Q 01/05

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier originated in Staffordshire and the northern parts of which city?

A) Manchester

B) Birmingham

C) Nottingham

D) Sheffield

Answer · why

B) Birmingham

The type from Cradley Heath in the Black Country was the one eventually recognised as the breed.

Q 02/05

Staffords descend from 19th-century crosses between bulldogs and what?

A) Deerhounds

B) Greyhounds

C) Mastiffs

D) Various terriers

Answer · why

D) Various terriers

The generic result was known as the 'bull and terrier'; the two modern Bull Terrier breeds developed from it along separate lines.

Q 03/05

In which year did the Kennel Club of Great Britain first recognise the Staffordshire Bull Terrier?

A) 1935

B) 1946

C) 1974

D) 1952

Answer · why

A) 1935

Recognition was announced in the April 1935 Kennel Gazette with no explanation, no breed club and no standard yet in existence.

Q 04/05

Which act of Parliament outlawed bull-baiting and bear-baiting in Britain?

A) Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

B) Animal Welfare Act 2006

C) Cruelty to Animals Act 1835

D) Protection of Animals Act 1911

Answer · why

C) Cruelty to Animals Act 1835

The ban pushed breeders toward matching dogs against each other, adding terrier blood for gameness and agility.

Q 05/05

Which of these was NOT one of the historic aliases for bull-and-terrier dogs?

A) Patched Fighting Terrier

B) Brindle Bull

C) Cradley Gladiator

D) Staffordshire Pit-dog

Answer · why

C) Cradley Gladiator

Others included 'half-and-halves' and 'half-breds'; the modern Bull Terrier alone was nicknamed the White Cavalier.