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Home / Quizzes / Feline Fine Quiz: 129 Trivia Questions All About Cats!

Feline Fine Quiz: 129 Trivia Questions All About Cats!

June 9, 2023 By Trivia Bliss Staff Leave a Comment

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Introduction:

Welcome, all you cat-astrophically clever quiz-takers! We hope you’re feline fine today because we’ve got a purrfectly amusing cat trivia for you. Get ready to pounce on some facts and have a ball with this fur-tastic quiz. It’s going to be litter-ally so much fun, you won’t be able to resist whiskering through! So, put on your thinking cat and let’s leap right into it! Paws whatever you’re doing and let the fun unfur-l!

1. What is the name of the oldest cat ever recorded?

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Creme Puff

2. Which breed of cat has the longest average lifespan?

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The Siamese and Manx breeds

3. What is the world’s largest cat breed in terms of physical size?

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The Maine Coon

4. Which breed of cat is the most expensive to buy?

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The Savannah cat

5. Which cat has the longest tail ever recorded?

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Stewie, a Maine Coon

6. What is the name of the smallest cat breed?

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The Singapura

7. What is the name of the most ancient cat breed known to man?

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The Egyptian Mau

8. What’s the name of the cat who holds the record for the most kittens born to a single cat in her lifetime?

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Dusty

9. Which country has the highest population of domestic cats?

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The United States

10. What is the maximum number of claws a polydactyl cat can have?

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28

11. Which breed of cat is known for its striking blue eyes and color-point coat?

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The Siamese Cat

12. Which is the heaviest cat ever recorded?

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Himmy, a tabby from Australia

13. Which cat breed is the fastest?

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The Egyptian Mau

14. Who is the most famous Internet cat?

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Grumpy Cat

15. What is the name of the first cat to travel in space?

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Felicette

16. Which cat breed is considered the most intelligent?

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The Siamese Cat

17. Which breed of cat is hairless?

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The Sphynx

18. What is the average number of whiskers that a cat has?

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24

19. What is the name of the first cloned cat?

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CC, short for “Copy Cat”

20. What is the name of the biggest wild cat in the world?

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The Siberian Tiger

21. What breed of cat has a reputation for being dog-like?

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The Maine Coon

22. How many teeth does an adult cat typically have?

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30

23. What is the most popular pedigreed cat breed in the United States?

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The Persian Cat

24. Which breed of cat originated on the Isle of Man?

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The Manx Cat

25. What’s the scientific name for the domestic cat?

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Felis Catus

26. What is the average gestation period for a cat?

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63 to 65 days

27. What breed of cat is known for its curly coat?

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The Selkirk Rex

28. How many breeds of domestic cats are officially recognized by the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA)?

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44

29. What type of cat is considered the national treasure of Russia?

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The Siberian Cat

30. What’s the name of the cat who holds the record for the highest fall without injury?

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Andy

31. How many muscles does a cat have in each ear?

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32

32. Which breed of cat has no tail?

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The Manx Cat

33. Which famous cartoon cat loves lasagna?

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Garfield

34. What breed of cat was worshipped in ancient Egypt?

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The Egyptian Mau

35. What is the most amount of toes seen on a cat?

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28

36. What breed of cat is also known as the ‘Sacred Cat of Burma’?

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The Birman

37. Who wrote the book series “The Cat Who…”?

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Lilian Jackson Braun

38. What is a cat’s average body temperature in Fahrenheit?

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101.5°F

39. How many years did the oldest cat, Creme Puff, live?

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38 years

40. What was the first cat breed to be domesticated?

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The African Wildcat

41. How long was the longest cat ever recorded?

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Stewie, a Maine Coon, measured 48.5 inches

42. What color are newborn kittens’ eyes?

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Blue

43. Which famous writer said, “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”?

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Jean Cocteau

44. What is the average sleep duration of a cat in a 24 hour period?

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13 to 14 hours

45. What breed of cat was the first to be shown in a cat show at Madison Square Garden?

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The Maine Coon

46. What type of cat breed is known for its short legs?

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The Munchkin

47. What cat breed is known for its wild appearance, complete with tufted ears and leopard-like spots?

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The Bengal

48. How many vocal sounds can domestic cats make?

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Around 100

49. What is the Guinness World Record for the largest number of mice caught by a cat?

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28,899, held by a cat named Towser

50. What’s the name of the phenomenon that explains why cats land on their feet when they fall?

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The righting reflex

51. What cat breed is known as the ‘greyhound of cats’?

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The Oriental Shorthair

52. What is a group of kittens born to the same mother called?

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A litter

53. Which cat breed is known for being hypoallergenic?

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The Siberian cat

54. How high is the highest jump performed by a cat?

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7 feet, achieved by a cat named Waffle the Warrior Cat

55. What is the name of the protein in cat dander that causes allergies in humans?

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Fel d 1

56. What breed of cat is the mascot for the New York City Algonquin Hotel?

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The Ragdoll

57. Which cat breed is characterized by its plush double coat and plumed tail?

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The Norwegian Forest Cat

58. What is the largest number of kittens born to a single cat in one litter?

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19 kittens

59. Who is the author of the children’s book series “Warrior Cats”?

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Erin Hunter

60. Which breed of cat is known for its folded ears?

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The Scottish Fold

61. How long is the longest purr by a cat ever recorded?

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1 hour, 44 minutes, and 59 seconds by a cat named Merlin

62. What is a group of cats called?

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A clowder

63. Which cat breed is known for its distinctive ‘smiling’ facial expression?

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The Cheshire

64. Which famous artist painted a series of works titled ‘The Cat Series’?

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Beryl Cook

65. Which cat breed is known for being one of the largest, capable of reaching over 20 pounds?

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The Ragdoll

66. What is the average speed of a running domestic cat?

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30 mph (48 kph)

67. What unique feature do Turkish Van cats have?

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They enjoy swimming

68. What is a cat’s field of vision in degrees?

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200 degrees

69. Which breed of cat is the smallest in terms of weight?

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The Singapura

70. What are the two most common coat patterns in domestic cats?

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Tabby and solid

71. What’s the name of the process by which a mother cat moves her kittens by carrying them by the scruff of the neck?

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Transporting

72. Which cat breed is known for its prominent whisker pads and rounded ears that tip forward?

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The Devon Rex

73. Which city is home to the world’s first cat café, named “Cat Flower Garden”?

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Taipei, Taiwan

74. Who is the creator of the comic strip character ‘Felix the Cat’?

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Otto Messmer

75. Which breed of cat is recognized for its wavy coat due to a genetic mutation?

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The Cornish Rex

76. How long can a cat’s memory last?

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Up to 16 hours

77. How many pairs of chromosomes do domestic cats have?

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19 pairs

78. Which breed of cat was named after a character in T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”?

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The Jellicle Cat

79. What is a male cat called?

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A tom

80. How many lives are cats said to have in popular myth?

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Nine

81. Which cat breed is known for its distinctively short and stout legs, and round, stocky bodies?

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The British Shorthair

82. How many heartbeats per minute does a cat typically have at rest?

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140 to 220 beats per minute

83. What is a female cat called?

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A queen or molly

84. What is the name of the only breed of cat that has a naturally occurring bobtail?

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The Japanese Bobtail

85. What is the primary reason cats purr?

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To communicate satisfaction and contentment

86. What is the age of the oldest known pet cat fossil?

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Approximately 9,500 years old

87. What breed of cat is known for its leopard-like spots and is bred from wild Asian leopard cats?

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The Bengal cat

88. How many hours a day does the average cat spend grooming itself?

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Between 3 to 4 hours

89. Which breed of cat is often referred to as the “dog of the cat world” due to its friendly nature?

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The Maine Coon

90. What percentage of a cat’s waking hours does it spend grooming?

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30%

91. What is the normal body temperature range for a cat in Fahrenheit?

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100.4° to 102.5°

92. What

breed of cat is known for its round, flat face and dense double coat?

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The Persian cat

93. Which author wrote the novel “The Master and Margarita” featuring a large talking black cat named Behemoth?

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Mikhail Bulgakov

94. What is the smallest wild cat species?

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The rusty-spotted cat

95. What is a group of related cats living in the same area called?

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A colony

96. How long is the gestation period for a lynx?

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Around 70 days

97. What type of cats are said to bring good fortune and are often displayed in stores and restaurants, particularly Asian businesses?

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Maneki-neko, or “beckoning cats”

98. What is the name of the cat in the fairy tale “Puss in Boots”?

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The cat is simply known as “Puss”

99. What is the highest population density of feral cats recorded in a given area?

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2,000 cats per square kilometer in Rome

100. What do you call a genetic defect in cats where the cat’s eyes are two different colors?

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Heterochromia iridum

101. What’s the term for a cat with “ticked” fur, where each hair is banded with multiple colors?

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Abyssinian

102. Which famous physicist is known for inventing a cat door because his cat, named Peter, would constantly disrupt his studies by scratching at the door?

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Isaac Newton

103. What is the most popular name for a male cat in the United States?

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Oliver

104. What breed of cat originated in the United States in the 1960s and is known for its round face and plush coat?

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The Ragdoll cat

105. What is a cat’s Jacobson’s organ used for?

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To enhance the sense of smell, often used to detect pheromones

106. What famous composer had a pet cat named Minna?

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Richard Wagner

107. Which cat breed is known for having only four toes on each back foot?

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The Manx

108. How many hours a day do kittens sleep?

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Up to 20 hours

109. Which breed of cat was created by breeding Siamese cats with American Shorthairs?

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The Snowshoe

110. Who is the author of the cat-themed book, “The Cat in the Hat”?

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Dr. Seuss

111. Which breed of cat has been bred to look like a miniature tiger?

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The Toyger

112. What breed of cat is the most popular in the United States according to the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA)?

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The Exotic Shorthair

113. What is the average weight of a domestic cat?

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Between 8.8 and 9.9 pounds (4-4.5 kg)

114. What color are the eyes of a purebred Siamese cat?

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Blue

115. Which famous cartoonist created the character Garfield?

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Jim Davis

116. What is the name of the world’s oldest cat breed?

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The Egyptian Mau

117. What unique physical feature distinguishes a Pixie-Bob cat?

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They often have polydactylism, meaning they have more than the usual number of toes on one or more of their paws

118. Which cartoon cat is known for his sarcastic humor and his relationships with Odie the dog and his owner Jon?

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Garfield

119. What breed of cat is known for its longevity, with many living into their early 20s?

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The Siamese

120. How many teeth does a mature adult cat typically have?

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30

121. What is the world’s largest registry of pedigreed cats?

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The Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA)

122. What does the term “mackerel tabby” refer to in cats?

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A tabby cat with narrow, parallel stripes running down its sides

123. What unique trait does the Turkish Angora breed have?

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They often have heterochromia, or eyes of two different colors

124. What is the main distinguishing characteristic of a LaPerm cat?

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Its curly or wavy fur

125. What is a cat’s most developed sense?

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Hearing

126. Which type of wild cat is the ancestor of all domesticated cats?

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The African wildcat (Felis lybica)

127. Which breed of cat has a color point coat similar to the Siamese but with a more robust body type?

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The Himalayan

128. What are the sensory hairs on a cat’s face and body called?

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Whiskers, or vibrissae

129. What is a cat’s normal resting heart rate?

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150 to 200 beats per minute

Final Words

And that’s a wrap, folks! We hope you enjoyed this tail-tastic quiz and found the facts claw-some! If you’re still itching for more, don’t worry! We’ve got plenty more where that came from. Why not check out some of Trivia Bliss’s other quizzes? From food to film, sports to science, we have something for everyone. See you there!

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