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