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 white knight the white king the red king

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

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

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? John Betjeman T.S. Eliot Walter de la Mere Hilaire Belloc

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

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

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? Revelation Exodus Psalms Ephesians

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