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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.

Author
catamount

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,558

Updated
Sep 28 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2101

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

German shepherds

Alaskan malamutes

Irish wolfhounds

Hungarian sheepdogs

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Question 2 of 10

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

Sam the sheepdog

Larry the labrador

Paul the poodle

Norton the Newfie

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Question 3 of 10

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

Schnauzers

Dachshunds

Poodles

Weimaraners

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Question 4 of 10

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

Wolf at the Door

Lone Wolf

Please Don't Cry, Wolf

Howl with the Wolves

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Question 5 of 10

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

Labrador retriever

Bloodhound

Great Dane

Chihuahua

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Question 6 of 10

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

Dog psychic

Dog trainer

Dog groomer

Dog therapist

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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

Philip Marlowe

Lord Peter Wimsey

Sherlock Holmes

Hercule Poirot

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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

Carol Lea Benjamin

Rita Mae Brown

Susan Conant

Lillian J. Braun

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Question 9 of 10

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

Guide dog

Movie stunt dog

Sheep dog

Police dog

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Question 10 of 10

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

Basset hound

Dachshund

Beagle

Blood hound

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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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