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Cornell University Sheep Quiz

D. E. Hogue

All questions are true or false - test your knowledge by circling true or false.

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The ram went over the cliff because he did not see the "U" turn.

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The ram committed suicide after hearing the hit song "There Will Never Be Another You."

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Virgin Wool comes from sheep that are both fast and ugly.

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The ewes did not get pregnant because they were under the weather.

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During the breeding season, an odd number of rams must be put with the ewes. One ram will breed ewes; two will spend their time fighting; with 3 rams, 2 fight and one breeds, etc. , etc. , etc.

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Willard Straight Hall (the Comell student union) is an example of a creep feeder .

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If Papa Ram weighs 200 lb and Mama Ewe weighs 140, J.R. Ewing's ideal slaughter weight would be 102 lb.

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Twin lambs can be said to be wombmates.

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Half-sib twin lambs usually are produced by white-faced ewes because "blondes have more fun."

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Aab, Aab, is the typical sound of a dyslectic lamb

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A hot-house lamb must be potted before sale.

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Ewe-tah is the most important sheep state in the U.S.

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The Booroola Merino gene manifests itself in the double recessive (bb) form when lambs stand on their hind legs and say "booroola, booroola."

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Corried Ale is a fermented beverage made from sheep's milk by Australian shepherds in the outback.

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Orf; Orf, is a sound made by baby lambs when they are hungry.

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Proper protocol requires that before disposal of a dead sheep, it must have the wool pulled over its eyes.

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Rambo-llet is a synthetic breed developed by Sylvester Stallone.

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Each year in March, sheep breeders in Finland gather together and enter their top rams in the finnish Land Race.

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St. Croix is a church in France for shepherds.

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The two hormones necessary to initiate and synchronize estrus in anestrous ewes are TLC and PTL.

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Several rams competing for a cycling ewe in an accelerated lambing system is referred to as STAR wars.

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The French have recently announced an improved old English breed, now called the Lincoln Continental.

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Eileen is one of Brian Magee's ewes that grew up on a hillside with one set of legs shorter than the other.

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Flushing is the process of giving sheep large quantities of water to clean out their system.

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The Tunis was "Red" Skelton's favorite breed of sheep.

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Fall-bom dwarf lambs are usually named Sneezy, Dopey, Doc, Bashful, etc., and sold as Hot-House lambs at 30 to 40 lb.

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Sheep that don't pay their bills are known as I.O. Ewes.

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Sssisss BOOM BAAaa! are the last three sounds of an exploding sheep.

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The Happy Hunting Ground of Sheepdom is known as Ewe-topia.

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The Southdown breed received its name when it was noted that all of the sheep face south when they lie down.

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Blue tongue is a perceived disease of sheep usually occurring in August in sheep grazing pastures infested with wild blueberries.

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The term "mob-stocking" originated in Chicago in the 1920's when Al Capone used shipments of ladies stockings to disguise contraband liquor.

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Mulsing is a term originating in the 1800's in Australia when sheep were trailed into the outback behind mule drawn wagons.


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