Unleash Your Inner Capricorn with These Surprising Goat Facts
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Created 6/20/2024
Think you know everything about goats? Think again! Test your knowledge on these fascinating and lesser-known goat facts in this challenging quiz.
1. What were goats primarily domesticated for about 10,000 years ago?
Meat production
Milk production
Fiber production
All of the above
2. Which of the following is TRUE about baby goats?
They recognize their mothers by sight
They are born blind
They can stand within minutes of being born
They are born with fully developed horns
3. What unique feature do goats have in their eyes?
Vertical pupils
Horizontal pupils
Circular pupils
Oval pupils
4. Which of the following statements about goat's eating habits is true?
They will eat anything
They have very sensitive lips and are picky eaters
They prefer meat over plants
They cannot digest tree bark
5. Which of these is NOT a breed of domestic goat?
Nigerian Dwarf
Anglo-Nubian
Markhor
Pygmy
6. How do goats recognize their young?
By their sight
By unique calls and scent
By their appearance
By the color of their fur
7. What are baby goats called?
8. Why do goats have horizontal pupils?
To see better in the dark
To look more menacing
To have a better field of vision
To increase light absorption
9. What is the typical lifespan of a goat?
5-7 years
8-10 years
10-12 years
12-15 years
10. How many stomach compartments does a goat have?
11. Goats tend to be which type of eaters?
Predatory
Grazers
Foragers
Scavenger
12. What social structure do goats prefer?
Solitary
Pair bonded
Herd
Transient groups
13. Which Norse god is known for riding a chariot pulled by goats?
14. What are the fleshy appendages on a goat’s throat called?
15. What type of vision do goats have due to their unique pupils?
180 degrees
240 degrees
320-340 degrees
360 degrees
16. What emotion do goats prefer in human expressions?
Neutral faces
Angry faces
Scared faces
Happy faces
17. Which of the following is NOT part of a goat’s four stomach compartments?
Reticulum
Rumen
Omasum
Pancreas
18. What is the average birth rate for goats per year?
1.1 kids
2.2 kids
3.3 kids
4.4 kids
19. How soon after birth can baby goats start to walk?
Within a few hours
Within a few days
Within a few minutes
After a week
20. Which of the following do goats dislike the most?