Hold Your Horses: The Black Horse Quiz
From galloping heroes to gleaming coats, black horses have trotted their way into legends, books and hearts everywhere.
- Holoholona a me ke ao kūlohelohe
- Nā pākeke
- Maʻalahi
- Leʻaleʻa
- 10 nīnau
- ma kahi o 5 minuke
- Manaʻo loiloi ma hope o kēlā me kēia nīnau
E kaha mua i “ʻAʻole au he lopako”.
Nānā i nā nīnau
ʻAʻole i hōʻike ʻia nā pane pololei, i mea e pūʻiwa ai ʻoe ke pāʻani ʻoe.
Nīnau 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
Nīnau 2
The Friesian, a famous all-black horse breed, comes from which country?
- Spain
- The Netherlands
- Ireland
- Germany
Nīnau 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
Nīnau 4
What's the name of Zorro's trusty black horse?
- Thunder
- Midnight
- Shadow
- Tornado
Nīnau 5
In Walter Farley's books, what's the Black Stallion's name?
- Shetan
- Black Jack
- Satan
- The Black
Nīnau 6
In the Book of Revelation, the rider of the black horse holds scales. What does he stand for?
- War
- Famine
- Death
- Conquest
Nīnau 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
Nīnau 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)
Nīnau 9
The Ariegeois, a breed that is almost always black, comes from which mountains?
- The Pyrenees
- The Alps
- The Rockies
- The Andes
Nīnau 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
