Q 01/05

What kind of animal was Wojtek, enlisted as a private in the Polish Army during World War II?

A) Bear

B) Wolf

C) Gorilla

D) Tiger

Answer · why

A) Bear

Wojtek the bear is said to have carried crates of artillery shells at Monte Cassino, copying the soldiers around him. He rose to corporal and retired ...

Q 02/05

Which stray dog, hidden aboard a troop ship to France in World War I, is remembered as a sergeant?

A) Balto

B) Hachiko

C) Stubby

D) Togo

Answer · why

C) Stubby

Stubby learned to warn his unit of gas attacks and wore a specially made gas mask. He is said to have held a German soldier by the seat of his pants u...

Q 03/05

What kind of bird was Cher Ami, famed for carrying a message from the Lost Battalion in 1918?

A) Raven

B) Pigeon

C) Parrot

D) Seagull

Answer · why

B) Pigeon

Cher Ami was a homing pigeon whose name is French for dear friend. Army records say he arrived shot in the breast, with the message hanging from a bad...

Q 04/05

Which storybook character is named after a cub that a Canadian army vet bought for $20 in 1914?

A) Paddington

B) The Cowardly Lion

C) Winnie-the-Pooh

D) Shere Khan

Answer · why

C) Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh borrows the name of Winnie, short for Winnipeg, the vet's adopted home city. He left her at London Zoo, where she was loved for her pl...

Q 05/05

Which general from Carthage marched war elephants over the Alps to invade Italy in 218 BC?

A) Hannibal

B) Spartacus

C) Xerxes

D) Attila

Answer · why

A) Hannibal

Hannibal got his elephants across a river on rafts covered with soil, so the animals thought they were still on land. Only one is said to have lived t...