Q 01/05

The Rottweiler is named after a town in which country?

A) Netherlands

B) Austria

C) Switzerland

D) Germany

Answer · why

D) Germany

Germany: Rottweil, in the country's south-west, was a busy livestock-trading town, so its drovers needed strong dogs to move the herds and guard their...

Q 02/05

The Rottweiler's old name, Rottweiler Metzgerhund, translates as what?

A) Rottweil cattle dog

B) Rottweil cart dog

C) Rottweil butchers' dog

D) Rottweil guard dog

Answer · why

C) Rottweil butchers' dog

Rottweil butchers' dog: the town's butchers bred the dogs purely for usefulness, to herd livestock in their yards and drive cattle to market.

Q 03/05

According to the FCI standard, the Rottweiler's origins go back to which era?

A) The Napoleonic wars

B) Roman times

C) The Renaissance

D) The Viking age

Answer · why

B) Roman times

Roman times: drover dogs are said to have marched with the legions, guarding the men and driving the cattle that fed them.

Q 04/05

What replaced the Rottweiler's droving job in the mid-19th century?

A) Railways

B) Refrigeration

C) Motor lorries

D) Canal barges

Answer · why

A) Railways

Railways: once cattle travelled by train the drover dogs had no work, and the breed came close to disappearing before its 20th-century comeback.

Q 05/05

In 1910, after official trials, the Rottweiler was formally recognised for service with which body?

A) The police

B) The customs service

C) The prison service

D) The fire brigade

Answer · why

A) The police

The police: when forces tested breeds for service in the early 1900s the Rottweiler proved highly suitable, which gave a dog that had lost its droving...