Just Horsing Around

1. What is the fear of horses called?B. English shire
A. HippophobiaC. Clydesdale
B. RiddiophobiaD. Percheron
C. SadlophobiaE. They are all draft horses!E. They are all draft
D. EquiphobiaA. Hippophobiahorses!
TBD: Hey, you know we dosn't make this stuff up,TBD: As primarily a visual connoisseur of horses, The
right?!?2. Which is NOT a form of horse racing?QuizQueen is partial to the Clydesdale.8. The Roman
A. Flat racingEmperor Caligula is famous for many things, but he
B. Harness racingwas also a horse lover, so maybe he wasn't all bad.
C. SteeplechasingWhat did he once want to do for his favorite horse,
D. Hop-scotchingD. Hop-scotchingIncitatus?
TBD: Did you know that horse racing may well be theA. Name her his consort.
oldest sport? By the time humans began recordingB. Name him his successor as emperor.
history it was already well established. Does that meanC. Appoint him consul of Rome.
that book making may really be the oldestD. None of the above, he actually ate roasted horse
profession?3. Which is NOT a breed of Americanfor dinner every night.C. Appoint him consul of Rome.
saddle horse?TBD: As if we needed still further proof of what a
A. Tennessee Walkervery bizarre person he was.9. The moons of Mars are
B. Morgannamed for the mythical horses that drew the chariot
C. Quarter Horseof Mars, the god of war. Can you name them?
D. Kentucky SprinterD. Kentucky SprinterA. There was only one horse, Pegasus.
TBD: Although, it could be an unofficial breed!4. TheB. Phobos and Deimos
horse's single toe on each of its four feet is its mostC. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
marked anatomical characteristic and makes it aD. Alpha, Beta, Sigma, and Theta.B. Phobos and
perissodactyl or odd-toed ungulate. The horse sharesDeimos
this trait with which other animal?TBD: Hey, that was hard, but you had a shot if you
A. Rhinocerosknew either your astrology or your Greek mythology,
B. Tapirright?10. One of the most famous horses in television
C. Elephanthistory is Mr. Ed. Which is NOT a true Mr. Ed fact?v
D. CowA. His original name was Bamboo Harvester.
E. A and BB. He lived to be 30 years old and died Feb. 28, 1979.
F. C and DE. A and BC. He was raised to be a parade and show horse.
TBD: Very curious, indeed.5. Which is NOT one of theD. He was Roy Roger's original sidekick, before
three classic American races that make up the TripleTrigger.D. He was Roy Roger's original sidekick, before
Crown?Trigger.
A. The Bluegrass StakesTBD: He was however owned by the president of
B. The Belmont Stakesthe California Palomino Society.11. What was man's
C. The Preakness Stakesearliest relationship with horses?
D. The Kentucky DerbyA. The Bluegrass StakesA. Dinner: Man hunted the horse.
TBD: Even though we live in Kentucky, we haven'tB. Dinner: The formerly carnivorous horse hunted man.
attended the Kentucky Derby, but we have been toC. Transportation: Man used the horse for hauling and
the Bluegrass Stakes (which is a precursor to thetransporting himself and his goods.
Derby) and won money!6. How were horsesD. Security: The early horse helped keep watch for
introduced to the Americas?danger.A. Dinner: Man hunted the horse.
A. They were brought by Spanish Conquistadors andTBD: Although by the Bronze Age man was using the
explorers in the 16th century.domesticated horse, in the earlier Stone Age the
B. They crossed the land bridge with early man.relationship was strictly food chain.12. How many
C. They were always there.horses have been Triple Crown winners?
D. Leif Eriksson and his Viking crew brought them.A.A. 11
They were brought by Spanish Conquistadors andB. 21
explorers in the 16th century.C. 31
TBD: Apparently a species of horse developed inD. 13A. 11
America, but died out, possibly due to disease, so thereTBD: They are Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War
was no native horse.7. Is one of these NOT a breedAdmiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation,
of draft horse?Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and Affirmed. The last one
A. Belgian heavy draft horsewas in 1978.