1. War Horse tells the tale of a boy, Albert, and his horse, Joey. When Joey is sent to help the first world war effort, what does Arthur do?

   1. He gets another horse and forgets about Joey

   2. He stays at home and feels very sad

   3. He illegally joins the army by lying about his age

   4. He writes Joey a letter

2. In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, Death rides on a mighty horse with blood-red eyes and an unexpected name. What is it?

   1. Binky

   2. Cuddles

   3. Crusher

   4. Fluffy

3. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver stumbles across a land of very sophisticated talking horses. What name do they go by?

   1. Horsey Worseys

   2. Houyhnhnms

   3. Gulliver’s Beasts

   4. Neighhhhs!

4. Black Beauty is a stunning race horse. But for a large part of the book he is treated badly by humans. How does he injure his knees?

   1. He is forced to ride over sharp stones with only one horse shoe

   2. He is made to gallop until he collapses

   3. He drags a heavy load that causes his knees to buckle under him

   4. He is pushed to the ground by another horse

5. The loyal and trusting Boxer is one of George Orwell’s creations in Animal Farm. What is his most common phrase?

   1. “Is it dinner time yet?”

   2. “Four legs good, two legs bad”

   3. “To be or not to be, that is the question”

   4. “I will work harder”

6. Pegasus appeared in Greek mythology as the horse of Zeus - king of the Gods. But what was unique about Pegasus compared to your average horse?

   1. He could sing perfectly in tune

   2. He had splendid white wings

   3. He could play the spoons

   4. He could see into the future

7. Harry Potter can see Thestrals, the winged white horses, but other characters in JK Rowling’s series can’t. Why is this?

   1. Because Harry is a powerful wizard

   2. Because Harry believes in using magic for good

   3. Because Harry has seen death

   4. Because they are a figment of Harry’s imagination

8. In The Lord of the Rings, Tom Bombadil gives his horse a rather unflattering name. What is it?

   1. Roly Poly

   2. Fatty Lumpkin

   3. Slowcoach

   4. Horse No 2

9. CS Lewis’s third book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Horse and His Boy, describes the adventures of Shasta and his friend the talking horse Bree. Which character frightens Bree into galloping fast enough to escape from his enemies?

   1. Rabadash, the Prince who is in love with Queen Susan

   2. Arsheesh, Shasta’s wicked stepfather

   3. Hwin, the female horse

   4. Aslan, the lion

10. Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse was recently made into a Hollywood film. In the film, how many different horses were used to play Joey throughout his life?

    1. 1

    2. 4

    3. 10

    4. 14

Solutions

1:C, 2:A, 3:B, 4:A, 5:D, 6:B, 7:C, 8:B, 9:D, 10:D

Scores

1. 4 and above.

   Oh dear. Did you fall at the first hurdle? Best polish those fetlocks and get back in the saddle pronto to give it another go.

2. 8 and above.

   Hay, hay, why the long face? Not exactly a clear round but why not giddy up and try again?

3. 10 and above.

   Red rosette for you! Take a celebratory canter.