20 Cat Trivia Questions – How Much Do You Know?

You think you know all there is to know about cats? Uh-huh, sure, sure. OK, let’s see how “cat smart” you are. Here are 20 cat trivia questions. A few are pretty easy, but many are really tough. If you can get ALL of these right (a purrr-fect score), then you’re some sort of cat genius!

[Answers will be posted this weekend.]

1. A cat has how many whiskers, on average?

A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
C) 24

2. Do cats have fewer teeth than dogs, or more?

A) Fewer
B) More
C) Same

3. People have about 650 skeletal muscles. How many do cats have?

A) 500
B) 650
C) 800

4. Which brain is the cat’s brain most similar to?

A) Dog’s
B) Human’s

5. Outdoor-only cats live, on average, about:

A) 3-5 years
B) 7-10 years
C) 12-15 years

6. A term for a group of cats is:

A) caggle
B) covey
C) clutch
D) clowder

7. A term for a group of kittens is:

A) kaggle
B) kindle
C) nook
D) kaboodle

8. True or False: A cat, standing in a still position, can jump up to six times its own length.

9. True or False: “Tabby” is the name of a cat breed.

10. All of the following are the names of cat breeds, EXCEPT:

A) Balinese
B) Beauceron
C) Birman
D) Burmilla

11. The thick hair around the face of some cats (such as Persians) is called:

A) Mane
B) Ruff
C) Pelt
D) Shock

12. True or False: Just like female cats, male cats have five or six pairs of teats.

13. True or False: Like dogs, cats sniff one another’s butts.

14. How much of their waking hours do cats spend grooming themselves?

A) 11%
B) 33%
C) 66%

15. What’s it called when a cat rubs the side of its head on you or on furniture?

A) Beaning
B) Bunting
C) Brocking
D) Tagging

16. A cat named Towser was an expert mouser. (True story!) How many mice did this famous cat reportedly catch in her lifetime?

A) 899
B) 8,899
C) 18,899
D) 28,899

17. Cats can’t taste this:

A) Sour
B) Sweet
C) Bitter
D) Salt

18. What’s the total number of claws that most house cats have?

A) 16
B) 18
C) 20
D) None of the above

19. Cats stay pregnant for about how long?

A) 2 months
B) 4 months
C) 9 months

20. Which of the following statements about body language is FALSE:

A) A cat’s tail held high means “I’m happy.”
B) A twitching tail means “I’m getting irritated.”
C) A thumping tail means “I’m totally frustrated!”
D) A tail tucked underneath the body means “I’m hungry.”

Source: www.petadvisor.com