How Well Do You Know Greyhounds? Test Your Knowledge with These Little-known Facts!
Gensen Huang
Created 6/20/2024
Think you know everything about greyhounds? Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz and find out if you're a true greyhound aficionado!
1. How old are the oldest remains of a Greyhound or Saluki that were excavated in modern Syria?
Around 2,000 years old
Around 3,000 years old
Around 4,000 years old
Around 5,000 years old
2. In which book of the Bible are Greyhounds mentioned by name?
Genesis
Proverbs
Matthew
Revelation
3. Which famous ancient ruler owned Greyhounds?
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Genghis Khan
King Tutankhamun
4. Which literary work first mentioned Greyhounds as a breed?
Homer's Odyssey
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Shakespeare's Henry V
Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist
5. Greyhounds are known as 'sighthounds' because they use which sense to hunt?
6. Which famous English queen was associated with Greyhounds?
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Mary I
Queen Anne
7. Who is the author of 'The Odysseus,' where a Greyhound named Argus is mentioned?
Homer
Virgil
Plato
Aristotle
8. What is the top sprinting speed of Greyhounds?
9. How do Greyhounds primarily spend their time when not sprinting?
Digging
Playing fetch
Being guard dogs
Being couch potatoes
10. Greyhounds have which kind of gallop, similar to cheetahs?
Rotary gallop
Bounding gallop
Canter
Trot
11. How many primary colors do Greyhounds come in?
12. Which of these is a common coat pattern for Greyhounds?
Spotted
Brindle
Merle
Calico
13. Which historical figure is credited with making the killing of a Greyhound punishable by death in the 10th Century?
King Alfred the Great
King Henry II
King Cnut the Great
King Athelstan
14. Which famous gangster owned Greyhounds?
Al Capone
Lucky Luciano
John Dillinger
Bugsy Siegel
15. In what century was owning Greyhounds in England restricted to royalty?
8th Century
9th Century
10th Century
11th Century
16. Who mentioned Greyhounds in their literary works?
Mark Twain
Shakespeare
Edgar Allan Poe
Charles Dickens
17. Which US President owned a Greyhound?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Rutherford B. Hayes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
18. Greyhounds have what type of vision?
Full 360-degree vision
180-degree vision
270-degree vision
340-degree vision
19. Greyhounds have won 'Best in Show' at Crufts how many times?
Once
Twice
Three times
Four times
20. Which animated TV family owns a Greyhound?
The Griffins from Family Guy
The Belchers from Bob's Burgers
The Simpsons from The Simpsons
The Smiths from American Dad
