Is cow's milk good for adult cats?

No, many are lactose intolerant

How high can a cat jump?

About five to six times its height

Cat Facts Quiz With Answers: Test Your Knowledge

Cats spend up to half their waking hours grooming, cannot taste sweetness and once had an honorary mayor in Talkeetna, Alaska, and this cat facts quiz with answers is packed with similar surprises. Explore record-breaking cats, health tips and the science behind the purr.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Grooming
About how much of their waking time do cats spend grooming?
Mayor
Which cat was the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska?
Oldest
Which cat holds the record as the oldest ever?
Population
Roughly how many pet cats are there worldwide?
Sweet
Can cats taste sweetness?
Milk
Is cow's milk good for adult cats?
Lilies
Which flowers are especially toxic to cats?
Jump
How high can a cat jump?
Purr
What frequency range do cat purrs fall in?
Group
What is a group of cats called?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: About how much of their waking time do cats spend grooming?
Answer: Up to about half
Grooming also cools and calms them.
Q2: Which cat was the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska?
Answer: Stubbs
He held the title for about 20 years.
Q3: Which cat holds the record as the oldest ever?
Answer: Creme Puff
She lived 38 years in Texas.
Q4: Roughly how many pet cats are there worldwide?
Answer: About 370 million or more
Many more are free-roaming.
Q5: Can cats taste sweetness?
Answer: No
A gene mutation stops it.
Q6: Is cow's milk good for adult cats?
Answer: No, many are lactose intolerant
Water is best.
Q7: Which flowers are especially toxic to cats?
Answer: Lilies
Even pollen can cause kidney failure.
Q8: How high can a cat jump?
Answer: About five to six times its height
Strong hind legs power jumps.
Q9: What frequency range do cat purrs fall in?
Answer: About 25 to 150 Hz
This range may help heal bones.
Q10: What is a group of cats called?
Answer: A clowder
A group of kittens is a kindle.

Cat Facts Quiz – Feline Fun Facts

Cats are among the world's most popular pets, with hundreds of millions kept in homes worldwide. They are skilled hunters, champion sleepers and meticulous groomers, spending a large part of their waking hours cleaning their fur.

Cats have surprising traits. They cannot taste sweetness, purr at frequencies that may help healing and can jump several times their own height. Some cats have become famous, like Stubbs, the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, and Creme Puff, who lived 38 years.

Caring for cats means knowing what can harm them, such as lilies, cow's milk for lactose-intolerant cats and some human medicines. Regular vet visits, good food and enrichment help cats live long, healthy lives.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cat lovers of all ages will enjoy these questions.

How much cats groom
Which cats made records
Why cats can't taste sweet
Which flowers are toxic
What a group of cats is called

Did You Know?

Cats have a unique nose print.
Cats can rotate ears 180 degrees.
Cats drink by curling their tongues.
Most cats dislike citrus smells.
Cats can run about 48 km/h.