Sheep quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What is cutting off a sheep's wool coat with clippers called?

   Answer: Shearing

   Why: Guinness lists Irish shearer Ivan Scott clipping a mature sheep in just 37.90 seconds.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the term for a castrated male sheep?

   Answer: wether

   Why: A bell was hung on such an animal so it would lead the flock, and that is where the word bellwether comes from.

3. 3 Hard

   How much wool was shorn from Shrek, the escaped sheep?

   Answer: 60 pounds

   Why: Shrek carried enough wool for 20 large men's suits, and he later met Prime Minister Helen Clark at New Zealand's parliament.

4. 4 Easy

   What was the name of the first mammal cloned from an adult cell?

   Answer: Dolly

   Why: Her donor cell came from a mammary gland, so the team named her after Dolly Parton; she was born in July 1996.

5. 5 Medium

   How many years did the New Zealand sheep Shrek hide in a cave?

   Answer: six years

   Why: Caught at Bendigo Station near Tarras in April 2004, Shrek later met Prime Minister Helen Clark at parliament and lived to age 16.

6. 6 Hard

   For what health reason are the tails of many sheep breeds shortened?

   Answer: flystrike prevention

   Why: Blowflies lay their eggs in dung stained wool, and the maggots can hatch within hours to feed on the skin underneath.