One score questions: round two gross

[DreamTrawler]

Free guess: Macavity

I don't know Cats well but wiki says he has mystical powers. Maybe a different Cats character?

[DrFidelis]

Free guess: Crookshanks, Hermione's pet cat in the Harry Potter series, that's the only one I can think of from the list of fictional felines on wikipedia

If no: Does it appear in this list of fictional felines on wikipedia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_felines

[Hominidae]

Has this character appeared in a movie (regardless of where it first appeared)?

No, as far as I can tell.

Free guess: Crookshanks, Hermione's pet cat in the Harry Potter series, that's the only one I can think of from the list of fictional felines on wikipedia

If no: Does it appear in this list of fictional felines on wikipedia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_felines

No and no.

[damo666]

Did it first appear in a poem?

[Hominidae]

Did it first appear in a poem?

No.

[Wattsthematter]

Is this a house cat?

[DreamTrawler]

I think figuring out why "first introduced in a book" and "best known appearance in a book" were passed will be really important.

[Hominidae]

Is this a house cat?

Yes, this is a regular domestic cat (Felis catus).

[DreamTrawler]

Can this cat talk and/or is the work where this cat appears comedic in nature?

[Hominidae]

Can this cat talk and/or is the work where this cat appears comedic in nature?

Pass.

[DreamTrawler]

1, 2, 10, 15: Fictional house cat (Felis catus).
3, 4: Based on a real animal (not human) (meaning that the type of animal exists in the real world, and it could not be, e.g., a unicorn or phoenix).
5, 8, 9: Is not supernatural or mythological.
6, 12: First introduced after 1900 AD.
7: First appeared in Europe.
11, 12, 14. Not first introduced in animation, comic strip, or poem; has not appeared in a movie.
13. Does not appear in this list of fictional felines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_felines


Pass: First introduced in a book, best-known for appearance in a book, can talk and/or is comedic in nature

Not:
The Cheshire Cat (JECE)
Macavity (damo666)
Crookshanks (DrFidelis)

[DreamTrawler]

First introduced in an English-language medium?

[Hominidae]

First introduced in an English-language medium?

No.

[DiplomacyandWarfare]

Has ANY non-educational, non-mythological importance? (ie, scientific)
If yes, free guess: Schrodinger's cat

[DreamTrawler]

Damn, I'd bet that's it

[Hominidae]

Has ANY non-educational, non-mythological importance? (ie, scientific)
If yes, free guess: Schrodinger's cat

Congratulations on your first win!

I have made a few outside the box picks, but this was more of an inside the box pick. I suppose it is fitting that I had to pass so many times.

Also, I considered liking Wattsthematter's post on the counting game thread, but I think that would have made it too obvious.

[damo666]

Has ANY non-educational, non-mythological importance? (ie, scientific)
If yes, free guess: Schrodinger's cat

Congratulations on your first win!

I have made a few outside the box picks, but this was more of an inside the box pick. I suppose it is fitting that I had to pass so many times.

Also, I considered liking Wattsthematter's post on the counting game thread, but I think that would have made it too obvious.

Was Diplomacy both right and wrong?

[JECE]

Nice pick! Why the pass on the talking/comedic question?

[Hominidae]

Nice pick! Why the pass on the talking/comedic question?

1. The question just said "the work where this cat appears" without specifying the original work. There have certainly been comedic works that have featured Schrödinger's cat.
2. The original article in which the cat was introduced describes the scenario as "burlesque" which implies a certain degree of humorous intent, but whether that counts as "comedic" is questionable.

For the record, I passed on the book questions because (1) I'm not sure if a scientific journal counts as a book, (2) the cat was first mentioned in letters between Schrödinger and Einstein, but whether that counts as the first introduction is also questionable, and (3) for the second question, I have no idea what the most famous work with Schrödinger's cat in it is.

[Wattsthematter]

Hahaha that’s awesome :)