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Jan-4-2005 18:37

See if there is interest for this.

1. Each day I will post 10 questions, at random times of the day.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly 24 hours.
3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins.
4. You can only post answers ONCE for the same quiz.
5. No cash involved. Just glory. :)

Jul-6-2006 01:03

Okay, here's the answers:

1. The seven classifications are Working, Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting, Hound, Terrier, and Toy.

2. The largest breed is the Irish Wolfhound, which can be up to 9 feet tall when it stands on its hind legs.

3. The smallest breed is the Chihuahua, averaging 4-6 pounds.

4. False. Dalmatians are born completely white, Their spots, either black or liver (brown) appear starting when the puppy is about 10 days old.

5. The only breed of dog that doesn't bark is the Basenji. It makes a kind of yodeling sound.

6. The technical term for a dog's whiskers are vibrissae.

7. The only dog that does not have a pink tongue, according to several sources I've looked at, is the Chow. The American Kennel Club says its tongue is deep purple to black. It also does note, however, that the Shar-pei has a bluish-black tongue also, so I'll accept that too.

8. Recent research has shown that both dogs and cats can see various shades of yellow and blue, as well as in grayscale. While their color vision is no where near as acute as that of humans, they do see colors. Unfortunately, both species do seem to be red-green color-blind, as some people are.

9. Bloodhouse were first officially noted as being used for tracking purposes in 1805 in England. The Thrapton Association for the Prevention of Felons used them to track convicts and burglars. I'll give credit to Miss Kimberly for being so close.

10. The international headquarters of the Guide Dogs for the Blind is located just north of San Francisco, California, in a small town called San Rafael, California. They have two training centers for their dogs, one in San Rafael, and the other just outside of Portland, Oregon.

BONUS -- The term "dog days of summer" has been in use since Roman times, and has very little to do with dogs. As Squirrel noted, it is tied to Sirius, the Dog Star. Romans believed that the star added to the heat from the sun in the summer, from July 3 to August 11.

Jul-6-2006 01:17

They called this time "caniculares", meaning "days of the dog".

And with that, Miss Kimberly gets the Blue Ribbon and a Trophy full of doggie biscuits for getting 9 out of 11 answers right.

(Looks down at the agency's faithful companion, Karma, who is flopped on the floor waiting patiently for a treat with a mournful expression on her face.) "So whaddya think, sweetie? Did we give the kitties a run for their money?" WOOF! (Chuckles.) "I'll take that as a yes. How bout some of that nice chopped lamb that Sylvia sent over, just for you? How's that sound?" HHOOOWWWLLLLL!! (Follows a galloping bloodhound out the door towards home...)

Jul-6-2006 02:29

thanks breitkat that was a gr8 quiz :)

Jul-6-2006 05:18

Sheepishly I turn to my faithful companions Buck and Penny and tell them we did well. As always, they crawl out from under my computer desk for a pat on the head. Providing them with one of the doggie biscuit rewards they head back under barking back a thanks to all.

Thanks for the great quiz. Certainly beat the ironing I was suppose to do!

Jul-6-2006 14:24

(Curtsy) Thank you. I'm glad you all liked it. So who's next??

Jul-6-2006 15:16

*points squirrel paw at miss kimblerly* ;)

Jul-7-2006 07:00

Okay, sorry for the delay. My husband had a softball game last night. Since it's morning and I'm finally getting to drink my first cup of coffee, this one is on coffee.

1. The name of coffee comes from _________.
2. How many steps are involved in the coffee process.
3. Coffee's first appearance in literature was by whom.
4. Who is responsible for making coffee a true Christian beverage?
5. Most severe punishment for drinking coffee.
6. How long as coffee been used as a beverage.
7. Origin of coffee smellers
8. Who discovered coffee.
9. How many coffee beans does it take to make espresso.
10. Where did the first coffee shop open?

Bonus -- do you know the name and year it first opened?

Good luck to all!

Jul-7-2006 07:09

Oops -- Number 1 should read the Name coffee, not of coffee. and number 6 should read How long has. Guess I should have actually drank my first cup before typing.

Jul-7-2006 09:25

1. Ethiopia, I think
2. picking, drying, roasting, cooling, grinding, brewing? I'll guess at 6
3. no clue
4. no clue
5. no clue
6. close to 1000 years
7. no clue
8. Ethiopians?
9. I'll guess at 25
10. Arabia?
Bonus: no clue

*sigh* and I used to be a barista (many years ago). *hangs head in shame*

Jul-7-2006 20:41

took me a while to find the pub quiz on the second page...

1. Yeah Ethiopia. Regiona called *Kaffa* I think. Something bout a goatherder seeing his stock getting jumpy after eating the coffee berries.
2. guess 9?
3. bigger guess!! Koran?
4. a Pope. No idea which one though.
5. death?
6. 900-1000 years?
7. lol no idea.
8. the goatherder from above?
9. ?
10. hmmm. I think for some strange reason it was Constantinople.
Bonus. wow. no idea.

OK off to Wiki and Google a lot of answers now lol :)