1 What was the name of the piece of music in the Tom &
Jerry cartoon “Cat Concerto”.
A: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt. The film was released
in 1946, produced by Fred Quimby and directed by Joseph Hanna and William
Barbera. In 1946 it won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject Cartoon.
2 In “Sabrina The Teenage Witch” what was the name of Aunts
Hilda & Zelda’s magical talking cat ?
A: Salem
3 Sylvester
the Cat made his very first appearance in a film back in the 1940s, what was it
called ?
A: “Life
With Feathers” an 8 minute long film, made in 1945. Voiced by Mel Blanc, of course.
4 Puss Cat
Willum (although nowadays it would be Puss Cat wi.ll.i.um !) appeared in a
popular children's tea time TV show in the 1960s, what was it called and for an
extra point what is the name of the lady appearing with Willum in this photo ?
A: Well
this actually started as “Small Time” during the late 1950s-60s then turned
into “The Five O’Clock Club”. This ran until the late 1960s. The lady in the
photo is Muriel Young, one of the most well known of all presenters and producers
of children’s TV programmes of the 1950s-60s and 70s. She became head of
children’s TV at Granada.
5 In the
film "Garfield : A Tail of Two Kitties" what was the name of the
castle where Prince lived ? Prince was of course Garfield's double.
A: Carlyle
Castle
6 At the
beginning of every Bagpuss episode Emily the little girl, would recite a poem
"Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss, Old Fat Furry Catpuss, Wake up and look at this
thing that I bring....." What are the next two lines ?
A: Wake up, be bright, be golden and light
Bagpuss, oh hear what I sing
Bagpuss, oh hear what I sing
7 In
another famous American cartoon series, there starred Jinksy the Cat, but what
was the names of the two mice that starred with him ?
A: Pixie
& Dixie, the cat was often referred to as MrJinks. His famous line was “I
hate those meeces to pieces”
8 In "Shrek 2" Puss in Boots made his
first appearance. What did he do to distract the guards when Shrek and Donkey
entered the castle to rescue Fiona ?
A: He removes his hat, looks at the guards
cutely, then attacks them when they all go “awwww”
9 In "The Aristocats" who was
Scatman Crothers ? He was usually referred to by his friends by a slightly
shorter name.
A: Scat Cat – actually voiced by actor and
musician Scatman Crothers. Scat Cat was the leader of the jazz band.
10 "Top Cat" series first came over
to the UK in the 1960s, but what was it called in the UK ?
A: “Boss Cat” During the 1960s there was a brand of cat food
on sale in UK called “Top Cat”. The BBC did not want to be seen advertising a
product so changed the name, bit silly really as “Top Cat” is consistently being
referred to within the programme. Now, the TV series and film is always
referred to as “Top Cat” in the UK
