Q 01/05

The Bull Terrier's most recognisable feature is a head described as what shape?

A) Apple-domed

B) Wedge-shaped

C) Egg-shaped

D) Brick-shaped

Answer · why

C) Egg-shaped

Viewed from the front the top of the skull is almost flat, and the profile curves gently down to a black, down-turned nose.

Q 02/05

What shape are a Bull Terrier's eyes, almost uniquely among dogs?

A) Almond

B) Oval

C) Perfectly round

D) Triangular

Answer · why

D) Triangular

They are small, dark and deep-set.

Q 03/05

Which breeder crossed bull-and-terriers with English White Terriers in the mid-19th century to create the modern breed?

A) Ted Lyon

B) James Hinks

C) Bill George

D) Joseph Dunn

Answer · why

B) James Hinks

He wanted a cleaner appearance with better legs and a nicer head, and he wanted his dogs white.

Q 04/05

In which city did the breed's founder live most of his life?

A) Birmingham

B) Liverpool

C) London

D) Manchester

Answer · why

A) Birmingham

He was born in Mullingar, Ireland, in 1829, the son of a Birmingham shoemaker, and died in Birmingham in 1878.

Q 05/05

In 1862 Hinks entered a bitch named Puss in the Bull Terrier class at a show held where?

A) Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea

B) Crystal Palace

C) Agricultural Hall, Islington

D) Birmingham Town Hall

Answer · why

A) Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea

Puss was sired by his white Bulldog Madman, and the dog was an immediate hit.