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50 free Pomeranian trivia questions with answers — nature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Pomeranian trivia quiz follows the breed from farm-guarding German Spitz to royal lapdog. Questions cover the Baltic region behind the name, the five spitz sizes and the Zwergspitz, Queen Charlotte's Gainsborough-painted pair, Boswell's 'Pomer' of 1764, and Queen Victoria's Marco, whose 1891 debut halved the breed's size within her lifetime. The coat, colours, weights and heights all get their turn, along with the ruff and plumed tail. There are questions on the two Poms who survived the Titanic, the breed's Westminster milestones, the FCI's Keeshond connection, the meaning of Pomerania and its cities, and health matters from alopecia X and the goose-honk cough to litter sizes and life expectancy. Pop culture is covered by Boo, the Facebook Pomeranian with 16 million likes, his Kesha moment and his airline job. Questions run from easy to expert with the difficulty shown on each one, and every answer was checked against a reference page and carries its citation. If you enjoy it, try our Dogs and Chihuahua quizzes next.
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Q 01The Pomeranian is named for Pomerania, a Baltic region now split between which two countries?
Poland and Germany
The area is credited with the breeding that led to the original type, though it is not the breed's origin.
Q 02The Pomeranian belongs to which type of dog, characterised by thick fur, a curled tail and pointed ears?
Spitz
Under the FCI, the Pom is simply the smallest of five varieties of one German breed, known as the 'dwarf spitz'.
Q 03What is the German name for the Pomeranian variety of German Spitz?
Zwergspitz
It translates as 'dwarf spitz'; the Kleinspitz is the next size up.
Q 04How many varieties of German Spitz are there, from Wolfsspitz down to Pomeranian?
Five
They are separated only by size and colour, and the earliest German mentions date from 1450.
Q 05German Spitz dogs were originally kept on farms for which roles?
Herding and guarding
Some lines were bred smaller over the centuries until they became pure companion dogs.
Q 06How much does a Pomeranian typically weigh?
3 to 7 lb
They stand 8 to 14 inches at the withers, compact but sturdy under all that coat.
Q 07The Pomeranian's top coat forms what famous feature around the neck?
A ruff
There is also a fringe of feathery hair on the hindquarters and a highly plumed tail carried flat over the back.
Q 08What colours were the earliest Pomeranians?
White, or occasionally brown or black
Queen Victoria's small red dog of 1888 made red fashionable, and today the breed comes in more colours than any other.
Q 09The Pomeranian is said to come in the widest variety of what of any breed?
Coat colours
The list runs from white and black through orange, cream, blue, sable, brindle, parti and blue merle.
Q 10What are the three most common Pomeranian coat colours?
Orange, black and cream/white
Orange, black and cream/white lead the breed's long colour list; the orange Pom is the picture-book image of the breed.
Q 11By how much did the Pomeranian breed shrink in size during Queen Victoria's lifetime?
By half
Her preference for a tiny dog sent breeders selecting only the smallest specimens.
Q 12Which British royal consort brought two Pomeranians named Phoebe and Mercury to England in 1767?
Queen Charlotte
Her granddaughter Queen Victoria later ran a large Pom breeding kennel.
Q 13The Pomeranians Phoebe and Mercury, brought to England in 1767, were painted by which artist?
Sir Thomas Gainsborough
His paintings show dogs far larger than the modern breed, but with the heavy coat and curled tail already in place.
Q 21In which year was the first Pomeranian breed club set up in England?
1891
The American Kennel Club registered its first Pom in 1898 and recognised the breed in 1900.
Q 22How many dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912?
Three
Two were Pomeranians and the third a Pekingese; the Poms left in lifeboats seven and six with their owners.
Q 23When Elizabeth Rothschild's lifeboat reached the Carpathia, what did the crew first do about her dog?
Refused to take the dog aboard
She refused to leave lifeboat six without it, so they hoisted her up with the dog in her arms.
Q 14How heavy were the 18th-century Pomeranians in Gainsborough's paintings reported to be?
30 to 50 lb
That is the weight of a modern Wolfsspitz, the largest German Spitz variety.
Q 15What was Queen Victoria's small red sable Pomeranian, exhibited in 1891, called?
Marco
'Windsor's Marco' weighed just 12 lb; Dash was her childhood spaniel and Sharp her collie.
Q 16How much did Queen Victoria's Pomeranian Marco reportedly weigh?
12 lb
Small for its day, though heavier than the modern 3-to-7 lb standard.
Q 17As she lay dying at Osborne House in 1901, Queen Victoria asked for which Pomeranian to be laid on her bed?
Turi
She died on 22 January 1901 with her son Albert Edward and grandson Wilhelm II present.
Q 18Which wife of Napoleon I was among the royal Pomeranian owners of the period?
Joséphine de Beauharnais
King George IV of the United Kingdom was another royal owner.
Q 19James Boswell's 1764 diary of his Grand Tour records a Frenchman's Pomeranian with what name?
Pomer
It is one of the earliest modern references to the breed by name.
Q 20Thomas Pennant's 1769 A Tour in Scotland discusses the offspring of a Pomeranian and which animal, bred by a Londoner?
A wolf
The Pom was a much bigger dog in the 18th century, so the pairing was less absurd than it sounds.
Q 24The Titanic Pomeranian owned by Margaret Hays is often called 'Lady', but what was his real name?
Bebe
She kept him, probably surreptitiously, in her cabin, and he got away in lifeboat 7.
Q 25Glen Rose Flashaway made history at Westminster in 1926 by becoming the first Pomeranian to do what?
Win the Toy Group
It took until 1988 for a Pom to go all the way to Best in Show.
Q 26Which Pomeranian became the first of the breed to win Best in Show at Westminster, in 1988?
Great Elms Prince Charming II
It was 62 years after the breed's first group win at the same show.
Q 27The FCI's 1998 standard folded the Pomeranian into the German Spitz standard alongside which breed?
The Keeshond
In the Netherlands 'keeshond' is the word for every German Spitz size, from dwarf to Wolfspitz.
Q 28The Wolfsspitz's English name comes from an 18th-century Dutch rebel leader with what nickname?
Kees
Cornelis 'Kees' de Gyselaer led the Patriot rebellion against the House of Orange, and the dog became the rebels' symbol.
Q 29The white German Spitz shown at the British Kennel Club in the late 1800s went by what unflattering name?
The Overweight Pomeranian
The Kennel Club stopped recognising it in 1915.
Q 30The name Pomerania comes from Slavic roots meaning what?
Along the sea
The Lechitic prefix 'po-' means along, as in Polesie, 'along the forest'.