Treecats! Trivia Quiz

Answer: An admiral

Honor, who is ever the military history buff, named her treecat after Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 - February 20, 1966). The original Nimitz was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II.

He was the nation's leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation (now called the Bureau of Naval Personnel) in 1939. He was America's last surviving fleet admiral.

Answer: Dances on Clouds

Honor was given this name by the 'cats for her love of hang gliding. And considering that she holds an all-time record at Saganami Island for sailplanes, it works really well for her.

By the way, Soul of Steel is the name that the 'cats use for Queen Elizabeth III, Death Walker is the name of a character from season one of the show Babylon Five, and I just made up One Arm, although after "In Enemy Hands" that would be accurate.

Answer: Queen Elizabeth III

Soul of Steel is a pretty good description of Queen Elizabeth when you consider how stubborn she is and factor in her tendency to hold grudges until they die of old age and then take them to the taxidermist.

None of the others have been adopted, so we don't know if they have treecat names or not.

Answer: Death Fang's Bane

Stephanie Harrington was the first person to see a treecat, the one who came up with the name "Treecats" and the first person to be adopted by a treecat. She earned the name of Death Fang's Bane because, after being adopted, she fought a Death Fang (known to humans as a hexapuma) to save her 'cat, who had been seriously injured by it.

Answer: Sun Leaf clan

Bright Water clan is the one whose range is right next to the Harrington homestead. They trade with the High Crag clan for flint. Sun Shadow's range was next to Bright Water's until a fire they had built got loose, burned them out and forced them to move away.

Sun Leaf clan is mentioned in Weber's short story "Changer of Worlds" and is the clan that Samantha, Nimitz's mate, comes from.

Answer: 2

A 'cat who has been adopted has two names, a clan name and a human name. The clan name is usually a descriptive name and can change many times throughout a treecat's life. The human name is given by their human partner and is viewed by the treecats as an affirmation of the adoption bond.

Answer: Tree Dancer

Tree Dancer was renamed "Seeker of Dreams" by Song Weaver, a Memory Singer for Red Leaves Dancing clan, when he got into a huge fight with his clan elders over his decision to find a human to adopt.

All of the others are mentioned in "What Price Dreams?". Song Weaver is a Memory Singer for Red Leaves Dancing clan, Leaf Stalker is a Bright Water clan hunter, and Dunatis is one of the treecats who have adopted Sphinx Forestry Service members.

Answer: Laughs Brightly

As we learn in the short story "Changer of Worlds", Nimitz earned the clan name of Laughs Brightly for his love of practical jokes.

The other choices are all male members of Nimitz's own Bright Water clan who were mentioned in "Changer of Worlds".

Answer: True

Monroe originally adopted King Roger III, Queen Elizabeth's father. When Roger was assassinated, Monroe went into a deep depression. Justin, Elizabeth's fiancé, was taking a turn watching him when a palace guard tried to assassinate Justin. Monroe killed the guard and accidentally adopted Justin.

Answer: False

Technically, the answer is false. Samantha has the ability to be the strongest Memory Singer since Sings Truely herself, but has never formally taken the post of a clan Memory Singer.