Q 01/05

Despite its name, the Great Dane is a breed from which country?

A) Denmark

B) Sweden

C) Netherlands

D) Germany

Answer · why

D) Germany

In Germany it is still called the Deutsche Dogge, and it has no known connection to Denmark at all.

Q 02/05

The Great Dane shares the title of one of the world's two largest dog breeds with which other breed?

A) Saint Bernard

B) English Mastiff

C) Irish Wolfhound

D) Newfoundland

Answer · why

C) Irish Wolfhound

The Wolfhound is generally taller on average, while mastiffs are heavier.

Q 03/05

Medieval ancestors of the Great Dane were used at princely courts to hunt which animals?

A) Bears, wild boar and deer

B) Wolves and foxes

C) Hares and rabbits

D) Otters and badgers

Answer · why

A) Bears, wild boar and deer

They worked as catch dogs, seizing the quarry and holding it until the huntsman arrived.

Q 04/05

What were court dogs that slept in their lords' bedchambers to guard against assassins called?

A) Schlosshunde

B) Wachhunde

C) Kammerhunde

D) Jagdhunde

Answer · why

C) Kammerhunde

The name means 'chamber dogs', and they wore ornate collars.

Q 05/05

German nobles called the Great Dane's ancestors 'Englische Dogge', which simply meant what?

A) Noble hound

B) English dog

C) Boar catcher

D) Giant guardian

Answer · why

B) English dog

Ever since, the word 'dog' in German and French has referred specifically to a molossoid dog.