Subj:.....Cats (S670b)           From: Seattle Times           on 11/11/2009 Drawing from SeattleTimes...

This Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz on cats is to identifly nine
cats and/or why they are famous. (e.g., This cat's very first
words were "thufferin' thuccotash." Answer: Sylvester.)

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman
Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level, and 3 points
on the PH.D. level.

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. This cat is noted both for his vanishing act and his grin.

   Answer________

2. What cat wore a red bow tie and a red and white hat?

   Answer________

3. This silent-film era cat has a black body, white eyes
   and a giant grin.

   Answer________
 

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Morris is the advertising mascot for what brand of cat food?

   Answer________

5. What does a person need in order to play the game
   called cat's cradle?

   Answer________

6. Who portrays "Maggie the Cat" in the film
   "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"?

   Answer________
 

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. A cat named Grizabella is famous for singing what song?

   Answer________

8. Ignatz the mouse hurled bricks at this cat's head.

   Answer________

9. What 1972 film is set at a burlesque theater called
   the Kit Kat Club?

   Answer________
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Drawing from tom on 8/21/2009

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ANSWERS:

1. The Cheshire Cat. 2. The Cat in the Hat. 3. Felix.
4. 9Lives.           5. String.             6. Elizabeth Taylor.
7. "Memory."         8. Krazy Kat.          9. "Cabaret."
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Drawing from tom on 8/21/2009

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SCORING:

18 points — congratulations, doctor;
15 to 17 points — honors graduate;
10 to 14 points — you're plenty smart, but no grind;
4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder;
1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately;
0 points — who reads the questions to you?
 

© 2009 Ken Fisher

From Barracade Books Inc.

North America Syndicate Inc.
 
 

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