Q 01/05

How many colours does the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed standard recognise?

A) Three

B) Two

C) Six

D) Four

Answer · why

D) Four

They are Blenheim, tricolour, black and tan, and ruby; all-black and 'chocolate' dogs occur but are outside every standard.

Q 02/05

The red-and-white Cavalier colour is named after which stately home?

A) Hampton Court

B) Windsor Castle

C) Blenheim Palace

D) Chatsworth House

Answer · why

C) Blenheim Palace

The 1st Duke of Marlborough kept red and white spaniels there for hunting and named the estate after his 1704 victory.

Q 03/05

Which duke recorded that his red and white spaniels could keep up with a trotting horse?

A) Wellington

B) Marlborough

C) Devonshire

D) Buccleuch

Answer · why

B) Marlborough

John Churchill kept the King Charles-type dogs for hunting in the early 18th century.

Q 04/05

The coloured mark in the middle of some Blenheim dogs' foreheads is nicknamed what?

A) The Duchess Thumb Print

B) The Marlborough Medal

C) The Churchill Coin

D) The Cavalier's Crown

Answer · why

A) The Duchess Thumb Print

Legend says Sarah Churchill pressed her thumb on a pregnant dam's head while awaiting news from Blenheim, and five lucky-marked pups followed.

Q 05/05

The 1926 American prize called for Blenheims with a 'long face, no stop' and what kind of skull?

A) High and rounded

B) Narrow and pointed

C) Flat, not domed

D) Broad and square

Answer · why

C) Flat, not domed

He also wanted a spot in the centre of the skull, the mark now called the Blenheim spot.