General Hunting
1 How many foxes are there in a leash?
2 Who is the current huntsman of the Suffolk Hunt?
3 In what village are the Stour Valley Beagles kennelled?
4 Name 3 packs in Lincolnshire beginning with B.
5 What is a Percy Special?
6 Which famous Show Jumping Commentator was Master and Huntsman of the Enfield Chase?
7 What is a trencher-fed hound?
8 What animal did the Duke of Beafort’s hounds used to hunt before the fox?
9 Whose point-to-point course is at Northaw?
10 Whose team chase course is at Tur Langton?
The Arts
1 By what name is Charlie Johnson Payne generally known?
2 What was George Whyte Melville’s quote that used to appear on the front cover of Horse and Hound?
3 Which fictitious character said “Happy are they who go hunting to please themselves, not to astonish others”?
4 Arrange these equestrian artists in the order that they died (oldest first): Munnings, Stubbs, Aldin, Herring.
5 Who wrote “Nimrod” “Variations on an Original Theme, Enigma, Op 36”?
6 Who wrote “It isn’t mere convention. Everyone can see that the people who hunt are the right people and the people who don’t are the wrong ones.”
7 What do the initials GD stand for in the sporting artist GD Armour’s name?
8 Fill in the gap in the title of this Lewis Carroll nonsense poem: “The Hunting of the . . . . . . . “
9 We all know the song “Do You Ken John Peel” but with which pack of hounds would you associate John Peel?
10 Which county’s motto is “for’ard, for’ard?”
General Country
1 What is a female ferret known as?
2 What is spraint?
3 What is a hinny?
4 What is a male badger called?
5 What is a young rabbit known as?
6 How many stomachs does a horse have?
7 What is the collective noun for boars or swine?
8 What is a nott (in England) or a hummel (in Scotland)?
9 Which sport competed for the Waterloo Cup?
10 What animal is known as a “puss”?
Hunt Livery
1 How many buttons are there on the front of a huntsman’s coat?
2 Which pack’s Hunt Staff wear a blue coat?
3 Which pack’s livery includes a mauve collar?
4 Whose Hunt Staff wear buff breeches?
5 What colour socks (stockings) do the Per Ardua Beaglers wear?
6 Name two foxhound packs with a green collar.
7 How many buttons are there on the front of a Master’s coat?
8 Which pack’s subscribers hunt in a blue coat with buff facings while their Hunt Staff wear a green coat?
9 Whose Hunt Button has on it IWH and a fox on it?
10 Whose Hunt Button has an O and a Crown on it?
History
1 Which British army commander concluded his speech to senior officers before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 with the words “And now gentlemen, I wish you all “Good Hunting””?
2 Which pack of hounds used to parade at The Greater London Horse Show until banned by Ken Livingstone in 1981?
3 Foxes are often known as “Charlie”. After whom did they get this name?
4 Who cooked breakfast for the Ladies who attended the all night Women’s Vigil in Parliament Square in 2004?
5 The Countryside Alliance was formed in 1997 (previously BFSS). Who has been its President since the start?
6 During WW2 30 “whats” were named after hunts?
7 Which pack did the following huntsman all hunt? Frank Gillard, Jim Webster, Martin Thornton.
8 What was the last day of legal hunting before the Hunting Act took effect?
Answers:
General Hunting
1 How many foxes are there in a leash? 3
2 Who is the current huntsman of the Suffolk Hunt? Sean Hutchinson
3 In what village are the Stour Valley Beagles kennelled? Washbrook
4 Name 3 packs in Lincolnshire beginning with B. Brocklesby, Burton, Blankney, Belvoir
5 What is a Percy Special? Stirrup cup made with equal parts whisky and cherry brandy.
6 Which famous Show Jumping Commentator was Master and Huntsman of the Enfield Chase?
Raymond Brookes-Ward
7 What is a trencher-fed hound? Hound kept at the home of a supporter/subscriber and brought to the meet when required rather than one living in hunt kennels.
8 What animal did the Duke of Beafort’s hounds used to hunt before the fox? Red Deer
9 Whose point-to-point course is at Northaw? Cambridgeshire with Enfield Chase
10 Whose team chase course is at Tur Langton? Fernie
The Arts
1 By what name is Charlie Johnson Payne generally known? Snaffles
2 What was George Whyte Melville’s quote that used to appear on the front cover of
Horse and Hound? “I freely admit that the best of my fun I owe it to horse and hound”. (The Good Grey Mare).
3 Which fictitious character said “Happy are they who go hunting to please themselves,
not to astonish others”? Mr Facey Romford MFH (Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds, 1865, Robert Smith Surtees)
4 Arrange these equestrian artists in the order that they died (oldest first): Munnings,
Stubbs, Aldin, Herring. Stubbs (1806), Herring (1865), Aldin (1935), Munnings (1959)
5 Who wrote “Nimrod” “Variations on an Original Theme, Enigma, Op 36”?
Sir Edward Elgar (Nimrod: any great hunter; from the son of Cush Genesis 10 8&9)
6 Who wrote “It isn’t mere convention. Everyone can see that the people who hunt are
the right people and the people who don’t are the wrong ones.”
George Bernard Shaw (Heartbreak House 1920)
7 What do the initials GD stand for in the sporting artist GD Armour’s name? George Denholm
8 Fill in the gap in the title of this Lewis Carroll nonsense poem: “The Hunting of the Snark”
9 We all know the song “Do You Ken John Peel” but with which pack of hounds would
you associate John Peel? Blencathra
10 Which county’s motto is “For’ard, for’ard”? Leicestershire (Suffolk’s Guide Our Endeavour)
General Country
1 What is a female ferret known as? Gill
2 What is spraint? Otter dung
3 What is a hinny? Cross male horse and female donkey/ass. (noun. Verb = to neigh or whinny!)
4 What is a male badger called? Boar
5 What is a young rabbit known as? Kit
6 How many stomachs does a horse have? 1
7 What is the collective noun for boars or swine? Sounder
8 What is a nott (in England) or a hummel (in Scotland)? Hornless stag
9 Which sport competed for the Waterloo Cup? Coursing
10 What animal is known as a “puss”? Hare
Hunt Livery
1 How many buttons are there on the front of a huntsman’s coat? 5
2 Which pack’s Hunt Staff wear a blue coat? Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray
3 Which pack’s livery includes a mauve collar? Clifton-on-Teme
4 Whose Hunt Staff wear buff breeches? Badsworth and Bramham
5 What colour socks (stockings) do the Per Ardua Beaglers wear? Air Force blue
6 Name two foxhound packs with a green collar. Cheshire, Curre & Llangibby, Essex Farmers &Union, Grove & Rufford, South Herefordshire, Llangeinor, New Forest, Spooners & West Dartmoor, East Sussex & Romney Marsh, Tedworth, West Street Tickham, West of Yore. Green velvet: Cotswold, Fitzwilliam, Old Surrey, Burstow & West Kent (with white piping), Tanatside, Tynedale, Dulverton West
7 How many buttons are there on the front of a Master’s coat? 4
8 Which pack’s subscribers hunt in a blue coat with buff facings while their Hunt Staff wear a green coat? Duke of Beaufort’s
9 Whose Hunt Button has on it IWH and a fox on it? Isle of Wight
10 Whose Hunt Button has an O and a Crown on it? Oakley
History
1 Which British army commander concluded his speech to senior officers before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 with the words “And now gentlemen, I wish you all “Good Hunting””? Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
2 Which pack of hounds used to parade at The Greater London Horse Show until banned by Ken Livingstone in 1981? Surrey Union
3 Foxes are often known as “Charlie”. After whom did they get this name? Charles James Fox , C18 Whig politician, leader of Opposition to Pitt, Foreign Sec etc
4 Who cooked breakfast for the Ladies who attended the all night Women’s Vigil in Parliament Square in 2004? Clarissa Dixon-Wright
5 The Countryside Alliance was formed in 1997 (previously BFSS). Who has been its President since the start? Baroness Ann Mallalieu
6 During WW2 30 “whats” were named after hunts? Royal Navy Hunt Class Type 1 Destroyers
7 Which pack did the following huntsman all hunt? Frank Gillard, Jim Webster, Martin Thornton. Belvoir
8 What was the last day of legal hunting before the Hunting Act took effect? Thursday 17th February 2005