Q 01/05

The name Dachshund is German for what?

A) Sausage dog

B) Badger dog

C) Burrow hound

D) Long dog

Answer · why

B) Badger dog

Dachs is badger and Hund is dog; ironically, modern Germans mostly use a shorter nickname.

Q 02/05

In modern Germany, what short name is most commonly used for the Dachshund?

A) Teckel

B) Waldi

C) Dackel

D) Wurstl

Answer · why

C) Dackel

Teckel is the name hunters tend to use for their working dogs.

Q 03/05

The Dachshund was originally bred to scent, chase and flush out which animal from its burrow?

A) Badgers

B) Rats

C) Moles

D) Weasels

Answer · why

A) Badgers

The miniature version was developed for smaller burrowing game.

Q 04/05

The miniature Dachshund was bred to hunt what?

A) Foxes

B) Rabbits

C) Wild boar

D) Otters

Answer · why

B) Rabbits

The FCI even recognises a third, smaller size named after the German word for rabbit.

Q 05/05

What is the Dachshund commonly nicknamed in the British Isles and Australasia?

A) Wiener dog

B) Doxie hound

C) Hot dog

D) Sausage dog

Answer · why

D) Sausage dog

In the US and Canada the same shape earns it the name wiener dog.