Dog Fun Facts Quiz

Question: What are dogs most closely related to?

Answer: Dogs, formally Canis lupus familiaris, are a subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus.

Question: Akita, a dog, is a national treasure of which country?

Answer: Akita is a powerful and muscular breed of working dog designated a national treasure by the Japanese government in 1931. It’s a hunting dog known for its courage, good nature, and keen intelligence.

Question: How many bones does a dog have in its spine?

Answer: All dogs have 27 bones in the spine from the skull to the point where the tail begins. The number of tailbones, however, and therefore the length of the tail, varies from breed to breed.

Question: How many toes does a dog have?

Answer: A dog’s foot, or paw, has five toes. One of them—the dewclaw—is too high to be of any use.

Question: Dogs can hear up to what frequency (in cycles per second)?

Answer: Some dogs, though not all, can hear sounds up to 50,000 cycles per second.

Question: What is a dog’s front leg called?

Answer: The front legs of a dog are called the forelimbs, and the back legs are called hind limbs. A dog uses its legs for movement, for scratching, and, in some breeds, for digging.