Pussy Puns Trivia Quiz

Answer: Miaow

The Arabian Mau is descended from a wild cat of the Arabian desert. A kind of Clawrence of Arabia you could even say. These cats are scrawny looking things but are extremely loving and affectionate towards their owners, so what more could you ask for?

Answer: A nice purr son

When moggies are contented and filled with a sense of well being, they purr. One of the most soothing and heart warming sounds in the world is a happy purr from your puss. One can, however, do without the contented kneading that goes with it. Their claws are deadly sharp.

A person is a member of the human being sub-family. Some of these can be extremely catty, but treat them the right way, and you'll have them purring in no time.

Answer: A pole cat

Polecats belong to the mustelinae sub-family of mammals. Because a polecat's body is long and thin like a weasel's body, it's a rather creepy looking animal at full stretch, a little like a snake with legs. However, squished up in a bundle, it's rather cute looking. And that's precisely the mistake Eve made.

Answer: Scratching post

Scratching posts are essential for cats that like to spend a lot of time indoors, otherwise your furniture will be shredded to pieces. It's bad enough when they're outside and decide to have a sharpen or two. My poor Jacaranda is ruined, ruined I tell you! It's been de-barked by Mr Puss the Second. Its bark really is worse than its bite.

Answer: Him a layer

The Himalayas are a mountain range situated in the Indian sub-continent of Asia. The world's tallest mountain, Mt Everest, can be found here. A Himalayan cat looks a lot like a big fluffy Persian (no Johnny, I don't mean an Iranian) and is a truly lovely looking animal.

Answer: Sandy claws

Ginger cats are trouble if you don't have the time to look after them properly. They're full of devilment, can be bad-tempered and leave you scarred for life from claw marks, will get into any food packets you haven't put securely away, rip your furniture to shreds, and, the final straw, use your new doona as a potty.

But would my daughter listen? Oh no. Home she comes carrying a new one as if she's won the lottery. The dog has since had a nervous breakdown. I'm not far behind.

Answer: La Perm

The LaPerm pussy is so named because, according to Wikipedia, it has "tight curls on the belly, throat, and base of the ears". Sounds like my next door neighbour. The LaPerm, however, has hair on its head. He doesn't.

Answer: German Rex

The German Rex has an interesting history. It developed from a single cat with a mutated gene. This gave her a curly looking coat a little like a baby lamb. A German doctor found her in the hospital grounds in 1951. She'd been hanging around since 1947, the poor little thing.

The doctor named her Lammchen (little lamb) and all German Rex cats are subsequently descended from this little waif.

Answer: Elixir

An elixir is a drink supposed to give its drinker all sort of miraculous benefits. A good cup of tea does the same thing. Cats love to groom and lick and groom and lick some more. They do it constantly and spend many hours every day cleaning themselves and their kittens, and even the family dog if nothing else is available. My daughter's cat loves her so much that he even grooms her.

She wakes up every morning and he's licking her hair. Hopefully he'll never develop a fur ball from same as she has hair as thick as a horse.

Answer: Perfume

Perfume is lovely scented fluid or cream or oil applied to one's person in order to smell alluring. It hides a multitude of sins. An angry cat is not to be messed with under any circumstances. If one lays its ears back and hisses at you, get out of its way. Otherwise you'll need plastic surgery.