The Lipizzaner Stallions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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