| How's
your knowledge of pet history?
Try your hand at these questions about
groundbreaking events in the annals of Petdom:
Answers at the bottom of the page...No peeping!! |
| 1. Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana, started the first goldfish hatchery in the U.S. in: | a.
1878 |
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| b.
1899 |
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| c.
1912 |
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| d.
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| 2. The first commercially produced cat litter debuted in: | a.
1947 |
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| b.
1953 |
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| c.
1957 |
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| d.
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| 3. In 1894, this state became the first to require the licensing of dogs: | a.
Vermont |
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| b.
Pennsylvania |
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| c. New York | ||
| d.
California |
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| 4. The first people to keep canaries as pets were: | a.
Germans |
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| b.
English |
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| c.
Chinese |
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| d.
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| 5. Modern American greyhound racing began in Arkansas in: | a.
1789 |
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| b.
1834 |
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| c.
1898 |
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| d.
1928 |
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| 6. "Buddy", the first seeing eye dog in the U.S., was placed in service in: | a.
1789 |
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| b.
1834 |
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| c.
1898 |
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| d.
1928 |
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| 7. Siamese cats made their official U.S. debut at a cat show in: | a.
1893 |
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| b.
1903 |
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| c.
1913 |
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| d.
1937 |
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| 8. The first veterinary college opened in 1855 in the city of: | a. New York | |
| b.
Chicago |
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| c.
Boston |
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| d.
San
Francisco |
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| 9. By most estimates, people first kept dogs as pets: | a. two million years ago | |
| b. 100,000 to 200,000 years ago | ||
| c. 10,000 to 25,000 years ago | ||
| d.
2,000
years ago |
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| 10. The world's first known dog breed is the: | a. Egyptian saluki | |
| b. Japanese shiba inu | ||
| c. Greek sheepdog | ||
| d. Tibetan terrier | ||
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Answers:
1b, 2a, 3c, 4d, 5b, 6d, 7b, 8c, 9c, 10a |
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