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The Truth About Cats Trivia Quiz

For hundreds of years cats have been the subjects of lore and legend and so many people have false conceptions about them. Try this quiz and see how much you know about the truth.

A multiple-choice quiz by VeggiePunk. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
VeggiePunk

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,042

Updated
Feb 17 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Cats love milk and should be fed one saucer every day.

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Question 2 of 10

2. The barbs on a cat's tongue were originally designed for which purpose? Hint

scraping meat off of bones

tickling people

grooming

they are pointless

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many eyelids do cats have on each eye? Hint

Three

Two

One

Question 10 of 10

10. It is healthy for a cat to have one litter of kittens before having her spayed.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Cats love milk and should be fed one saucer every day.

Answer: False

Although many cats are fond of drinking milk, most are actually lactose intolerant and feeding milk too often can cause problems with the cat's digestive system and cause diarrhea.
Like all mammmals, for the first six or seven weeks of life kittens drink their mother's milk. This substance contains antitoxins that protect the young animals from disease in their early stages of life.

2. The barbs on a cat's tongue were originally designed for which purpose?

Answer: scraping meat off of bones

While many people think that the cat's tongue was designed for grooming, it actually evolved to help wild cats to remove all of the flesh from the bones of their prey.

3. How many eyelids do cats have on each eye?

Answer: Three

Cats actually have three "eyelids"; the third one is called the nictitating membrane and isn't usually seen unless the cat is sick.

4. About how many hours a day does a cat normally sleep?

Answer: 16

Even big cats sleep about 16 hours a day. Essentially, this means that cats only spend about 1/3 of their lives awake!

5. All cats have at least some covering of hair, even those described as hairless.

Answer: True

Cats are mammals, and all mammals have fur. One breed, the Sphynx, is called 'hairless' but it too has very fine very short fuzz on its body.

6. Cats always purr when they are happy.

Answer: False

While this is still a subject of some study, most agree that cats will purr when content. However, cats have been known to purr while in extreme pain (although it is a deeper, harsher purr) and queens often purr while giving birth.

7. Cats are independent animals, so they can live outdoors on their own with no problems.

Answer: False

The streets of the modern world are filled with speeding cars, manholes, people with guns, people with poisons, not to mention stray dogs. Domestic cats were bred to be pets. The average lifespan of an indoor cat is 17 years, while for an outdoor cat it is only 3 years. The world is full of homeless people and animals; keep your cat indoors for its safety and well-being.

8. Not all cats are affected by catnip.

Answer: True

About 60% of cats are affected by catnip. Intact males are more likely to be affected, according to some, because catnip gives off a scent similar to the pheremones given off by females while in heat.

9. Cats are not social animals and never live in groups.

Answer: False

Feral cats often live in colonies, usually many females that all help to take care of the kittens. Wild cats live alone except at mating time, but lions live in prides. Prides are also female groups, usually serviced by one male.

10. It is healthy for a cat to have one litter of kittens before having her spayed.

Answer: False

Spaying and neutering cats at an early age helps improve longetivity, attitude, overall health, and decreases the risk of cancer.

Source: Author VeggiePunk

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