Q 01/05

Judge, the founding sire of the Boston Terrier, was brought to America from which country?

A) Ireland

B) England

C) Germany

D) France

Answer · why

B) England

England: Judge was bred there in the 1860s from a Bulldog and a terrier, a cross then favoured for the fighting pit, before a Bostonian brought him ho...

Q 02/05

Despite its name, the Boston Terrier is shown in which American Kennel Club group rather than with the terriers?

A) Toy group

B) Sporting group

C) Non-sporting group

D) Working group

Answer · why

C) Non-sporting group

Non-sporting group: by the time the kennel club accepted the breed, selective breeding had turned the bulky fighter of its founders' day into a smalle...

Q 03/05

Before the name Boston Terrier was settled, early fans knew the dogs by which nickname?

A) Bat Ears

B) Short Tails

C) Snub Noses

D) Round Heads

Answer · why

D) Round Heads

Round Heads, for the curved skull that softened the dogs' expression; the nickname was judged no fit name for a breed, and the city where they were br...

Q 04/05

The bull-and-terrier crosses behind the Boston Terrier were bred for pit fighting and for contests at killing which animals?

A) Rabbits

B) Rats

C) Pigeons

D) Snakes

Answer · why

B) Rats

Rats: in a ratting contest spectators bet on how fast a dog could kill a pit full of them, a far cry from the house pet the Boston became once breeder...

Q 05/05

Judge, the Boston Terrier's founding sire, had a coat of which colour?

A) Silver

B) Liver

C) Brindle

D) Fawn

Answer · why

C) Brindle

Brindle: breed histories describe Judge as a dark brindle. No rule fixed a Boston's colour in his day; only in the 20th century were the breed's colou...