The cats quiz is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated over the years! -Mystitat

Past questions and answers:

11/15/06:
Q: While most famous men who have played Mistoffelees (Timothy Scott, Jacob Brent, you know, etc.) have had a good grounding in Jazz dancing, Wayne Sleep (OLC Misto) had more of a background in what kind of dance?
A: Ballet
Answered first by: Puddycat
Correctly answered by: Aevany, Aoide, Chickokitty, Felina, Kalatia, Kitamarina, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lunalen, Lyra, Mistofey, Mistolina, Nodikus, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Rumpel_teazer, Rumpleteazer, Tabitha, Taij, Tigress

9/30/06:
Q: The preface of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats mentions that the book is dedicated in part to a man wearing what?
A: White spats
Answered first by: Tabitha
Correctly answered by: Admetus, Aevany, Aoide, Angelica, Chickokitty, Deminia, Ekwy, Felina, Kalatia, Koshii-Kitsune-Akira, Kitamarina, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lunalen, Melissa, Nikabelle, Nodikus, Omi, Quidam, Rumpleteazer, Spizz, Tabitha, Taij, Teazer, Tigress, Tuggers_kitty

8/7/06:
Q: In what year was the Cats video released?
A: 1998
Answered first by: Ksiezyca
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Alonza, Danzy, Ekwy, JemimaPearl, Jybadib, Kalatia, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Kitamarina, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lillypaw, Lunalen, Melissa, Mistolina, Nikabelle, Nodikus, Omi, Quidam, Rumpleteazer, Tabitha, Taij, Tantoffelees, Tasha, Teazer, Tigress, Timur, Tuggers_kitty

7/27/06:
Q: Donald Waugh played which OLC cat?
A: Coricopat
Answered first by: Taij
Correctly answered by: Admetus, Aoide, Alonza, Chickokitty, Danzy, Ekwy, Jybadib, Kalatia, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lillypaw, Lunalen, Nodikus, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Tabitha, Taij, Teazer, Tigress, Tuggers_kitty

7/11/06:
Q: How many minutes ellapse in “Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat” from the time that the Night Mail's ready to depart until Skimble appears?
A: 3 minutes
Answered first by: Felina
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Alex, Alonza, Danzy, Ekwy, Felina, Jybadib, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lunalen, Lyra, Melissa, Nodikus, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Rumpleteazer, Tabitha, Taij, Tigress, Tuggers_kitty

6/21/06:
Q: There's a cat in Helsinki called Jokaste. What do we English-speakers call her?
A: Demeter
Answered first by: Quidam
Correctly answered by: Admetus, Chickokitty, Colleen, Ekwy, Felina, Felninity, Kate M, Laws_1812, Lillypaw, Lunalen, Lyra, Melissa, Nodikus, Omi, Quidam, Tabitha, Taij, Tigress, Tuggers_kitty

6/14/06:
Q: Another picture quiz! Who's missing from this screenshot?
A: Asparagus
Answered first by: Lyra
Correctly answered by: Danzy, Felina, Felninity, Ithillium, Lillypaw, Lyra, Nodikus, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Tabitha, Tigress, and Tugger_kitty

5/28/06:
Q: Which cat did TSE say could be found “keepin' the door in a Bloomsbury Square”?
A: Cat Morgan (you had to know that that's in the original book of poems!)
Answered first by: Tabitha
Correctly answered by: Admetus, Ashley, Danzy, Ekwy, Felina, Ithillium, Kizatort, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lillypaw, Lunalen, Lyra, Melissa, Nolai, Omi, Quidam, Rumpleteazer, Tabitha, Taij, Tigress, Tuggers_kitty

5/13/06:
Q: What country's production is this picture from?
A: Denmark (more specifically, Copenhagen)
Answered first by: Ksiezyca
Correctly answered by: Etcy, Ksiezyca, Laws_1812, Lyra, Omi, Rumpleteazer, Tugger_kitty, Tabitha, Ithillium

4/29/06:
Q: What cat did Sarah Brightman first play?
A: Jemima/Sillabub
Answered first by: Ithillium
Correctly answered by: Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Aviva, Chasm, Danzy, Etcy, Felninity, Fluffs, Ithillium, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Kizatort, Laws_1812, Lillypaw, luna19, Lyra, Melissa, Nolai, Omi, Puddyact, Quidam, Randy, Rumpleteazer, Shiori, Tabitha, Taij, Tigress Jellicle

4/9/06:
Q: Fill in the blank: In most productions, cats will come out into the audience-section of the theater during the overature, showing off their glowing _____.
A: eyes
Answered first by: Quidam
Correctly answered by: Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Apex, Bambina, Chelsey Taylor, Chimalmaht, Crazy Little Feline, Danzy, Eponine, Etcy, Felninity, Fluffs, Ithillium, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Laws_1812, Lyra, Melissa, NinjaRachel, Nolai, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Randy, Rumpleteazer, Tabitha, Taij, Tigress Jellicle

3/26/06:
Q: According to lyrics, which cat will “sniff and sneer”?
A: The Rum Tum Tugger
Answered first by: Laws_1812
Correctly answered by: Admetus, Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Apex, Bambina, Bombalurina, Chimalmaht, Danzy, Eclectica, Ekwy, Eponine, Felninity, Fluffs, Ithillium, Jannyloujanjan, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Laws_1812, Lisa, Lrya, Melissa, NinjaRachel, Nolai, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Rough Copy, Rumpleteazer, Tabitha, Taij, and Tigress Jellicle

3/18/06:
Q: It's a picture quiz again! Who is this actor/dancer/singer? (click here for picture)
A: Wayne Sleep (original London Misto)
Answered first by: Taij
Correctly answered by: Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Apex, Bambina, Felninity, Ithillium, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Laws_1812, Lyra, Melissa, Omi, Rumpleteazer, Taij

3/6/06:
Q: The lyrics to “Memory” come from which one of TS Eliot's other poems?
A: “Rhapsody On a Windy Night”
Answered first by: Apex
Correctly answered by: Aerin, Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Apex, Carrie, Fluffs, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Laws_1812, Lyra, Omi, Puddycat, Quidam, Rumpleteazer, Tabatha, Taij, Tigress Jellicle, Melissa, and Mistolina

2/20/06:
Q: It's another picture quiz! Who's missing from this screenshot?
A: Pouncival
Correctly answered by: Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Apex, Chelsey Taylor, FelNinIty, Jannyloujanjan, Laws_1812, Lyra, Omi, Puddycat, Rumpleteazer, Tabatha, Taij, Tigress Jellicle

2/11/06:
Q: What company did TS Eliot turn down when they wanted to make something out of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats ?
A: The Walt Disney Company
Correctly answered by: Alexis Lancaster, Aoide, Apex, Carrie, Chelsey T., Chimalmaht, Crazy Little Feline, Ekwy, Eponine, Felina, Laws_1812, Lyra, Melissa, NinjaRachel, Omi, Puddycat, Randy, Rumpleteazer, Tabatha, Taij, Talena, Tigress, and Tugrinna

1/29/06:
Q:Who's missing from this picture? click for pic!
A: Bombalurina
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Apex, Chelsey T., Chimalmaht, Eponine, Felninity, Jannyloujanjan, Jakob, Laws_1812, Lyra, Melissa, Omi, Puddycat, Randy, Rumpleteazer, Taij, and Tigress

1/23/06:
Q: (Video version) What flavor is Victoria's yogurt cup in “The Awful Battle”?
A: Strawberry (you had to pause on a close-up of her and look at the pictures of strawberries on it)
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Apex, Bambina, Chelsey T., Felninity, Laws_1812, Melissa, Omi, Rumpleteazer, Taij

1/15/06:
Q: In the original Broadway cast, Kenneth Ard played Macavity, Plato, and what other cat?
A: The Great Rumpus Cat
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Apex, Chelsey T, Chimalmaht, Felninity, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Laws1812, Lyra, Melissa, Omi, Randy, Serafima, Taij, Tigress

1/9/06:
Q: As of this week, how old is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
A: 57
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Apex, Chelsey T., Felninity, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Laws1812, Lyra, Melissa, Serafima, Taij, Tigress

1/1/06:
Q: What's this?! Click here for song.
A: The original version of “Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer,” which was first heard in the original London production. I'm sorry the question was worded weird; I'll try not to leave questions so open-ended again (or put the answer in the filename!).
Those who figured out it was MJ&RT: Felninity, Chelsey T.
Those who got that it was the original London production: Aerin, Aoide, Apex, Chimalmaht, Jakob, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Lyra, Omi, Serafima, Taij, and Tigress

12/25/05:
Q: What does the “TS” stand for in “T. S. Eliot”?
A: Thomas Stearns
Correctly answered by: Aerin, Aoide, Apex, Chelsey Taylor, Chimalmaht, Danzy, Eponine, Eruanne, Felninity, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Lyra, Omi, Rumpleteazer, Taij

12/16/05:
Q: According to TSE's original poems, which cat is most likely to be caught doing math problems?
A: Macavity (“...Or engaged in doing complicated long division sums.”)
Correctly answered by: Chelsey Taylor, FelNinIty, Koishii-Kitsune-Akira, Aoide, Tigress, Aerin, Chimalmaht, Rumpleteazer

11/26/05:
Q: There is a cat in Oslo called “Pusine.” What do we English-speakers call her?
A: Etcetera
Correctly answered by: Ekwy, Aoide, Rumpleteazer, Eclectica, Tigress, Taij, Aerin, Chimalmaht, Chelsey Taylor, FelNinIty

11/23/05):
Q: Which queen is missing from this picture?
A: Tantomile
Correctly answered by: Danzy, Rumpleteazer, Chimalmaht

11/13/05:
Q: Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted in 1992. What is his complete official title?
A: Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
Correctly Answered by: Taij

11/8/05:
Q: In the Original Broadway Version, what color were Mungojerrie and Rumplteazer's noses?
A: red
Correctly answered by: Fluffs, Jemima-Luvah, Lyra, Tigress, Felninity

10/23/05:
Q: Fill in the blank: “I know a Cat, who makes a habit / Of _______” (TSE)
A: “eating nothing else but rabbit.” (from the complete version of “The Ad-dressing of Cats”
Correctly answered by: Taij, Omi, Lyra

10/9/05:
Q: (Video version) What is Mistoffelees' only solo line in Act II?
A: “Presto!”
Correctly answered by: Ekwy, Lyra, Fluffs, Omi, Aoide

10/1/05:
Q: In the original Broadway version, the actor who played Coricopat also played what other character?
A: Mungojerrie
Correctly answered by: Fluffs, Eponine, Lyra, Aerin, FelNinIty, Krissy, Etcetera and Plato's Love Child

9/23/05:
Q: How many Tony awards did Cats win?
A: seven
Correctly answered by: FelNinIty, Lyra

9/18/05:
Q: The New London Theatre was great for Cats because it had a revolving _______.
A: stage
Correctly answered by: Lyra, Ekwy, Eclectica, Eruanne, Sleeping Tiger

9/10/05:
Q: Fill in the blank: “But yet a Dog is, on the whole / What you would call a ___________.”
A: simple soul (from the entire version of “The Addressing of Cats”)
Correctly answered by: Ekwy, Lyra, Felininity, Krissy

9/4/05:
Q: Which cat's name did TS Eliot like for “its Morte d'Arthur flavour”?
A: Pouncival
Correctly answered by: Felina, Lyra, Eclectica, Fluffs, Aerin, Felninity, Aoide

8/20/05:
Q: Where could one find “dancing on the strand”?
A: Maidenhead and Henley (from the song “Growltiger's Last Stand”)
Correctly answered by: Lyra, Fantasm, Chimalmaht, Krissy, Felina, and Eclectica

8/13/05:
Q: Name the theater in London where CATS originally opened.
A: The New London Theater
Correctly answered by: Aoide, Lyra, Eclectica, Brizejellicle, Felina, Persephone, and Fluffs

8/6/05:
Q: In the video, who is holding up the smokestack of the train in “Skimbleshanks”?
A: Asparagus
Correctly answered by: Felina, Lyra, and Bethany

7/30/05:
Q: Name a time in the video when a cat noticeably sticks out his or her tongue.
A: Oh gee ... there were way more than I thought there were. I'm sure you can think of one right now. In fact, do it. There's your answer.
Correctly answered by: Do I have to list them all? Okay, fine. Here's everybody, in order of correct responses: Phyunilat (1), Fantasm (2), Krissy and Lyra (and one person I lost the name of) (3), Fluffs and Bethany (4), Aoide (6), and Chimalmaht (11).

7/23/05:
Q: Which country's production boasts a white Rum Tum Tugger?
A: Japan
Correctly answered by: Eclectica, Chimalmaht, Fluffs, Aoide, Wonka-Ish, Aerin, Krissy, Lyra, Fantasm

7/16/05:
Q: Who was going to play Grizabella in the original London opening until a snapped Achilles tendon stopped her?
A: Judi Dench
Correctly answered by: Eclectica, Aoide, Chimalmaht, Fantasm, Aerin, Lyra

7/9/05:
Q: Name at least three cats with asymmetrical makeup patterns (the more you can name, the better!).
A's included: Pouncival, Tumblebrutus, Alonzo, Coricopat, Tantomile, Carbucketty, Grizabella, and Bustopher Jones (the eyebrows!)
Correctly answered by (in order of most correct responses): Eruanne (3), Fluffs (4), Aerin (4), Chimalmaht (5), Ice Goddess of Doomy Doom (5), Krissy (6), and Eclectica (all 8!)

7/3/05:
Q: In the video, which cat tosses the ball to Tugger which he then kicks toward Misto?
A: Plato
Correctly answered by: Chimalmaht, Arakasema, Lyra, Fluffs, Etcetera, Felina

6/25/05:
Q: Name any cat who visibly adjusts his/her armwarmers in the video, and which song he/she does it in.
A: Etcetera (in the middle of the Jellicle Ball) and/or Munkustrap (in “The Pekes and the Pollicles”).
Correctly answered by: Chimalmaht, Eclectica, Arakasema, Aerin, Krissy, Lyra, Mystica21, Eruanne

6/18/05:
Q:In this picture, Who's the woman on the right? (extra credit: where's the screenshot from?)
A: Valerie Eliot (ec: the Phantom of the Opera special features disc)
Correctly answered by: No one! Haha, I stumped you all! But Eclectica did get the extra credit right.

6/11/05:
Q: What would T.S. Eliot do when he couldn't sleep?
A: recite the verses from Practical Cats under his breath.
Correctly answered by: Mystica21

6/5/05:
Q: Andrew Lloyd Webber first showcased his newly composed Cats songs at his 1980 ________ festival.
A: Sydmonton (the name of Andrew's estate)
Correctlly answered by: Chimalmaht, Mystica21, Arakasema

5/28/05:
Q: What does Jennyanydots think is responsible for her mice constantly being loud? (hint: Possum's book)
A: irregular diet! (it's in a verse that didn't make it into most productions of the show, but it is in the original poem)
Correctly answered by: Chimalmaht, Arakasema, Krissy, Eruanne, Aerin

5/21/05:
Q: What country is Jo Gibb from?
A: Scotland.
Correctly answered by: Arakasema, Miko, Chimalmaht, Ekwy, Eclectica, Eruanne, and Krissy

5/14/05:
In this picture:
1. Who's the actor pictured center? (correct answer: Jason Gardiner)
2. What video cat does he play? (Alonzo)
3. Who's the woman under his arm? (Gillian Lynne, the choreographer of CATS)
4. What scene are they rehearsing? (Alonzo and Cassandra's part in the video song “Grizabella” [screenshot here!])
Correctly answered by: Miko, Chimalmaht, Arakasema (congrats on getting such an obscure question right!)

5/7/05
Q: Fill in the blank: “I am glad you have a cat, but I do not believe it is so remarkable a cat as My cat ... There never was such a Lilliecat. Its name is ________, and its one Idea is to be useful.” - T.S. Eliot (Hint: she's also a queen from the show)
A: Jellylorum
Correctly answered by: Zazzie, Miko, Eclectica, Krissy, Carrie, D.J. Waters, Arakasema, Eponine, Jessedandle

4/30/05
Q: Which actress who appeared in the Cats video also appeared in Star Wars Episode VI?
A: Femi Taylor (aka Exotica)
Correctly answered by: Eclectica, Chimalmaht, Zazzie, Aerin, Krissy, Miko, Theatre-Sama, Justagirlinacrystal, Eruanne

4/16/05
Q: Which theatre in London was the Cats video filmed in?
A: The Adelphi Theatre in London.
Correctly answered by: Jessedandle, Eclectica, Krissy, Carrie, Eruanne, Just A Girl In a Crystal, Chimalmaht. (I guess I was right to leave it up for another week!)

4/9/05
Q: What was the license plate number on the trunk of the car in the original Broadway run of Cats?
A: NAP 2 (which is, I believe, a tribute to the set designer, John Napier)
Correctly answered by: No one! O.o I guess I need to make the questions easier...

4/1/05
Q: In the middle of “The Jellicle Ball” dance sequence, whose tail tie rope comes untied?
A: Rumpleteazer!
Correctly answered by: Aerin, Franz-Fanatic, Krissy, Jemima-Luvah

3/25/05
Q: According to TS Eliot's original poem, to what bar had the police dog slipped into?
A:The Bricklayer's Arms (not the Wellington Arms; that's in the song, I wanted the poem)
Correctly answered by: Krissy, Chimalmaht, and Aerin

3/20/05
Q: Which actor from the original Broadway cast died tragically from aids only a few years after the show opened, and which cat did he play?
A: Timothy Scott, the original Broadway Mistoffelees
Correctly answered by: Jessedandle, Eclectica, and Krissy

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