Hold Your Horses: The Black Horse Quiz

Without the right answers, so they're still a surprise when you play.

1. Question 1

   Who tells the story in Anna Sewell's novel Black Beauty?

   • Black Beauty himself
   • His owner, Squire Gordon
   • A stable boy named Joe
   • Ginger, a chestnut mare

2. Question 2

   The Friesian, a famous all-black horse breed, comes from which country?

   • Spain
   • The Netherlands
   • Ireland
   • Germany

3. Question 3

   What's a quick way to tell a true black horse from a dark bay or brown?

   • Check the color of its hooves
   • Look at its mane and tail
   • Look at its muzzle and flanks
   • Count its white markings

4. Question 4

   What's the name of Zorro's trusty black horse?

   • Thunder
   • Midnight
   • Shadow
   • Tornado

5. Question 5

   In Walter Farley's books, what's the Black Stallion's name?

   • Shetan
   • Black Jack
   • Satan
   • The Black

6. Question 6

   In the Book of Revelation, the rider of the black horse holds scales. What does he stand for?

   • War
   • Famine
   • Death
   • Conquest

7. Question 7

   Why does a black horse often turn a bit rusty-brown after summer in the field?

   • It eats too many carrots
   • Its skin makes extra pigment
   • Sunlight breaks down the pigment in its hair
   • Dust sticks to dark hair more

8. Question 8

   Which gene gives a horse a black coat when the agouti gene isn't there to limit it?

   • Cream gene
   • Grey gene
   • Dun gene
   • Extension gene (E)

9. Question 9

   The Ariegeois, a breed that is almost always black, comes from which mountains?

   • The Pyrenees
   • The Alps
   • The Rockies
   • The Andes

10. Question 10

    Black horses pulling a hearse at a state funeral are most often there to show what?

    • Speed
    • Mourning and dignity
    • Good luck
    • Wealth from gold mines