Trivia Quiz on Agriculture

1. What does an agrologist study

A) Water management

B) Soil

C) Crop genetics

D) Pest control strategies

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2. Where are three quarters of the world's pineapples grown

A) Costa Rica

B) Philippines

C) Hawaii

D) Thailand

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3. Who is the roman god of agriculture

A) Ceres

B) Saturn

C) Consus

D) Tellus

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4. What produces the natural gas which is New Zealand's contibution to the greenhouse effect

A) Cows

B) Sheep

C) Termites

D) Rice paddies

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5. Where in the world are the most roses grown

A) Texas

B) Ecuador

C) Netherlands

D) Colombia

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6. Of what are Karakul, Texel, Romney Marsh types

A) Goats

B) Cattle

C) Sheep

D) Pigs

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7. In what country did red onions originate

A) Spain

B) India

C) Egypt

D) Italy

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8. Of what is pedology the study

A) Soil

B) Rocks

C) Plants

D) Water

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9. Sericulture involves raising which animals

A) Spiders

B) Silk moths

C) Rabbits

D) Silkworms

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10. Common name for a tropical tree (Mulberry), grown on the islands of the South Pacific Ocean

A) Jackfruit

B) Breadfruit

C) Breadnut

D) Papaya

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11. Denmark Has Twice As Many “ What? ”Than It Does People?

A) Cows

B) Bikes

C) Pigs

D) Chickens

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12. What type of bird is a 'Beltsville'

A) Quail

B) Pheasant

C) Swan

D) Turkey

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13. What country do Brazil nuts come from

A) Peru

B) Brazil

C) Colombia

D) Bolivia

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14. What does a pomologist study

A) Flowers

B) Fruit

C) Pollen

D) Trees

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15. What is a Bellwether

A) A lead sheep wearing a bell that others follow

B) Leader of flock of sheep

C) A weather phenomenon that affects migration patterns

D) A ceremonial title for the mayor of a town

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16. Saanen, Hongtong & Toggenburg Are All Breeds Of Which Animal

A) Sheep

B) Goats

C) Cows

D) Pigs

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17. Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family

A) Fabaceae

B) Mustard

C) Asteraceae

D) Poaceae

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18. Area of commerce that encompasses farming or trapping certain furbearing animals, processing their skins for sale to manufacturers of fur garments, & marketing finished garments to retail outlets

A) Fur trade

B) Leather industry

C) Textile industry

D) Fur industry

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19. Texans consume 40% of farm grown what in the USA

A) Corn

B) Catfish

C) Cotton

D) Soybeans

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20. What's the USA's largest legal cash crop

A) Soybeans

B) Cotton

C) Wheat

D) Corn

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21. What seed takes five years to yield consumable fruit

A) Mango seeds

B) Avocado seeds

C) Coffee beans

D) Coconut

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22. Lenin what country is the world's biggest coffee exporter

A) Vietnam

B) Colombia

C) Brazil

D) Indonesia

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23. What are Grenadier, Idared and Ellison's Orange types of

A) Pears

B) Bananas

C) Apples

D) Cherries

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24. Which country grows the most fruit

A) India

B) China

C) Spain

D) United States

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25. An arenaceous plant grown in what type of soil

A) Sandy

B) Loamy

C) Clay

D) Peaty

E) Silty

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26. What is a 'california long white'

A) Onion

B) Garlic

C) Cucumber

D) Potato

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27. Caracul, Dorset, Urial, Mufflon and Jacobs are types of what

A) Cattle

B) Goats

C) Pigs

D) Sheep

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28. What did eli whitney invent

A) Interchangeable parts

B) Mechanical reaper

C) Cotton gin

D) Seed drill

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29. Fly that bites cattle

A) Horsefly

B) Tsetse fly

C) Gadfly

D) Deer fly

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30. What is defined as "The fruit of the oak, beech, chestnut, and other forest trees, on which swine feed"

A) Acorn

B) Nut

C) Beechnut

D) Mast

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31. Who advocated the planting peanuts and sweet potatoes to replace cotton and tobacco (i.e. crop rotation)

A) George Washington Carver

B) Thomas Jefferson

C) Jethro Tull

D) Benjamin Franklin

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32. What are affected by phylloxera

A) Olive trees

B) Vines

C) Wheat crops

D) Cotton plants

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33. George washington carver advocated planting peanuts and sweet potatoes to replace what

A) Cotton and tobacco

B) Wheat and corn

C) Rice and indigo

D) Soybeans and millet

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34. Who was jethro tull

A) Agriculturist

B) Inventor

C) Botanist

D) Engineer

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35. What legume did George Washington Carver use as a basis for over 300 inventions

A) Soybeans

B) Chickpeas

C) Lentils

D) Peanuts

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36. Which country grows the most potatoes

A) Russia

B) China

C) India

D) Canada

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37. What is a female calf called?

A) calf

B) Heifer

C) cow

D) steer

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38. What is a female sheep

A) Lamb

B) Ram

C) Dam

D) Ewe

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39. Another name for a slaughter house

A) Charnel house

B) Abattoir

C) Butchery

D) Meat packing plant

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40. What is a peanut if it is not a pea or a nut

A) Legume

B) Nut

C) Pea

D) Seed

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41. Narrow trench made by a plough

A) Ditch

B) Rill

C) Gully

D) Furrow

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42. Gathering in of a seasons crops

A) Planting

B) Threshing

C) Irrigation

D) Harvest

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43. In what kind of buildings are hops dried

A) Oast house

B) Hop kiln

C) Drying barn

D) Silo

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44. Mould board Disc and Rotary are types of what

A) Plough

B) Harrow

C) Cultivator

D) Seeder

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45. Enterprise Alabama they erected a monument to which insect

A) Boll weevil

B) Ladybug

C) Fire ant

D) Mosquito

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46. What is the correct name for a castrated pig

A) Boar

B) Gilt

C) Shoat

D) Barrow

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47. What Is The Most Wideley Eaten Fruit In The World

A) An Apple

B) A Mango

C) A Grapefruit

D) A Banana

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48. What name is given to farms which specialise in rearing animals ?

A) Arable farm

B) Mixed farm

C) Pastoral

D) Poultry farm

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49. Destructive insect related to the grasshopper

A) Cricket

B) Katydid

C) Mole cricket

D) Locust

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50. The Anglo Nubian, Toggenburg and Murcian are breeds of which animal

A) Cow

B) Sheep

C) Goat

D) Pig

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