Just Riding Around

1. What is the fear of horses called?
A. Hippophobia
B. Riddiophobia
C. Sadlophobia
D. Equiphobia

A. Hippophobia
TBD: Hey, you know it dosn't do this stuff, right?!?

2. That is not a form of horse racing?
A. Flat Racing
B. Harness Racing
C. Steeplechasing
D. Hop-scotching

D. Hop-scotching
TBD: Did you know that horse racing may be the oldest sport? By the time the man began to record the story was already well established. This means that making the book may well be the oldest profession?

3. That is not a breed of American saddle horses?
A. Tennessee Walker
B. Morgan
C. Quarter Horse
D. Kentucky Sprinter

D. Kentucky Sprinter
TBD: Even though, could be an unofficial breed!

4. Single point of the horse on each of its four feet is its most marked anatomical characteristic and makes a finger-hoofed or Perissodactyla odd. The horse shares this characteristic with which other animal?
A. Rhinoceros
B. tapir
C. Elephant
D. Cow
E. A and B
F. C and D

E. A and B
TBD: Very curious, indeed.

5. What is NOT one of the three classic American races that make up the Triple Crown?
R. Bets Bluegrass
B. The Belmont Stakes
C. The Preakness Stakes
D. Kentucky Derby

R. Bets Bluegrass
TBD: Even though we live in Kentucky, we participated in the Kentucky Derby, but we were at the Bluegrass Stakes (which is a precursor to the Derby) and I won money!

6. As horses were introduced to the Americas?
A. Were brought by Spanish conquerors and explorers in the 16th century.
B. Have crossed the land bridge with primitive man.
C. They were always there.
D. Leif Eriksson and his Viking crew led them.

A. Were brought by Spanish conquerors and explorers in the 16th century.
TBD: Apparently some sort of horse developed in America but became extinct, perhaps due to illness, so there was no native horse.

7. It is one of these is not a breed of draft horse?
A. Belgian heavy draft horse
B. English shire
C. Clydesdale
D. Percheron
E. This is a project of all the horses!

E. This is a project of all the horses!
TBD: first as a visual knowledge of horses, the Clydesdale QuizQueen is partial to.

8. The Roman emperor Caligula is famous for many things, but he was also passionate about horses, so maybe it was not bad. What I want to do once for his favorite horse, Incitatus?
A. his name his wife.
B. He named his successor as emperor.
C. appoint him consul of Rome.
D. None of the above, actually ate horse roast for dinner every night.

C. appoint him consul of Rome.
TBD: As if we needed more proof of what a person who was very strange.

9. The moons of Mars are named for the horses that drew the mythical chariot of Mars, the god of war. Can you name them?
A. There was only one horse, Pegasus.
B. Phobos and Deimos
C. Logos, Pathos and Ethos
D. Alpha, Beta, Sigma and Theta.

B. Phobos and Deimos
TBD: Hey, that was difficult, but you had a shot if I knew astrology be your or your Greek mythology, right?

10. One of the most famous horses in history of television is Mr. Ed Is not that an actual Mr. Ed?
A. Its original name was Bamboo Harvester.
B. He lived for 30 years and died February 28, 1979.
C. It 'was raised by a parade and horse show.
D. It 'was the original Roy Roger's shoulder, before Trigger.

D. It 'was the original Roy Roger's shoulder, before Trigger.
TBD: It 'was still owned by the president of the California Palomino Society.

11. What was the first man's relationship with horses?
A. Dinner: man hunt horse.
B. Dinner: Former horse carnivore hunted man.
C. Getting there: The man used the horse for hauling and transporting himself and his property.
D. Security: The first horse helped guard for danger.

A. Dinner: man hunt horse.
TBD: Although, from a Bronze Age man was using domesticated the horse, the first stone age the relationship was strictly food chain.

12. How many horses have been Triple Crown winners?
A. 11
B. 21
C. 31
D. 13

A. 11
TBD: They are Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation, Secretariat, Seattle Slew and said. The last was in 1978.