Emily's Trivia Quiz: I Want to Live Like Animals; Wild and Free

So, most of the time I write quizzes, I skew the topic to something that I really want to write about.  But since I love pets, and there's enough general trivia about pets, I figured I would be ok writing questions just about pets.  And Mom and Dad, since you now read my blog, PLEASE CAN WE PLEASE GET A DOG PLEASE?  I mean, I know I'm moving away, but that means I'll come visit you more.  And you won't have to worry about deer in the backyard, or squirrels eating the birdseed, or even pesky neighbors.  Plus, dad, you walk five miles on the canal everyday, and pretty much every dog would LOVE to do that with you.  And since your only daughter is now living in a whole other state entirely, wouldn't you love to have the companionship and love of an animal minus the college tuition and expensive clothing of a daughter?  And you can even get them pre-housetrained.  Here's the link for the Montgomery County Humane Society.  And even if you're not my parents, you should probably check it out.  P.S. Check out this cutie Mom...

1. True or false: Cats are colorblind

The cat says: I can see this because it is green. 

False!  They can see blue, green, and maybe red.

2. Most domestic dogs can run 32 km/hr, but a greyhound can run ____ km/hr.
(Sorry for the kilometer measurement, but hey, you'll sound refined, elegant, and a little British if you show off with this tidbit at happy hour.)
a. 37
b. 45
c. 55
d. 70

d.  Greyhounds are super fast.  And supa dupa fly.  And you can adopt one of them here.

3. What percentage of the day does the average cat sleep?
a. 50%
b. 56%
c. 75%
d. 99.65%

c. The average cat spends 18 hours out of every 24 hours sleeping.  Wook at that widdle buddy sleepin'... awwww.

4.Dalmatian puppies are born...
a. Totally black
b. Without their spots
c. In Toronto
d. With fleas

b. Dalmatians are born totally white!

5. In what country is dog ownership considered a constitutional right?
a. Canada
b. Cuba
c. China
d. France

This dog is totally asserting his constitutional right.

d. France

6. Who invented the cat-flap door?

a. Albert Einstein
b. Sir Isaac Newton
c. Thomas Alva Edison
d. Your Mom

b. Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat-flap door.

7. What kind of pets did President John Quincy Adams have?
a. A dog and cats
b. An ostrich and fish
c. A parakeet and chinchillas
d. An alligator and silkworms

d. Yeah, I'm not really sure why alligators and silkworms were considered good pets.  Here is more about presidential pets.  Because it's not an Emily quiz with weird presidential history.

8. When were hamsters domesticated?

a. 1930
b. 1040
c. 1284
d. 1912

a. 1930

And here's this, since you probably haven't heard this song, since like 1999.

Comments

[KELLYq]

Emily, you score major points for using a music video from one of my all-time favorite movies i used to watch on TNT with lauren

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123209/

[KELLYq]

Also did you know cats are illiterate? Kingsley TOTALLY can't read.

[KELLYq]

Also this movie?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111361/

[EmGusk]

"An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, in an animatronic Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy. Together, the couple try to elude the mad scientist and the police and find a more appropriate vessel for Michael's brain." That sounds AMAZING

[Lauren]

1. THE OTHER SISTER--WUV IT
2. Emily, this quiz has opened up, like, a new dimension of my brain. Question #8 has blown my mind because it forced me to consider that there was a point in time when hamsters were not domesticated. I guess this makes sense, but I can't really comprehend how they exist outside of pet shops third grade classrooms. Are there still wild hamsters now? I don't understand. Where do they live? I'm going to do some research this afternoon.

[Buddy Love]

According to this quiz, what do greyhounds and Missy Elliott have in common?

[Lauren]

They supa fly.

And they can be adopted from the humane society.

[justin]

yeah, in addition to being illiterate kingsley has a poorly-devloped sense of irony.

[The Mayor]

Wait, is this song implying that people with intellectual disabilities are like animals?

[Tori]

Or that people in marching bands live like animals. (Based on my personal experiences, this is absolutely true.)

Man, every music video should feature marching bands . . .