Famous Pet Firsts Quiz
Famous Pet Firsts Quiz
 

How's your knowledge of pet history?  Try your hand at these questions about groundbreaking events in the annals of Petdom:

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1. Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana, started the first goldfish hatchery in the U.S. in: a. 1878
b. 1899
c. 1912
d.  1922
 
2. The first commercially produced cat litter debuted in: a. 1947
b. 1953
c. 1957
d.  1962
 
3. In 1894, this state became the first to require the licensing of dogs:  a. Vermont
b. Pennsylvania
c. New York
d.   California
 
4. The first people to keep canaries as pets were: a. Germans
b. English
c. Chinese
d.  Spaniards
 
5. Modern American greyhound racing began in Arkansas in: a. 1789
b. 1834
c. 1898
d. 1928
 
6. "Buddy", the first seeing eye dog in the U.S., was placed in service in: a. 1789
b. 1834
c. 1898
d. 1928
 
7. Siamese cats made their official U.S. debut at a cat show in: a. 1893
b. 1903
c. 1913
d. 1937
 
8. The first veterinary college opened in 1855 in the city of: a. New York
b. Chicago
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
 
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
 
10. The world's first known dog breed is the: a. Egyptian saluki
b. Japanese shiba inu
c. Greek sheepdog
d. Tibetan terrier  

 

Answers:  

 

1b, 2a, 3c, 4d, 5b, 6d, 7b, 8c, 9c, 10a