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Which fancy feline is this? — answers and explanations for all 33 questions. Cover the answer, have a guess first, then check the explanation. Want to play it as a quiz? Try it at the Quiz Playground!

Photo of Persian

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Siamese · Turkish Angora · Russian Blue · Persian

Answer: Persian

It's a Persian! Famous for its long, luxurious coat and flat little face.

Photo of Siamese

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Persian · Maine Coon · Siamese · Turkish Angora

Answer: Siamese

It's a Siamese! Its face, ears, and paws are dipped in a darker color.

Photo of Russian Blue

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Bengal · Siamese · Russian Blue · Persian

Answer: Russian Blue

It's a Russian Blue! Its shimmering blue-gray coat looks like soft silver.

Photo of Scottish Fold

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Scottish Fold · American Shorthair · Siamese · Persian

Answer: Scottish Fold

It's a Scottish Fold! Its ears fold forward like a little cap.

Photo of Bengal

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: British Shorthair · Persian · Russian Blue · Bengal

Answer: Bengal

It's a Bengal! It wears leopard-style spots like a tiny jungle cat.

Photo of Maine Coon

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Maine Coon · Norwegian Forest Cat · Persian · Bengal

Answer: Maine Coon

It's a Maine Coon! One of the biggest house cats — some are over three feet long.

Photo of Sphynx

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Russian Blue · Siamese · Sphynx · Bengal

Answer: Sphynx

It's a Sphynx! This nearly hairless cat feels like a warm peach.

Photo of American Shorthair

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: American Shorthair · Scottish Fold · Siamese · Bengal

Answer: American Shorthair

It's an American Shorthair! A round-faced favorite, often wearing tabby stripes.

Photo of Ragdoll

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Russian Blue · Sphynx · Ragdoll · Siamese

Answer: Ragdoll

It's a Ragdoll! Pick it up and it flops in your arms like a plush toy — that's how it got its name.

Photo of British Shorthair

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Munchkin · British Shorthair · Norwegian Forest Cat · American Shorthair

Answer: British Shorthair

It's a British Shorthair! Round face, plush coat — like a teddy bear cat.

Photo of Norwegian Forest Cat

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Persian · Turkish Van · Norwegian Forest Cat · Devon Rex

Answer: Norwegian Forest Cat

It's a Norwegian Forest Cat! Its thick, water-resistant coat beat the Nordic cold.

Photo of Munchkin

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Munchkin · Turkish Van · Selkirk Rex · Persian

Answer: Munchkin

It's a Munchkin! Its short little legs make it waddle — the 'Dachshund of cats'.

Photo of Manx

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Tonkinese · Turkish Angora · Manx · Sphynx

Answer: Manx

It's a Manx! Its most famous feature is a very short tail — or no tail at all.

Photo of Abyssinian

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Birman · Abyssinian · Tonkinese · Ragdoll

Answer: Abyssinian

It's an Abyssinian! Each hair holds several colors, so its coat sparkles in sunlight.

Photo of Turkish Angora

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Bengal · Turkish Angora · Scottish Fold · Munchkin

Answer: Turkish Angora

It's a Turkish Angora! Famous for silky, long white fur, from Türkiye.

Photo of Birman

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Tonkinese · Birman · British Shorthair · Korat

Answer: Birman

It's a Birman! All four paws are white, like little gloves.

Photo of Devon Rex

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Russian Blue · Sphynx · Devon Rex · Himalayan

Answer: Devon Rex

It's a Devon Rex! Curly short fur and huge ears give it an elf-like look.

Photo of Exotic Shorthair

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Bengal · Exotic Shorthair · Turkish Angora · Oriental Shorthair

Answer: Exotic Shorthair

It's an Exotic Shorthair! A Persian's flat face with a short, plush coat.

Photo of Himalayan

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Burmese · Himalayan · Ragdoll · Devon Rex

Answer: Himalayan

It's a Himalayan! Persian long hair plus Siamese-style dark face and paws.

Photo of Chartreux

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Devon Rex · Oriental Shorthair · Egyptian Mau · Chartreux

Answer: Chartreux

It's a Chartreux! France's blue-gray cat, famous for its gentle smiling face.

Photo of American Curl

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: American Curl · Norwegian Forest Cat · British Shorthair · Russian Blue

Answer: American Curl

It's an American Curl! Its ears curl backward in neat little arcs — hence the name.

Photo of Turkish Van

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Chartreux · Sphynx · Turkish Van · American Shorthair

Answer: Turkish Van

It's a Turkish Van! Unusually for a cat, it loves water — the 'swimming cat'.

Photo of Egyptian Mau

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Siamese · Savannah · Egyptian Mau · British Shorthair

Answer: Egyptian Mau

It's an Egyptian Mau! A rare, naturally spotted cat — and a very fast runner.

Photo of Cornish Rex

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Munchkin · American Shorthair · Cornish Rex · Japanese Bobtail

Answer: Cornish Rex

It's a Cornish Rex! Only its soft undercoat remains, rippling in gentle waves.

Photo of Oriental Shorthair

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Bengal · Himalayan · Oriental Shorthair · American Shorthair

Answer: Oriental Shorthair

It's an Oriental Shorthair! Big ears, slim body, and famously chatty.

Photo of Burmese

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Tonkinese · Siamese · Chartreux · Burmese

Answer: Burmese

It's a Burmese! From Myanmar, with a glossy, deep-brown coat.

Photo of Korat

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Korat · Tonkinese · Devon Rex · Russian Blue

Answer: Korat

It's a Korat! In Thailand it's a good-luck cat, once given as a wedding gift.

Photo of Japanese Bobtail

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Egyptian Mau · Japanese Bobtail · Bengal · American Shorthair

Answer: Japanese Bobtail

It's a Japanese Bobtail! Its short pom-pom tail inspired the 'beckoning cat' figurine.

Photo of Savannah

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Manx · Chartreux · American Shorthair · Savannah

Answer: Savannah

It's a Savannah! Born from a wild serval and a house cat — long legs and bold spots.

Photo of Ocicat

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Japanese Bobtail · American Curl · Turkish Angora · Ocicat

Answer: Ocicat

It's an Ocicat! It looks like a wild ocelot, but it's a sweet-natured house cat.

Photo of Somali

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Abyssinian · Maine Coon · Somali · Devon Rex

Answer: Somali

It's a Somali! A long-haired Abyssinian with a bushy tail — the 'fox cat'.

Photo of Tonkinese

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Tonkinese · American Curl · Exotic Shorthair · Turkish Van

Answer: Tonkinese

It's a Tonkinese! A mix of Siamese and Burmese, with the best of both.

Photo of Selkirk Rex

Q. What breed is this cat?

Options: Selkirk Rex · Ragdoll · Persian · Turkish Van

Answer: Selkirk Rex

It's a Selkirk Rex! Its wooly curls earn it the nickname 'sheep cat'.

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