1. Egypt
   Cyprus
2. China

A grave excavated in 2001 in Cyprus contained a cat buried close to human remains, which dated back more than 9,500 years.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Ancient Egyptian families commonly gave their cats a respectful burial by mummifying the animal.

1. 3,000 years
   6,000 years
2. 9,000 years

Until 2008, scientists believed that cats reached Egyptian homes around 4,000 years ago, but new discoveries revealed that cats were actually treated as pets in Egypt as far back as 6,000 years ago.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Remains found in the Shaanxi province suggest that humans kept cats as pets in China more than 5,000 years ago.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Felis silvestris-- or cat of the woods -- is the ancestor to all modern house cats.

1. Pope Leo I
   Pope George V
2. Pope Gregory IX

It was Pope Gregory IX who gave black cats their bad name. He called them incarnations of the devil in 1233 in "Vox in Rama."

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

It takes an average of four to six days longer for a black cat to find a home than a cat with another coat color.

1. 23 years
   29 years
2. 38 years

Crème Puff the cat holds the record for oldest cat of all time. He was born in 1967 and died in 2005 at the age of 38.

1. 90 percent
   93 percent
2. 96 percent

Tigers and pet cats share 96 percent of their DNA, while humans and chimps share 98.8 percent.

1. They lived longer than average.
   They had extra toes.
2. They were extremely large.

Hemingway owned numerous polydactyl cats, many of whom had extra toes. An estimated 40 to 50 of his cat's descendants still live at his old home in Key West.

1. 3
   4
2. 5

Cats typically have five toes on the front foot and four toes on the back. Those with the polydactyl gene can have several more on either the front or back feet.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

The infamous Grumpy Cat -- aka Tardar Sauce -- is a female feline.

1. Siamese
   Bengal
2. Persian

An exotic is essentially a Persian cat that has been bred to have short fur. It was the most popular cat breed in the U.S. in 2015.

1. kittle
   kindle
2. kattle

A group of kittens is a kindle, or litter. Groups of adult cats are called clowders or glarings.

1. Luke
   Olivia
2. Bella

Bella was the most popular cat name in 2015, according to a study released by a national pet insurance company.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Cats spend 30 to 50 percent of their day grooming. While this may seem like a lot, grooming isn't usually a problem unless you spot bald patches or excess hairballs.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Only around 50 percent of cats respond to catnip, and the sensitivity for this herb is inherited from the feline's parents.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

One in 200 cats actually suffers from feline asthma, which can be triggered by human skin cells, dust and cigarette smoke.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Cats spend 50 percent of the day in light sleep and another 15 percent in deep sleep, which means they are awake only 35 percent of the time.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Purring can be a sign of pleasure, injury or pain. It may serve as a natural form of pain relief and help with healing when the cat is injured.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

While cats can only meow while exhaling, they can purr on both the inhale and exhale.

1. 2 to 9 weeks
   12 to 24 weeks
2. 6 to 9 months

Cats and dogs are most likely to form friendships when they are exposed to one another between the ages of 2 and 9 weeks.

1. 15 mph
   30 mph
2. 45 mph

A domestic cat can hit speeds of 30 mph -- about as fast as Usain Bolt.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Cats allowed to roam free have an average travel range of less than 4.9 acres. Feral cats, on the other hand, can have a range as large as 1,351 acres.

1. 5 months
   8 months
2. 1 year

A female cat can get pregnant as young as 5 months of age. Fortunately, females can also be spayed when they are as young as 2 months.

1. 3
   5
2. 7

The average litter contains 5 kittens, and mommy cats can have up to 3 litters per year.

1. 8
   19
2. 27

A record litter of 19 kittens -- 4 stillborn -- was born in the UK in August 1970.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Keep your ice cream to yourself! Cats can't taste sweets, but they can taste things humans can't, such as specific amino acids.

1. 31 percent
   51 percent
2. 91 percent

Of the 74 to 96 million owned cats in the U.S., an estimated 91 percent are spayed or neutered.

1. 40 million
   70 million
2. 90 million

There are an estimated 70 million stray cats in the U.S. Fortunately, around 35 percent of all owned cats are acquired as strays, which means a happy ending for millions of furry felines.