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1. Which writer
commented that Charles II spent too much time with his spaniels and not enough
time governing? a) Hugh
Dalziel b) William
Shakespeare
c) Thomas
More
d) Samuel
Pepys 2. Which of these
artists did not paint a picture with a Cavalier type spaniel in
it? a) Gysbert
Vander Kuyl b) Thomas
Dackerts c)
Landseer d) P.
Mignard
e) Van
Gogh 3. Which Cavalier
spaniel loving Monarch reportedly gave the command "Save the Dogs" before the
Duke of Monmouth during a rough sea voyage? a) Charles
I b) James
II c) Charles
II d) Elizabeth
I 4. What was Amice
Pitt's first breed? a) Cavalier King Charles
Spaniels b) King Charles
Spaniels c) Chow
Chows d) English
Pointers e) None of the
Above 5. What was the name of the dog who was the blueprint for the
original UK Cavalier Standard? a) Plantation
Robert b) Peter of
Ttiweh c) Blenheim Palace
Poppet d) Ann's
Son e) Rangers
Bimbo 6. Who was the first Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Champion? a) Little Dorrit of
Ttiweh b) Ann's
Son c) Daywell
Roger d) Plantation
Banjo e) Cannonhill
Richey 7. Which Cavalier
did not win a toy group at Crufts? a) Ch. Amelia
of Laguna
b)
Ch. Jia Laertes of Tonnew c)
Ch. Aloysius of Sunninghill d)
Ch. Alansmere Aquarius e)
None of the Above 8. Which of these
actors did not have a Cavalier? a) Susannah
York b) Ronald
Reagan c) Carole
Lombard d) June
Lockhart e) None of the
Above 9. Amice Pitt was
the grand daughter of a famous artist. Which one? a) Manet b)
Millais c) Monet d) None of the
Above 10. What was the name of Queen Victoria's Cavalier?
b) Flash c)
Albert c)
Charlie 11. Who was the first wholecolour
Champion? a) Ch.
Royalist of Veren b) Ch.
Pargeter Thundercloud of Ttiweh c) Ch.
Cointrea of Eyeworth d) Ch. Amanda
Loo of Ttiweh e) None of the
above 12. What was the date that the AKC
officially began to register Cavaliers? a) January
1995 b) March
1995 c) January
1996 d) May
1997 13. Who was the first Cavalier to receive
its American Kennel Club Championship? a) Ch. Ravenrush Gillespie b) Ch. Wye Rebound of
Rattlebridge c) Ch. Ravenrush Best
Dressed of Luxxar d) Ch. Pinecrest Kiss Me
Kate 14. Which Cavalier was BOB winner at
Westminister Kennel Club in 1997? a) Ch. Redthea
Daniel of Rattlebridge b) Ch.
Partridge Wood Laughing Misdemeanour c) Ch.
Rattlebridge Rosie O'Grady d) Ch. Wye
Rebound of Rattlebridge
e) None of the
Above 15. Who was the first Cavalier in the world
to win a Best In Show at an All Breed Championship show? a) Eng Ch
Alansmere Aquarius
b) Eng/Aust Ch
Pargeter Trillium of Ttwieh c) Eng Ch
Amelia of Laguna d) Eng/NZ Ch
Sugar Crisp of Ttiweh e) None of the
Above 16. Who
was the first Canadian Cavalier Champion? a) Kilspindie
Snowdrift b) Pargeter
Flashback c) Deanhill
Panda d) Newforest
Rufus Answers 1. d) Samuel Pepys.
Charles II doted on his King Charles Spaniels (Cavaliers) even going so
far as passing a Royal edict that no King Charles Spaniel can be denied entry
to any public place. 2. e) Van Gogh. All
the others have painted using Cavalier type spaniels including Landseer who
painted the picture known as 'The Cavalier's Pets in 1845, which is used as a
logo for the All Cavalier King Charles Spaniels webring. 3. b) James II. James
II, brother of Charles II carried on his brother's love of the Cavalier
spaniels and supposedly gave an order when forced to abandon ship during rough
seas 'Save the dogs and the Duke of Monmouth!" 4. c) Chow Chows. Mrs. Hewitt (Amice) Pitt was a well-known Chow breeder who in 1924 bought a blenheim King Charles called 'Waif Julia' as a pet for her mother. She showed Waif Julia at Crufts in the class sponsored by Mr. Roswell Eldridge and won the class. At this point she became interested in breeding the Cavalier type King Charles Spaniel.
6. c) Ch. Daywell
Roger. A Blenheim dog, grandson of
Ann's Son, was the first Cavalier King Charles Spaniel champion, he was also
the sire of eleven Champions. 7. c) Ch. Aloysius of Sunninghill. A Tri-coloured dog, he won 19 CCs (a
breed record) and produced ten Champion offspring including his daugher Ch.
Amelia of Laguna who made history by being the first Cavalier to win the toy
group at Crufts in 1963. 8. c) Carole Lombard. Ronald Reagan, better known as a
President of the United States, was also an actor and owned a Cavalier by the
pet name of Rex. 9. b) Millais. Amice
Pitt was the granddaughter of Sir John Millais, one of the founders of the
pre-Raphaelites. Her father was
Sir Everett Millais, a member of the Kennel Club and Pasteur Committe. He helped establish Bassett Hounds in
the UK in 1880. 10. a) Dash. Queen Victoria owned a tri-coloured
male Cavalier. 11. d) Ch. Amanda Loo of Ttiweh. A Black and Tan bitch, bred by Mrs.
Mansour and owned by Mrs. A. Pitt she was the second Cavalier
Champion. 12. b) March 1995. In March 1995 the AKC opened its stud
book allowing for registration of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in
preparation of their official recognition on January 1, 1996. 13. b) Ch. Wye Rebound of Rattlebridge. Sadie, a blenheim bitch bred by Sally
Bell and owned by Brenda Hauser and M. Snyder-Johnson. 14. b) AKC and CKCSC Ch. Partridge Wood
Laughing Misdemeanor. Demi, a ruby
bitch, won the Breed at the Garden (Westminister Kennel Club) the first time that Cavaliers were eligible to be shown
there. She was bred by Debra King
and owned by Cindy Lazzeroni. 15. d) Eng/NZ Ch. Sugar Crisp of Ttiweh. A blenheim dog bred by Mrs. A. Pitt,
was imported to New Zealand where he won a Best in Show. 16. b) Ch. Pargeter Flashback. In 1965 Pargeter Flashback became the
first Canadian Ch. bred by Mrs. Keswick and owned by Sheila Anderson. Deanhill Panda was the first Cavalier
to be shown in the ring in Canada.
Ch. Newforest Rufus was the first Cavalier to obtain an all breed Best
in Show in Canada. |
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