Cat Quiz: How Well Do You Really Know Cats?

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1Roughly how many hours a day does an adult cat usually sleep?

About 12 to 16 hours About 4 to 6 hours About 20 to 24 hours

2When do cats purr?

Only when happy Only when hungry When content, but also when stressed or injured

3Which taste can cats not detect?

Bitterness Sweetness Saltiness

4What do a cat's whiskers help it judge?

Whether it can fit through a gap The temperature of food How far away sounds are

5Adult cats rarely meow at each other. Who do they mostly meow to?

Their kittens Dogs Humans

6The oldest known evidence of a cat buried with a human, about 9,500 years old, was found where?

Egypt Cyprus China

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Did you know?

A cat's nose print is unique, much like a human fingerprint.
Cats have a third eyelid, called the nictitating membrane.

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