Test Your Cat Knowledge with Cat Trivia

This is a big benefit weekend for race fans and the Animal Care Council, the popular animal shelter on Washington Avenue in Endicott that places cats and kittens in forever homes.  The 6th Annual Action & Auction is Sunday 1pm at the Elks Lodge, Rt. 11 in Kirkwood.  Enjoy the Daytona 500 on the big screen TV's along with an all-you-can-eat buffet, sweets, coffee and soda plus a cash bar.  Doors open at Noon with many great auction items for race fans.

With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to include a few cat trivia questions from a leading cat publication.  'Cat Fancy' published it's 50th anniversary and final issue this month.  The magazine will have a new format and call itself, 'Catster,' after the the popular cat lovers web site.

Take the quiz and see if you're the smarty cat you think you are but don't peek until the end for the answers.

1.  This feline became a sensation for having a bad attitude  A. Grumpy Cat  B. Lumpy Cat   C. Copy Cat   D. Cat Stevens

2.  The average cat can jump this high?  A.  About a foot  B. About 5 feet  C. About 10 feet  D. Over the moon

3.  What's the oldest breed of domestic cat?   A. Greek Kababtail  B. Egyptian Mau      C. Viking Mew-Mew  D. Roman Fancy Fur

4.  How many cats did Abraham Lincoln have?  A. Four score and 20  B. A caboodle    C. Four   D. Only one, which he called Ulysses

5.  What is a group of kittens called?  A. A kittenfest  B. A kindle  C. A fluffer  D. A horde

6.  Calico cats are almost always this?  A. Democrats  B. Female  C. Able to play the piano  D. Great dancers

7.  What is the technical name for a cat's hairball?  A. Hackitus Uppus  B. Flurpy  C. Bezoar  D. Ragnorak

8.  What is the scientific name for "fear of cats"?  A. Felinus Fearus   B. Fraidycatitis C. Ailurophobia  D. Arachnophobia

Answers: 1-A  2-B  3-B  4-C  5-B  6-B  7-C  8-C