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You've Goat To Be 'Kid'ding Me! Quiz

Prompted by the Author Challenge issued by jonnowales, this quiz deals with myths and misconceptions about our fine caprine friends.

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

Author
crisw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,386

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
898

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Do goats really smell terrible? Hint

Only if they aren't cared for properly!

Yes, bucks and does both reek.

The bucks in breeding season do! Pee-yew!

No it's all a misconception.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Yum! Tin cans! Are they really on a goat's menu? Hint

Only if they are mineral-deficient.

Never. Ew!

The cans- no- but the labels sure are!

You bet! Goats have cast-iron stomachs and can digest metal with ease.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sheep are woolly and fluffy, goats are sleek and smooth. Is that really a good way to tell them apart?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Goats are really man's best friend! What behavior do goats share with dogs? Hint

They "bark" when something alarms them

They wag their tails when they are happy

They like to retrieve things

All of these

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Question 5 of 10

5. I'm afraid I'm going to get goat flu! I visited some goats and they all were sneezing at me! What's going on? Hint

A sneeze is a goat's alarm call- you scared them!

They want to make you sick! It's a plot for caprine domination of the world!

Goats are prone to respiratory illnesses but it won't make you sick.

Well, they must not have been goats then- they were really sheep!

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Question 6 of 10

6. Look at the beard on that goat! Since it has a beard, I know that... Hint

it's a male goat

none of these

it's an old goat

it's really a goat and not a sheep

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Question 7 of 10

7. Goats make great pets, but you can't have just one...a single goat is usually miserable.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Male goats really do, er, um...have a high libido.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. A lush grassy meadow provides ideal nutrition for a goat.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ah, Spring! All of those cute little kids just love playing in the April showers and capering in the puddles! And the adults love a spot of rain as well.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Do goats really smell terrible?

Answer: The bucks in breeding season do! Pee-yew!

Bucks- male goats- smell because it's the caprine version of cologne and really turns the lady goats on. They acquire their distinctive aroma both from musk glands and from peeing on themselves.

Does and neutered males- wethers- have no offensive smell.

2. Yum! Tin cans! Are they really on a goat's menu?

Answer: The cans- no- but the labels sure are!

Goats can digest cellulose because of friendly rumen bacteria that break it down for them. Paper is cellulose, and goats consider paper to be a tasty snack. Goats will peel the labels off cans and eat them- but the can itself is not a treat.

3. Sheep are woolly and fluffy, goats are sleek and smooth. Is that really a good way to tell them apart?

Answer: No

Angora goats, for example, have wool and look like sheep, and Barbados blackbelly sheep are smooth-haired and look like goats. One way to tell them apart is the horns- it's the sheep that have the curly ones that look like snail shells.

4. Goats are really man's best friend! What behavior do goats share with dogs?

Answer: They wag their tails when they are happy

Just try feeding a kid a bottle and watch that tail go- aaaaw, cute!

5. I'm afraid I'm going to get goat flu! I visited some goats and they all were sneezing at me! What's going on?

Answer: A sneeze is a goat's alarm call- you scared them!

The "sneeze" you hear is really a snort, and it's used as an alarm call.

6. Look at the beard on that goat! Since it has a beard, I know that...

Answer: it's really a goat and not a sheep

Both male and female goats can have beards, although those of the males are more luxurious. Only goats have beards- sheep don't.

7. Goats make great pets, but you can't have just one...a single goat is usually miserable.

Answer: True

Goats are herd animals. A single goat will be very lonely. Sometimes other animals. like horses or llamas, can be goat pals, but they prefer their own kind.

8. Male goats really do, er, um...have a high libido.

Answer: True

Indeed they do, as do most herd animals. The male with the greatest proclivity to consort with the ladies leaves the most offspring. Darwin would be proud.

9. A lush grassy meadow provides ideal nutrition for a goat.

Answer: False

Goats are mostly browsers. They will ignore the lush green grass to eat the dried leaves that fell from the apple tree.

10. Ah, Spring! All of those cute little kids just love playing in the April showers and capering in the puddles! And the adults love a spot of rain as well.

Answer: False

Goats hate, hate, hate getting wet. Even a hint of sprinkles sends them running for cover. They are desert animals, and they won't let you forget it!

Source: Author crisw

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