Quiz Questions about Cats – with a picture round!

Do you know your pedigrees from your alley cats? These quiz questions about cats will help you crown the ultimate cat lady or gentleman. These cat trivia questions are perfect for a pub quiz, zoom party or even just to find out if you really are the cat’s pajamas.

Fun Quiz Questions about Cats

How to use these cat trivia questions and answers

These questions have been designed to be used as part of a group quiz or can be used as a solo activity.  Therefore, in the first section, you will only see the cat quiz questions (no answers) and then in the second part, you will see both the cat questions and answers together.

Meaning you if you are playing solo, use the top section and if you plan as playing as part of a group, scroll down to section two. 

We have also included a photo round which can easily be printed off if you are using part of a group or pub quiz. 

It is time to begin, will you get a paw-fect score?

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Section one: Cat Quiz Questions (Scroll to section two for answers)

  1. True or False – All Ginger Cats are Males
  2. What is the collective noun for a group of cats?
  3. What is the name of the UK governing body for pedigree cats?
  4. At what age do kittens open their eyes?
  5. What is the name of the famous cat who currently lives at 10 Downing Street?
  6. What breed of cat has no tail?
  7.  Which country has more cats per person than any other country in the world?
  8. What is the extreme fear of cats called?
  9. What is the largest breed of domestic cat?
  10. How many teeth does an adult cat have?
  11. How did ancient Egyptians mourn when a family cat died?
  12. What is a female cat called?
  13. What is the name of Homer Simpson’s cat?
  14. What is an ailurophile?
  15. How many cats does Taylor Swift currently have?
  16. Who wrote Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats?
  17. What deformity do blue-eyed, white cats often suffer from?
  18. True or False – Cats have the same number of toes on all four paws
  19. Is a cat’s brain more similar to a human brain or a dog brain?
  20. Cats sweat from what part of their body?
  21. How many whiskers does the average cat have on each side of its face?

Round two: Cat photo quiz

printable cat quiz - what breed am i
Download and print! – Printable cat quiz

Section two: Cat Knowledge quiz answers

  1. True or False – All Ginger Cats are Males – False
  2. What is the collective noun for a group of cats? A Clowder
  3. What is the name of the UK governing body for pedigree cats? Governing Council of the Cat Fancy
  4. At what age do kittens open their eyes? At 8-12 days of age
  5. What is the name of the famous cat who currently lives at 10 Downing Street? Larry
  6. What breed of cat has no tail? A Manx Cat
  7.  Which country has more cats per person than any other country in the world? New Zealand
  8. What is the extreme fear of cats called? Ailurophobia
  9. What is the largest breed of domestic cat? A Maine Coon
  10. How many teeth does an adult cat have? 30
  11. How did ancient Egyptians mourn when a family cat died? They shaved their eyebrows
  12. What is a female cat called? A Queen
  13. What is the name of Homer Simpson’s cat? Snowball
  14. What is an ailurophile? A lover of cats
  15. How many cats does Taylor Swift currently have? Three cats
  16. Who wrote Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats? T.S Elliot
  17. What deformity do blue-eyed, white cats often suffer from? Deafness
  18. True or False – Cats have the same number of toes on all four paws – False
  19. Is a cat’s brain more similar to a human brain or a dog brain? Human Brain
  20. Cats sweat from what part of their body? Their Paws
  21. How many whiskers does the average cat have on each side of its face? 12 whiskers on each side

Round two: Photo round answers

  1. Persian
  2. Siamese
  3. Devon Rex
  4. Bengal
  5. Birman
  6. Sphinx