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1891
Who said 'Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend:
and inside
it's too dark to read'?
- Answer -
Groucho Marx
What year did the name Airedale become officially recognised?
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1886
What is the dog's name in Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men in a
Boat'?
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Montmorency
What are the caudal vertebrae in a dog?
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Tail Bones
What is the name of the river
running through the Yorkshire Town of Bingley, England?
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The River Aire
What was the
name of John Wayne’s Airedale?
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Duke or little Duke
What connection does the
French artist Lea Stein have to Airedales?
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Airedale pins - Ric is the name of her Airedale
ADT is also the
name of a fire and security company. From where did the
initials ADT come from?
- Answer -
American District Telegraph
How many
known Airedales perished on the Titanic?
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Two
Which 3 US Presidents owned Airedales at one time?
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Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge
What is another name for the Airedale Terrier
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The Waterside Terrier
What was the name of the first Airedale imported to
America & when
did he/she arrive?
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Bruce, in 1881
As per the ATCA's standard of appearance, should the ears of
an airedale
appear limp?
- Answer -
No
What is the formal name of the white markings found on the
chest of some Airedales?
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A blaze
One of the
most famous lines of hunting Airedales developed in the USA
was founded by Walter Lingo in Ohio. What is the name the strain/kennels?
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Oorang/Oorang Kennels
The famous novelist
who wrote 'Of Mice & Men' & 'Grapes of Wrath' was also an
Airedale owner - who was he?
- Answer -
John Steinbeck
Who wrote the
"Fresh Airedale" and "Little Orphan Airedale" cartoons?
- Answer -
Chuck Jones
Who was Lord
Airedale?
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Sir James Kitson, first Mayor of Leeds in 1896
Who is Andy
Airedale (in Texas)?
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An ADT character used to teach children about protecting air quality and the environment
Where is the
Airedale Hotel located?
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Auckland, New Zealand
Name the
two countries where Airedales were first used for police
duty.
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Germany & Great Britain
When were the American Version Breed Standards for the
Airedale Terrier approved?
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July,1959
What was another name for the American "Fighting Sixteen"
(VF-16)
air squadron during W.W.II?
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Pistol Packin Airedales
Does the Airedale have a single or double coat?
- Answer -
Double
Which movie character
said “So many dogs, so little time”?
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Cruella De Ville
Harsh & wiry terrier coats are called what?
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Broken
What is the name of the ADT in 'The dog that Stole Football Plays '?
- Answer -
Harry
The saddle of an Airedale is called what
when it becomes speckled with reds and grays?
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Grizzle
Who said "An
Airedale can do anything that any other dog can do and
then lick the other dog, if he has to"?
- Answer -
President Theodore Roosevelt
What was the name of the Airedale owned by Warren G.
Harding and
included in cabinet meetings?
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Laddie Boy
Which two breeds were crossed to make the Airedale Terrier?
- Answer -
Black and Tan Terrier and The Otter Hound
What were the
names of the two Airedale Terriers owned by Woodrow Wilson?
- Answer -
Sandy and Davie
Who formed and
regulated England's first dog shows?
- Answer -
The Kennel Club
What was the name of
the foundation sire of the Airedale breed, born in England?
- Answer -
Airedale Jerry
When did The AKC first
recognize Agility?
- Answer -
1994
What was the name Edgar Rice Burroughs
gave to his Airedale Terrier, which was
also the name given to the famous fictional character
he created?
- Answer -
Tarzan
What type of warship was H
M S Airedale?
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Destroyer
What were Airedales used
as during The First and Second World Wars?
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Messenger and Courier Dogs
What year was the Airedale
Boat Club founded
- Answer -
1959
During World War 2 what
did the US Naval codeword Airedale refer to?
- Answer -
Kanigia Island, Solomon Islands
Who was "The Airedale
Poet" and where was he born?
- Answer -
John Nicholson Weardley, Yorkshire, UK
From what did Russian
Blacks originate?
- Answer -
Giant Schnauzer/Airedale Terrier
What is the full name
of the man who was involved in the training of the Airedales in
the war?
- Answer -
Edwin Hautenville Richardson
What country was the
1986 Crufts Winner (Airedale) Champion Ginger Xmas Carol from?
- Answer -
Italy
In what year was the
Airedale Symphony Orchestra formed?
- Answer -
1898
US President Calvin
Coolidge owned several pets including an Airedale…what was his
Airedale called?
- Answer -
Paul Pry (née Laddie Buck)
Who called the
Airedale “A Perfect machine, a machine with a Brain Plus” ?
- Answer -
Albert Payson Terhune
In which year
was the Airedale Terrier Club of America founded in?
- Answer -
1900
Who founded the Oorang
Kennels in LaRue, Ohio, USA?
- Answer -
Walter Lingo
What is the name of the
book by Bryan D. Cummings about the development of the British War Dog
School?
- Answer -
Colonel Richardson's Airedales
What was the name of the
Airedale who received the Victorian Cross for "Gallantry in the Field"
in World War I
- Answer -
Jack
Who starred in the 1960's
film 'The Alamo' and also owned an Airedale as a child?
- Answer -
John Wayne
Many standards describe
the Airedale Terrier as being on the what "of expectation."
- Answer -
Tiptoe
Whose album cover features
a photo of the artist with his two Airedales?
- Answer -
Adam Ant
Which US actress owned an
Airedale called 'Harum Scarum'?
- Answer -
Bo Derek
Who wrote the book 'All
About Airedales'?
- Answer -
R M Palmer
Airedale Terriers are
officially classed as what sort of dogs?
- Answer -
Sporting Dogs
