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Easy Sheep Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers

Free printable easy sheep trivia quiz questions with answers.

 

Easy Sheep Trivia Questions

 

How many domestic sheep are there in the world?
A: Over one billion.

What is an adult female sheep called?
A: A ewe.

What is a non-castrated male called?
A: A ram.

What is a castrated male called?
A: A wether.

What is a younger sheep called?
A: A lamb.

Sheep are most likely descended from what?
A: The wild mouflon of Europe and Asia.

One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for what?
A: Fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk.

A sheep's wool is the most widely used what?
A: Animal fiber.

Wool is usually harvested by what method?
A: Shearing.

Ovine meat is called “what” when from younger animals?
A: Lamb.

What is it called when it comes from older animals?
A: Mutton.

Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for what?
A: Pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.

Sheep husbandry is practiced throughout the majority of the what?
A: Inhabited world.

In the modern era, what areas are most closely associated with sheep production?
A: Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are.

What is a group of sheep called?
A: A flock, herd or mob.

In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as what?
A: Sacrificial animals.

Colors of domestic sheep range from pure white to what?
A: Dark chocolate brown, and even spotted or piebald.

Selection for “what” began early in sheep domestication?
A: Easily dyeable white fleeces.

Because white wool is a dominant trait it did what?
A: Spread quickly.

White wool is desirable for large commercial markets, there is a “what” for colored fleeces?
A: Niche market, mostly for hand spinning.

The nature of the fleece varies widely among the breeds, from dense and highly crimped, to what?
A: Long and hair-like.