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Who was my Owner? Trivia Quiz

Some animals will give you some clues to help you decide just who their famous owner was.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kuu. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Kuu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,572

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1411

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. My name was Caesar and I was a Wire Fox Terrier. In 1910 I walked in front of kings and princes at my master's funeral. Who was my owner? Hint

Edward VII

George VI

George V

Edward VIII

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Question 2 of 10

2. My name was Monte and I was the first horse my owner ever bought. He was an artist famous for his depictions of the Old West. My owner was ______? Hint

Charles Marion Russell

Karl Bodmer

Frederic Remington

Thomas Moran

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Question 3 of 10

3. My name was Moortje and I was a cat. I was left in the care of neighbours when my family went into hiding from the Nazis. My young owner was Anne _______?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. I was a cat named Foss. I was the inspiration for the nonsense poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' which was written by my owner. Who was my master? Hint

Lewis Carroll

Rupert Brooke

Rudyard Kipling

Edward Lear

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Question 5 of 10

5. My name was Centaur Pendragon and I was an Irish Wolfhound. My owner was a famous silent movie actor who is best remembered for 'The Sheik'. Who was my master? Hint

Charlie Chaplin

Buster Keaton

Rudolph Valentino

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

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Question 6 of 10

6. My name was Igloo and I was a Wire Fox Terrier. I flew over both the North and South Poles with my owner. My owner was Admiral Richard ____?

Answer: (One word - four letters - watch spelling)

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Question 7 of 10

7. My name was William the Conqueror (or Willie). I was a white bull terrier. My master was a famous WWII general. I accompanied him everywhere even into combat areas. Who was my owner? Hint

Omar Bradley

Douglas MacArthur

George Patton

John J. Pershing

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Question 8 of 10

8. My name was Slippers and I was a gray tabby cat who had 6 toes on each foot. My master was the 26th President of the United States. Who was my owner? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

Woodrow Wilson

William McKinley

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Question 9 of 10

9. My name was Duke and I was an Airedale. I was a childhood pet and the source of my owner's nickname. Who was my owner? Hint

Duke Ellington

John Wayne

David Niven

Louis Armstrong

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Question 10 of 10

10. Our names were Friendless Brother and Crazy Christian and we were just two of about 30 cats owned by the man who wrote 'A Farewell to Arms'. Who was our owner? Hint

Sinclair Lewis

William Faulkner

John Steinbeck

Ernest Hemingway

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My name was Caesar and I was a Wire Fox Terrier. In 1910 I walked in front of kings and princes at my master's funeral. Who was my owner?

Answer: Edward VII

When Edward died Caesar suffered from inconsolable grief and spent many days whining outside his master's bedroom door.

2. My name was Monte and I was the first horse my owner ever bought. He was an artist famous for his depictions of the Old West. My owner was ______?

Answer: Charles Marion Russell

Charlie Russell owned Monte for 23 years and was devasted when the horse died in 1903 aged 31.

3. My name was Moortje and I was a cat. I was left in the care of neighbours when my family went into hiding from the Nazis. My young owner was Anne _______?

Answer: Frank

After the Frank family's hiding spot was discovered they were sent to a concentation camp where Anne was to die of typhus. She was 15 years old.

4. I was a cat named Foss. I was the inspiration for the nonsense poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' which was written by my owner. Who was my master?

Answer: Edward Lear

Foss died in 1887, two months before Lear's own death. The cat was given with a full burial in a grave, with a tombstone, in Lear's Italian garden.

5. My name was Centaur Pendragon and I was an Irish Wolfhound. My owner was a famous silent movie actor who is best remembered for 'The Sheik'. Who was my master?

Answer: Rudolph Valentino

Valentino died in 1926 as a result of a perforated ulcer. He was only 31 years old.

6. My name was Igloo and I was a Wire Fox Terrier. I flew over both the North and South Poles with my owner. My owner was Admiral Richard ____?

Answer: Byrd

Once Byrd got rather drunk and he begged his companions, 'Don't tell Simon about this. Don't tell Owen. And above all, don't tell Igloo.'

7. My name was William the Conqueror (or Willie). I was a white bull terrier. My master was a famous WWII general. I accompanied him everywhere even into combat areas. Who was my owner?

Answer: George Patton

Patton wrote in his diary about Willie. He said 'My bull pup . . .took to me like a duck to water. He is 15 months old, pure white except for a little lemon on his tail which to a cursory glance would seem to indicate that he had not used toilet paper. . .'

8. My name was Slippers and I was a gray tabby cat who had 6 toes on each foot. My master was the 26th President of the United States. Who was my owner?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt and his family had many other pets as well including a racoon, a zebra and even a lion!

9. My name was Duke and I was an Airedale. I was a childhood pet and the source of my owner's nickname. Who was my owner?

Answer: John Wayne

Wayne and the dog were inseparable. They used to wander the streets of the town of Glendale together and the local firemen called Wayne 'Big Duke' and the dog 'Little Duke'.

10. Our names were Friendless Brother and Crazy Christian and we were just two of about 30 cats owned by the man who wrote 'A Farewell to Arms'. Who was our owner?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Other cats owned by Hemingway included Dillinger, Fats, Skunk and Ecstasy.

Source: Author Kuu

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