Q 01/05

What is the Poodle called in French?

A) Bichon

B) Chienne

C) Épagneul

D) Caniche

Answer · why

D) Caniche

Caniche: the word probably comes from 'cane', French for a female duck, a nod to the dog's love of water.

Q 02/05

Despite the 'French Poodle' nickname, where do most experts believe the breed originated?

A) Germany

B) Portugal

C) Hungary

D) Belgium

Answer · why

A) Germany

Germany: it was the German water dog, though the FCI still lists France as the breed's country of origin.

Q 03/05

The name Poodle is linked to 'pudeln', a verb meaning what?

A) To splash

B) To prance

C) To fetch

D) To curl

Answer · why

A) To splash

To splash: the dog was probably so named because it was first used to hunt wildfowl in water.

Q 04/05

Which French water dog does the FCI consider the Poodle's ancestor?

A) Brittany

B) Briard

C) Barbet

D) Beauceron

Answer · why

C) Barbet

Barbet: after the World Wars it nearly died out, and a few devoted breeders have been slowly reviving it.

Q 05/05

Which sled-dog race banned non-northern breeds after John Suter raced Standard Poodles in it?

A) The Iditarod

B) The Yukon Quest

C) The All Alaska Sweepstakes

D) The Finnmark Race

Answer · why

A) The Iditarod

The Iditarod: the 1991 northern-breeds rule was aimed at one musher, Suter, who had talked up his poodle racers on The Tonight Show.