FAMOUS DOGS
"CATS"
RIDDLES
TRIVIA ON CATS AND DOGS
DOG BREEDS
FAMOUS CATS & DOGS
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
What dog breed do the Martins have in the classic TV show Lassie?
Collie (or rough collie). Several dogs appear in the role of Lassie throughout the show’s run, most of whom lived to be at least 17 years old.
100
Which animal is more likely to win a long-distance race: a cheetah or a greyhound?
A greyhound. Because cheetahs are sprinters, the greyhound’s ability to maintain speed for up to seven miles would make them the likely victor.
100
What has no middle, beginning, or end?
What is a Donut?
100
What author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was also the caretaker of Bambino the black cat?
Mark Twain. Twain fondly described the cat in letters to his daughter as an able mouser.
100
This is the favorite breed of dog owned by Queen Elizabeth II of England. 
What is a Corgi?
100
In the movie Lady and the Tramp, what breed of dog is Lady?
Cocker spaniel. She is voiced by Barbara Luddy in this 1955 classic.
100
This ancient breed is believed to have originated with Roman soldiers who needed tough, durable dogs to move and guard the herd of animals that fed the Roman Army. Later, they were bred by German farmers to guard their flocks. They were known as the Butcher's Dog.
What is a Rottweiler?
200
What famous sled dog is remembered for bringing a diphtheria antidote to Nome, Alaska, in 1925?
Balto. He led a team of sled dogs through the final leg of 55 miles of rough and frigid terrain.
200
What type of pets, named Tabby and Dixie, did Abraham Lincoln keep in the White House?
Cats. According to folklore, Lincoln once claimed Dixie was smarter than some of his cabinet.
200
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards
200
The Manx cat breed is noted for often lacking what physical feature?
a tail. These cats may have originated around the Isle of Man sometime in the mid-1700s.
200
A breed that traces its ancestry back 600 years to the Kings of England, this dog is a loving companion dog.
What is a King Charles Spaniel?
200
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Gidget the chihuahua worked as the mascot for what fast-food chain?
Taco Bell. A book based on her life was published in 2011.
300
Sinbad, a famous mixed-breed dog, served in World War II aboard a cutter in the service of which military branch?
The U.S. Coast Guard. He retired from active duty in 1948 and lived at the Barnegat Coast Guard Station in New Jersey until his death.
300
Which of these is not a breed of domesticated cat: British shorthair, munchkin, or Friesian?
Friesian. The munchkin cat breed is noted for its cute, stubby legs.
300
Only one color, but not one size, stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. What am I?
What is a Shadow?
300
The Akita is a breed of dog named for a prefecture in what country?
Japan. Developed as a hunting and working dog, Akitas were once restricted to only the imperial family or their court.
300
This breed is believed to be more than 2,000 years old and originated in Germany and then France.
What is a Standard Poodle?
300
In the 1993 movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Chance, Sassy, and Shadow are pets trying to find their way home. How many of the trio are dogs?
Two. Chance is an American bulldog, Shadow is a golden retriever, and Sassy is a Himalayan cat. The film is an adaptation of an earlier film, 1963’s The Incredible Journey.
400
What is the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard of Oz?
Toto. The dog playing the role was paid $125 weekly, which outearned some of his human costars.
400
What type of pets, named Tabby and Dixie, did Abraham Lincoln keep in the White House?
Cats. According to folklore, Lincoln once claimed Dixie was smarter than some of his cabinet.
400
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?
400
Which dog breed is older: the German shepherd or the Greenland sled dog?
Greenland sled dog. They hold the Guinness World Record for the oldest dog breed, dating back 9,500 years.
400
This breed is over 5,000 years old and is believed to have from Ancient Egypt or Africa. It displays more catlike behavior than most dog. It doesn't not have a doggy smell and it yodels instead of barks.
What is a Basinji?
400
What breed is the title dog in the 1992 film Beethoven?
Saint Bernard. The star pooch was trained for the film by Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keaton’s widow.
500
In addition to cats and dogs, which president kept pets like snakes, birds, and a badger at the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt. The family pony even came for a visit inside the White House when Roosevelt’s son was sick and needed cheering up!
500
Which former president’s White House pets included dogs Grits and Lewis Brown and a cat named Misty Malarky Ying Yang?
Jimmy Carter. Grits the border collie was a gift to Amy Carter from her teacher.
500
What has branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves?
What is a Bank?
500
For roughly what percentage of their lives do cats sleep?
A. 70%
B. 50%
C. 60%
70 percent. This is about 13 to 16 hours daily.
500
This breed of dog was bred for the Chinese emperors centuries ago. Its name means “lion dog”. For hundreds of years, it lived the life of royal lap warmers and were pampered by emperors and their families
What is a Shuh Tzu?
500
What alien species from the Star Wars universe was inspired by the creator George Lucas’ pet Brussels griffon, a toy breed similar to a Yorkie?
Ewoks. These cute aliens have been likened to teddy bears or stuffed animals.
600
What are the names of the parent Dalmatians in Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians?
Pongo and Perdita. Author Dodie Smith based the original story on her own pet Dalmatians, who had a litter of 15.
600
Orangey, a beautiful tabby, appears in Breakfast at Tiffany’s alongside what starring actress?
Audrey Hepburn. Orangey was known to bite and scratch his human costars. Talkabout a diva!
600
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
What is Silence?
600
How many eyelids do dogs have?
Three. The third lid is called a nictitating membrane and functions as translucent “goggles” to protect the eye.
600
They are sight hounds bred to hunt small animals and run very fast.
What is a Whippet?
600
What famous author associated with the Florida Keys is also remembered for his love of polydactyl cats?
Ernest Hemingway. Many polydactyl cats still reside in the Hemingway Home and Museum.