Horses in Literature

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1. In 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass' by Lewis Carroll, who kept falling off his horse? the black knight the red king the white king the white knight

2. Why would you ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross? to see a young lady upon a white horse to see a young lady upon a black horse to see a fine lady upon a grey horse to see a fine lady upon a white horse

3. Pat Smythe wrote a series of pony books about three children with 'J' as the first letter of their name. Which name is not one of 'the three jays'? Jimmy Jenny Jane Jacqueline

4. Who wrote 'The Village Blacksmith'? William Butler Yeats Alfred Lord Tennyson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Rudyard Kipling

5. "Oh, wasn't it naughty of Smudges? Oh, mummy, I'm sick with disgust. She threw me in front of the judges and my silly old collarbone's bust." Who wrote this humorous poem? Hilaire Belloc Walter de la Mere John Betjeman T.S. Eliot

6. In Shakespeare's play 'Richard III' what did the king offer in exchange for a horse? his kingdom his palace his wife his brother

7. How many horses did Aime Tschiffely take on his epic ride? 7 3 2 4

8. Who or what was the Maltese Cat? a show jumper a polo pony a groom a jockey

9. In which book of The Bible are the four horsemen of the Apocalypse mentioned? Psalms Revelation Exodus Ephesians

10. In 'The Huntsmen' a poem by Walter de la Mare, where did 'three jolly gentlemen in coats of red' ride their horses? to be fed up to bed up the hill up the stairs