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Quiz about Dog Detectives
Quiz about Dog Detectives

Dog Detectives Trivia Quiz


Hounds, retrievers, and the little dogs burglars fear most, because they trip over them in the dark and break a leg.

A multiple-choice quiz by catamount. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
catamount
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
179,558
Updated
Sep 28 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2090
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. These dogs are NOT huskies although many people think they are because of their appearance. Two magnificent specimens are Rowdy and Kimi, featured in Susan Conant's Holly Winter mysteries. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mary Labatt writes children's mysteries featuring this canine crime fighter. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. These dogs featured in Laurien Berenson's mysteries were originally bred in Germany as hunting dogs. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This mystery featuring the dog Claudius is set in Roswell! Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Virginia Lanier's series features this kind of dog. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Leslie O'Kane's heroine Allie Babcock deals with dogs in her professional life as a: Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Dog detectives have been around mystery fiction for quite some time. Toby the Spaniel assisted this famous human detective. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This creator of the team of PI Rachel Alexander and Dashiell the pit bull is a professional dog trainer. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Melissa Cleary's canine hero is retired from this job. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What kind of a dog does Columbo own? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. These dogs are NOT huskies although many people think they are because of their appearance. Two magnificent specimens are Rowdy and Kimi, featured in Susan Conant's Holly Winter mysteries.

Answer: Alaskan malamutes

Her stories include "A Bite of Death" and "The Dogfather".
2. Mary Labatt writes children's mysteries featuring this canine crime fighter.

Answer: Sam the sheepdog

Sam, who is actually Samantha, communicates telepathically with the neighbours' daughter Jenny.
3. These dogs featured in Laurien Berenson's mysteries were originally bred in Germany as hunting dogs.

Answer: Poodles

"A Pedigree to Die For" introduces Melanie, her son Davey, and Aunt Peg, a standard poodle breeder. The series has a wealth of information on the dog show circuit, not surprising, since Laurien Berenson has shown poodles for twenty years.
4. This mystery featuring the dog Claudius is set in Roswell!

Answer: Wolf at the Door

Ann Campbell is the author of this new series which also includes "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" and "Wolf Tracks". Claudius is not a wolf but a German shepherd/husky cross.
5. Virginia Lanier's series features this kind of dog.

Answer: Bloodhound

The heroine Jo Beth Siddens trains bloodhounds for the police.
6. Leslie O'Kane's heroine Allie Babcock deals with dogs in her professional life as a:

Answer: Dog therapist

She prefers dealing with dogs but can't get away from dealing with the owners and their problems.
7. Dog detectives have been around mystery fiction for quite some time. Toby the Spaniel assisted this famous human detective.

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

"Toby proved to be an ugly, long-haired, lop-eared creature, half spaniel and half lurcher, brown and white in color, with a very clumsy, waddling gait." ("The Sign of the Four" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) Of course the most famous Holmesian dog is the Hound of the Baskervilles.
8. This creator of the team of PI Rachel Alexander and Dashiell the pit bull is a professional dog trainer.

Answer: Carol Lea Benjamin

For those who like no-nonsense mysteries (and dogs of course).
9. Melissa Cleary's canine hero is retired from this job.

Answer: Police dog

Jake and his owner Jackie Walsh solve dog-related mysteries.
10. What kind of a dog does Columbo own?

Answer: Basset hound

"Dog" made his debut in "Etude in Black".
Source: Author catamount

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