Thematic Horses Trivia

1. Which fictional TV and movie character rode a horse with the catchphrase "Hi ho Silver!"?

From Quiz Hold your Horses!

Answer: The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (real name John Reid) was a masked crimefighter in the vein of Batman but set in the Wild West. Zorro likewise was also a masked avenger but created a decade or so earlier. Tonto was, of course, the Lone Ranger's loyal sidekick. Butch Cavendish (not to be confused with the real Butch Cassidy) was the Lone Ranger's traditional arch nemesis.

From Quiz A History of Hacks

Answer: Hands

Hands are unique in that their measurement, when subdivided to a value smaller than the full unit, is in base four instead of base ten; since hands are standardized to inches, a horse which was 43 inches tall would be ten hands, three inches, spoken as "ten three" and written as 10.3, and another inch would make it simply 11 hands. The use of hands as measurement dates back to as far as ancient Egypt.

From Quiz First Past The Post

Answer: Ferdinand

Winning would seem to have been in Ferdinand's blood as his sire was the great Nijinsky, who in 1970 became the first horse since 1935 to win the 2,000 Guineas, The Derby and the St Leger in England, a series of races known as the Triple Crown. Ferdinand gave his name to the Ferdinand Fee, an owners' donation programme to allow retired race horses to live out their lives in comfort. This came about after he was sold to Japanese owners for stud in 1994 and then sold, probably for pet food in 2002, without any notification to the previous owners. In the book, "The Story of Ferdinand", Munro Leaf tells us of a flower loving bull, who when stung by a bee is mistaken for a fierce bull and taken to Madrid to be pitted against the finest matador. However, with so many flowers in the hair of female spectators, he is content to take in their scent, frustrating the matador in the process. The book was made into a film entitled "Ferdinand the Bull" by Walt Disney in 1938.

From Quiz I Now Pronounce You Man and Horse!

Answer: White stallion

Silver was a white stallion of unspecified breed, owned and ridden by the fictional character Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger was a masked ex-Texas Ranger who fought injustice in the American Old West. He first appeared in 1933 on a Detroit radio show. The radio show proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books, comic books, a popular television show and movies. On TV, Clayton Moore played the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels played Tonto.

From Quiz A Horse With No Mane

Answer: seahorse

The Hippocampus erectus is the lined seahorse, also known as the spotted seahorse or northern seahorse. They are small creatures, 5 - 7 inches in length, and they swim in an upright position. Found in the Atlantic Ocean, they are weak swimmers, and do best in an environment with plenty of marine vegetation to anchor themselves by wrapping their tails around sea grasses or seaweeds. The vegetation also serves as a base from which they can ambush their prey, such as tiny mollusks or small crustaceans. They can be found in a wide array of colors, but often have white-lined necks, hence their name.

From Quiz Famous Black Horses

Answer: Black Beauty

The story was written in the last few years of Sewell's life when she was invalided in her house, and survived only five months after it was published. She had injured her ankles as a child and couldn't stand for any length of time and thus was used to travelling by horse-pulled carriages which is where she observed and learnt about the welfare of horses. The intention of the book was to readdress the public's attention towards working horses and to treat them with respect and compassion. It was written from an autobiographical viewpoint of the horse itself from his early days spent on a farm to life in London pulling cabs. The book is linked heavily with the start of the animal welfare movement in the UK.

From Quiz A Horse, Of Course

Answer: Mr. Ed

"Mr. Ed" aired in the 1960's and lasted for six seasons. It starred Alan Young as Wilbur Post, and Mr. Ed would only speak to him.

From Quiz Win, Place, Show

Answer: Dick Francis

Dick Francis won over 350 races and was designated as a Champion jockey in the 1953-54 season. He was also jockey for the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, in the 1950s. He retired from horse racing in 1957 after a serious fall. In the 1960s he began writing crime novels, going on to win the Edgar Award for best novel on three different occasions.

From Quiz Just Horsing Around

Answer: Traveller

Traveller carried General Robert E. Lee through most of the great battles of the American Civil War. Rienzi was General Sherman's mount, and Cincinnati was ridden by General Grant. As far as I know, there was no officer on either side who had a horse named Virginia. Traveller was an even-tempered horse of great stamina, which made him an ideal mount for a general who was usually found in the thick of things at the front. There's only one instance of Traveller not standing his ground in battle. It occurred at the Second Battle of Bull Run when General Lee was holding Traveller by the bridle, having dismounted to reconnoitre his position. Something spooked Traveller and the horse pulled Lee down onto a tree stump. Both of Lee's hands were broken and through the remainder of that campaign a courier rode in front leading Traveller. After the war, Traveller accompanied Lee to Washington College in Lexington, where the horse was a great favourite with the students. In 1870 Traveller took part in Lee's funeral procession, bearing the General's saddle and boots, which were draped in black crepe, and following the caisson carrying Lee's coffin. In 1871, Traveller fell victim to tetanus, which was incurable back then, and he was euthanized.

From Quiz A Horse is a Horse...

Answer: Anna Sewell

"Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse" was the only novel written by Anna Sewell, and was composed in the last years of her life (between 1871 and 1877) while she was confined to her house as an invalid. The story is told in the first person.

From Quiz From the Horse's Mouth

Answer: Seabiscuit

The film, "Seabiscuit" was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards of 2003. It is based on the true story of a racehorse in the 1930s that captured the public's imagination by its exciting race wins. War Admiral was another famous horse of that time, and lost to Seabiscuit in a match race in 1938. Native Dancer and Red Rum came much later.

From Quiz A Horse Quiz

Answer: Monty Python's Flying Circus

Although it sounds a lot like a Ronnie Barker sketch, this was part of the dialogue between Eric Idle and Michael Palin in a classic 'Python' exchange. They had already discussed "The Mating of the Wersh" and now moved onto "Ring Kichard the Thrid"; a reference to Shakespeare's version of The Battle of Bosworth. John Cleese of Monty Python worked with Ronnie Barker on "The Frost Report", whilst Eric Idle was a member of "Rutland Weekend Television" which brought such classics as The Beatles spoof "All You Need is Cash" featuring The Rutles.

From Quiz Horsing Around

Answer: Horse chestnut

The horse chestnut tree is tall and handsome in all seasons. It has spectacular "candles", which are spires of cream flowers, shiny nuts and large, fingered leaves.

From Quiz Hold your Horses!

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Despite the fact that the movie is set in Surrey, England and Elizabeth Taylor herself was born in England, the movie was actually filmed in California, USA. Taylor was not the caster's first choice but fate intervened and this movie proved the making for this precocious 12 year old, setting her on the road to fame. It is extraordinary the number of stars now indelibly identified with classic movies and yet were not the first choice. Only five years earlier, for example, Vivien Leigh was initially turned down for the role of Scarlet O'Hara, a role now considered her own. Despite her glass-cut English accent Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium, the daughter of a Dutch baroness. In 1944 at the age of 15 she and her family were living in the Dutch town of Arnhem and found themselves right in the middle of the aborted allied airborne invasion known as Operation Market Garden, immortalised in the Cornelius Ryan book and movie 'A Bridge Too Far'.

From Quiz First Past The Post

Answer: Archer

1861 was the first running of the Melbourne Cup and Archer won by six lengths. He also won the following year, this time by an impressive eight lengths, both times with John Cutts as jockey. Archer and Cutts both died in 1872, just three months apart, Cutts aged 43 and Archer aged 16. People born under the sign of Sagittarius are alleged to possess powers of prophecy; famous Sagittarians include Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Bruce Lee.

From Quiz I Now Pronounce You Man and Horse!

Answer: Scout

Scout was Tonto's paint horse. Prior to 1938, Tonto had ridden a horse named White Feller, but on a radio show in 1938 an Indian chief gave Tonto a paint horse in exchange for White Feller. Tonto rode the paint horse and several episodes later named the paint horse Scout. Several people voiced Tonto on the radio program, but Jay Silverheels played Tonto on TV and the silver screen.

From Quiz A Horse With No Mane

Answer: Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler, an American novelist. His best-known children's series is "A Series of Unfortunate Events", in which Lemony Snicket is the narrator. Centered around the lives of the Baudelaire children, orphaned by a suspicious house fire, and beset by their cousin Count Olaf, the books are dark fantasies with multiple layers of social relevance and recurring themes. "Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid", was published in 2007, and it is rife with quotes, adages and truisms, interwoven into a fable of discovery - and bitter truths.

From Quiz Famous Black Horses

Answer: Lloyds Bank

The black horse was first used by Humphrey Stokes back in 1677 when he used it for his shop sign as a goldsmith, as well as being a "keeper of the cashes" which was an early term for banker. When Lloyds took over his site, it retained the black horse as its symbol. The modern use of a black horse in their television advertising started in the 1980s which sees an unbridled, and riderless horse running across an empty beach. There were two horses which were used, both black Trakehner stallions, called 'Beatos' followed by 'Downlands Cancara'

From Quiz A Horse, Of Course

Answer: Secretariat

Secretariat lived from 30 March, 1970 to 4 October, 1989. He won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes to become the 9th U.S. Triple Crown champion. In 1974 he was voted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.

From Quiz A Horse for Every Category

Answer: Barb

The Barb is thought to be one of the oldest and purest breeds of horse, and is closely related to the Arab - though arguably is less pretty. It originates from northern Africa.

From Quiz Just Horsing Around

Answer: The Duke of Wellington

Copenhagen was a chestnut named in honour of the siege of Copenhagen in 1807, the year he was born. Noted for his cantakerous disposition, Copenhagen began his career as a racehorse, but proved to be less than a success. His owner sold him to the Duke of Wellington who was then on campaign in Spain. Copenhagen and the Duke became a great team, and when the Duke retired from active service, Copenhagen went home to England with him. When Wellington became Prime Minister of Britain in 1828 he rode Copenhagen up Downing Street to No.10. When Copenhagen died in 1836, at the great age of 29, he was given a funeral with full military honours. The Duke was horrified when he noticed that the body of his beloved horse was missing a hoof. It wasn't until after the Duke died in 1852 that one of his servants confessed to the mutilation. He had cut off Copenhagen's hoof as a memento. The second Duke had the relic made into an inkstand.

From Quiz My Kingdom for a Horse

Answer: Frankie Laine

'Champion the Wonder Horse' was called 'The Adventures of Champion' in the United States, and was on television in the 1950s. It followed the adventures of 12 year old Ricky, his dog, Rebel, and, of course, Champion. Frankie Laine also sang the theme tunes to 'Rawhide' and 'Blazing Saddles' among others.

From Quiz A Horse is a Horse...

Answer: Napoleon

Napoleon used over 150 horses in his lifetime. The most famous was probably Marengo; however, Vizir was one of the Emperor's favorites and he brought this horse with him to St. Helena.

From Quiz Horsing Around

Answer: Disabled

Hors de combat means, literally, "out of the fight", and is used to mean disabled, or out of action.

From Quiz Horses and Ponies and Things...

Answer: 10 days

2 days is quite good going now! 15 miles at full gallop, then change to a fresh pony and off again. I hope the ponies got a real rest before being sent out again. You'd never get away with it nowadays.

From Quiz Hold your Horses!

Answer: Boxer

'Animal Farm' was Orwell's classic satire on the Russian Revolution. Boxer is portrayed as a powerful, immensely strong, endearingly loyal but not very bright workhorse who mistakenly trusts those in charge to look after his best interests. Of course, those in charge have no such scruples and cynically work poor Boxer to death. In the novel Boxer is meant to represent the Russian working class. Napoleon is a pig who takes over the farm and runs it according to his own rules. His character is based on Josef Stalin. Napoleon clashes with Snowball over the principles of running the farm. Ultimately Napoleon banishes Snowball and turns him into a scapegoat. Snowball's character is based on Leon Trotsky. The Old Major is a boar whose socialist utopian ideas are the inspiration for the rebellion which overthrows the human masters. The Old Major dies before this event, though, leaving Snowball and Napoleon to battle over the 'correct' interpretation of his legacy. If you had not guessed it already the Old Major was based on Karl Marx.

From Quiz A History of Hacks

Answer: Gallant Fox and Omaha

When Gallant Fox became the second Triple Crown-winning horse in 1930, there had not been one in eleven years; Omaha became the third Crown-winner only five years later. Both horses were retroactively and posthumously awarded the Triple Crown trophy when it was commissioned in 1950.

From Quiz First Past The Post

Answer: Coventry

Coventry, with Clarence Kummer as jockey, beat Backbone by four lengths in this race and did very little else in his career. The Preakness was just Coventry's fourth race and in his fifth race, he broke down part way through and was retired to stud. Coventry can claim several notable people as sons and daughter, such as author of the Jack Reacher novels Lee Child, inventor of the jet engine Sir Frank Whittle and poet Philip Larkin, but surely none is more famous than Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia who rode her horse naked in protest at her husband's plans to raise taxes.

From Quiz I Now Pronounce You Man and Horse!

Answer: Ruth

Festus Hagen (played by Ken Curtis) always called his mules "Ruth" no matter if male or female. Festus had always been involved with mules but they were almost always male mules. (Male mules are jacks, female mules are jennies.) He always called his mules "Ruth", and it didn't matter if they were jacks or jennies.

From Quiz A Horse With No Mane

Answer: Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is an actress, writer, former model and the driving force behind the fitness craze which began with the 'Jane Fonda Workout' series. But, her political activism has at times eclipsed her performing fame, including such incidents as her opposition to the Vietnam War, during which she was dubbed 'Hanoi Jane'. Among Fonda's numerous award nominations and wins, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", and won twice, for 1971's Klute" and 1978's "Coming Home". "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" was a drama directed by Sidney Pollack, who also directed Fonda in 1979's "The Electric Horseman".

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