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Dog Days Trivia Quiz

Dogs are a man's best friend. Do you get dogged tired when reading or do you take in all the detail? This is my second quiz with a literature bias.

A multiple-choice quiz by VAL60. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
VAL60

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,880

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2693

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the faithful dog of Odysseus in Homer's "Odyssey"? Hint

Harrod

Boots

Argos

Smith

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Question 2 of 10

2. What three-headed dog appears in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"? Hint

Fluffy

Cerberus

Fang

Tripatronus

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Question 3 of 10

3. There were 101 dalmatians including Pongo in the animated film. But who wrote the book? Hint

Walt Disney

Anne Fine

Enid Blyton

Dodie Smith

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)" is a book by Jerome K Jerome. But who was the dog? Hint

Montmartre

Montgomerie

Montmorency

Montezuma

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the lapdog of Dora Spenlow, David Copperfield's first wife? Hint

Kip

Nip

Pip

Jip

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these dogs appeared in "King Lear"? Hint

Oswald, Tray, Blanch

Curan, Troy, Oswald

Troy, Sweetheart, Albany

Tray, Blanch, Sweetheart

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Question 7 of 10

7. "They were the footprints of a gigantic hound" is a famous line written by which author? Hint

J R R Tolkien

Arthur Conan Doyle

James Joyce

William Holding

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of dog was Fly, who befriended Babe in Dick King Smith's book "The Sheep-Pig"? Hint

Spaniel

Border Collie

Jack Russell

Labrador

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dean Koontz has written many books including "Watchers". In it there is a golden retriever dog with the name of a famous scientist. Who is the scientist and the name of the dog? Hint

Einstein

Newton

Galileo

Curie

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which character in a Charlotte Bronte novel has a dog called Pilot? Hint

Mr. Rochester

Shirley

Jane Eyre

William Crimsworth

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the faithful dog of Odysseus in Homer's "Odyssey"?

Answer: Argos

Odysseus is an unusual Greek mythical hero as he is known for having a brain as well as muscles. His weakness was in having too much pride.

2. What three-headed dog appears in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"?

Answer: Fluffy

Fang belonged to Hagrid. Fluffy was similar to Cerberus, the creature from Greek Mythology.

3. There were 101 dalmatians including Pongo in the animated film. But who wrote the book?

Answer: Dodie Smith

Rod Taylor was the voice for Pongo in the 1961 film. Pongo was owned by Roger Radcliffe. Pongo falls in love with Perdita and they have 15 puppies. Later they are joined by another 84. Hence the total.

4. "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)" is a book by Jerome K Jerome. But who was the dog?

Answer: Montmorency

The three men in the boat were based on Jerome and two close friends. The dog, Montmorency, is completely made up.

5. Who was the lapdog of Dora Spenlow, David Copperfield's first wife?

Answer: Jip

Dora Spenlow was played by Joanna Page in the 1999 BBC production of "David Copperfield". In the novel she dies after failing to recover from a miscarriage.

6. Which of these dogs appeared in "King Lear"?

Answer: Tray, Blanch, Sweetheart

If you look in Act 3 Scene 6 you will see this in print. Not a well known fact about "King Lear" I think.

7. "They were the footprints of a gigantic hound" is a famous line written by which author?

Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" was set in Dartmoor. The first episodes of it were published in 1901 in the "Strand Magazine". There are many legends about the black hound on the moor.

8. What kind of dog was Fly, who befriended Babe in Dick King Smith's book "The Sheep-Pig"?

Answer: Border Collie

In the book Fly has four puppies but in the movie she has seven. Rex, Fly's mate in the movie, does not appear in the book. In the US the book was called "Babe the Gallant Pig".

9. Dean Koontz has written many books including "Watchers". In it there is a golden retriever dog with the name of a famous scientist. Who is the scientist and the name of the dog?

Answer: Einstein

Dean Koontz is a great writer especially if you like thrillers. He had a golden retriever dog called Trixie Koontz which is often shown on the sleeves of his book. When she died, he adopted a new dog, Anna, who was the grandniece of Trixie.

10. Which character in a Charlotte Bronte novel has a dog called Pilot?

Answer: Mr. Rochester

If you read "The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde you will get a new slant on this novel.

Source: Author VAL60

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