Famous Dogs in History Trivia Quiz

Answer: Greyfriars Bobby

On February 8th, 1858, Edinburgh policeman, John Grey, died from tuberculosis. He was buried in one of the local cemeteries, Greyfriars Kirkyard.

For the rest of his life, John's loyal dog, Greyfriars Bobby, is believed to have stayed beside his master's grave. When he died in January, 1872, he was buried just outside the cemetery gates and was commemorated with a special statue.

Answer: Balto

In January 1925, a severe outbreak of diphtheria hit the town of Nome, Alaska. Although they would face freezing conditions, more than twenty mushers and their teams of sled dogs set out to deliver the only antitoxin available. It would mean travelling up to 1,600km.

A statue of Balto stands in New York's Central Park and his mounted hide can be seen in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Answer: Laika

The Russian public were told that Laika had been painlessly euthanised when her oxygen ran out six days after Sputnik's launch. The government eventually admitted however, that Laika had died after only a few hours from stress and overheating.

Answer: Kitty

Kitty was owned by the Titanic's richest passengers, John Jacob Astor, and his wife, Madeline.

The other dogs listed were also on board the Titanic. Frou-Frou died while Lady (Pomeranian) and Sun-Yat-Sen (Pekingese) were among the three lucky dogs who survived.

Answer: Shep

When Shep's master became ill in the late 1930s, he travelled by train to Fort Benton, Montana, to receive treament. He never returned.

For the next five years, Shep was seen waiting patiently for his master at the train station. Sadly, Shep died when he fell onto the tracks and was run over by a passing train on January 12th, 1942.

Answer: Barry

There are many stories and legends surrounding Barry's death. The most popular of these states that he died while attempting his 41st rescue. According to this story, the Swiss soldier that Barry was trying to help mistook him for being a wolf and stabbed him to death. Thankfully, it's just a story.

Answer: Buddy

During World War One, the first guide dog training school was set up in Germany as a way of providing assisstance to injured soldiers who had been blinded in combat.

It didn't take long for other countries to begin setting up their own Guide Dog Associations.

Answer: Hachiko

Hachiko died of cancer on March 8th, 1935. At the exact place where he sat in the train station waiting for his master lies a specially-made pair of bronze paw-prints.

Answer: Angel

In January 2010, Angel's owner, 11-year-old Austin, was sent to collect firewood. Instead of staying in the garden like she normally did, Angel followed her master, therefore providing a form of protection when the cougar attacked.

Thankfully, both Angel and Austin survived the attack.

Answer: Sergeant Stubby

Sergeant Stubby died on March 16th, 1926. Among the medals he received were the Republic of France Grande War Medal, the Humane Education Society Gold Medal, and the St. Mihiel Campaign Medal.