16-Dec-2021 Theme: 'Feli…'

(1) What is the binomial name of the common cat?

Answer: Felis catus

(2) Who wrote the 1917 novel ‘Australia Felix’? (bonus: what was the author’s real name?)

Answer: Henry Handel Richardson (bonus: Ethel Richardson).

(3) What is a Felixer?

Answer: An Australian-invented ‘grooming trap’, which sprays poison onto the fur of passing feral cats.

(4) Which Australian State Premier wrote an autobiography titled 'Felicia', published in 1981?

Answer: Don Dunstan.

(5) In what year did the movie cartoon character Felix the Cat make his debut? (a) 1919 (b) 1929 (c) 1939 (d) 1949 (e) 1959?

Answer: (a) 1919.

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