My Cats are Missing! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Catastrophe

A popular TV series in the UK, catastrophe is more commonly attributed to disasters, both natural and man made. Historic catastrophic events include: the demise of the dinosaurs, the Bubonic Plague (Black Death), the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle in 1986 and the coal mine cave-in in Chile in 2010. (Question contributed by Duchess716 who was trained in disaster response by her cat, Alex)

Answer: Catkin

Catalpa is a beautiful flowering plant, found in warm and suptropical places. Cattail is a tall reed, close to the water. Catsear looks like dandelion, a pretty yellow flower.

Catkins can be seen even before the leaves have reappeared after the winter. Well, at least if it is the hazel in my garden. They are yellow/golden and dangle down. They use the wind to pollinate. In fact, they look like cattails. Scruffy cat tails!

Hurray, now the cat appeared...
And disappeared again. Over the fence, following a squirrel. Where might it be now?

(Heidi66, whose late cat Leo loved to sit under the hazel and jumped the fence at that place for a stroll in the neighborhood)

Answer: Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay

Hersheypark operated a wooden coaster by the name of "Wild Cat" until 1945 and later resurrected the name in 1996 for an early GCI wooden coaster. Frontier City's "Wildcat" was built in its current location in 1990, but the coaster dates from 1968, having previously operated in Fairyland Park, Kansas City. Cedar Point had two different coasters named "Wildcat"; the later one was retired in 2012.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay features a very feline coaster in "Cheetah Hunt", a triple-launch Intamin coaster whose maximum speed matches that of a cheetah, but the only ride using the word "wild" at that park is "The Wild Surge", a launch tower ride.

(This question was retracked for a smooth ride by WesleyCrusher)

Answer: T.S. Eliot

'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' was published in 1939 as stories for his godchildren. Andrew Lloyd Weber set the poems to music to create the musical. As of 2019, it was the fourth longest running show on Broadway and the sixth longest running West End show.

(Question by Duchess716 and Cutie Pie, a Jellicle cat)

Answer: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, (1841 - 1919) painted "Julie Manet also known as Child with Cat" in 1887. The picture can be enjoyed in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Little Julie was born in 1878 and therefore around nine years old in 1887. And even if I suggested it in the question, she must have known Renoir very well. Her mother Berthe Morisot was a well known painter herself. Her father was Eugène Manet, brother of the painter Édouard Manet. In fact, there are quite a lot of paintings of Julie as a child, and she followed her mother's footsteps when grown up.

But it is the picture of her in a white dress with a cat on the lap that I like the most.

And I also enjoy the paintings of her uncle Éduard Manet, her mother Berthe, or the paintings of German artist Paul Klee. Not to forget the beautiful white cat on a yellow cushion, as portrayed by Franz Marc (also German).

(Wondering who brushed all the cat hair from the pretty white dress, Heidi66 is ready for a catnap.)

Answer: The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

"The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" was released in 1973. It is about a train robbery, a band of thieves and a woman on the run. Cat Dancing, the leader's wife, has been murdered and does not appear in the film.

(Submitted by Duchess716 and my cat dancing cat, Thumper)

Answer: A construction site

Caterpillar, Inc. has been one of the world's major manufacturers for construction equipment ever since its inception in 1925. In the 21st century, they often just used "CAT" along with a yellow triangle instead of the full name for their logo, which can't only be found on their machines but also on branded clothing aimed at the DYI market.

(This question was erected by a CAT named WesleyCrusher)

Answer: Jane Fonda

"Cat Ballou" is a 1965 western film directed by Elliot Silverstein and starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. The film is about Catherine "Cat" Ballou who becomes the leader of a gang of outlaws in order to protect her ranch and avenge her father's death. Lee Marvin plays the useless, drunk gunman who helps Cat in her plight. For his role as Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn, Lee Marvin received an Academy Award for Best Actor.

(Question barely put together by Cat tiye who plays FunTrivia in a desperate effort to slow down nature)

Answer: At sea

A catamaran is a double-hulled sea vessel which has been used in the Indian ocean and the Pacific islands for thousands of years. The traditional catamaran is constructed with two parallel hulls joined together with a transverse plank on which plank sits the mast for the sail. Catamarans are used for transportation (the powered ones), recreation and racing.

(Question constructed by Cat tiye who loves sea travels)

Answer: The Cat Came Back

"The Cat Came Back" was published in 1893 and deals with the different ways Mr Johnson used to get rid of his cat. Including dynamite. Everyone could have told that man, that if a cat has made its home, it will do everything to come back!

"But the cat came back, he couldn't stay no long-er,
Yes the cat came back de very next day,
the cat came back-thought she were a goner,
But the cat came back for it wouldn't stay away."

(Being thankful that none of her fellow cat people would treat there cat with dynamite, Heidi66 strolls off, looking for Rudi and Fluffy)