The Big Christmas Quiz
(Quiz Four)
Regular readers will have read the stories, but how much did you absorb?
Some of the dog’s names are well-publicised, and others are obviously more personal.
In the answer section at the bottom of this page, I have included a link to the original story on this website for the benefit of those who desire to be reminded of stories from the past or new readers who would wish to learn about some incredible dogs worldwide.
Name That Dog
- Mr Brown wasn’t allowed back into bed with Mrs Brown by their West Highland White Terrier.
- The handler was “PC Smith,” the dog was the German Shepherd that bit the royal bottom.
- In 2012 The Special Boat Service were in Karbul Afghanistan engaged in attacking a tower block being used by insurgents, they were accompanied by a Belgian Shepherd Dog.
- What was the name of the Great Dane who had to be trained to retrieve the mail and bring it to his owners bedroom?
- What was the name of the dog that crossed Australia and entered the Guinness Book of World Records?
- At the height of the Cuban missile crisis President Kennedy called for his dog to be brought to him.
- His owner was the indomitable Mrs Huntington Smythe the lady who demanded her dog training lesson take place despite driving rain and gale force winds.
- Mr Pedrick was terrified of his newly adopted Pomeranian.
- He was a very sleepy Greek Military “guard dog.”
- His owner was the mini-skirted Samantha and for many years plagued me and others with his misdemeanours.
- A stray dog was found in a tiny village in the island of Crete with a broken leg. His leg was repaired without a surgical procedure.
- The Schipperke who wouldn’t jump into the car.
- On 23rd September 1870 in the Courthouse, Warrensburg, Missouri George Graham Vest addressed the jury with a speech that has become known as A Eulogy to the Dog. What was the dogs name?
- In 1925, in Alaska an outbreak of diphtheria threatened a local community The serum was delivered by sled. What was the name of the legendary sled dog immortalised in the 2019 movie starring Willem Dafoe?
- She had her own armed guards and was protected like royalty with her own limousine that had blacked out windows. What was her name?
- She was a stray dog who found a unique way to save her 9 puppies from a forest fire. What name was she given?
- This dog is believed to be the first in the world to be fitted with 4 prosthetic limbs
- A Dalmatian with an unusual name had to be stopped from chasing police cars.
- He was a Jack Russell terrier with the most dangerous job in the world.
- She was a self styled foster mum to the residents of an animal shelter.
Well, how did you do? Time to check your answers and look up the original story if you’d like to.
Answers
1. Mr Brown wasn’t allowed back into bed with Mrs Brown by their West Highland White Terrier.
Snowy
Original Tale: Dogs in the bedroom
2. The handler was “PC Smith,” the dog was the German Shepherd that bit the royal bottom.
Fergus
Original Tale: The Royal B…
3. In 2012 The Special Boat Service were in Karbul Afghanistan engaged in attacking a tower block being used by insurgents, they were accompanied by a Belgian Shepherd Dog.
Mali
Original Tale: Military Dogs
4. What was the name of the Great Dane who had to be trained to retrieve the mail and bring it to his owners bedroom?
Sherman
Original Tale: Sherman
5. What was the name of the dog that crossed Australia and entered the Guinness Book of World Records?
Jimpa
Original Tale: The Dog That Crossed Australia
6. At the height of the Cuban missile crisis President Kennedy called for his dog to be brought to him?
Charlie
Original Tale: Charlie, the dog that may have saved us from World War 3
7. His owner was the indomitable Mrs Huntington Smythe the lady who demanded her dog training lesson take place despite driving rain and gale force winds.
Murdo
Original Tale: The indomitable Mrs Huntington-Smythe
8. Mr Pedrick was terrified of his newly adopted Pomeranian.
Sherbert
Original Tale: Sherbert
9. He was a very sleepy Greek Military “guard dog.”
Hercules
Original Tale: Hercules
10. His owner was the mini-skirted Samantha and for many years plagued me and others with his misdemeanours.
Bertie
Original Tale: Bertie
11. A stray dog was found in a tiny village in the island of Crete with a broken leg. His leg was repaired without a surgical procedure.
Rufus
Original Tale: Saving Rufus
12. The Schipperke who wouldn’t jump into the car.
Skipper
Original Tale: The Dog That Wouldn’t Jump Into The Car
13. On 23rd September 1870 in the Courthouse, Warrensburg, Missouri George Graham Vest addressed the jury with a speech that has become known as A Eulogy to the Dog. What was the dogs name?
Old Drum
Original Tale: Eulogy To The Dog
14. In 1925, in Alaska an outbreak of diphtheria threatened a local community The serum was delivered by sled. What was the name of the legendary sled dog immortalised in the 2019 movie starring Willem Dafoe?
Togo
Original Tale: Togo. The Legend
15. She had her own armed guards and was protected like royalty with her own limousine that had blacked out windows. What was her name?
Sombra
Original Tale: Deadlier than the male
16. She was a stray dog who found a unique way to save her 9 puppies from a forest fire. What name was she given?
La Negrita
Original Tale: A Mothers’ Love
17. This dog is believed to be the first in the world to be fitted with 4 prosthetic limbs
Naki’o
Original Tale: Naki’o
18. A Dalmatian with an unusual name had to be stopped from chasing police cars.
Bottom
Original Tale: A Dalmatian called Bottom
19. He was a Jack Russell terrier with the most dangerous job in the world.
Patron
Original Tale: Patron
20. She was a self styled foster mum to the residents of an animal shelter.
Jasmine
Original Tale: Jasmine
“For the entire year I’m not allowed to bring sticks into the house and yet every December you drag a whole tree inside!!”
Confused Dog
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