Q 01/05

Lassie, the loyal star of film and television, is what breed of dog?

A) Rough Collie

B) German Shepherd

C) Golden Retriever

D) Old English Sheepdog

Answer · why

A) Rough Collie

Eric Knight created her in a 1938 short story, and a male dog named Pal played her in the 1943 film.

Q 02/05

The Lassie television series ran from 1954 until what year?

A) 1960

B) 1965

C) 1980

D) 1973

Answer · why

D) 1973

It was the ninth longest-running scripted primetime series in American history when it ended.

Q 03/05

Rin Tin Tin, the silent-film star, was what breed?

A) German Shepherd

B) Doberman Pinscher

C) Boxer

D) Border Collie

Answer · why

A) German Shepherd

An American soldier, Lee Duncan, rescued him from a World War I battlefield in France and nicknamed him Rinty.

Q 04/05

Which studio released the 1957 tear-jerker Old Yeller?

A) MGM

B) Warner Bros.

C) Paramount

D) Walt Disney

Answer · why

D) Walt Disney

It was based on Fred Gipson's 1956 novel and became the fifth highest-grossing film of 1957.

Q 05/05

Toto in The Wizard of Oz was played by a female dog of what breed?

A) Scottish Terrier

B) Yorkshire Terrier

C) Cairn Terrier

D) Norfolk Terrier

Answer · why

C) Cairn Terrier

Her real name was Terry, and Toto was her only credited role.