint

Missy

Stripes

Molly

Tabby

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Question 5 of 20

5. Writer Rita Mae Brown often has help with her mystery novels from which cat? Hint

Star Brown

Charlie Pie Brown

Sneaky Pie Brown

Sneakers and Whiskers Brown

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of these Beatrix Potter characters is NOT a cat? Hint

Tom Kitten

Moppet

Tabitha Twitchit

Mrs Tiggy-Winkle

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Question 7 of 20

7. In Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Alice has her own pet feline, named what? Hint

Molly

Dinah

Prissy

Sissy

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Question 8 of 20

8. In the comic strip, Bloom County, what cat has been a member of the rock group Deathtongue, a surrogate body for Donald Trump and a resident of the Betty Ford Clinic? Hint

Bill the Cat

Garfield

Heathcliff

Dallas

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Question 9 of 20

9. According to the Disney song, the tops of tiggers are made out of rubber. What are their bottoms made from? Hint

Springs

Wings

Strings

Things

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the name of the cat brought back to life in Stephen King's "Pet Sematary"? Hint

Scraps

Church

Tuffy

Jesse

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who is the evil tiger in Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book"? Hint

Babaloo

Shere Khan

Sheer Evil

Basheba

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Question 12 of 20

12. What book of cat poetry was the inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Cats"? Hint

Cats

Jellicle Cats

Cats, I Have Known

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

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Question 13 of 20

13. The first Siamese cat brought to the United States was a gift to which president? Hint

Teddy Roosevelt

Andrew Jackson

Rutherford B. Hayes

William Taft

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Question 14 of 20

14. What instrument did the cat play in the story, "The Bremen Town Musicians"? Hint

whisker harp

fiddle

voice

violin

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which one of the following is NOT a published title by mystery writer Lillian Jackson Braun? Hint

The Cat Who Robbed a Bank

The Cat Who Played Post Office

The Cat Who Saw Stars

The Cat Who Ate Cantaloupe

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Question 16 of 20

16. In Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", what famous feline has the power to appear and disappear at will? Hint

The Checkered Cat

The Cheshire Cat

The Worshire Cat

The Caterpillar Cat

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Question 17 of 20

17. What animal is the subject of the novel "Born Free"? Hint

tiger

lion

cheetah

panther

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Question 18 of 20

18. Did animal story writer James Herriot ever do a collection of cat stories?

Yes

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Question 19 of 20

19. In the Disney version of Pinocchio, Geppetto owns a black and white kitten. What is the kitten called? Hint

Lucky

Figaro

Jiminy

Muffin

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which one of these historical figures NEVER owned a cat? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

Adolf Hitler

Mark Twain

W.B. Yeats

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Puss in Boots, Puss only asked for three items to make his master's fortune. Which item did Puss NOT ask for?

Answer: walking stick

Puss never asked for a walking stick to make his master's fortune.

2. What did Dick Whittington trade his cat for?

Answer: gold and jewels

Dick Whittington traded his cat for gold and jewels and eventually ended up the mayor of London.

3. Sir Isaac Newton invented which device for his feline friends?

Answer: the swinging cat door

If you got this one you are a true master of cat trivia.

4. Abraham Lincoln brought the first cat to live in the White House. What was his cat's name?

Answer: Tabby

Abraham Lincoln was known as a true cat lover. Ah, all great minds...have a cat in their lap!

5. Writer Rita Mae Brown often has help with her mystery novels from which cat?

Answer: Sneaky Pie Brown

Look to the cover of each book and you'll find credit given to Sneaky Pie Brown!

6. Which of these Beatrix Potter characters is NOT a cat?

Answer: Mrs Tiggy-Winkle

Mrs Tiggy-Winkle is a hedgehog.

7. In Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Alice has her own pet feline, named what?

Answer: Dinah

In the beginning of the novel, Alice is talking to Dinah the cat before her adventures begin 'down the rabbit hole'.

8. In the comic strip, Bloom County, what cat has been a member of the rock group Deathtongue, a surrogate body for Donald Trump and a resident of the Betty Ford Clinic?

Answer: Bill the Cat

ACK! Bill the Cat also appears in the comic strip Outland.

9. According to the Disney song, the tops of tiggers are made out of rubber. What are their bottoms made from?

Answer: Springs

Tigger, from Winnie the Pooh, sings this famous song in the Disney adaptation.

10. What is the name of the cat brought back to life in Stephen King's "Pet Sematary"?

Answer: Church

...And Church is ONE MAD CAT!

11. Who is the evil tiger in Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book"?

Answer: Shere Khan

Shere Khan is the tiger in search of a man-cub to eat.

12. What book of cat poetry was the inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Cats"?

Answer: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

T. S. Eliot wrote a whimsical book of cat poetry in "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats".

13. The first Siamese cat brought to the United States was a gift to which president?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

We are Siamese if you please, we are Siamese if you don't please...

14. What instrument did the cat play in the story, "The Bremen Town Musicians"?

Answer: voice

None of the Bremen musicians played any instruments. They were just a vocals-only band.

15. Which one of the following is NOT a published title by mystery writer Lillian Jackson Braun?

Answer: The Cat Who Ate Cantaloupe

The only cat eating cantaloupe is our well-fed Ollie Cat! Yum!

16. In Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", what famous feline has the power to appear and disappear at will?

Answer: The Cheshire Cat

Easy question for you cat fanatics!

17. What animal is the subject of the novel "Born Free"?

Answer: lion

Now, just try to get the theme song of the movie out of your head!

18. Did animal story writer James Herriot ever do a collection of cat stories?

Answer: yes

Yes, Mr. Herriot certainly did! "James Herriot's Cat Stories" is the title.

19. In the Disney version of Pinocchio, Geppetto owns a black and white kitten. What is the kitten called?

Answer: Figaro

...And in our opinion, Figaro saw that wooden boy as one BIG scratching post! Yippee!

20. Which one of these historical figures NEVER owned a cat?

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Which just goes to show that cat-people are definitely some of the best people around!

Source: Author marc-n-kim

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