Categorical Canines Trivia Quiz

Answer: Raccoon

Domestic dogs, wolves, jackals, coyotes and foxes fall into the family of Canidae, and while the raccoon is also part of the Carnivora order, it is a part of the Procyonidae family. Raccoons are native to North America, but can be found parts of Europe and Japan, although they were introduced there.

Answer: coyote

Found across North America, the coyote is a small wolf-like canid. Remarkably, the coyote's range has increased since humans settled, despite being widely hunted. The coyote is sometimes known as the American jackal, but it is not to be confused with the Black-backed, Side-striped, and Golden Jackals, which are actual jackals.

Answer: Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox has had a successful acting career having starring roles in the "Back to the Future" trilogy, the titular character in the "Stuart Little" films, as well as a role in the American television series "Spin City" and "Family Ties". Sadly, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1991.

Answer: Tintin

Created by Hergé, "The Adventures of Tintin" has been one of the most popular comic series in world. Tintin is a young reporter from Belgium, and he is accompanied on his adventures by his dog Snowy, a fox terrier. Snowy frequently saves Tintin and his friends from dangerous situations. Like Captain Haddock, Snowy enjoys a bit of whiskey, and sometimes gets a little bit inebriated.

Answer: Red

Originally the runt of a litter, Clifford was a red dog adopted by a young girl called Emily as a birthday present. Clifford grew very quickly and soon became so huge that the family had to move out of the city to accommodate it. Emily and Clifford are best friends, and have featured in Norman Bridwell's series since 1963.

Answer: Cynophobia

While the term canis comes from Latin, the fear of dogs is not caniphobia, just as the fear of cats is not feliphobia. It is in fact cynophobia, coming from Greek (roughly translated, 'kýōn' meaning dog).

Answer: Beagle Channel

The Beagle Channel separates the islands within the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, and is found at the very southern tip of South America. It is located near the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage. Due to the Beagle Channel's narrowness, transport ships tend to favour the much wider Drake Passage.

Answer: Rome

As the legend goes, Remus and Romulus were suckled by a she-wolf and fed by a woodpecker, before being found by a shepherd and his wife, who raised them as their own. The twins wanted to create their own city, but there was a disagreement, and Romulus killed Remus. Romulus then founded Rome by himself.

Answer: Monopoly

"Monopoly", as many of us know, is the game of buying and selling properties in order to become the richest player. Players take turns to move their tokens around the board, either choosing to purchase a property, picking up a chance or community chest card, or paying rent on a property owned by another player. The dog is but one of the various tokens included in the game.

Answer: Poker

These paintings were commissioned by Brown & Bigelow in 1903 as a way of advertising cigars. In each painting, there are dogs of various breeds sat at tables playing poker. They have become widely known across America, and have been associated with working class taste.

Answer: St. Bernard

Published in 1981, "Cujo" is a horror novel by renowned horror author Stephen King, based around a rabid St. Bernard who terrorises the local populace. Just two years later, a film version of the novel was released, but like many other book-to-film adaptations, wasn't regarded as being as good as the novel.

Answer: Doc Brown

In the first "Back to the Future" film, Einstein is the subject of Doc's first time travel experiment, being sent one minute into the future. Einstein pops up in each of the other films, as Doc and Marty's faithful and intelligent four-legged companion.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton, "Hound Dog" was made world famous by Elvis Presley in 1956. It became his most successful song and has sold millions of copies worldwide, as well as being featured on several lists of the best songs of all time.

Answer: Charles II

Dogs of this type were fairly common during the 17th century, due to their size and obedient nature, and were particular favourites of Charles II of England. The breed was consequently named after this monarch. However, there is no evidence that modern day King Charles Spaniels are actually descended from the ones around during his time.

Answer: Lazarus

The story of Lazarus, a beggar who had his sores licked by dogs, is found in Luke 16:19-31 (in the NIV). According to these verses, "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day/ At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores/ and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores."

Answer: Sirius

As well as being the brightest star in the Canis Major constellation, Sirius is in fact the brightest star in the night sky. Also known as the Dog Star, it is the fifth nearest star to Earth, and because it has an absolute magnitude of at least +8.5, it is the third nearest bright star.

Answer: Birmingham City

The mascot of Birmingham City F. C. was a blue nose during 1994 and 1997, due to supporters of Birmingham being referred to as 'bluenoses'. However, it was replaced by a dog called Beau Brummie, named for Beau Brummell and 'Brummie', the slang term for a person from Birmingham.

Answer: The Doctor (Doctor Who)

"Doctor Who" has been around since 1963 and K-9 has been the companion of many of the incarnations of the Doctor. K-9 made his first appearance in the 1977 serial "The Invisible Enemy", alongside Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor.

Answer: Golden Retriever & Friends

The "Nintendogs" series for the Nintendo DS has been very successful, especially since they were some of the very first titles for the handheld console. The Nintendo 3DS was released in 2011, and a new line of games, "Nintendogs+cats" was announced to accompany it, along with other games.

Answer: German

'Dog' is 'chien' in French, 'cane' in Italian, and 'pes' in Czech. In German, 'hund' is considered to be a masculine word and thus referring to 'the dog' is 'der Hund'. Conversely, referring to 'the cat' yields 'die Katze'.