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Quiz about Cat Coat Patterns and Colours

Cat Coat Patterns and Colours Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by taytay23. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
taytay23

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,606

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
695

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is another name for the classic tabby pattern? Hint

Mackerel Tabby

Blotched Tabby

Ticked Tabby

Spotted Tabby

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Question 2 of 10

2. To get a silver kitten, you must have which of the following? Hint

1 silver parent

1 black parent

1 red parent

1 tabby parent

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is another name for a red cat? Hint

Grey

Blue

Tabby

Ginger

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Question 4 of 10

4. I have a litter of 4 kittens; the mother is red and the father is not. What will the red kittens be? Hint

Male

Tabby

Female

Tortiseshell

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Question 5 of 10

5. To have a tabby kitten you must have which of the following? Hint

1 tabby parent

1 red parent

1 blue parent

1 brown parent

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Question 6 of 10

6. A brown tabby is a silver tabby without which aspect? Hint

The tabby

The red

The black

The silver

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Question 7 of 10

7. To have kittens with white on them, you must have which of the following? Hint

1 parent with white

1 parent with red

1 parent with black

1 parent with blue

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Question 8 of 10

8. I have a litter of 4 kittens, with a white father and a tortiseshell mother. There are 3 white kittens and 1 brown tabby. What does the father most likely mask? Hint

Blue Tabby

Brown Tabby

Red Tabby

Black

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Question 9 of 10

9. What breed of cat is considered "hairless"? Hint

Maine Coon

Egyptian Mau

Sphynx

Devon Rex

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Question 10 of 10

10. I have a tortoiseshell kitten in my litter. What is most likely true about it? Hint

It is most likely a male

It is a moggy

It is a pedigree breed of cat

It is most likely a female

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is another name for the classic tabby pattern?

Answer: Blotched Tabby

There are a few names for classic tabby patterning, the most widely recognised are classic and blotched.
Classic/blotched tabby patterning is a bullseye on the side of the cat.
Mackerel tabby patterning is vertical stripes on both sides of the cat.

2. To get a silver kitten, you must have which of the following?

Answer: 1 silver parent

To have a silver kitten you must have 1 silver parent.
It is impossible to have silver in a cat/kitten if neither parent is silver. If you have a silver kitten and you don't think either parent is silver, check again or make sure you have the correct parents!

3. What is another name for a red cat?

Answer: Ginger

There are many names for red cats; they are most commonly known as red, orange or ginger.
Cream is the dilute of red and is a pinky colour, many breeders call cream kittens "pink".

4. I have a litter of 4 kittens; the mother is red and the father is not. What will the red kittens be?

Answer: Male

If only the father is red, the red kittens will be female, and if only the mother is red, the red kittens will be male.
It has to do with the "O" gene.

5. To have a tabby kitten you must have which of the following?

Answer: 1 tabby parent

To have tabby kittens you must have 1 tabby parent.
This will sounds strange, but white cats aren't really white.
They will be masking a tabby pattern.

6. A brown tabby is a silver tabby without which aspect?

Answer: The silver

A brown tabby is a silver tabby without the silver gene.
My silver tabby girl mated to a blue tabby male had a brown tabby. Brown tabby is very dominant.

7. To have kittens with white on them, you must have which of the following?

Answer: 1 parent with white

To have kittens with white, you must have 1 parent with white.
If the parents of the kittens don't have any white the kittens should not have any white either.
If your kittens have white and you don't think the parents do, make sure you have the right parents and check again!

8. I have a litter of 4 kittens, with a white father and a tortiseshell mother. There are 3 white kittens and 1 brown tabby. What does the father most likely mask?

Answer: Brown Tabby

Any solid cat masks a pattern under their fur.
Only albino white cats are really white and not masking any pattern.

9. What breed of cat is considered "hairless"?

Answer: Sphynx

Sphynx cats are not really hairless, they have a very subtle coat of "peach fuzz". It is very downy and although it may not feel like they have fur, it's there!

10. I have a tortoiseshell kitten in my litter. What is most likely true about it?

Answer: It is most likely a female

Only 1 in 3000 tortoiseshell cats are male, therefore, if you see a tortiseshell cat, it is most likely a female.
It has to do with the "O" gene in the cats.

Source: Author taytay23

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