20 Cat-egories of FunTrivia! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Felis Catus

Felis Catus is the scientific name for the domestic cat. Often seen sitting at the top of the bookcase, peering down at its owners, or bouncing around on the pillows at 5:00 am wanting its breakfast.

Answer: panther

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Panthers are a type of cat found in Africa, North America and Asia. Perhaps the most well-known panther in the entertainment industry is the lovable Bagheera, from Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book".

Answer: Cat Stevens

Yusuf Islam, better known by his former stage name, Cat Stevens, is a singer-songwriter from England. The song "Tea for the Tillerman" comes from the 1970 album of the same name, and was used as the theme tune to the UK comedy series, "Extras".

Answer: White Tiger

Born in Germany, Siegfried and Roy worked on a German ocean liner, performing magic shows. The pair emigrated to the United States, where they performed regularly at The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Answer: Jess

"Postman Pat" is a children's television show, created in the UK, about a postman and his cat, and the goings-on in the small country village of Greendale. Pat is most recognisible driving around in his red van, delivering the post to the townsfolk of Greendale, and the neighbouring Pencaster.

Answer: Ailurophobia

Believe it or not, ailurophobia is not that uncommon. Plenty of people have a fear of our fuzzy little feline friends. Exposure to cats may cause the ailurophobe to break out in a sweat, have difficulty breathing, and even become hysterical.

Answer: The Bahamas

Cat Island, part of the Bahamas, is an iconic place to visit in this nation. The highest point in the Bahamas, Mount Alvernia, lies here, and is also where Academy Award-winning actor Sir Sidney Poitier lived as a child.

Answer: Egypt

In Ancient Egypt, cats were regarded as deities, and were worshipped by many. Such was the strength of feeling towards cats that killing one, even by accident, meant that you would be killed also.

Answer: Leo

Leo is the fifth sign of the Zodiac, and is considered to be a positive, masculine sign. The duration of Leo is 22nd July to 23rd August.

Answer: Curiosity

Curiosity did indeed kill the cat, according to the idiom. The meaning behind this idiom is that if you are curious about certain things, you might get in trouble. For example, if I asked you where you got some money from, and you replied with "Curiosity killed the cat", then I'd know that I shouldn't get involved, else I might get in trouble. No cats were harmed in the writing of this question.

Answer: T.S. Eliot

A lot of T.S. Eliot's works involved cats, particular in his collection, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". Notable works from this anthology include "Old Deuteronomy", "Gus: The Theatre Cat", and "Mr. Mistoffelees". The poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which became the world-famous Broadway musical "Cats".

Answer: Milo

"The Adventures of Milo and Otis" (1989) was a Japanese film about Milo, an orange tabby cat, and his best friend, Otis, a fawn pug. The two animals go adventures, with Milo being the more curious of the pair. Fun fact: Milo is one of my middle names.

Answer: Atomic Kitten

Formed in 1999, Atomic Kitten are an English girl band from Liverpool. They had hits with "Whole Again", "Eternal Flame" and "The Tide is High (Get the Feeling)", all three reaching number 1 on the UK Singles Charts.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

"Slippers" belonged to Theodore Roosevelt, and was polydactyl grey in colour. Roosevelt also had another cat called Tom Quartz.

Answer: Yes

Daniel was an honest man who worked hard at his job, completely faithful and never doing anything wrong. However, the generals and governors of the Kingdom didn't like Daniel and wanted to remove him from his position. They made appealed to the King to issue a command that for thirty days no one should be able to ask for anything from any god or man except Darius. And if anyone should ask for anything from any god or man besides him, they should be thrown into the lions' den. Daniel prayed the next day, and as a consequence, was thrown into the Lion's Den.

Answer: Schrödinger

Schrödinger's Cat, as it is known, is a thought experiment which involves placing a cat in a box with a flask of poison and a Geiger counter. The box is then sealed to protect it from quantum decoherence. If the Geiger counter inside registers radiation, the flask of poison is broken and the cat dies.

The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics says that after some time, the cat inside the box is simultaneously alive AND dead. Yet, when the lid is opened and we see the cat, it is either alive OR dead, and not a combination of both.

Answer: Brisbane

The Brisbane Lions, created in 1996 after the Brisbane Bears merged with the Fitzroy Lions (of Melbourne). The Bears were the first AFL club based in Queensland. The Lions won three consecutive Grand Finals: 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Answer: Are You Being Served?

Although mentioned often on "Are You Being Served?", Mrs. Slocombe's cat, named Tiddles, is hardly seen. On the occasions when Tiddles was in the store, only the tail was visible through the cat carrier. The cat was also the source of many innuendoes.

Answer: Blinx

"Blinx: The Time Sweeper" is a platform game for the XBox, created by Artoon. Blinx controls the Time Sweeper, or as it is known in-game, the TS-1000. Blinx can use this device to rewind time, fast forward time, pause time, slow down time, and even record time.

The record function allows Blinx to record himself doing something, and then replaying it with the ghost of himself. This is useful when an objective requires two players to complete.

Answer: England

Jaguar Cars Ltd is a British car manufacturer with headquarters in Coventry, England. Among the cars produced are the well-known XK and XF models. Most cats would prefer to drive a Furrari, but some may like a Catillac.