Q 01/05

What does the word 'corgi' mean in Welsh?

A) Cattle dog

B) Dwarf dog

C) Fairy dog

D) Little fox

Answer · why

B) Dwarf dog

It compounds cor (dwarf) and ci (dog), which mutates to gi.

Q 02/05

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi was originally bred to herd which animals?

A) Sheep

B) Geese

C) Cattle

D) Pigs

Answer · why

C) Cattle

As 'heelers' they nipped at the heels of the beasts and ducked the kicks thanks to their low build.

Q 03/05

Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, home of the two corgi breeds, lie in which part of the country?

A) North Wales

B) The Welsh Marches

C) West Wales

D) The South Wales Valleys

Answer · why

C) West Wales

They are adjoining historical agricultural counties.

Q 04/05

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi descends from which family of dogs?

A) Spitz

B) Mastiff

C) Sighthound

D) Scent hound

Answer · why

A) Spitz

Flemish settlers are thought to have brought continental Spitz types such as Pomeranians and Schipperkes to Pembrokeshire.

Q 05/05

How many royal corgis did Queen Elizabeth II own during her reign?

A) About 10

B) About 20

C) More than 60

D) More than 30

Answer · why

D) More than 30

She had at least one from 1933 to 2018 and stopped breeding them so none would outlive her.