Q 01/05

The French Bulldog first appeared in which city in the mid-nineteenth century?

A) Paris

B) Rouen

C) Marseille

D) Lyon

Answer · why

A) Paris

It was apparently the result of crossing Toy Bulldogs imported from England with local ratters.

Q 02/05

Which displaced English tradespeople carried Toy Bulldogs to Normandy during the Industrial Revolution?

A) Cornish tin miners

B) Sheffield cutlers

C) Lancashire cotton spinners

D) Nottingham lace workers

Answer · why

D) Nottingham lace workers

English breeders then began exporting the small Bulldogs they considered faulty, including ones with ears that stood up.

Q 03/05

Traditional blood sports such as bull-baiting were banned in Britain in which year?

A) 1876

B) 1835

C) 1902

D) 1850

Answer · why

B) 1835

Freed from the ring, bulldogs were bred smaller, and by mid-century miniature bulldogs of 7–11 kg were common.

Q 04/05

By which year were there few Toy Bulldogs left in England because of French demand?

A) 1900

B) 1885

C) 1860

D) 1920

Answer · why

C) 1860

Breeders in England were happy to sell dogs they thought too small or faulty across the Channel.

Q 05/05

The name Bouledogue Français is also a contraction of the French words for what?

A) Bull and hound

B) Round and small

C) Bowl and dog

D) Ball and mastiff

Answer · why

D) Ball and mastiff

Boule means ball and dogue means mastiff, which fits the compact, round-headed dog rather well.