50th ANNIVERSARY QUIZ

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Family Quiz (with answers)

  1. Name a cartoon sheep on TV? SHAUN THE SHEEP
  2. What is a person who looks after sheep called?  A SHEPHERD
  3. A. What is a male sheep called? RAM B.What is a female sheep call  EWE  C. What is a baby sheep called LAMB
  4. True or false:   Lambs are born with long tails   TRUE
  5. What is the term for the act of trimming or cutting a sheep’s wool to harvest the fleece? a) Shearing b) Clipping c) Mowing d) Shaving  A)  SHEARING
  6. Why are sheep shorn in the summer?  FOR HEALTH REASONS AND PREVENT OVERHEATING IN SUMMER
  7. What is this breed of dog called? It is often used as a sheep dog.  Image result for border collie  BORDER COLLIE
  8. What is the name of the wool that comes from a sheep that is less than one year old.  LAMBS WOOL
  9. What is the breed of sheep local to Stratford-upon-Avon? COTSWOLDS
  10. Which fairy tale tells the story of a girl who had to spin straw into gold? RUMPELSTILTSKIN
  11. Who went to sleep for a hundred years after pricking her finger whilst spinning  SLEEPING BEAUTY
  12. What was used to fasten clothing in Tudor times  BRAIDS AND BUTTONS
  13. What would you use to turn sheep wool into yarn?  A SPINNING WHEEL OR SPINDLE
  14. What would you use to turn yarn in to cloth?  A WEAVING LOOM
  15.  How many sheep live in the British Isles a)10 million b) 34 million or  c) 100 million   B) 34 MILLION