Test Your Knowledge of History's Greatest Horses and Their Deeds


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Saddle up and take a ride through history with this quiz! From ancient civilizations to famous battles, let's see if you can identify these legendary horses and their remarkable feats.

Saddle up and take a ride through history with this quiz! From ancient civilizations to famous battles, let's see if you can identify these legendary horses and their remarkable feats.

1. What horse was known as the 'smartest horse on Earth' capable of counting, spelling, and making change?

Beautiful Jim Key
Bucephalus
Trigger
Secretariat

2. What was the real name of Roy Rogers' famous horse, Trigger, before it was changed?

Golden Sunshine
Golden Cloud
Silver Dust
Starlight

3. Which horse became famous for its 1973 Triple Crown win, historically defeating the nearest competitor by 31 lengths?

Secretariat
Seabiscuit
War Admiral
Citation

4. The painting 'Napoleon Crossing the Alps' features which of Napoleon's horses, though its true identity is debated?

Comanche
Copenhagen
Marengo
Bucephalus

5. What equine war hero served in the U.S. Cavalry and was famously present during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Comanche
Warrior
Copenhagen
Marengo

6. Which horse, born in 1908, survived numerous close encounters in World War I and was ridden by General Jack Seely?

Charisma
Warrior
Priceless
Stroller

7. Who is the founding sire of the Morgan horse breed, originally named Figure?

Godolphin Arabian
Whistlejacket
Justin Morgan
Figure

8. Which horse carried the Duke of Wellington for 17 consecutive hours during the Battle of Waterloo?

Blue Circle Boy
Copenhagen
Warrior
Aldaniti

9. New Zealand event rider Mark Todd won two consecutive Olympic gold medals riding which horse?

Priceless
Charisma
Trigger
Stroller

10. Which Arabian horse is credited as being one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed?

Godolphin Arabian
Seabiscuit
Man o' War
Whistlejacket

11. Alexander the Great’s beloved horse, for whom he named a city, was called?

Sergeant Reckless
Trigger
Bucephalus
Comanche

12. Which modern war horse served in the Korean War and earned numerous military honors including two Purple Hearts?

Beautiful Jim Key
Sergeant Reckless
Warrior
Copenhagen