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The Cat's Whiskers Trivia Quiz

The Cat's Whiskers is a term used to describe something which is the very best. Hopefully this quiz lives up to that. Each question is related to the word cat no matter how loosely. Quiz by Scotland The Brains.

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Scotland the Brains. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tedbhoy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
366,808

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
524

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Question 1 of 10

1. Slim Jim Phantom, the drummer of 'The Stray Cats' band, was married to which famous actress? Hint

Ann-Margaret

Ursula Andress

Britt Ekland

Maud Adams

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sunderland Football Club are known as the Black Cats. What are the names of their mascots? Hint

Sooty and Sweep

Samson and Delilah

Black and Blacker

Inky and Penny

3. In 1979, "Smudge" the cat was employed by Glasgow District Council as a rodent catcher, her place of employment being "The Peoples Palace" (a museum in the city). What was her main claim to fame? Hint

Oldest recorded age of a cat when she died.

Set the world record for rodents caught.

Card carrying member of the Union (GMB).

Starred in a Disney movie (Homeward Bound).

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Question 4 of 10

4. The cat has been with us for thousands of years, it is revered or even worshipped by many cultures and faiths but which of these holy books is the only one to mention the cat? Hint

Torah

Tanakh

Quran

Bible

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Question 5 of 10

5. What the name of the character played by Paul Newman in the film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"? Hint

Slate Pollitt

Brick Pollitt

Rick Pollitt

Jack Pollitt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Catgut is used for amongst other things, tennis rackets, guitar and violin strings and surgical sutures but where does it come from? Hint

It's from cat's intestines

it's from Catalonia, Spain

It's a synthetic material

It's from goats and sheep intestines

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Question 7 of 10

7. One for the gardeners: Which one of these plants which all start with the prefix "cat" can grow up to 59 ft high and would probably be too big for your garden? Hint

Catkin

Catalpa

Catmint

Cattleya

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Question 8 of 10

8. I'm sure we all remember the romantic spaghetti scene from the 1955 Disney film "Lady And The Tramp", but can you remember the names of the two naughty goldfish-loving cats? Hint

Cey and Lon

Bur and Ma

Tai and Wan

Si and Am

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Question 9 of 10

9. The cat flap is widely used to help our furry friends come and go at their leisure, which of these eminent scientists is said to be responsible for its invention? Hint

Leonardo Da Vinci

Thomas Edison

Isaac Newton

Benjamin Franklin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Vienna was the name of the cat in which 1970s British TV comedy classic series? Hint

"Fawlty Towers"

"Porridge"

" Rising Damp "

"George and Mildred"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Slim Jim Phantom, the drummer of 'The Stray Cats' band, was married to which famous actress?

Answer: Britt Ekland

Slim Jim's real name is James McDonnell. He was married to Britt from 1984 to 1992. They have a son T.J. Britt was previously married to actor Peter Sellers.

Question compiled by Janwoo

2. Sunderland Football Club are known as the Black Cats. What are the names of their mascots?

Answer: Samson and Delilah

Sunderland FC were known as The Rokermen or Rokerites until they left their ground at Roker Park. In 1997 the fans voted for them to be called "The Black Cats" after a gun battery on the River Wear.

Question compiled by jonnygroat

Answer: Card carrying member of the Union (GMB).

Smudge was a member of General, Municipal and Boilermakers' Union up until she retired in 1991. She went to live with the curator of the museum Elspeth King with whom she resided until her death in 2000 after a long illness. Such was her fame throughout the city her obituary was placed in newspapers The Glasgow Herald & Evening Times.

Question compiled by navaho56

4. The cat has been with us for thousands of years, it is revered or even worshipped by many cultures and faiths but which of these holy books is the only one to mention the cat?

Answer: Quran

The Quran is the only one of these books to mention the cat, though it is worshiped and revered in many ancient cultures, especially Egyptian and Roman; cats are nowhere to be found in the Bible. As the Tanakh is the first part of the Bible and the Torah is the first part of the Tanakh none of these mention the cat. One theory put forward why they were not included is the hatred felt by the Israelites for the Egyptians after their years of slavery. Or maybe they just preferred dogs!

Question compiled by retiredangel

5. What the name of the character played by Paul Newman in the film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"?

Answer: Brick Pollitt

The film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was a 1958 film based on the play of the same name written by Tennessee Williams. It also starred Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie (The Cat), Brick's wife. Burl Ives also starred as Harvey Pollitt (Big Daddy). The film received several Oscar nominations, but sadly did not win a single one!

Question compiled by Janwoo

6. Catgut is used for amongst other things, tennis rackets, guitar and violin strings and surgical sutures but where does it come from?

Answer: It's from goats and sheep intestines

Catgut is a type of cord usually made from the fibre found in the intestines of goats and sheep, though the intestines of cows, pigs and horses are sometimes used. Synthetic materials have replaced many of it's uses but it is still the preferred choice for many stringed musical instruments as it produces a richer and more favourable sound.

Question compiled by tedbhoy

7. One for the gardeners: Which one of these plants which all start with the prefix "cat" can grow up to 59 ft high and would probably be too big for your garden?

Answer: Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides (Indian Bean Tree) can grow up to 59 ft high and 39 ft wide, it has leaves up to 10in long and up to 8in wide. It is native to warm parts of North America, the Caribbean and East Asia?

Question compiled by McGrumpy

8. I'm sure we all remember the romantic spaghetti scene from the 1955 Disney film "Lady And The Tramp", but can you remember the names of the two naughty goldfish-loving cats?

Answer: Si and Am

Siam is the former name for Thailand. Siamese are known as royal cats in Thailand and are often found living in royal households and temples. The late Peggy Lee was the voice of the two cats.

Question compiled by snowblue.

9. The cat flap is widely used to help our furry friends come and go at their leisure, which of these eminent scientists is said to be responsible for its invention?

Answer: Isaac Newton

Apparently Isaac Newton was responsible for the invention of the cat flap, or so the story goes! But maybe he wasn't as smart as he thought. While working on his experiments, his cat kept interrupting him by scratching at the door. To resolve the issue, he simply cut a hole in the door. Lo and behold, the cat flap was invented, but when the cat went on to have kittens, he cut another smaller hole in the door, not realising the kittens would follow the mother through the bigger hole.

Question compiled by tedbhoy

10. Vienna was the name of the cat in which 1970s British TV comedy classic series?

Answer: " Rising Damp "

Vienna was owned by Rigsby, the seedy landlord who was played by the late Leonard Rossiter, who also starred in "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin".
"Rising Damp" also starred Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale and Don Warrington.

Question compiled by snowblue.

Source: Author tedbhoy

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