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The Cat's Whiskers Trivia Quiz

My title, "The Cat's Whiskers", is an idiom meaning a superior person or thing. With that in mind, match the cat quote to the outstanding individual who said it.

A matching quiz by tiye. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tiye

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
388,442

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2360

Last 3 plays: GBfan (8/10), JOHNCzee (1/10), orinocowomble (6/10).

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Questions		Choices
1. Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night.		Rupert Brooke
2. The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.		Doris Lessing
3. A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.		Linus Torvalds
4. I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat.		Confucius
5. The cat with gloves catches no mice.		Jules Verne
6. Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat.		Navjot Singh Sidhu
7. Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched.		Leonardo da Vinci
8. If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.		Mario Andretti
9. The smallest feline is a masterpiece.		Cervantes
10. I believe cats to be spirits on earth. A cat, I'm sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.		Groucho Marx

Select each answer

1. Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night.

2. The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

3. A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

4. I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat.

5. The cat with gloves catches no mice.

6. Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat.

7. Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched.

8. If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.

9. The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

10. I believe cats to be spirits on earth. A cat, I'm sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night.

Answer: Rupert Brooke

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English neo-Romantic poet. He is known for his idealized war poems, especially "Soldier." He died from sepsis caused from a mosquito bite during WWI, while aboard a British ship on his way to Gallipoli. His grave is in an olive grove on the Greek Island of Skyros.

2. The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

Answer: Confucius

Confucius (551 BC-479 BC), was a Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure, whose philosophical teachings deeply influenced the social and moral structure of East Asia. His philosophy is based on morality, correctness, tradition and education and it is still very relevant today.

3. A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

Answer: Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx (Julius Henry Marx, 1890-1977) was an American comedian and writer and one of the members of the comedy act "Marx Brothers." He was known for his witty one liner jokes and his eccentric appearance with the bushy eyebrows and his famous cigar.

4. I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat.

Answer: Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American Linus Torvalds (b. 1969) is a software engineer and the creator of the computer operating system Linux. Born in Helsinki, he now lives in the United States. He was named after famous American scientist and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Linus Pauling.

5. The cat with gloves catches no mice.

Answer: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Indian Navjot Singh Sidhu, (b. 1963) is a multi talented man. He is a TV personality, a cricketer and a politician in his native India. He was born into a Sikh family in the state of Punjab, of which he is a local Minister (2017).

6. Everything comes to those who wait...except a cat.

Answer: Mario Andretti

Italian-born American Mario Andretti, (b.1940) is a renown racing car driver, active in the years 1968 to 1982. He has won races in Formula 1 (Championship in 1978), NASCAR, IndyCar, with a number of different teams, among them Lotus, Ferrari and Williams.

7. Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched.

Answer: Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) was a Spanish writer, widely regarded as the most important writer in the Spanish language. His most famous work is the chivalric novel "Don Quixote", one of the classic novels of Western literature.

8. If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.

Answer: Doris Lessing

British writer Doris Lessing (1919-2013) was born in Kermanshah, Persia (present day Iran) and lived in Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) before she settled in England. She is considered one of the most outspoken writers of her generation and her books deal mainly with social causes and political issues. In 2007 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

9. The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, (1452-1519), was an Italian Renaissance figure whose unsurpassed genius was manifested in painting, sculpture, architecture, engineering, anatomy, astronomy, botany and numerous other disciplines. He is considered a "Universal Genius" and a "Renaissance Man" because of his extraordinary ability to excel in so many areas.

10. I believe cats to be spirits on earth. A cat, I'm sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

Answer: Jules Verne

Jules Verne,(1828-1905), was a French author, a revolutionary in his time, often considered as the "Father of Science Fiction." His books were filled with innovations, inventions and technological details, a long time before these were developed in the modern world. Among his most well known novels are "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Around the World in 80 Days."

Source: Author tiye

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