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Horsing Around Trivia Quiz

These questions all have to do with horses... or do they? See how many you know!

A multiple-choice quiz by sallyo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sallyo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,498

Updated
Jul 31 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
363

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is "Aesculus hippocastanum" the official term for? Hint

Horse chestnut

The constellation of Orion

Horse mushroom

A centaur

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the term "hors de combat" mean? Hint

A plate of snacks

Ready to fight

Disabled

A war horse

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Question 3 of 10

3. Horse mushrooms cannot be eaten. Is this true or false?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the result if you cross a horse with a donkey? Hint

It can't be done

A hinny (or hinney) or a mule

It is always a mule

A pony

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to the story, who invented the original Trojan Horse? Hint

Odysseus

Zeus

Perseus

Jason

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the wooden horse in the novel of that name by Eric Williams? Hint

A vaulting horse

The Trojan Horse

A figurine

A rocking horse

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Question 7 of 10

7. "A Hundred Million Francs", also known as "The Horse Without a Head", is a novel by which author? Hint

Paul Gallico

Paul Zindel

Paul Jennings

Paul Berna

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mr. Ed was the name of the famous talking horse in the situation comedy of the same name. What was the name of Mr. Ed's owner?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which city is the body of famous racehorse Phar Lap generally displayed in a museum? Hint

Wellington

Melbourne

Paris

New York

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Question 10 of 10

10. A hobby horse these days is someone's pet theory, idea or soapbox subject. What was it originally? Hint

A horse costume

A young boy, from the term "hobbledehoy"

A dappled pony

A railway engine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is "Aesculus hippocastanum" the official term for?

Answer: Horse chestnut

The horse chestnut tree is tall and handsome in all seasons. It has spectacular "candles", which are spires of cream flowers, shiny nuts and large, fingered leaves.

2. What does the term "hors de combat" mean?

Answer: Disabled

Hors de combat means, literally, "out of the fight", and is used to mean disabled, or out of action.

3. Horse mushrooms cannot be eaten. Is this true or false?

Answer: False

The horse mushroom, "Agaricus arvensis", is a much-larger relative of the field mushroom. It is coarser and stronger in flavour, but can certainly be eaten.

4. What is the result if you cross a horse with a donkey?

Answer: A hinny (or hinney) or a mule

If you cross a male horse, or stallion, with a jenny donkey, the resulting foal is called a hinny or hinney. If you cross a mare with a jack donkey, the resulting foal is a mule. Mules and hinneys (hinnies) are almost always sterile.

5. According to the story, who invented the original Trojan Horse?

Answer: Odysseus

Odysseus (or Ulysses), King of Ithaca, was the wily Greek who, according to Homer's story, invented the Trojan Horse. It was a giant wooden replica of a horse in which Greek soldiers were smuggled into besieged Troy.

6. What was the wooden horse in the novel of that name by Eric Williams?

Answer: A vaulting horse

In "The Wooden Horse", Williams wrote about prisoners of war Peter and John, who used a wooden vaulting horse as camouflage for their escape tunnel. The book, which was based on fact, was filmed in 1950.

7. "A Hundred Million Francs", also known as "The Horse Without a Head", is a novel by which author?

Answer: Paul Berna

The book, published in 1955, was an exciting story of poor French children who played with a headless wooden horse that held a secret. "Paul Berna" was the pseudonym of Jean Sabran. (1908-1994.)

8. Mr. Ed was the name of the famous talking horse in the situation comedy of the same name. What was the name of Mr. Ed's owner?

Answer: Wilbur Post

"Mr. Ed" ran from 1961 to September 1966. It starred Alan Young as Wilbur Post, and Connie Hines as his wife, Carol. The horse himself was voiced by Allan "Rocky" Lane.

9. In which city is the body of famous racehorse Phar Lap generally displayed in a museum?

Answer: Melbourne

Phar Lap was foaled in New Zealand in 1927, but became famous for racing in Australia, winning 36 times from his last 41 starts. When he died, his body was stuffed and is displayed in Museum Victoria, in Melbourne.

10. A hobby horse these days is someone's pet theory, idea or soapbox subject. What was it originally?

Answer: A horse costume

It originally referred to a type of dance costume used in European festivals and Morris dancing, where a performer would dress as a horse by using a hobbyhorse-a framework shaped like a horse, often with a real horse's head or a wooden imitation. This contraption was known as a "hobby" or "hobbyhorse."

Source: Author sallyo

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