Famous Pet Quiz by Desert Les

Posted By Les Conklin on Apr 3, 2019

Famous Pet Quiz

Morris.

As published in A Peek at the Peak, March 2010 Issue

 By Desert Les

 

Howdy, pardner. It’s good to see you again. Pardner, the dang editor has ordered Desert Les to test your knowledge of famous pets.  Just match the names to the descriptions of the pets below. Look real careful and you’ll find the correct answers at the end of this here quiz.  You’ll also be able to use the Desert Les Handy Scorer to find out if you’re a Pet Powerhouse or a Pet Pewee or somewhere between them two. Desert Les feels poorly ‘bout stressin’ you, so he’s included one bonus name and some purdy picture hints. Pardner, don’t forget; we hang cheaters in these parts. Yup.

Names of Pets

Fala.

1. Nipper
2. Pluto
3. Appollinaris
4. Morris
5. Nelson
6. Strelka, Mushka
7. Traveler
8. Blacky, Blackberry
9. Him, Her
10. Falla, Meggy
11. Duke
12. Checkers
13. Bingo
14. Socks, Buddy
15. Searcher
16. Bo

Descriptions of Pets

Nipper.

1. _______ President Lyndon B. Johnson was widely criticized when he lifted these two beagles up by their ears.
2. _______ President Richard Nixon referenced this black-and-white cocker spaniel pet when he appeared on television on September 23, 1952, to combat allocations that he had received illegal campaign funds. This speech has since been called the _______ Speech.
3. _______ The black-and-white dog on Cracker Jack boxes.
4. _______ Two of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s pet dogs.
5. _______ This black cat was a favorite of Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during most of World War II.
6. ________ A black cat and a Labrador Retriever that belonged to former President Clinton.
7. ________ The horse of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General during the American Civil War.
8. ________ One of George Washington’s pet dogs.
9. ________ The fox terrier that appears with a phonograph in the RCA trademark.
10. ________ The famous cat that appeared in commercials for 9-Lives Cat Food.
11. ________ An Airedale owned by famous Western actor John Wayne. The dog’s name inspired Wayne’s nickname, “The _____.â€
12. ________ This animated hound appeared with Mickey Mouse in many of Walt Disney’s animated cartoons.
13. ________  A cat that belonged to Mark Twain.
14. ________ Two dogs that were placed in orbit by the Russians in Sputnik space vehicles during the 1960s.
15. _________ President Calvin Coolidge’s pet black cat and one of his dogs.
16. _________ The Obama family’s pet dog.

Famous Pet Quiz Answers

Bo.

1 = I, 2 = L, 3 = M, 4 = J, 5 = E, 6 = N, 7 = G, 8 = H, 9 = A, 10 = D, 11 = K, 12 = B, 13 = C, 14 = N, 5 = H, 16=P

Desert Les’ Handy Scorer

Pet Powerhouse = 14 or more correct answers
Pet Pleaser = 11 to 13 correct answers
Pet Peewee = Less than 11 correct answers

For Additional Information

 Book: The Best Pet Name Book Ever by Wayne Bryant Eldridge, DVM

Buddy.

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