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"The Cat Who Had 14 Tales" Trivia Quiz

Lilian Jackson Braun is an excellent writer in her "Cat Who..." series, and this is no exception. Although the book has nothing to do with the series, her short stories are astounding. Good luck on the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by kyleisalive. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kyleisalive

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,680

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
322

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. In "Phut Phat Concentrates", what does Phut Phat's name mean in Siamese? Hint

Beautiful

Emerald

Luxurious

Regal

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Question 2 of 15

2. What plant grows in the loggers' cemetery at the end of "The Weekend of the Big Puddle"? Hint

Poison Ivy

Dandelions

Poison Oak

Sunflowers

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many kittens does Sin-Sin have in "The Fluppie Phenomenon"? Hint

One

Three

Two

Four

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does Drooler discover in "The Hero of Drummond Street"? Hint

Drugs

Fossils

Gas leak

A corpse

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Question 5 of 15

5. Name the cat who starred in "The Mad Museum Mouser".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. In "The Dark One", what type of cat is Dakh Won? Hint

Siamese

Persian

Maine Coon

Himalayan

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Question 7 of 15

7. In Cat Canyon in "East Side Story", one half of the cats are called the Motleys, but what is the other half called? Hint

Drabs

Blands

Crues

Greys

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who does Tipsy live with at the end of "Tipsy and the Board of Health"? Hint

Mrs. Nick

Sam

Gus

Porky

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Question 9 of 15

9. What coloured eyes did Constance/Conscience have in "A Cat Named Conscience"? Hint

Blue

Black

Brown

Green

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Question 10 of 15

10. In "SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost", SuSu's full name is Superior Suda of _______.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. In "Stanley and Spook", Spook dies.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who could see Whiskers in "A Cat Too Small For His Whiskers"? Hint

Donald

John

Bobbie

Mary

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was Madame Phloi's son in "The Sin of Madame Phloi"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. In "Tragedy on New Year's Eve", the writer finds a black cat. What does she name him? Hint

Shadow

Night

Darkness

Snowy

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Question 15 of 15

15. Does James Qwilleran of the "Cat Who..." series appear in this book?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Phut Phat Concentrates", what does Phut Phat's name mean in Siamese?

Answer: Beautiful

Phut Phat is an elegant Siamese with blue eyes and fawn-coloured hair. His story is based around a party and burglary in his home while his owners "One and Two" are away visiting their friends.

2. What plant grows in the loggers' cemetery at the end of "The Weekend of the Big Puddle"?

Answer: Poison Ivy

In this story, a cat named Percy witnesses ghosts in his owners' chalet. Everything the ghosts do, he is blamed for, but he is forgiven in the end.

3. How many kittens does Sin-Sin have in "The Fluppie Phenomenon"?

Answer: One

Sin-Sin is what the story calls a "mechanical" cat because of her fascination with mechanical objects. Sin-Sin pulls out plugs, pushes buttons, etc.

4. What does Drooler discover in "The Hero of Drummond Street"?

Answer: Gas leak

The cat with only three-quarters of a tail discovers a potentially dangerous gas leak under Drummond Street and becomes a hero with merchandise, and pictures in magazines.

5. Name the cat who starred in "The Mad Museum Mouser".

Answer: Marmalade

Marmalade was both the museum mouser, and security guard. He located and showed where hidden and stolen jewels were stashed, but no one caught the clues until Marmalade went to live with the janitor of the museum and his wife.

6. In "The Dark One", what type of cat is Dakh Won?

Answer: Siamese

Dakh Won the Siamese has a darker coloured fur than most Siamese. He helps his owner by tripping her abusive husband and making him fall into a ravine.

7. In Cat Canyon in "East Side Story", one half of the cats are called the Motleys, but what is the other half called?

Answer: Greys

In the story, a blind Motley, and a young grey fall in love. The story resembles "Romeo and Juliet".

8. Who does Tipsy live with at the end of "Tipsy and the Board of Health"?

Answer: Gus

After the owners get switched, Tipsy has kittens and Gus raffles them off before moving with Tipsy to North Kennebeck and founding Tipsy's Tavern.

9. What coloured eyes did Constance/Conscience have in "A Cat Named Conscience"?

Answer: Green

Conscience was killed by a woman named Abigail who worked at the bank. Conscience was brought to the bank to catch mice in the basement.

10. In "SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost", SuSu's full name is Superior Suda of _______.

Answer: Siam

SuSu takes a shine to her owner's neighbour who is killed by his assistant. Her owners begin to think something is fishy and realize Mr. Van isn't really so crazy after all.

11. In "Stanley and Spook", Spook dies.

Answer: False

Spook is the boy, and Stanley is the cat. Stanley is run over by a delivery van and breaks a curse bestowed upon them both by a witch.

12. Who could see Whiskers in "A Cat Too Small For His Whiskers"?

Answer: Donald

Donald goes on about seeing Whiskers who is a cat unlike others. In the end, Whiskers whisks all of the smart barn cats and "The Gang" away on his UFO.

13. Who was Madame Phloi's son in "The Sin of Madame Phloi"?

Answer: Thapthim

The fat man living next door tricked Thapthim into coming close to him and he was pushed ten stories off the apartment building. Madame Phloi gets her revenge though.

14. In "Tragedy on New Year's Eve", the writer finds a black cat. What does she name him?

Answer: Shadow

The writer finds the cat at the scene of a car accident and she investigates a possible murder. The cat disappears after the case is solved.

15. Does James Qwilleran of the "Cat Who..." series appear in this book?

Answer: No

Although Qwill is in every other "Cat Who..." book, he is not in "The Cat Who Had 14 Tales". This book strays off the path of the others and gives us short stories much like "Short and Tall Tales".

Source: Author kyleisalive

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