
Q.About how many house cats are there in the world?
600 million
Q.Which ancient civilization is widely believed to have been the first to domesticate cats?
Egyptian
Q.Which breed of long-haired cat became popular in Britain during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria?
Persian
Q.At about what age does a domestic cat reach puberty?9 or 10 months
Q.Which two pigment colors form the basis for all coat colors in the modern domestic cat?Black and orange
Q.Which breed of short-haired cat is known for its rabbitlike gait and the absence of a tail?
Manx
Q.A cat’s “righting reflex” allows it to: Always land on four feet when falling from a reasonable height
Q.Allergies to cats are one of the most common allergies in humans. What causes cat allergies in people?
A protein in the cat’s skin and saliva
Q.What breed of hairless cat, first bred in Canada in 1966, was given full Championship Class status in 2002 by the Cat Fanciers’ Association?
Sphynx
Q.British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s successful musical “Cats” (1981) was based on which work of literature:
“Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” (1939) by T. S. Eliot