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Famous Animals Quiz


Quiz I

  1. What sort of cartoon animals were Chip 'N Dale?
  2. Who has a horse called Black Bess?
  3. What sort of animal was Rikki Tikki Tavi in Jungle Book?
  4. A cross-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimpanzee named Judy were popular animal characters in which 1960s American family drama series?
  5. Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in the 19th-century city for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner in which British city?




  6. What was the name of the dog who served as the model for an 1898 painting by Francis Barraud titled His Master's Voice?
  7. Who rode a horse called Bucephalus?
  8. What's the name of the pet dog of Dennis the Menace in the British comic strip from The Beano?
  9. What was the name of the dog in the humorous novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome?
  10. Which cat chases after Tweetie Pie?
  11. What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
  12. Where might you see Toby the Dog, Hector the Horse and a crocodile?
  13. What's the name of Postman Pat's cat?
  14. What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at the Battle of Waterloo?
  15. What's the name of Dorothy's dog in the Wizard of Oz?
  16. Who had a horse called Trigger and a German Shepherd dog named Bullet?
  17. Whose attempts to control the excitable Shep led to his catchphrase "Get down, Shep!"?
  18. The Secret Seven had a dog called Scamper, but what was the name of the dog in the Famous Five series of books?
  19. What was the name of the horse in the Steptoe and Son television series?
  20. Which British TV rat had the occupation of superstar?
  21. Who is best known for his catchphrase "Ha Ha Ha! Boom! Boom!"?
  22. Who had a clever sidekick called Dennis the Dachshund?
  23. What animal is Penfold in Danger Mouse?
  24. What was the name of the black and white collie dog who found the stolen Jules Rimet World Cup in March 1966?
  25. Which American President had a pet cat called Socks?
  26. What was the name of Don Quixote's horse in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes?
  27. In 1996, what was the name of the sheep that became the first successfully cloned mammal from an adult cell?
  28. What was the name of the Moscow street dog who became the first dog in space?
  29. What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
  30. Incitatus was the favourite horse of which Roman emperor?




Answers:

  1. Chipmunks
  2. Dirk Turpin
  3. A mongoose
  4. Daktari
  5. Edinburgh
  6. Nipper
  7. Alexander the Great
  8. Gnasher
  9. Montmorency
  10. Sylvester
  11. Captain Flint (Treasure Island)
  12. In a Punch and Judy show
  13. Jess
  14. Copenhganen
  15. Toto
  16. Roy Rogers
  17. John Noakes
  18. Timmy
  19. Hercules
  20. Roland Rat
  21. Basil Brush
  22. Larry the Lamb
  23. Hamster



  24. Pickles
  25. Bill Clinton
  26. Rocinante
  27. Dolly
  28. Laika
  29. Hedwig
  30. Caligula