Test Your Canine Acumen

1. According to tests made at the Institute				D. Suzi
for the Study of Animal Problems in
Washington, D.C., dogs and cats, just like				B. Max
people...
				TBD: Phllllbbbttt! To those who didn't know.
A. Worry about what they will wear to work in				It was Max who stole the show, don't ya
the morning.				think!

B. Enjoy reading while eating breakfast.				9. The English Romantic poet Lord Byron
				inscribed this passage on a gravestone
C. Need a retirement plan.				"Beauty without vanity, strength without
				insolence, courage without ferocity, and all
D. Are either right-handed or left-handed-or				the virtues of man without his vices." Can
rather favor either their right or left paws.				you name the object of his tribute?

D. Are either right-handed or left-handed-or				A. His beloved Newfoundland Boatswain.
rather favor either their right or left paws.
				B. His wife Anna Isabella.
TBD: Very, very, interesting, don't you
think?				C. His daughter Augusta Ada.

2. Jackals are different from dogs and wolves				D. His granduncle William.
in what way?
				A. His beloved Newfoundland Boatswain.
A. They live on a different continent.
				TBD: Come on, be real! This is a quiz about
B. They are really alien life forms.				dogs!

C. They are canids.				10. Can you name the dog who caused so many
				problems for Foghorn Leghorn in the Looney
D. They have one more pair of chromosomes.				Tunes?

D. They have one more pair of chromosomes.				A. Rufus Wufus

TBD: Even though they may look like alien				B. Barnyard Dog
life forms, they are Canids just like dogs
and wolves.				C. Just Dog

3. Most dogs have about 100 different facial				D. Spotted Dog
expressions, most of them made with their
ears. However, a few breeds have only about				B. Barnyard Dog
10 expressions. Can you name those breeds?
				TBD: That was news to us, too.
A. Bulldogs and Pitbulls
				11. Which animal was first domesticated by
B. Labrador and Golden retrievers				humans?

C. Poodles and Dachshunds				A. Goat

D. Beagles and Chihuahuas				B. Cat

A. Bulldogs and Pitbulls				C. Dog

TBD: Due to their breeding, dogs such as				D. Horse
Bulldogs and Pitbulls have fewer facial
expressions and so are often misinterpreted				C. Dog
by other dogs which leads to fights. Poor
misunderstood pooches.				TBD: Apparently some argument can be made
				that the goat might have come first in some
4. The fear of dogs and/or rabies is called				areas, but the dog is Numero Uno for most
what?				evidence of early man!

A. Rabodogophobia				12. Ralph and Sam, the Looney Tune wolf and
				sheepdog cartoon character adversaries, would
B. Dogophobia				engage in what activity between their bouts?

C. Cynophobia				A. They would punch a time-clock.

D. Canophobia				B. They would have tea.

C. Cynophobia				C. They would play bridge.

TBD: Hey, don't blame us, that's what the				D. They would roller-skate.
research says!
				A. They would punch a time-clock.
5. Of the more than 300 breeds of dogs that
exist worldwide, how many does the American				TBD: They would punch in at the beginning of
Kennel Club recognize?				each shift and out at the end as well as for
				their lunch break.
A. 300
				13. The Beatles son "Martha My Dear" was
B. 212				written by Paul McCartney about...

C. 145				A. His sheepdog Martha

D. 101				B. His mother Martha

C. 145				C. His sister Martha

TBD: Gee, I wonder why you would have				D. His veterinarian Martha
answered 101?
				A. His sheepdog Martha
6. Jack London wrote this story about a dog
named Buck. Can you name it?				TBD: If you guess wrong, we sincerely hope
				you guessed "D" because this is a canine quiz
A. A Dog Named Buck				after all.

B. Buck's Marvelous Adventures				14. Domestic dogs vary widely in appearance
				and size, but despite these differences all
C. Don't Pass the Buck				breeds of the domestic dog are essentially
				identical in anatomy. Which is NOT an
D. Call of the Wild				anatomical characteristic of the dog?

D. Call of the Wild				A. An average of 321 bones in their skeleton.

TBD: Gosh, we tried to make it easy for those				B. Thirteen pairs of ribs in the rib cage.
nonliterary types out there... After all,
there is even a movie! We read the book,				C. A spine with seven cervical vertebrae, 13
however.				thoracic vertebrae, seven lumbar vertebrae
				and three sacral vertebrae.
7. The Dalmation was named for the place
where the breed first originated, can you				D. The presence of a dewclaw, an extra digit
name it?				on the paw.

A. Mount Dalmation in Africa				D. The presence of a dewclaw, an extra digit
				on the paw.
B. Dalmation coast of Croatia
				TBD: Apparently not all breeds have a dewclaw
C. Dalmation Island in the Thousand Islands				and this why the average number of bones in
				the skeleton varies!
D. The tiny country of Dalmatia
				15. Can you name the dog on the Cracker Jack
B. Dalmation coast of Croatia				box?

TBD: The other places are only a figment of				A. Jack
our imagination, so far as she knows
anyway...				B. Bingo

8. Can you name the dog featured in the				C. Cracker
Grinch Who Stole Christmas?
				D. Prize
A. Who
				B. Bingo
B. Max
				TBD: Just think of all the knowledge we share
C. Rudi				to make your life more meaningful!

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