| 1. What is the fear of horses called? | | | | B. English shire |
| A. Hippophobia | | | | C. Clydesdale |
| B. Riddiophobia | | | | D. Percheron |
| C. Sadlophobia | | | | E. They are all draft horses!E. They are all draft |
| D. EquiphobiaA. Hippophobia | | | | horses! |
| 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 racing | | | | Emperor Caligula is famous for many things, but he |
| B. Harness racing | | | | was also a horse lover, so maybe he wasn't all bad. |
| C. Steeplechasing | | | | What did he once want to do for his favorite horse, |
| D. Hop-scotchingD. Hop-scotching | | | | Incitatus? |
| TBD: Did you know that horse racing may well be the | | | | A. Name her his consort. |
| oldest sport? By the time humans began recording | | | | B. Name him his successor as emperor. |
| history it was already well established. Does that mean | | | | C. Appoint him consul of Rome. |
| that book making may really be the oldest | | | | D. None of the above, he actually ate roasted horse |
| profession?3. Which is NOT a breed of American | | | | for dinner every night.C. Appoint him consul of Rome. |
| saddle horse? | | | | TBD: As if we needed still further proof of what a |
| A. Tennessee Walker | | | | very bizarre person he was.9. The moons of Mars are |
| B. Morgan | | | | named for the mythical horses that drew the chariot |
| C. Quarter Horse | | | | of Mars, the god of war. Can you name them? |
| D. Kentucky SprinterD. Kentucky Sprinter | | | | A. There was only one horse, Pegasus. |
| TBD: Although, it could be an unofficial breed!4. The | | | | B. Phobos and Deimos |
| horse's single toe on each of its four feet is its most | | | | C. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos |
| marked anatomical characteristic and makes it a | | | | D. Alpha, Beta, Sigma, and Theta.B. Phobos and |
| perissodactyl or odd-toed ungulate. The horse shares | | | | Deimos |
| this trait with which other animal? | | | | TBD: Hey, that was hard, but you had a shot if you |
| A. Rhinoceros | | | | knew either your astrology or your Greek mythology, |
| B. Tapir | | | | right?10. One of the most famous horses in television |
| C. Elephant | | | | history is Mr. Ed. Which is NOT a true Mr. Ed fact?v |
| D. Cow | | | | A. His original name was Bamboo Harvester. |
| E. A and B | | | | B. He lived to be 30 years old and died Feb. 28, 1979. |
| F. C and DE. A and B | | | | C. He was raised to be a parade and show horse. |
| TBD: Very curious, indeed.5. Which is NOT one of the | | | | D. He was Roy Roger's original sidekick, before |
| three classic American races that make up the Triple | | | | Trigger.D. He was Roy Roger's original sidekick, before |
| Crown? | | | | Trigger. |
| A. The Bluegrass Stakes | | | | TBD: He was however owned by the president of |
| B. The Belmont Stakes | | | | the California Palomino Society.11. What was man's |
| C. The Preakness Stakes | | | | earliest relationship with horses? |
| D. The Kentucky DerbyA. The Bluegrass Stakes | | | | A. Dinner: Man hunted the horse. |
| TBD: Even though we live in Kentucky, we haven't | | | | B. Dinner: The formerly carnivorous horse hunted man. |
| attended the Kentucky Derby, but we have been to | | | | C. Transportation: Man used the horse for hauling and |
| the Bluegrass Stakes (which is a precursor to the | | | | transporting himself and his goods. |
| Derby) and won money!6. How were horses | | | | D. 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 and | | | | TBD: 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 and | | | | B. 21 |
| explorers in the 16th century. | | | | C. 31 |
| TBD: Apparently a species of horse developed in | | | | D. 13A. 11 |
| America, but died out, possibly due to disease, so there | | | | TBD: They are Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War |
| was no native horse.7. Is one of these NOT a breed | | | | Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation, |
| of draft horse? | | | | Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and Affirmed. The last one |
| A. Belgian heavy draft horse | | | | was in 1978. |