Cats quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which classic fairy tale feline uses clever trickery to enrich his poor master?

   Answer: Puss in Boots

   Why: The earliest recorded literary version appeared in 16th-century Italy before Charles Perrault popularized the French version in 1697.

2. 2 Medium

   Which common household plant causes kidney failure in cats?

   Answer: Lilies

   Why: Even consuming a tiny amount of pollen or water from a lily vase can cause fatal kidney damage in cats.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the medical term for a cat hairball?

   Answer: Trichobezoar

   Why: It mixes Greek tricho for hair with bezoar, from the Persian padzahr or counter-poison, since bezoar stones were once sold as antidotes.

4. 4 Easy

   What term describes a cat with two different colored eyes?

   Answer: Heterochromia

   Why: Heterochromia leaves one iris without pigment, so it stays blue; in white cats, deafness, when it happens, hits the ear on that blue side.

5. 5 Medium

   What is the name of the Japanese lucky cat figurine?

   Answer: Maneki-neko

   Why: Maneki-neko means beckoning cat: a raised left paw is said to invite customers, a raised right paw to invite money.

6. 6 Hard

   What terminal velocity does a falling cat reach when splayed out?

   Answer: 60 miles per hour

   Why: Spreading out like a parachute caps a falling cat at roughly 60 mph, half the 120 mph a falling human reaches.