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

Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years and is the oldest town in the state.

Q 02/05

The German 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

The dogs herded livestock and pulled carts of butchered meat to market until railways replaced droving in the mid-19th century.

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

Drover dogs marched over the Alps with the legions, protecting the men and driving their cattle.

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

The breed revived when the run-up to World War I created huge demand for police dogs.

Q 05/05

The Deutscher Rottweiler-Klub, the first German breed club, was founded on 13 January of which year?

A) 1935

B) 1914

C) 1928

D) 1921

Answer · why

B) 1914

It aimed at working dogs and cared little about looks; the South German club founded in 1915 counted 3,000 dogs to its 500.