Cat Trivia

[Heart For Cats]

Let's play a trivia game that is all about cats. It can have all the usual categories: history, sports, you name it - as long as they are about felines.

I will start.

Which U.S. President was the first to have a cat in the White House?

 

[Jcatbird]

Lincoln.
What are the terms used to describe a group of cats?

 

[DreamerRose]

A clowder or a litter.
What is a female used for breeding called?

 

[debbila]

A queen

Why can't cats climb down trees head first?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Claws grip one way and felis catus's ankles don't turn. I believe the ankles of the Clouded Leopard swivel allowing that cat to climb down a tree head first.

Why are almost all calico cats female?

 

[Heart For Cats]

A clowder or a litter.
What is a female used for breeding called?

A group of kittens is called a kindle.

 

[Heart For Cats]

Why are almost all calico cats female?

The expression of orange or buff and black or gray fur on the same cat is made possible on the X chromosome.

 

[Heart For Cats]

Polydactylism is most common in which cat breed?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Maine Coons have a high occurrence of polydactylism.

Name a great scientist who loved cats.

 

[Heart For Cats]

Albert Einstein

"A home without a cat is just a home." Who wrote that?