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Space-Sheep to the Rescue! Trivia Quiz

Sheep are often thought of as boring animals but there is more to them than meets the eye. While sheep have not travelled in space, they have been almost everywhere else and have influenced literature, science and language. Take the quiz to find out more

A multiple-choice quiz by HeatherEC. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
HeatherEC

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,803

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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361

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Question 1 of 10

1. Why was Dolly the sheep famous? Hint

She had an uncanny resemblance to Dolly Parton.

She was a clone.

She had two heads.

She was one of the animal stars in the movie "Babe".

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which sheep has the amazing ability to sing a "song that never ends"? Hint

Larry

Shawn Sheep

Lambchop

Mary's Little Lamb

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Question 3 of 10

3. What sheep followed its owner to school one day, which was against the rules? Hint

Larry

Dolly

Mary's Little Lamb

Shawn

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Question 4 of 10

4. Phillip K. Dick wrote the science fiction book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". What popular science fiction film was loosely based on the book? Hint

Minority Report

Blade Runner

Inception

The Matrix

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fill in the missing word in this Mem Fox children's book title: "Where Is the ________ Sheep?" Hint

Green

Little

Woolly

Lost

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Connie Willis book features sheep? Hint

Bellwether

Ram's Gate

Blackout

Passage

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Question 7 of 10

7. What type of farm animal is widely associated with aliens? Hint

Sheep

Cattle

Pigs

Horses

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these sheep "facts" is true? Hint

Sheep that are not white are extremely rare.

Sheep never give birth to twins.

Ewes will sometimes eat lambs when food is scarce.

Some breeds of sheep do not need shearing as they shed their wool themselves.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does "sheeple" mean? Hint

People who mindlessly follow trends or popular opinion without thinking for themselves

Small jumps used in sheep jumping, a popular Australian sport

Genetically engineered sheep with some human DNA

Children's soft toys in the shape of sheep

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Disney lion wanted to be a sheep? Hint

Lionel the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Lionish Sheep

Lambert the Lamblike Lion

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why was Dolly the sheep famous?

Answer: She was a clone.

Dolly was the first cloned sheep, and helped prove that it was possible to clone mammals. She died in February 2003.

2. Which sheep has the amazing ability to sing a "song that never ends"?

Answer: Lambchop

Lambchop is an American (puppet) sheep who has starred on children's television with Shari Lewis. Many adults would not thank Lambchop for teaching children "The Song that Never Ends".

3. What sheep followed its owner to school one day, which was against the rules?

Answer: Mary's Little Lamb

Sheep have even infiltrated nursery rhymes. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a children's favourite.

4. Phillip K. Dick wrote the science fiction book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". What popular science fiction film was loosely based on the book?

Answer: Blade Runner

Perhaps sheep weren't considered cool enough so the title had to be changed! "Blade Runner" was released in 1982, and was directed by Ridley Scott.

5. Fill in the missing word in this Mem Fox children's book title: "Where Is the ________ Sheep?"

Answer: Green

There are many other interesting sheep in this children's book, often partaking in non-sheeplike activities. Mem Fox is an Australian author.

6. Which Connie Willis book features sheep?

Answer: Bellwether

There are many interesting characters in "Bellwether", but when the sheep appear, they steal the show. The book was originally published in 1996.

7. What type of farm animal is widely associated with aliens?

Answer: Cattle

Many people believe that aliens have been responsible for mutilating cattle. My question is: why they would want to mutilate cattle? Why cattle and not sheep? Much is still unexplained...

8. Which of these sheep "facts" is true?

Answer: Some breeds of sheep do not need shearing as they shed their wool themselves.

Although many breeds of sheep need to be sheared, self-shedding sheep are becoming more popular for breeders because they do not suffer from flystrike. They, therefore, do not need mulesing, a practice that is considered cruel by animal activists, and increasingly the wider public.

Sheep come in a variety of colours, especially in countries where they are bred for meat rather than wool. Sheep are herbivores and never eat lamb! Twins are quite a common occurrence for ewes.

9. What does "sheeple" mean?

Answer: People who mindlessly follow trends or popular opinion without thinking for themselves

The term "sheeple" is often used by people who choose to live a bit differently from the mainstream to describe everyone else who does follow the mainstream. Previously those who followed others might just be compared to sheep. Now "sheep" has been combined with "people" to make a catchy new word.

10. What Disney lion wanted to be a sheep?

Answer: Lambert the Sheepish Lion

"Lambert the Sheepish Lion" is from a Disney short film. Lambert, a lion, was brought up by sheep after the stork delivered him to the wrong mother. The film also contains a catchy song about Lambert.

Source: Author HeatherEC

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