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Cats for Book Lovers Trivia Quiz

People have included animals in stories since pre-historic times by decorating the walls of their cave homes with animal art. This quiz limits itself to felines found in prose and poetry. Two ragdoll cats "decorate" my home.

A multiple-choice quiz by MsKreant. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MsKreant

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,754

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
368

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Bell Book and Candle" is a play written by John Van Druten. It is about a modern witch living in NYC with her familiar. The familiar is her cat. What is his name?

Hint

Socks

Pyewacket

Rocket

Central Purrk

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lillian Jackson Braun created a quirky character named Qwilleran who solved many mysteries with the help of his Siamese feline friends. One was a sweet little female feline named Yum Yum, and the other was a boy cat with "a sixth sense". What was the boy cat's name? Hint

Koko

Jo Jo

Dim Sum

Cocoa

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Question 3 of 10

3. Grimalkin is the name of a witch's cat in which of Shakespeare's plays? Hint

Cymbeline

Othello

King Lear

Macbeth

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Question 4 of 10

4. Robert Crais penned a series featuring Elvis Cole, ex-Ranger, who cares for a beer-drinking cat. He lacked imagination when he named the cat. What is the cat's name? Hint

Cat

Spot

Lucky

Budweiser

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the author who created the cats Jellicles, Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer?
Hint

T. S. Eliot

e. e. cummings

Lillian Jackson Braun

Ogden Nash

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Question 6 of 10

6. The cat in Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" comes back to life after being run over. He was named after a former Prime Minister. What is his name? Hint

Winston Churchill (Church)

Harold Wilson (Willy)

Gordon Brown (Brownie)

James Callaghan (Callie)

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Alice follows the overdue Rabbit down the hole into Wonderland, she leaves a pet cat in the "real world". What is the name of her pet? Hint

Cheshire

Dinah

Diana

Queenie

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The cat shares his name with a Disney character. What is his name? Hint

Pluto

Nemo

Simba

Bear

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the R-rated cat who first appeared in a comic strip written by Robert Crumb? In 1972 the character was also the title character in an animated movie based on the comic strip. Hint

Spike

Lucifer

Pepe le Pew

Fritz

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of Hermione's cat in the "Harry Potter" novels? (Technically, it is half-kneazle). Hint

Bogart

Crookshanks

Dobby

Glumbumble

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Bell Book and Candle" is a play written by John Van Druten. It is about a modern witch living in NYC with her familiar. The familiar is her cat. What is his name?

Answer: Pyewacket

"Bell Book and Candle" is the first that many of us heard this name for a cat, but it apparently originated from a witch's familiar in England in 1644.

Answer: Koko

Quilleran believes that Koko's sixth sense comes from his whiskers. He has a total of 60 whereas most cats have a total of 48 whiskers.

3. Grimalkin is the name of a witch's cat in which of Shakespeare's plays?

Answer: Macbeth

It is theorized that "Macbeth" is cursed because Shakespeare used the words of actual magic spells in the opening scene with the weird sisters at the cauldron.

4. Robert Crais penned a series featuring Elvis Cole, ex-Ranger, who cares for a beer-drinking cat. He lacked imagination when he named the cat. What is the cat's name?

Answer: Cat

The Elvis Cole series is a treat for mystery fans. He is a smart-mouthed quirky character.

5. Who is the author who created the cats Jellicles, Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer?

Answer: T. S. Eliot

"Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" was published in 1939 from a collection of capricious poems written to Eliot's godchildren.

6. The cat in Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" comes back to life after being run over. He was named after a former Prime Minister. What is his name?

Answer: Winston Churchill (Church)

After getting run over by a truck, Church is buried in an ancient Indian burial ground. The next afternoon, the cat returns home. "However, while he used to be vibrant and lively, he now acts ornery and a little dead".

7. When Alice follows the overdue Rabbit down the hole into Wonderland, she leaves a pet cat in the "real world". What is the name of her pet?

Answer: Dinah

During her adventures in Wonderland, Alice often speaks of Dinah, which frightens the other creatures, especially the Dormouse.

8. "The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The cat shares his name with a Disney character. What is his name?

Answer: Pluto

"The Black Cat" was first published in 1843, in the Saturday Evening Post. Like many of Poe's works, it is a study of emotional and mental constitution, and just out and out creepy!

Answer: Fritz

The movie "Fritz the Cat" was inspired by the comic. It has the doubtful honor of being the first full-length animated movie to receive an X rating.

10. What is the name of Hermione's cat in the "Harry Potter" novels? (Technically, it is half-kneazle).

Answer: Crookshanks

This character was inspired by a cat Rowling once saw that had a "squashed face". Hermione buys Crookshanks from a shop in Diagon Alley because she feels sorry for him.

Source: Author MsKreant

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