Q 01/05

The Jack Russell Terrier is named after a hunting clergyman from which part of England?

A) North Yorkshire

B) East Kent

C) West Cumbria

D) North Devon

Answer · why

D) North Devon

The Reverend John 'Jack' Russell was born in 1795 and hunted the same country for decades.

Q 02/05

The Jack Russell can trace its origin to which now-extinct breed?

A) The Old English Bulldog

B) The Norfolk Spaniel

C) The English White Terrier

D) The Talbot Hound

Answer · why

C) The English White Terrier

A mostly white dog was needed so hunters could tell it from the fox it was chasing.

Q 03/05

In 1819, while still at Oxford, John Russell bought his foundation terrier from whom?

A) A gamekeeper

B) A fellow student

C) A travelling showman

D) A local milkman

Answer · why

D) A local milkman

The white-and-tan female, Trump, was said to be 'such an animal as Russell had only seen in his dreams'.

Q 04/05

What was the name of John Russell's foundation terrier bitch?

A) Nipper

B) Vixen

C) Tartar

D) Trump

Answer · why

D) Trump

Her tan markings were limited to a patch over each eye and ear and a penny-sized dot at the tail root.

Q 05/05

What did John Russell reportedly pride himself on regarding his terriers?

A) They never barked

B) They never lost a fox

C) They never left Devon

D) They never tasted blood

Answer · why

D) They never tasted blood

The dogs were meant to bolt the fox, not harm it, since ending the chase was considered unsporting.