Goat Breeds Quiz

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Instructions: From mountain climbers to milk producers, explore the wonderful world of goats

1.
Which goat breed from Switzerland is the most popular dairy goat in the United States, known for its white or cream-colored coat?
A
Toggenburg
B
Oberhasli
C
Saanen
D
Alpine
2.
Which goat breed produces extremely soft, fine fiber used to make luxury cashmere garments?
A
Nigora Goat
B
Cashmere Goat
C
Pygora Goat
D
Angora Goat
3.
Which goat breed produces mohair, a lustrous, curly fiber used in premium textiles?
A
Cashmere Goat
B
Pygora Goat
C
Angora Goat
D
Boer Goat
4.
Which small goat breed from West Africa is popular as a pet and stands only about 16 to 23 inches tall?
A
Kinder Goat
B
Miniature Silky Fainting Goat
C
Pygmy Goat
D
Nigerian Dwarf
5.
Which goat breed from South Africa is the most popular meat goat breed worldwide?
A
Boer Goat
B
Savanna Goat
C
Spanish Goat
D
Kiko
6.
Which goat breed has a genetic condition that causes its muscles to stiffen when startled, making it fall over?
A
LaMancha Goat
B
Kiko Goat
C
Pygmy Goat
D
Myotonic (Fainting) Goat
7.
Which dairy goat breed is easily recognized by its extremely small or nearly absent external ears?
A
Alpine
B
LaMancha
C
Oberhasli
D
Nubian
8.
Which dairy goat breed has long, floppy ears and a Roman nose, and produces milk with the highest butterfat content?
A
Alpine
B
Toggenburg
C
Saanen
D
Nubian
9.
Which wild goat species lives at extreme elevations in the Himalayas and Central Asia, with males sporting long, curved horns?
A
Alpine Ibex
B
Wild Goat
C
Himalayan Tahr
D
Markhor
10.
Which white, shaggy wild goat is native to the mountains of North America and is an expert cliff climber?
A
Dall Sheep
B
Mountain Goat
C
Bighorn Sheep
D
Alpine Ibex
11.
Which European wild goat species is famous for living on nearly vertical cliff faces in the Alps?
A
Mouflon
B
Alpine Ibex
C
Chamois
D
Pyrenean Ibex
12.
Which small dairy goat breed from Nigeria produces a surprising amount of milk for its tiny size?
A
Pygmy Goat
B
Nigerian Dwarf
C
Kinder Goat
D
West African Dwarf
13.
What is a male goat called?
A
Bull
B
Stag
C
Buck or Billy
D
Ram
14.
Which goat breed from Switzerland is the oldest known dairy breed and has a brown coat with white facial stripes?
A
Saanen
B
Alpine
C
Toggenburg
D
Oberhasli
15.
What type of pupils do goats have that give them nearly 340-degree panoramic vision?
A
Round pupils
B
Rectangular horizontal pupils
C
Diamond-shaped pupils
D
Vertical slit pupils

Answer Key

Question 1

C. Saanen

Question 2

B. Cashmere Goat

Question 3

C. Angora Goat

Question 4

C. Pygmy Goat

Question 5

A. Boer Goat

Question 6

D. Myotonic (Fainting) Goat

Question 7

B. LaMancha

Question 8

D. Nubian

Question 9

D. Markhor

Question 10

B. Mountain Goat

Question 11

B. Alpine Ibex

Question 12

B. Nigerian Dwarf

Question 13

C. Buck or Billy

Question 14

C. Toggenburg

Question 15

B. Rectangular horizontal pupils

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