Dogs in Film and Television Trivia Quiz

Answer: Briard

Buck was indeed a briard. Briards are herding dogs from France and excel at fending off foxes and wolves while guarding their flocks. The briard has the rare distinction of being able to split their time between herding and guarding. Most other working dogs are either herders or guarders.

Answer: Moose and Enzo

Moose was the original Eddie on the show. Moose retired from "Frasier" in 2000 at the age of 10. His son Enzo then took over for the remainder of the show and also worked as a stunt double for Moose when Moose starting getting too old to perform tricks. Enzo had two siblings. One went to a technician and the other one went to Peri Gilpin who played Roz Doyle on the show. Enzo was chosen as a replacement because he had almost the exact same facial markings as Moose.

Answer: Golden retriever

Comet was on the show from the third season to the eighth season. For those of us that remember the show, wasn't he cute?

Answer: Pal and Collie

Eight generations of Lassie have portrayed the famous canine and all were descended from Pal. It is well known that Lassie was portrayed as a female but played by a male. They chose a male because males retain a thicker summer coat and are bigger so they could play opposite a young boy for longer before the boy outgrew the dog.

Answer: Blair and Rover

Blair was a collie and is considered to be the first canine movie star whose first movie was "Rescued By Rover" in 1905. At that time the name "rover" was unpopular but after the movie came out, the name caught on.

Answer: False

He was actually an American Pit Bull Terrier. These two breeds are often confused and are mistakenly used interchangeably. His United Kennel Club registered name was Lucenay's Peter. American Staffordshire Bull Terriers are recognized by the American Kennel Club but the American Pit Bull Terrier is not. Go figure.

Answer: Cairn terrier

Toto's real name was Terry and was played by a female. Her salary was $125 dollars per week, which was more than what many of the human actors were getting.

Answer: Basset hound

The name of the basset was Sherlock and the song was, appropriately, "Houndog". Legend has it that Elvis did not want to do the appearance and that Sherlock urinated on his foot.

Answer: Beagle

Snoopy is well known for sleeping on top his doghouse.

Answer: German Shepherd

The name of the dog was Jerry Lee. This movie came out four months before "Turner and Hooch", although "Turner and Hooch" became more popular.

Answer: Tom Hanks and Beasley the dog

Beasley the dog played Hootch. He was a Dogue de Bordeaux. I thought of making his breed the question, making it fill in the blank, and only allowing the perfect spelling. But I decided to be nice. :-)

Answer: Happy

In the credits to the show it always showed Happy and he was introduced as, "Happy as Happy". This meant that he used his same name in the television show. Happy was a white terrier mix.

Answer: Quincy

"Quincy" played the dog of the assistant coach Luther Van Dam. The dog who played Quincy was named Issac.

Answer: Smooth-Coated Brussels Griffon

Rags was owned by a character named Carter Haywood who was played by Michael Boatman. The audience could hear the dogs thoughts and he was always talking about suicide and trying to kill himself. In one episode he succeeds in dying. While Carter Haywood grieves over the body, a man, played by Christopher Lloyd, touches Rags and he comes back to life. Haywood is overjoyed and the dog is heard saying, "I just can't catch a break".

Answer: Roy Rogers

Bullet was a German shepherd who was Roy Rogers' faithful and brave companion. Roys' other faithful companion was his Palomino named Trigger. Both animals were taxidermized after death and placed in the Roy Rogers museum in Branson, Missouri, USA. As an aside, Ken Maynard was the first singing cowboy.