Cats Quiz - MSN Encarta

About how many house cats are there in the world?

250 million

475 million

600 million

830 million

Which ancient civilization is widely believed to have been the first to domesticate cats?

Caffre (Image credit: G. G. Dimijian/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

Egyptian

Sumerian

Assyrian

Ottoman

Which breed of long-haired cat became popular in Britain during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria?

Persian

Himalayan

Nebelung

Scottish Fold

At about what age does a domestic cat reach puberty?

6 months

9 or 10 months

15 to 18 months

2 years

Which two pigment colors form the basis for all coat colors in the modern domestic cat?

Brown and orange

Black and gray

Gray and brown

Black and orange

Which breed of short-haired cat is known for its rabbitlike gait and the absence of a tail?

Bengal

Chartreux

Singapura

Manx

A cat's "righting reflex" allows it to:

Find its way around even in the dimmest light

Always land on four feet when falling from a reasonable height

Retract or extend its claws immediately

Look more imposing by arching its back and raising its fur

Allergies to cats are one of the most common allergies in humans. What causes cat allergies in people?

Cat fur

Cat dander

A protein in the cat's skin and saliva

A common fungus on the cat's paw pads

What breed of hairless cat, first bred in Canada in 1966, was given full Championship Class status in 2002 by the Cat Fanciers' Association?

Russian Blue

Sphynx

Exotic Shorthair

Mexican Hairless

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's successful musical "Cats" (1981) was based on which work of literature:

Costumes from Cats (Image credit: Dave Benett/Globe Photos, Inc.)

"Cat That Walked by Himself" (1902) by Rudyard Kipling

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) by Lewis Carroll

"Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939) by T. S. Eliot

"The Cat in the Hat" (1957) by Dr. Seuss