Cat quiz 11th July

[Shelley123]

Hello,
anyone want to play tonight ?

[pamela81]

i'll play shelley :)

[lynz85]

hi shelley, pamela :)

[Shelley123]

hi Pamela and Lynz

[pamela81]

hi shelley how are you?

[Shelley123]

i'm ok thanks, just back from yoga, it was quite hard tonight

[Shelley123]

how are you two ladies ?

[pamela81]

aww and your doing the quiz tonight aswell!!!

[Shelley123]

that's ok, even though it was hard i feel quite relaxed

[pamela81]

aww thats good, im not too bad. Just relaxing now. we bought harris and skye some new toys tonight

[lynz85]

im ok thanks, off this week so got a bit of peace n quiet! had george (black rat) at the vets today as he's got a fast growing hard lump on his back i want removed. couldnt get in until tuesday which is when im back to work. dunno of i should get my OH to take him or ask my boss for a swap

[Shelley123]

wonder if we get anymore players ? Angie isn't online at the moment. Wonder if she's not feeling well enough ?

[yola]

Hello! Washing up and kids' bedtimes beckon but I'll do as much as I can!

[Shelley123]

awww Lynz, i hope George is ok
What toys have you bought them Pamela ?

[Shelley123]

Hi Yola, nice to see you, your welcome for how ever long you can manage

[Shelley123]

Ok lets go................
Question 1. What is the name of the special scent organ located in the roof of the cats mouth ?

[lynz85]

hi yola.......

[pamela81]

we bought them a Willow Scratch post and a lazer light for them from p@h they love them!! the willow thing comes with dried catnip aswell which drives them wild

[yola]

Hmmm, not sure!

[Shelley123]

we bought them a Willow Scratch post and a lazer light for them from p@h they love them!! the willow thing comes with dried catnip aswell which drives them wild

sounds like they are in for some fun, i love watching them play.

[pamela81]

no idea shelley

[lynz85]

erm......i dont know this either

[pamela81]

theyhave been all over the scratchpad and tey go mad for the wee light, good to see them playing together

[Shelley123]

think of a brand of crackers and add a son on the end ;)

[pamela81]

jacobson???????

[Shelley123]

anymore guesses ?

[lynz85]

il pb pamela.....

[yola]

Yes, Jacobs crackers - from Reading don't you know! So, Jacobsson?

[Shelley123]

well done

Cats have a special scent organ located in the roof of their mouth, called the Jacobson’s organ. It analyzes smells - and is the reason why you will sometimes see your cat “sneer” (called the flehmen response or flehming) when they encounter a strong odor.

[Shelley123]

Now you are not allowed to look at your cats feet before answering this,lol

How many toes does a cat usualy have ?

[yola]

Balie used to do that! Kind of like he was sniffing the air with a sour look on his little face :D

[Shelley123]

poor Angie mustn't be feeling well at all, she would be here if she could :(

[pamela81]

is it 4??????????

[yola]

My boys say four . . .

[Shelley123]

Balie used to do that! Kind of like he was sniffing the air with a sour look on his little face :D

:lol: i just love it when they do it

[lynz85]

8................ toes, bottom feet?

or all together? 18

[Shelley123]

sorry i should have been clearer, how many toes altogether ?

[pamela81]

my 2 do it Harris more so and its too cute, we say hes "toothy grinning" us

[Shelley123]

apparently the Jacobsons organ allows cats to smell and taste at the same time

[yola]

Ah, sixteen then?

[pamela81]

i would guess 16 aswell

[Shelley123]

Lynz are you sticking ?
Pamela ?

[lynz85]

im confused now if the dew claws count, so il go 16

[pamela81]

16 as my guess shelley

[Shelley123]

The cat’s front paw has 5 toes, but the back paws have 4.making a total of 18.
Just been to check Jerry's feet, much to his disgust. At first i could only count 4 on the front paws, but there is actualy a pad higher up. I have just checked on wikapedia and it says 18

[Shelley123]

when you are all back from counting your cats toes, question 3 is :D

3.What did the ancient Eygptians do to mourn the loss of their pet cat ?

[pamela81]

no idea shelley

[lynz85]

make a shrine>????

[Shelley123]

Yola ?
No correct answers yet, let me know when you want a clue

[pamela81]

can we have a clue shelley please?

[yola]

I did this with Dominik for ancient history a while back, they shaved all their hair off.

[pamela81]

i'll pb yola then please

[lynz85]

can i pb yola........

[Shelley123]

Ancient Egyptian family members shaved their eyebrows in mourning when the family cat died.

I am accepting hair, well done

[Shelley123]

sorry yes you can both piggyback

[yola]

Sorry, you're right, it was eyebrows specifically. But thanks for letting that one through :)

[Shelley123]

4.Approximately how many breeds of cat are there ?
Nearest answer wins the most points

[Shelley123]

Sorry, you're right, it was eyebrows specifically. But thanks for letting that one through :)

when you're quiz master you can make your own rules ;)

[pamela81]

is that including big cats shelley like tigers and lions?

[lynz85]

erm..............35??????

[yola]

82? . . . . .

[Shelley123]

no Pamela just domestic

[pamela81]

just domestic? im going to go for 78

[Shelley123]

we have an answer that's not far off

[pamela81]

im sticking with mine :)

[Shelley123]

Lynz ?.........................................

[yola]

I haven't got a clue either way so I'll stick and be da**ed

[lynz85]

i dont know so il stick

[pamela81]

I haven't got a clue either way so I'll stick and be da**ed

thats my thoughts too yola :)

[Shelley123]

100 so top points to Yola

[Shelley123]

5.On average how long does a cat sleep each day ?

[pamela81]

21 hours or at least my 2 do haha

[yola]

Wow, really? Total guess but still a bit way off. Where's brain box Angie when you ned her ;)

[lynz85]

erm............about 18 hours??

[yola]

Is it something shocking like 21.5 hrs a day?

Oh to be a cat :roll:

[Shelley123]

they are more awake than we think, the answer is 16 hours so top marks to Lynz

[Shelley123]

6.What is the name of the cat godess in ancient Eygypt ?

[yola]

they are more awake than we think, the answer is 16 hours so top marks to Lynz

Not mine :-P

[pamela81]

is it cleopatra???

[yola]

Bast or Bastet . . .

[Shelley123]

Not mine :-P

:lol: Then you need to tell them to wake up Yola ;)

[lynz85]

i dont know........

[Shelley123]

one correct answer

[yola]

:lol: Then you need to tell them to wake up Yola ;)

More than my life's worth ;)

[pamela81]

mine arent awake that long either lol they sleep all day when we are out then bed when we go except for harris who likes to wake me up at 430am!!!

can i pb yola aswell please?

[lynz85]

il pb yola.............

[Shelley123]

Bast
Cats have been kept by humans since ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, the cat god, Bast, was a goddess of the home and of the domestic cat, though she sometimes took on the war-like aspect of a lioness. She was the daughter of the sun god Ra, although she was sometimes regarded as the daughter of Amun. She was the wife of Ptah and mother of the lion-god Mihos. Her cult was centered on her sanctuary at Bubastis in the Nile Delta, where a necropolis has been found containing mummified cats. Bast was also associated with the “eye of Ra,” acting as the instrument of the sun god’s vengeance. She was depicted as a cat or in human form with the head of a cat, often holding the sacred rattle known as the sistrum.

[Shelley123]

7. What are the two Siamese Cats called in the lady and the tramp disney film

[pamela81]

i should know thi si love this movie!!!!

[yola]

Love the file, know the songs but have no clue what the cats are called :oops:

[Shelley123]

Pamela you've got one of the names in your sentence,lol

[Shelley123]

everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat

[lynz85]

si... and am????????????????/

[pamela81]

pb lynz :) :)

[yola]

si... and am????????????????/


Nice pun! I'll have a bit of that as it sounds plausible.

[Shelley123]

Si and Am is correct

8.What was the name of the cat who lived at number 10 Downing street under four prime ministers ?

[pamela81]

its humphrey only remember because its a question i posted quite some time ago

[lynz85]

will pb pamela.......

[Shelley123]

Pamela, Humphrey suceeded this cat in 1988

[pamela81]

oops no idea then :)