Scavenger Hunt Winners!

Wow, I guess my Scavenger Hunt contest was a lot harder than I thought it would be. No one had all the answers right, although several cats had just one error. Winners will receive item(s) from the Siamese Rescue or the Animal Rescue Site. Participants will also receive a little something. Please send your address to dragonheart DOT sphynx AT gmail DOT com to receive your prizes, or, if you do not want to receive a prize, let me know which charity you wish to donate to, and I will make a donation in an amount equivalent to the value of the prize to your chosen charity.

So, here are the winners! Congratulations to everyone!

Winner, most correct answers (drawn from all of those with one incorrect answer): China Cat & Willow
Random draw winner: Samantha & Tigger
Most creative entry: Miss Peach
Fastest entry: Kaze

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who entered!

For those of you who participated, you can use one of the following badges in your blog sidebar, if you wish:





You can find links to all the entries here.

Here were the correst answers:

Item #1

• Creative item, no correct answer

Item #2

Find the full (registered) name, as well as the more commonly used daily name of the following:

• Me: Hair'N'Skin Dragonheart: Dragonheart
  
• My sire: Champion Hair'N'Skin Obi Wan Kenobi: Obi
  
• My dam (full {registered} name only): New Taj Mahal Sherazade of Hair'N'Skin
• My brother and littermate: Hair'N'Skin Merlin: Merlin
  
• My older sister who will be having a litter that I will hopefully be getting a little brother or sister from: Hair'N'Skin From Dusk Till Dawn: Dawn
  

Item #3

• When did I first start blogging? November 25, 2006
• What was my Gotcha Day? November 25, 2006
• When did my human mom first post about me on her blog? September 13, 2006
  

Item #4

• What is another name for the Sphynx breed? Canadian hairless
• What was the name of the Sphynx cat character in the Austin Powers movies, and what is the cat's real name? Mr. Bigglesworth, played by SGC Belfry Ted Nude-Gent.
  

Item # 5

List the colours of the following cats:

• Me - black and white tuxedo
  
• My sire - brown classic tabby and white
  
• My dam - blue point
  

According to the CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) what breeds can be used as outcrosses when breeding Sphynx? Until when can these breeds be used? American Shorthair and Domestic Shorthair. They can be used until December 31, 2010.

In Europe, what breed has been used most often as an outcross? Devon Rex

Item #6

Name three themes that my breeder has used for her litters, and give the name of one cat from each of these themes. (You could have used any of litters and cats listed below)

Fairy Tales - Dragonheart, Merlin
Action Movies - Basic Instinct, From Dusk Till Dawn, Mission Impossible
Around the World - Meshika Azteka, Sidney Dundee
Star Wars Cats - Han Solo, Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi, Yoda

Item #7

Give the German word for the following (use the correct article and capitalization). (Some other options were also correct, but these are the ones I used in my Thursday Thirteen on the subject!)

• Cat: die Katze
  
• Kitten: die Kätzchen
  
• Cat Food: das Katzenfutter
• Cat Litter: das Katzenstreu or die Katzenstreu
• Litterbox: das Katzenklo or die Katzentoilette
• Scratching Post: der Kratzbaum
• Catnip: die Katzenminze
• Cat Snacks: die Katzensnacks

Item # 8

• Caption, no correct answer
  

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, hairless cat,

Frootbat Friday

In this photo, I am thinking of Stella, who has agreed to be my girlfriend! :) I am so happy! :)

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Thanks to everyone who entered my scavenger hunt contest. Sorry it is taking so long to come up with the winners, but you all did such an incredible job, it's been a hard decision! We should be announcing the winners on Sunday, or Monday at the latest. Make sure that if you entered my Scavenger Hunt contest, you have added your link to the contest sign in! For those who didn't participate, take a look at all the entries! There are some great photo captions and wonderful Sphynx interpretations. :)

Tags: Frootbat, Frootbat Friday, Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, hairless cat,

Scavenger Hunt Contest!

Today, Sunday, July 29th, is your final day to make your post on your blog with all of the Scavenger Hunt Items you've collected. In your Scavenger Hunt post, please provide a link back to the post on my blog with the Scavenger Hunt rules: http://dragonheartsdomain.blogspot.com/
2007/07/birthday-gifts-birthday-contest.html

Thanks! :)

If you are participating in my Scavenger Hunt Contest, please add your link to Mr. Linky below. If you could use the permalink for your blog post (the link to the actual Scavenger Hunt post) it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Final Scavenger Hunt Item

Today I present you with the final Scavenger Hunt item! You now have until Sunday, July 29th, to make your post on your blog with all of the Scavenger Hunt Items you've collected. Please provide a link back to the post on my blog with the Scavenger Hunt rules: http://dragonheartsdomain.blogspot.com/
2007/07/birthday-gifts-birthday-contest.html

Thanks!

Provide a caption for the following photo:

(Click photo to view a larger image)

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Scavenger Hunt Item #7

Today's Scavenger Hunt items:


Give the German word for the following (use the correct article and capitalization):

• Cat
• Kitten
  
• Cat Food
• Cat Litter
• Litterbox
• Scratching Post
• Catnip
• Cat Snacks
  

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Scavenger Hunt Item #6

Today's Scavenger Hunt items:

Name three themes that my breeder has used for her litters, and give the name of one cat from each of these themes.

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Scavenger Hunt Item #5

Today's Scavenger Hunt items:

Remember, to post your answers on your blog at the end of the contest, not in the comments on this post! Thanks. :)

List the colours of the following cats:

• Me
• My sire
• My dam

According to the CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) what breeds can be used as outcrosses when breeding Sphynx? Until when can these breeds be used?

In Europe, what breed has been used most often as an outcross?

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Scavenger Hunt Item #4

Today's Scavenger Hunt items:

What is another name for the Sphynx breed?

What was the name of the Sphynx cat character in the Austin Powers movies, and what is the cat's real name?

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Scavenger Hunt Item #3

Another couple of fairly easy items for today:

• When did I first start blogging?
• What was my Gotcha Day?
• When did my human mom first post about me on her blog?

Good luck!

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Scavenger Hunt Item #2

Today's items are fairly easy, since I gave you a challenging item to create yesterday.

Find the full (registered) name, as well as the more commonly used daily name of the following:

• Me
• My sire
  
• My dam (full {registered} name only)
  
• My brother and littermate
• My older sister who will be having a litter that I will hopefully be getting a little brother or sister from

(Hint: Not all of the answers are necessarily on my blog.)

Find the details and the rules of my Scavenger Hunt contest here.

Tags: Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,

Birthday Gifts & A Birthday Contest!

Here are some photos of me enjoying two of my birthday gifts: a new tunnel, that is longer than my current one and that has cool side tunnels; and a drinking fountain! I really like both of these!

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Now, for the exciting news: my birthday contest is going to be a Scavenger Hunt! Every day for the next week, at random times, I am going to post an item or a list of several items on my blog. If you want to participate in the contest, you need to find the item(s) and post them to your blog at the end of the contest! The items may be tidbits of information or photos I've posted to my blog, they may be tidbits of information you need to find on the web, or they may be something you have to create! (Don't worry, none of the items you need to create will require technical knowledge or photo editing software, unless you choose to use such for creating your item.) At the end of the contest, you need to post all of the items on your blog in one post. The last item to be collected will be posted on my blog on July 25, 2007, and you will have until July 29, 2007 to make your blog post with all the items.

There will be several prizes awarded at the end of the contest. One prize will be for the cat(s) that find the most number of the scavenger hunt items. If more than one cat finds all the items, there will be a draw to determine the winner. There will also be a prize for the most creative entry, as determined by myself and my humans. As I mentioned, some of the items will be something that you have to create, and so the creativity of these items, as well as the creativity shown in putting together the final post with all the items, will be judged. There will also be a random prize that will be determined by placing the names of all the contestants into a hat, and one name will be drawn at random. Other prizes may be awarded, depending on the number of entries, at the judges' discretion. If you do not wish to receive a prize (for example, if you do not want to provide me with your snail mail address) I will make a donation, whose value is equal to that of the prize, to the charity of your choice.

This contest is open to all cats with a blog.

I reserve the right to change the rules of the contest at any time.

If you have any questions about the contest, please feel free to ask!

Today's item is the one that will require the most amount of effort and time, which is why I'm posting it first.

The Sphynx breed was so-named because we hairless cats reminded a cat show judge of cat statues he had seen in Egypt. What do you think of when you her the word "Sphynx"? Create an item that reflects this interpretation. It can be a poem (limerick, Haiku, or other form), a photo/image/graphic (just make sure you have permission to use it), a song, or any other creative art form. (Feel free to make a separate post for this item on your blog, and simply provide a link to it, if you wish, in your final post with all the items.)

Thanks again for all the birthday wishes and gifts I have received so far. All the cats who have posted birthday greetings on their blog, or sent me email greetings, have been listed in the post below this one. Thank you all again! You are all wonderful friends.

Tags: Birthday, Birthday, First Birthday, Cat Birthday, Cat Birthdays, Contest, Scavenger Hunt, Sphynx, Canadian Sphynx, Canadian hairless, cat, kitten, hairless cat, hairless kitten,