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1.    Who was the first European to see a hairless dog?

a) Charles Darwin b) Christopher Columbus c) Queen Elizabeth

2.    What is a Xolo Barbacoa?

a) ancient Xolo burial ground b) extinct sub species of Xolo c) a favorite Xolo recipe

3.    What is a Techichi?

a) ancient Aztec musical instrument b) extinct species of Indian dog c) common name for a coated Xolo

4.    What is the China Pelona?

a) ancient ancestor of the Chinese Crested b) rare breed of hairless pig c) 17^th century term for Xolos

5.    What do the American Hairless Terrier and the Hairless Cow have in common?

a) both are genetically engineered b) both are genetically defective c) both are a product of a recessive hairless gene

6.    What is the Temple of Xolotl?

a) ancient Aztec vacation resort b) burial ground for Aztec rulers c) mass grave of ritually slaughtered Xolos

7.    Chinese Cresteds were first exhibited at:

a) the Crystal Palace b) the Morris and Essex dog show c) the Westminster dog show

8.    What year were Chinese Cresteds first exhibited at an American dog show?

   a) 1885 b)1878 c) 1986

9.    Chinese Cresteds were dropped from the AKC miscellaneous class in 1965 because:

a) too many Mexican Hairless were being exhibited as Chinese Cresteds b) no show quality specimens existed to be shown and interest had waned c) AKC ruled that hairlessness was a disqualification

10.    Hairless dogs were first imported into the US from Peru in:

a) the 1960s b) the 1860s c) the 1760s

11.    Melanin is:

a) ingredient in many Xolo recipes b) tropical fruit fed to Peruvian hairless dogs c) chemical component of skin pigment

12.   The first Xolo ever registered by the AKC was a:

a) toy b) mini c) standard

13.    The American Hairless Terrier is a hairless variant of which well known terrier breed?

a) Fox Terrier b) Rat Terrier c) Jack Russell Terrier

14.    What country did the Sphynx cat originate?

a) Egypt b) Madagascar c) Canada

15.    Which famous artist often included hairless dogs in his work?

a) Diego Rivera b) Arthur Wardle c) William Wegman

16.    The Xolo’s near-extinction in Mexico can be traced to:

a) a parvo epidemic b) over consumption of Xolo meat by the Conquistadors c) political repression

17.    California Chihuahuas are:

a) Chihuahuas imported from California b) the predecessor of the modern day Chihuahua c) a mixed breed hairless toy dogs

18.    The dog market at Acolhuan sold:

a) hairless breeding stock b) pet supplies c) Xolo meat

19.    Ancient dog figurines were often decorated with incised lines to symbolize:

a) wrinkles b) religious pictographs c) hairlessness

20.    What did spots symbolize?

a) coat color b) short hair c) religious pictographs

21.    Caa-Allepo refers to:

a) Peruvian hairless dog b) common skin condition often afflicting hairless dogs c) ancient Aztec ruler of Mexico

22.    Who was the first Chinese Crested breeder?

a) Debora Wood b) WK Tauton c) King George III

23.    National Geographic Magazine described hairless dogs as:

a) ancient and mysterious b) genetic mutations c) degenerative canine freaks

24.    Hairless dogs are known to be:

a) 800 years old b) 15,000 years old c) 3,000 years old

25.    Which turn of the century entertainer dressed their pet Xolo in a jewel encrusted collar?

a) Gypsy Rose Lee b) Mary Garden c) Mae West

 26.    As a species, hairless dogs are categorized as:

a) Canis Familiaris b) Canis Africanus c) Canis Alopecia

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