Fell Pony Quiz 2.

Objective: answer 7 questions correctly out of 10.

Check your knowledge here, but remember - there are lots of pages, so read carefully!

1 What was the name of Sir Gawain's grey horse that was killed in "The Adventures of Arthur"?

2 What is the usual date of the Fell Pony Stallion Show?

a		second or third Saturday in May
b		second or third Saturday in June
c		second or third Saturday in March
d		second or third Saturday in April

3 What was the name of the order of monks who lived and worked at Shap Abbey?

4 Which order of monks favoured grey ponies?

5 What was a "rakker"?

a		a man who worked hay with a rake
b		a nuisance
c		a comfortable long-distance pony

6 Trotting Comet came to Cumberland from Shropshire to race against Fells in the 1850s. What breed of horse is he believed to have been?

7 What fault can be seen in Merry Maid who won a brood mare show class in 1910?

8 Which Museum owns the pack pony bell collar whose sound you can hear in the 17th C topic?

a		Tullie House, Carlisle
b		Kendal Museum
c		Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry
d		Penrith Museum

9 When pack ponies were travelling why weren't they tied together?

a		they liked to stay in their group
b		they preferred to stay on a well trodden path
c		it was safer not to have them tied in case one slipped and pulled others down
d		all of these

10 Which equestrian organisation gives people with severely limited mobility the chance to "be taller than the people around them"?

a		Riding and Driving for the Disabled
b		British Show Jumping Association
c		Pony Trekking Association
d		Endurance Horse and Pony Society

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