Four-Legged Friends Trivia Quiz

Answer: Copenhagen

Though a fine battle charger, Copenhagen could be cantankerous. After Waterloo Wellington gently patted his horse on the rump and was greeted with a kick that almost did for him! However, in a battle situation he was composed, brave and reliable. Copenhagen and the Iron Duke (Wellington) became synonymous with each other even after the war had finished; when Wellington became Prime Minister in 1828 he rode Copenhagen up to 10 Downing Street.

In his latter years he mellowed and became a family favourite and lived on to 1936 before he died aged 29 years.

He was given a military funeral with full honours and was buried at Wellington's estate at Stratfield Saye where he was commemorated by a stone marker.

Answer: Edinburgh

Bobby belonged to John Gray who was a nightwatchman, and for two years the pair were inseparable until Gray died of tuberculosis and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard. For the next 14 years Bobby spent most of his time guarding the grave until he died in 1872.

The Lord Provost of Edinburgh paid for Bobby's licence to ensure he could not be destroyed as a stray, making him the property of the city. On his death he was buried just inside the Kirkyard, a memorial stone was placed there in 1981 and a monument erected to him as Edinburgh's smallest listed building.

The story of Bobby has been retold in books and films many times.

Answer: Trigger

Trigger's original name was Golden Cloud and he had already been on screen before Roy chose him from among five studio rented horses when he was preparing to make his first movie. They obviously hit it off because Roy bought him that year (1938) and gave him the name Trigger because he was both fleet of foot and mentally quick. Trigger eventually had 150 trick cues and was said to be able to walk 50 feet on his hind legs.

He was a striking palamino and became as famous as his master, appearing in many movies and TV shows.

He was around 33 years old when he died in 1965. His hide was stretched over a replica by a taxidermist and placed in the "Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum". After the museum closed RFD-TV bought Trigger at auction in July 2010 with the intention of starting a Western museum.

Answer: cat

A grimalkin is a grey female cat of the sort that were often thought of as being witches' familiars. In addition it would also be old and evil-looking like its mistress and share her association with witchcraft and the devil. Grimalkin was also the name of Nostradamus' cat.

Unfortunately, like witches, who were usually just eccentric old women, the grimalkins unfairly got a bad reputation which is why this type of sinister creature often turns up in stories, drama and films as an evil presence.

Answer: Tony

Although Old Blue was Tom's first horse, he is most remembered for Tony, the Wonder Horse. He appeared in one film in 1917, but was the main horse from 1919-1929 and became so popular that he received mail from his fans. His popularity was boosted by his appearance in his own films such as "Just Tony" in 1922.

In these films his ability to respond to quite complex commands showed his skill as a stunt horse. When Tony retired in 1929 it was kept a secret until 1932 that he had been replaced by Tony Jr, the Miracle Horse (no relation). Tony died at the ripe old age of 32 in 1942, thus outliving Tom by a couple of years.

Answer: Nipper

Three years after Nipper died, in 1898, his subsequent owner, artist Francis Barraud, painted the famous portrait of the dog listening to the phonograph. He copyrighted the picture and eventually sold a modified version of it plus the title (His Master's voice) for one hundred pounds sterling. Nipper was buried in Kingston-upon-Thames in a small park which was built on, subsequently, by Lloyds Bank wherein a plaque has been placed to record it as Nipper's final resting place.

In 2010 a nearby road was named Nipper Alley in his honour.

There is also a small statue in a doorway on the site of The Princes Theatre in Bristol - his original home. There are also statues of him in New York and Baltimore, USA. Not bad, such immortality for a small terrier!

Answer: York

Dick Turpin was the most notorious of highwayman in England in the eighteenth century, but he is probably best remembered for his ride from London to York on Black Bess. Supposedly Turpin forced a man called Major to swap a lovely black horse for his own jaded mount.

He then called his new steed Black Bess. Legend and literature has it that after Turpin had been involved in criminal activity in London he tried to create an alibi in riding 150 miles to York in 19 hours, which was deemed to be well-nigh impossible. Whether the story is true is a matter for conjecture, but whatever happened it wasn't too long before Turpin finished up on the gallows in 1739 at the age of only 34 years - and this time even Black Bess couldn't save him.

Answer: Bucephalus

When Bucephalus was brought to the court of Alexander's father for purchase the horse was unruly and vicious and could not be ridden by even the best horsemen. Alexander, even as a 12 year old, recognised the horse, who was the same age, needed kindness and patience and when his father let him attempt to ride it he gradually gained its trust until the horse accepted him.

After this they became inseparable and for a decade fought many hard battles together. Bucephalus lived until about the age of 30 and where he died Alexander founded a city called Bucephala which is thought to have been on the banks of the Hyspades river south of the Khyber Pass.

He has been depicted in monuments and statues worldwide and in a mosaic from Pompeii. To this day in Afghanistan still, some horses are claimed to be descendants of the great steed.

Answer: Anne Frank

Moffie was a warehouse cat who lived in the warehouse below where the Frank family were hiding. The Dutch called the Germans "Moffen" which was the plural of "Mof" - a biscuit in the shape of a fat little pig. The cat was known to steal food from the local houses just as the Germans were doing and he also had battles against another cat which was named Tommy (after the Btitish) by the Franks.

In addition Moffie was a fairly ugly cat which encouraged the unkind naming of him too. Moffie became a fun variation of the word Mof. "Moortje" and "Mouschi" were two other cats who also got mentioned in the diary.

Answer: Champion

Gene Autry had a series of horses called Champion in his films, however, the one that became so famous, through the TV series made in the 1950s, was known as TV Champion and was distinctive for its chestnut coat, blonde mane and tail, four white stockings and broad white facial blaze.

He became known as "Champion, the Wonder Horse" through this series and, although Frankie Laine did not sing the theme for the TV show, his version of the song of the same name became very popular. There were 26 episodes in the series which were shown again and again to new generations of kids. Champion also had his own comic strip and appeared in children's annuals in the 1950s and 60s.