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Pick a card and find out
who’s Cat Smartest!
Cool Cats
Kitten Caboodle
Breeds, from Abyssinians
to Turkish Vans
Miscellaneous facts and oddities
Nine Lives
Kitty Capers
Health, habits, and behaviors
History, culture, and mythology
“No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.”
—Abraham Lincoln
CatSmarts is a product of SmartsCo. © 2011 SmartsCo. All rights reserved.
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12 Page Tips Guide Cover
How to Use CatSmarts
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12 Page Tips Guide Sample Pages
Score Card
PLAYER /
TEAM NAME
TOTAL
Kitty Capers
Cool Cats
Kitten Caboodle
Nine Lives
SCORING OPTION 1
SCORING OPTION 2
The winner is the first to answer three questions
correctly in each of the four categories. Players
select which category they want to tackle at any
point during the game until they have 3 correct
answers in each category.
The winner is the first to get a total of
12 correct answers. Shuffle the cards so
players answer questions in all the categories.
Continue asking questions until someone
scores 12 points.
Sample Score Card
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B
C
D
QUESTION
QUESTION
QUESTION
Cool Cats
Kitten Caboodle
Kitty Capers
Which breed of cat is often referred
to as “hairless” and frequently attracts
attention because of its distinctively
odd appearance?
… Persian
… Tabby
… Sphynx
… Siamese
A
B
C
D
The term “Hemingway Cat” is
sometimes used to describe a:
… Cat that likes water
… Cat with six or more toes
… Cat with a stubbed tail
… Cat with hazel eyes
Tr ue or False?
Purring is always a sign of
comfort and contentment.
QUESTION
Nine Lives
What was the name of Dr. Evil’s beloved
cat in the wildly popular c. 1997 theatrical
comedy Austin Powers: International
Man of Mystery?
A … Itchy
B … Puss ’n’ Boots
C … Mr. Bigglesworth
D … Scratchy
ANSWER
ANSWER
ANSWER
ANSWER
Cool Cats
Kitten Caboodle
Kitty Capers
Nine Lives
C … Sphynx
B … C at with six or mor e toes
F als e!
C … Mr. Biggleswor th
The Sphynx cat is either exceptionally endearing or
extraordinarily creepy, depending on your point of view—
and quite possibly whether you happen to see one lounging
in someone’s lap or prowling a dark alley in the dead of
night. Although Sphynxes have a very slight, short down
coat and the occasional tuft of hair at the tip of the tail, the
breed otherwise appears completely hairless. The breed is
highly susceptible to chill and sunburn, so these cats are
best kept indoors and away from the elements. While this
particular cat could very well have given rise to the saying
that one has “a face only a mother could love,” its strange
appearance does not detract from its lovability or ability to
serve as a devoted companion.
American icon Ernest Hemingway was more than just a
prolific writer; he was also a cat lover. While Hemingway
was living in Key West, Florida, a local ship’s captain
bestowed upon him a six-toed feline companion—his first
of many—known in scientific terms as a polydactyl.
Whereas ordinary cats have five toes on each front paw and
four toes on each rear paw, polydactyl cats—also called
“mitten” cats for their profusely large paws—have six or
more digits on one or more paws. Today, operating under
the terms of his will, the Ernest Hemingway Museum and
Home harbors some 60 cats, many of which are
descendents of Hemingway’s original cat and some of
which are polydactyls—or Hemingway cats.
Few things in a cat lover’s life compare to the warm, fuzzy
feeling we experience when a feline friend crawls into our
lap and purrs itself to sleep. But while that little engine tugs
endlessly at our heartstrings, one should heed the wise
words of writer Robert Byrne: “To err is human, to purr is
feline.” Indeed, humans often err in believing that a cat’s
purr is always a sign of contentment. The truth is cats may
purr when they are anxious, stressed, ill, injured, or even
close to death. Cats are also known to purr when giving
birth and nursing their kittens. Some believe that purring
has a self-healing and calming effect on cats—no kitty
Prozac necessary.
“When Dr. Evil gets angry, Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset.
And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset, people die!”
Although actor Mike Meyers had audiences in stitches
playing dual roles as the groovy secret agent Austen Powers
and his conniving arch nemesis Dr. Evil, it was undoubtedly
Mr. Bigglesworth—a Sphynx cat—that stole the show. In
the beginning of the movie, Mr. Bigglesworth makes his
onscreen debut as a beautiful white Persian. But chaos
ensues, and Dr. Evil makes a hasty getaway in a cryogenic
freezing capsule, with Mr. Bigglesworth in tow. During
the unfreezing process, something goes awry and Mr.
Bigglesworth exits the cryogenic chamber no longer a
fanciful Persian, but a scraggly looking, bald, wrinkly feline.
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Sample Q& A Cards
Do you sign your cat’s name on greeting cards? Do you buy
lint rollers by the case? Do you carry photos of your cat in
your wallet? Do people refer to you as a “crazy cat person”?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is your game!
CatSmarts is the playful question-and-answer game that features
finicky facts on the history and habits of your favorite felines: Why
do cats always land on their feet? What is a group of cats called?
Which is the largest breed of domestic cat? What is unusual about
the Scottish Fold? True–false and multiple-choice cards offer
whiskers-to-tail information on breeds,
behavior, body language, and many
other cat-tastic topics.
It’s the Cat’s Meow
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Scratch open the
CatSmarts box to
find a 12-page Cat
Tips Guide, a score
pad, and 100
question-andanswer cards.
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All rights reserved.
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