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50 free Boxer Dog trivia questions with answers — nature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Boxer trivia quiz covers the German mastiff-type from the boar-hunting Bullenbeisser to the family sofa. History questions trace the Brabanter Bullenbeisser and imported Bulldogs, George Alt's Munich matings that produced Lechner's Box and Mühlbauer's Flocki, the 1895 Deutscher Boxer Club, the 1896 St Bernard show where Boxers first appeared, Meta von der Passage as 'mother of the breed', the 1904 standard and the AKC's first champion Dampf vom Dom. The breed section covers the 1:3 muzzle ratio and undershot jaw, fawn and brindle, 'flash' markings, why black Boxers do not exist, the 20–25% of pups born white and their deafness risk, docking and cropping rules across kennel clubs, temperament, Coren's ranking and the health picture from Boxer cardiomyopathy to mast cell tumours and juvenile kidney disease. There is a full set on where the name 'Boxer' really came from, plus Dickin Medal heroes Punch and Judy and Dickens's Boxer in The Cricket on the Hearth. Questions run from easy to expert with a difficulty score on each, so it suits a family quiz or a devoted Boxer owner. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia and breed references and each question carries its citation. Also try our Dogs and Bulldog quizzes.
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Q 01The Boxer was developed in which country?
Germany
It descends from the now-extinct Bullenbeisser and Bulldogs brought in from Great Britain.
Q 02The Boxer was bred from the Old English Bulldog and which now-extinct German hunting dog?
Bullenbeisser
The smaller Brabanter type from northern Belgium is generally accepted as the Boxer's direct ancestor.
Q 03The Boxer's extinct German ancestor was employed for centuries to hunt which animals?
Bear, wild boar and deer
Its job was to seize the prey and hold it until the hunters arrived, which is why the Boxer keeps such powerful jaws.
Q 04In which city was the first Boxer club founded in 1895?
Munich
Friedrich Robert, Elard König and R. Höpner set up the Deutscher Boxer Club and published the first standard in 1904.
Q 05Boxers were first exhibited in 1896 at a show intended for which breed?
St. Bernards
It was the first event to have a class specifically for Boxers, and the winner became the first Boxer in the German Stud Book.
Q 06Which Bavarian mated French import Flora with a dog called 'Boxer', starting the breed's genealogy?
George Alt
The fawn-and-white son, Lechner's Box, was later mated back to his own mother Flora.
Q 07Which dog was the first Boxer entered in the German Stud Book?
Mühlbauer's Flocki
Flocki was the son of Alt's Schecken and a Bulldog named Dr. Toneissen's Tom.
Q 08Which predominantly white female is considered the 'mother of the breed'?
Meta von der Passage
Early photos show her too long, weak-backed and down-faced, yet almost every great sire line traces to her.
Q 09Which two sires 'dominate all present-day pedigrees', according to John Wagner?
Flock St. Salvator and Wotan
Wagner wrote in The Boxer (1939) that combined with Wotan and Mirzl children, 'they made the Boxer'.
Q 10In which year did the AKC register its first Boxer?
1904
The first AKC Boxer champion, Dampf vom Dom, followed in 1915.
Q 11When did the Boxer become popular internationally?
After World War II
Returning soldiers took the dogs home after using them as messengers, pack carriers and guard dogs.
Q 12The Boxer standard says the muzzle should have what ratio to the whole head?
1:3
The head is the breed's most distinctive feature and must never be too light.
Q 13A Boxer's lower jaw should protrude beyond the upper, a trait known as what?
Undershot bite
The technical term is mandibular prognathism, and the jaw should bend slightly upwards.
What are the two recognised Boxer coat colours?
Q 21At what age is a Boxer's tail typically docked where the practice is still allowed?
3–5 days
Done before the cartilage forms, it needs no sutures or anaesthesia; the UK Kennel Club standard does not permit docking at all.
Q 22The 2005 AKC standard change described the uncropped ear but severely penalised what?
An undocked tail
In the US and Canada cropped ears remain more common in show dogs, though the AVMA opposes cosmetic cropping.
Q 23Where did Stanley Coren's survey of obedience trainers rank the Boxer?
48th
Boxer people dispute the 'average' verdict, arguing reward-based trainers find the breed far above average.
Fawn and brindle
Fawn covers everything from light tan to stag red, and brindle means black stripes on a fawn background.
Q 15Boxers with white markings on the neck or face are known as what?
Flashy
The white markings themselves are called 'flash'.
Q 16Why do purebred black Boxers not exist?
No gene for the colour exists in the breed
Boxers that look black are heavily brindled 'sealed' dogs whose fawn is hidden by the striping.
Q 17Roughly what share of Boxers are born 'white', with markings covering more than a third of the coat?
20–25%
They are neither albino nor rare, but simply fawn or brindle under excessive white.
Q 18An estimated what share of white Boxers are deaf in one or both ears?
18%
The extreme piebald gene behind the white is linked to congenital sensorineural deafness; rescues see about double that rate.
Q 19A 1998 Dutch study found what share of Boxer pups were euthanised for being white?
17%
The American Boxer Club had once 'unofficially recommended euthanasia' for white pups; breeders now usually neuter and rehome them.
Q 20The UK-bred naturally short-tailed Boxer line was accepted into the Kennel Club registry in which year?
1998
It was developed in anticipation of a docking ban, but the FCI made a 'naturally stumpy tail' a disqualifying fault in 2008.
Q 24Boxers are said to respond best to which approach?
Positive reinforcement
Their working-breed intelligence means correction-based methods have limited usefulness and can make them seem headstrong.
Q 25With which other dogs are Boxers most likely to have difficulties?
Larger adults of the same sex
They are generally patient with smaller dogs and puppies and prefer company, human or canine.
Q 26A 2024 UK study gave the Boxer what average life expectancy?
11.3 years
An Italian study the same year found just 9 years, and a Swedish study found half of Boxers dead by age 10.
Q 27Arrhythmogenic right ventricular disease is so tied to the breed that it is nicknamed what?
Boxer cardiomyopathy
Aortic stenosis is the breed's other notable heart condition.
Q 28According to a UK Kennel Club health survey, what causes 38.5% of Boxer deaths?
Cancer
The breed is especially prone to mast cell tumours; old age accounts for 21.5% and cardiac and gastrointestinal causes 6.9% each.
Q 29Boxer Juvenile Kidney Disease is most often diagnosed in dogs under what age?
3 years
Often it appears before 12 months, and researchers at Ohio and the UK Boxer Breeder Council are hunting the gene mutation.
Q 30About what share of Boxer puppies die before reaching seven weeks of age?
22%
Stillbirth is the most frequent cause, then infection, which rises sharply with inbreeding.