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50 free Bulldog trivia questions with answers — nature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Bulldog trivia quiz covers the English Bulldog from the bull-baiting pits to the college sidelines. History questions trace the first written 'Bulldog' of 1631, Christopher Merret's 'Butchers Bull or Bear Dog', the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 that ended the sport, Governor Nicolls's New York cattle round-ups, dealer Bill George, the short-lived Rockstro club and its Philo-Kuan Standard, Adam the first registered Bulldog, the Blue Post pub where the surviving Bulldog Club was founded, AKC recognition in 1886 and the 20-mile walk that killed Dock Leaf. The breed section covers the rope over the nose, corkscrew tails, weights on both sides of the Atlantic, the AKC's 'pacifist and dignified' temperament wording, and the hard health facts: a 7.39-year life expectancy in one UK study, hip dysplasia in 73.9% of tested dogs, 80% Caesarean births, airline bans, the Kennel Club's 2009 standard revision, the Dutch snout law and the Norwegian court case. Famous Bulldogs include Uga, Handsome Dan, Chesty and the Churchill comparison. Questions run from easy to expert with a difficulty score on each, so it suits a family quiz or a devoted Bulldog owner. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia and breed references and each question carries its citation. Also try our Dogs and French Bulldog quizzes.
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Q 01The Bulldog is a British breed of which type?
Mastiff
It is stocky and muscular with a large head, thick facial folds and a protruding lower jaw.
Q 02The modern Bulldog descends from the Old English Bulldog, which was used for what sport?
Bull-baiting
Wagers were placed on each dog, and the one that grabbed the tethered bull by the nose and pinned it won.
Q 03Which act outlawed the Bulldog's original blood sport in England?
Cruelty to Animals Act 1835
It left the Old English Bulldog without a job in England, though emigrants found uses for the dogs in the New World.
Q 04The earliest written reference to the word 'Bulldog', around 1631, appears in a letter asking for what?
Two good Bulldogs sent by ship
Preswick Eaton wrote 'procuer mee two good Bulldogs, and let them be sent by ye first shipp'.
Q 05In 1666 Christopher Merret listed the Bulldog in Latin as Canis pugnax, describing it as what?
A Butchers Bull or Bear Dog
The entry appeared in his Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum.
Q 06In mid-17th-century New York, Governor Richard Nicolls used Bulldogs to do what?
Round up wild bulls
Dogs seized a bull by the nose long enough for a rope to be secured round its neck.
Q 07Which dog dealer is credited with continually promoting Bulldogs as pets?
Bill George
Once the sport was gone, the breed had to find a new career on the sofa.
Q 08The 1864 Bulldog Club founded under R. S. Rockstro is remembered for producing which document?
The Philo-Kuan Standard
Treasurer Samuel Wickens published it in 1865 under the pseudonym Philo-Kuan; the club folded within three years without holding a show.
Q 09What was the name of the first English Bulldog entered in the Kennel Club register?
Adam
Born in 1864, he appeared in the first Stud Book presented at the Birmingham Show in December 1874.
Q 10The Bulldog Club founded in 1875, which still exists, met at which London pub?
The Blue Post on Oxford Street
It became 'The Bulldog Club, Inc.' in 1894 and is the oldest single-breed kennel club in the world.
Q 11In which year did the American Kennel Club recognise the Bulldog?
1886
The Bulldog Club of America followed in 1890.
Q 12In an 1894 contest, top Bulldogs King Orry and Dock Leaf were set to walk how far?
20 miles
The lighter, athletic King Orry finished; the heavier, modern-looking Dock Leaf collapsed and died.
Q 13The characteristic fold of skin above a Bulldog's nose is called what?
A rope
It is also known as the nose roll, part of a face with brow folds, wide-set eyes and an upturned underbite.
Q 14A Bulldog's short tail may hang straight or be coiled into what shape?
Q 21Which condition of young dogs, where the back legs splay out, is found most often in the Bulldog?
Swimmer syndrome
The breed also has nearly three times the average risk of patellar luxation.
Q 22Over what share of Bulldog litters are delivered by Caesarean section?
80%
The pups' huge heads can lodge in the birth canal, and labour can bring on the mother's breathing problems.
Q 23The Bulldog is one of the two breeds most commonly affected by which condition?
Hiatal hernia
A 1963 study found 17% of Bulldogs with skin-fold dermatitis, and demodicosis runs at 1.5% against 0.17% for all dogs.
A corkscrew
The coat is short, flat and sleek in red, fawn, white, brindle or piebald.
Q 15Roughly how much does a male Bulldog weigh under the British standard?
25 kg
Bitches are about 23 kg; American standards are lighter at about 50 lb for dogs and 40 lb for bitches.
Q 16The AKC standard says a Bulldog's demeanour should be what?
Pacifist and dignified
The disposition should be 'equable and kind, resolute, and courageous (not vicious or aggressive)'.
Q 17A 2022 UK study gave the Bulldog what life expectancy, second lowest of all breeds studied?
7.39 years
A 2024 UK study was kinder at 9.8 years, still far short of the 12.7-year purebred average.
Q 18A 2004 UK survey found the leading cause of Bulldog deaths to be what?
Cardiac-related
Heart problems took 20%, cancer 18% and old age just 9%.
Q 19Why do many airlines ban Bulldogs from the cargo hold?
Deaths from pressure and breathing problems
Brachycephaly leaves them unable to cool themselves by panting and prone to laryngeal collapse.
Q 20What share of 467 Bulldogs tested by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals had hip dysplasia?
73.9%
That was the highest of any breed, and the Bulldog also has the worst score in the BVA/Kennel Club scheme.
Q 24After which 2008 BBC documentary did the Kennel Club revise the Bulldog and 209 other breed standards?
Pedigree Dogs Exposed
The British Bulldog Breed Council opposed changes expected to mean a smaller head, fewer folds and a longer muzzle.
Q 25The Dutch Kennel Club's 2019 fitness test requires a Bulldog to walk 1 km in how long?
12 minutes
Its temperature and heart rate must recover within 15 minutes.
Q 26Dutch law forbids breeding dogs whose snout is shorter than what fraction of the skull?
A third
The 2014 law began to be enforced in 2019 and makes Bulldogs illegal to breed in the Netherlands.
Q 27What happened to the 2022 Oslo ruling that banned breeding Bulldogs in Norway?
It was overturned on appeal
Borgarting Court of Appeal ruled that breeding English Bulldogs in Norway was legal after all.
Q 28Which British prime minister was likened to a Bulldog for his defiance of Nazi Germany?
Winston Churchill
The BBC calls the breed 'a national icon, symbolising pluck and determination'.
Q 29Uga is the live Bulldog mascot of which university?
Georgia
Every Uga since 1956 has been owned by the Sonny Seiler family of Savannah.
Q 30The first Uga came to Sonny Seiler as what?
A wedding present
Frank Heard gave him the dog; coach Wally Butts asked to use it as mascot and a friend suggested the name Uga.