This next installment in our trivia game section is the one that has been the most anticipated among us. It was long overdue, yet right on time. The most awaited, yet not a second too late. Can you guess the topic? Here’s a hint - these cool questions will be all about the internet’s overlords, the purring, claw-wielding masters of humanity - cats! Yup, this is a list dedicated to cat trivia, and we just cannot wait to play it!
So, these cat trivia questions will entertain you with their thoroughness - breeds, coats, feet beans, tails, whiskers, and plenty more get talked about in this compendium. There surely are dozens of serious cat trivia questions in here, but you’ll also find some funny ones about cats that might not be exactly real or ones that will disclose some fun facts about these furry purr machines. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a devoted feline fan or just someone who finds them adorable; this trivia about cats will cater to every level of cat love.
Right-o, now that the introductions have been made, it might be just the time to check out the cat trivia questions and answers themselves. They are but a smidgen further down below, and once you are there, you might like to rank the questions since now they’re in no particular order. After that, share this classy cat trivia with anyone you’d like!
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Where does a cat get its personality from?
Answer: the majority of a cat’s personality comes from the DNA of its parents (about 75%) and is also learned behavior and experiences in their early life (about 25%).
So where does a cat get its personality? From Cat-mazon Prime, of course! One day they just scroll through the options: "Hmm, should I be aloof today or the life of the party?" "Oooh, a 'knock stuff off tables' feature! Add to cart." "Aha! The 3 a.m. Zoomies package is on sale!" And voila, the personality is shipped overnight, and they even get a scratching post as a free gift with purchase! But remember, returns are not accepted, because once a cat makes up its mind, it's pretty much set in stone—or should I say, set in litter? 😸
If your cat’s tail forms the shape of a question mark, what does it mean?
If your cat's tail is curved into the shape of a question mark, you're likely looking at one happy and playful feline! This tail posture is generally a sign that your cat is in a good mood and might be open to some interactive playtime or even a good petting session. It's as if they're saying, "Hey, what's going on? Got any fun and games for me today?" However, each cat is unique, and it's always essential to consider the overall body language and context when interpreting what a specific tail position means for your cat. If they're purring, have upright ears, and relaxed whiskers to go along with that question mark tail, you've likely got a very content kitty on your hands. So the next time you see your cat sporting that "tail question mark," maybe it's your cue to break out the feather wand or laser pointer. Who knows, you might even get some answers to questions you never knew you had! 🐾😸 https://catspaz.com/stop-cat-spraying/
What does it mean when your cat gives you a slow wink?
Which country has the largest population of cats?
Answer: twenty-five percent of the total cat population is in the United States.
It would be interesting to know where is the largest share of cats per household
What is unusual about white cats with blue eyes?
My white cat has two colored eyes, one blue one yellow, and he is deaf!! He is 100% the weirdest and most 0playful cat I've ever met, he is such a ham
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Several of my kitties have "eyebrow whiskers" (from their mama, actually) and they are SO adorable!
Why do cats sleep on their owner's clothes or pillows?
and if they only sleep in a pile of fresh laundry - perhaps you should shower more 🙃
Load More Replies...To warm them up for you so they're nice and toasty on a cold night.
What other animal meows and purrs just like a regular housecat?
Why does a cat’s eyes shine in the dark?
This is from a membrane behind the retina, called the tapetum, which reflects most of the light back out of the eye. This lets cats see with only 1/6 of the light a human needs, and it's why their eyes glow especially when you shine a light in their face. (Do not shine a light at their face. The nighttime eyes are adorable, but the viper hisses plus murder mitts in your socks at 6AM are not.)
Load More Replies...What are cats unable to taste?
Clarification;: Most domesticated cats can not taste sweetness, due to a mutation early in the domestication process, but somewhere around 30% of them can taste sweetness. This is probably due to their more recent breeding with a local wilcat species that hadn't had that mutation.
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What's the effect of your cat's grooming process?
Answer: it stimulates blood flow to their skin, regulates their body temperature, and helps them relax.
And gets them Vitamin D, that is formed on their fur from chemical precursors in their saliva.
Load More Replies...Bouche has started licking my fingers (on purpose) while bathing. My baby is growing up! 😭
Does a cat find direct eye contact threatening?
Eye contact as such is fine, staring isn't. And that is not the same. Cats know that we look into the eyes without meaning to threaten anyone.
Come to my house at dinner (canned food) time. I’ve got 4 kitties staring hard at me from all directions, trying to maintain eye contact and send telepathic messages. Lol
Bouche does that when she's refused to bring me the toy mouse she wants me to throw. If she stares hard enough, I'll magically throw it, even though it's still in her mouth.
Load More Replies...Does cat urine glow under black light?
Jackson Galaxy would say yes. Just watch a few episodes of "My Cat From Hell" on YouTube.
A cat is pregnant for how long?
Are cats able to swim?
Answer: cats hate water and attempt to avoid it, although some of them are able to swim if necessary.
Bouche will sit in the tub with me when I shower. She refuses to get out. The fact that she gets wet is entirely my fault.
How many human years are in one cat year of life?
Answer: first year of a cat's life equals 15 human years. Second year is considered the equivalent of 9 human years. After this, each human year is around four cat years.
How long do cats sleep during the day on average?
Answer: cats can be extremely active while they are awake, so it is not surprising that a cat spends an average of 17 hours a day sleeping.
How high can cats jump?
Answer: cats can jump up to five times their own body height and up to six times their length.
Why do cats meow?
Answer: it's a behavior cats developed exclusively to communicate with people.
Not true. Kittens of many cat species meow from an early age to communicate with their mothers. The fact that some domestic moggies retain this into their adulthood, or even develop it later, is indeed a learned behaviour.
Load More Replies...Cats meow at first to talk with Mama, and then with Human. Cat meows are like baby cries: once they're old enough, Mama starts ignoring them so they have to find alternate means of communication. Humans don't ignore cat meows, so cats keep meowing because they know we won't ignore them.
Long story short: humans respond when cats baby-talk in cat language, so the cats are literally baby-babbling because we apparently only understand that.
Load More Replies...I’ve absolutely had a cat that could bark. It’d only do it when trying to get to something to kill it but not able to get it (a bug or bird on the other side if a window). Oddly, he rarely meowed and it sounded raspy when he attempted it.
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Do kittens have baby teeth?
Answer: yes, like humans, kittens have baby teeth, which are replaced with their adult teeth from around six months of age.
Why does a cat eat grass?
Answer: when a cat cleans itself, they ingest their own fur, and eating grass helps them regurgitate ingested fur and keeps them healthy.
Why do cats lick each other?
Answer: mutual licking instinctively comes from a mother’s licking her kittens, and adult cats grooming each other shows affection, confidence, and trust.
And usually also to establish dominance. The one who licks the others are the dominant one.
Load More Replies...My two girls are litter-mates and constantly groom each other. I love it when they wash each others faces at the same time!
Why is a cat so fast and balanced?
Answer: a cat’s tail creates an extended structure for balance, plus a cat has many vertebrae in its backbone.
What is unusual about each cat’s nose?
Answer: each cat’s nose is unique, just like a human’s fingerprints.
How much can a cat's ear rotate?
What is adult cat's ability to learn?
Do all cats respond to catnip?
Answer: no, it has been noted that about 50-70 percent of cats show the positive response to catnip.
One of mine likes catnip, but goes crazy for lemongrass (literally sits below the planter and whines to get some). The other one is pretty indifferent to both
Why does your cat stare at you with her mouth open?
Answer: they are tasting a scent on the air, as they has special scent organ (Vomeronasal Organ) inside their mouth.
How do cats walk so silently?
Answer: cats are digitigrade; that is, they walk on their toes and the ball of the foot. The digitigrade posture enables the quick, quiet movement that defines stealthy predators. Finally, the supple, flexible spine compresses and extends, allowing long strides for running and leaping.
Fun fact; Before mankind developed footwear, we were also primarily walked like that. The heel-to-toe walk is a "relatively" new development in humans.
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To what other animals is cat's walking sequence similar to?
Answer: their walking sequence is both right feet first, followed by both left feet, so they move half of their body forward at once. Camels and giraffes are the only other animals to walk this way.
That’s not how cats walk. Where are you getting these “facts” from? Cats walk diagonally. BTW, bears and dogs and elephants also have the pacing gait you describe, not just camels and giraffes. Horses pace as well, as do dogs.
Load More Replies...Would cats rather starve themselves than eat the food they don't like?
How is a usually older cat called?
What is the oldest breed of cat?
How fast can cats run?
What are the superstitions surrounding black cats?
Answer: a black cat is associated with good luck in the UK and parts oof Asia, and with bad luck in the USA.
To quote Groucho Marx: If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere
What time of the day is a cat most active?
Answer: cats are crepuscular, which means they are most active at dawn and dusk.
How does the cat's whisker behaviour change depending on the activity and emotions?
Answer: If a cat is scared, it put its whiskers back, but its whiskers are forward when it hunts.
What percentage of DNA is shared between cats and tigers?
What is the largest breed of cats?
What is the smallest breed of cats?
Do cats help with human health?
Answer: yes, cats can help lower stress and anxiety, improve your cardiovascular health, prevent allergies and reduce feelings of loneliness.
And, the purr has been proven to promote bone- and tissuehealing, by as much as 20% in some studies.
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How long does a mother cat care for her kittens?
Answer: a cat mother usually cares for her kittens until her milk begins to dry up when they are 9 to 10 weeks old.
How many litters of kittens can a cat have in a year?
Answer: a mature female cat can have up to three litters, producing about 18 kittens in a year.
Which lives longer, domesticated cats or feral cats?
Answer: a domesticated cat lives twice as long as the feral cat, primarily because a domesticated cat lives a safer life.
From what I read, a feral cat often lives for only 2 to 3 years. Females especially have a hard time feral between being prey animals and near constantly in heat, pregnant or nursing feral life is hard on a kitty. All my friends who have fixed indoor cats, their cats all seem to live to 18 at least, 24 was the oldest. I assume an indoor/outdoor cat would land between depending on how safe the outdoors are in your area.
Load More Replies...What is the first known domestication of cats?
Answer: domestication of cats began in Egypt, when wild cats were allowed to live in grain barns to control bugs, rats, and mice.
Of course, the cat pee in the grain must have been tasty. ;p
Load More Replies...in ancient Egypt they made holes in the hut walls to let cats come and go as they wish, because they kept away also the smaller snakes
Why does a cat climb down trees backward?
Answer: climbing down a tree backward is the safest way for a cat because its claws curl forward.
Also, as I was once told by a fire chief in the UK, 'We don't send fire units out to get cats out of trees ; when was the last time you saw the skeleton of a cat up a tree' (this, BTW was after I'd called to ask about rescuing a tiny feral cat that had climbed to the top of a 100ft Poplar tree at the back of the business I was running and looked in real trouble - it got down, of course, slowly, but it got down. Never climbed that far again as far as I knew, but ended up as a very happy housecat for one of my neighbours)
Load More Replies...Why does a cat’s tongue have a rough texture?
Answer: a cat’s tongue is rough to aid in grooming and help them eat meat and lap milk.
Not only are most adult cats lactose intolerant and should not be fed milk, but their tongues were barbed LONG before they “lapped milk”, so I’m no way was the development of a barbed tongue for aiding in “lapping milk”. Holy c**p.
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Can cats drink sea water?
Answer: Yes, though even if your cat can handle little quantities of salt water, make sure they get sufficient of freshwater to avoid excessive salt ingestion.
Which cat in a fight is the one hissing, the one winning or the one losing?
Answer: The losing one. Hissing is a defensive gesture. It is almost always exhibited by a cat that feels victimized, antagonized, or threatened in some way. Hissing is often a way to avoid a physical confrontation.
How is the loose flap of skin some cats have on their belly called and what is its function?
Answer: it's called a primordial pouch, which serves two functions. To protect the vital organs during a right/attack as well as enabling your cat to extend and stretch during running.
What are the two folds of skin at the bottom outside of cat's ears called?
How many kittens are in a litter?
First litter is usually smaller, about 2 kittens. Subsequent litters are larger as Neilas says. Thanks Neilas for all the answers. The few I already know (dog person who took in a stray pregnant cat) are accurate, and it's good to learn more about my new four footed housemates.
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How does a cat’s vision compare to a human’s?
Answer: cat’s vision cover around 200 degrees and a human’s roughly 180 degrees, primarily because its eyes are placed more widely on its face.
Why does a cat have whiskers?
Answer: whiskers help cats find their way in the dark, sense movement and temperature changes, and detect prey.
Also the whisker can give a healthy cat a clue whether they will fit through an opening or not. Never trim their whiskers.
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Why does a cat like catnip?
Answer: catnip, also called catmint, produces a smell through the oil in its leaves which sends cats into a relaxed state of euphoria.
Cats spend how much time grooming each day?
What is the record of most toes on a cat?
What are the backwards facing hooks on a cat's tongue called and what's their purpose?
Answer: known as filiform papillae, they assist with grooming and help to remove flesh from the bones of prey.
How many bones are there in a cat's tail?
At which age do cats become fertile?
Answer: female cats become fertile between 5 and 7 months of age; male cats become fertile at about 6 months of age.
What is a feral cat?
What is the average life span of a cat?
Answer: the average lifespan of a domesticated cat averages from 12 to 15 years. A feral cat lives about half as long.
What do the terms “tom” and “queen” mean when used to refer to a cat?
Answer: a tom cat is an un-neutered (uncastrated) male cat and a queen cat is an un-spayed female cat.
When a cat scent marks, which part of its body does it use?
Answer: a cat uses all parts of their body to scent mark, rubbing their paws, head, scent glands, and even scratching to mark their territory.
Cats have how many bones?
Should you have different litter boxes for each of your cats?
Answer: Yes. Follow this simple rule: one box per cat, plus one extra.
Are kittens born with the ability to process lactose?
Answer: yes, though, cats lose the ability to break down lactose as they grow older because their bodies produce less and less of the lactase enzyme over time.
Fun fact; The same is true of humans. If we do not keep up our tollerance for lactose, a sudden sizable dose can yield... explosive results.
Load More Replies...How large are the cat's eyes, relative to the size of their heads?
Answer: cat's eyes are very large in its head in comparison to a human's. If our eyes were proportionately as large, we would have eyes the size of tennis balls.
What is the normal body temperature for a cat?
How fast do cats breathe?
Can cats move each ear independently?
Answer: yes, each ear contains 32 muscles, allowing them to move the ears independently from each other, to help them work out which direction a sound is coming from.
Why do cats mark objects with their scent?
Answer: cats scent mark people and various objects to show ownership.
Cats have how many toes?
Huh, do the front feet or the back feet have more toes? Assuming left vs right is the same, 2 feet would have 4 toes each and 2 would have 5.
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Do kittens born into the same litter always have the same father?
Answer: since a female cat releases multiple eggs while she is in heat, kittens in the same litter can have more than one father.
What is a cat's pulse?
How long and heavy is an adult cat's brain?
Answer: about five centimetres (2.0 in) long and weighs 25–30 g (0.88–1.06 oz).
