The Lipizzaner Stallions

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1. The stallions name comes from Lipizza, which is located in which present day country? Portugal Spain Slovenia Hungary

2. Who saved the Lipizzaners from extinction near the end of World War II? Field Marshall Montgomery General George Patton President Franklin Roosevelt General Dwight Eisenhower

3. Most Lipizzaners are born which color? brown roan tan black

4. The Lipizzaner stud farm became an Austrian government farm in 1858, and is still located in which Austrian village? Koflach Piber Weiss St. Wolfgang

5. Rarely, a Lipizzaner is born white. What was the fate of these horses in olden days? They were given to the children of the monarchs. They were given as gifts to accomplished generals. They were exterminated. They were used to pull the royal carriages.

6. Which horse breed was instrumental in the breeding and development of the Lipizzaner line? Carpathian pony Hanoverian Falabella Andalusian

7. What place is where the Lipizzaner stallions engage in their formal performances, and is also the home of the Spanish Riding School? Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna The Prater amusement park, Vienna The Hofburg palace in Vienna Mozart square, Salzburg

8. What was the name of the Disney movie about the rescue of the Lipizzaners at the end of World War II? The Miracle of the White Stallions The Dancing White Horses The Sound of Music The Magical Lipizzaners

9. The Austrian government has set strict standards preventing the export of Lipizzaners to other countries. True False

10. The Lipizzaner performances include a maneuver in which the horses are completely in the air. True False