Q 01/05

The Ragdoll breed, developed in the 1960s, takes its name from which habit of the cats?

A) Sleeping in laundry piles

B) Going limp when picked up

C) Carrying toys in their mouths

D) Shredding cloth and cushions

Answer · why

B) Going limp when picked up

Going limp when picked up is the trait behind the name. Some breeders have even tried to breed away from it, worried that such extreme docility is not...

Q 02/05

Whatever colours they wear as adults, Ragdoll kittens are all born with which coat colour?

A) White

B) Cream

C) Grey

D) Brown

Answer · why

A) White

White is the colour of every newborn Ragdoll. The darker markings creep in over the following weeks, with good colour arriving at around 8 to 10 weeks...

Q 03/05

Which pop star named her Ragdoll cat Benjamin Button, after the film character who ages backwards?

A) Katy Perry

B) Ariana Grande

C) Taylor Swift

D) Lady Gaga

Answer · why

C) Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift names all her cats after fictional characters. Her Scottish Folds, Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson, take theirs from television dramas.

Q 04/05

Ann Baker claimed the first Ragdoll kittens were placid because their mother survived what accident?

A) A house fire

B) Falling from a roof

C) A lightning strike

D) Being hit by a car

Answer · why

D) Being hit by a car

Being hit by a car sent the cat to a nearby medical centre where, Baker insisted, her genes were altered. Litters born before the accident lacked the ...

Q 05/05

The extreme docility of some Ragdoll cats gave rise to which false belief about the breed?

A) They feel no pain

B) They cannot purr

C) They never shed fur

D) They cannot swim

Answer · why

A) They feel no pain

They feel no pain is only a myth. The same placid nature makes the Ragdoll an easy-to-handle lap cat that rarely shows aggression towards other pets.