FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
1.
The lowest grade of slaughter meat in sheep is ?
________________
2.
Serious disease in canine is ? (Distemper)
3.
Two forms of trees grown in Nebraska ?
4.
To cook meat at a low temp. with a small amount of liquid
on top of the stove or in the oven is ?
(Braise)
5.
What term do we use to measure a large amount of land ?
6.
Sausage and lunch meat account for what percentage of meat sold ?
7.
How many departments does a ruminant have in its stomach ?
8.
What is the term used for swine under 4 months of age?
9.
How many million acres of corn are planted in Nebraska each year?
10.
What is Nebraska’s statewide average rain fall ?
11.
A female pig ?
(Sow)
12.
A young elephant?
(Calf)
13.
Smoked back of a pig is called?
14.
What trees do not shed their leaves ?
15.
A camel has how many chambers in its stomach?
16.
SAE stands for ?
17.
A group of bees is called ?
________
18.
Nebraska state fossil is ?
__________
19.
Trees that do shed their leaves ?
20.
Three examples of hardwood trees ?
_____________, ____________, _________
21.
Nutrient added to soil to reduce acidity ?
(Lime)
(Pyramidal, round, weeping)
______________
(15%)
(4)
(Pig)
(7 million)
________
(Ham)
(Coniferous)
(Three)
(Supervised agricultural experience)
(Deciduous)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
22.
A mule is a crossbred animal between a female horse and ? _______________
23.
When pruning you cut the branches off at the ?
24.
After plants are removed from soil they should be put in ? (Warm water)
25.
A sows group of pigs is ?
26.
Average farm in Nebraska has how many acres ?
27.
A bunch of whales is called ?
28.
The most widely known breed of horse in Nebraska is ?
29.
Cutting vegetables into long stripes ?
30.
How many acres of farmland are irrigated in Nebraska ?
31.
The footrest used when riding a horse ?
(Stirrup)
32.
Joint between hip and hock on beef ?
(Stifle)
33.
The size of an acre of ground is the same size as a ?
34.
What do plants give off ?
(Oxygen)
35.
What bee lays the eggs ?
(Queen)
36.
Three body organism ?
(Insect)
37.
The drying out of water ?
(Dehydration)
38.
The part that guides a horse ?
39.
A young goat is a ?
40.
What pen is used to give birth ?
41.
How many food groups are represented in agriculture ?
42.
Who was the first to use a plow ?
43.
Where does the milk come from in a cow ?
(Base)
(Litter)
(844)
(Pod)
(Quarter horse)
___________
(5 Million)
(Football field)
(Bit)
(Kid)
___________
___________
(Utter)
(4)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
44.
What machine is used to thrash or pick corn ?
(Combine)
45.
Female calf, usually sterile, born twin to a male ?
(Freemartin)
46.
Plant animal matter ?
47.
How much water per yard is needed to water each lawn in Nebraska ?
48.
The person who cares for horses feet ?
(Farrier)
49.
Water that is underground is called ?
(Aquifer)
50.
How many eggs does a hen lay throughout a year ?
(200)
51.
The first milk secreted from the mammary gland is?
(Colostrum)
52.
Group of ant is a ?
53.
Resistance to disease ?
54.
Most important fiber crop ? (Cotton)
55.
Feed additive that is sweet ? (Molasses)
56.
Young geese are called ?
57.
Heart, liver, and gizzard of chickens are ?
(Giblets)
58.
What country produces ½ of mohair ?
(United States)
59.
What steel instrument is used for sharpening and smoothing ?
60.
First steel plow was made by ?
(John Deere)
61.
Tractor was invented when ?
(1904)
62.
Male goose is a ?
63.
Honorary Chapter degree is given to ?
64.
Shallow cuts in fish to breakup soft bone is ?
(Organic matter)
(Colony)
(Immune)
(Goslings)
(File)
(Gander)
_______________________
(Scoring)
(1 ½ - 2 inches )
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
65.
What is a person called that starts a business or trade ?
___________
66.
How much does a veal calf weigh ?
67.
A veal calf is under this age ?
68.
Male donkey is ?
69.
Kentucky bluegrass should be cut at ?
70.
Only major crop that can grow in standing water ? (Rice)
71.
Working with flowers ?
72.
Chemicals used to kill weeds ?
(Herbicide)
73.
Chemicals used to kill insects ?
(Insecticide)
74.
Definition of regurgitate ?
________________________________________________
75.
Definition of processing ?
________________________________________________
76.
Plants that live more than two years ?
77.
Number of states bordering Nebraska ?
(Six)
78.
Chickens produced for meat ?
(Broilers)
79.
Largest county in Nebraska ?
80.
Very beneficial drug for diabetics is made from the ?
81.
Soil type with largest particles ?
82.
Plants obtain nutrients from soil and process them with ?
83.
A substance know to cause cancer ?
84.
When at least ½ of the members a present at a meeting is called a ?
85.
Equine science involves the study of ?
(Horses)
86.
Breed of horses with spots on its rump ?
(Appaloosa)
(350 lbs)
(Three months)
(Jack)
(Two inches)
(Floriculture)
(Perennial)
(Cherry)
(Pancreas of cattle)
(Sand)
(Energy from the sun)
(Carcinogen)
(Quorum)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
87.
Official salute of FFA is ?
(Pledge of Allegiance)
88.
The river that creates Nebraska’s eastern border ?
89.
Animal that doesn’t have horns is ? (Polled)
90.
A castrated beef animal ?
91.
Largest fish ever caught in Nebraska ?
92.
Number of State FFA Officers ?
93.
Resources that can be replaced are ? (Renewable)
94.
Milk for drinking is considered ?
95.
Plant that takes nitrogen out of the air ?
96.
The amount of feed an animal gets in one day ?
97.
Hamburger comes from which animal ?
(Beef)
98.
What country did corn originate ?
(England)
99.
An adult female horse or pony ?
(Mare)
100.
Infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats, and other milk producing animals? (Mastitis)
101.
A fertilized egg ?
102.
The process of removing moisture with cold ?
(Freeze drying)
103.
How many years does a biennial weed grow ?
(Two)
104.
Soybean meal and tankage are high in ?
105.
A castrated male pig ?
106.
A group of sheep or birds ?
(Flock)
107.
A female pig that has offspring ?
(Sow)
(Missouri)
(Steer)
(Blue catfish)
(Seven)
(Grade A)
(Legume)
(Ration)
(Embryo)
(Barrow)
(Protein)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
108.
Calves that are intended to be fed to heavier weights before slaughter ?
(Feeder calves)
109.
Member of the horse family less than 14.2 hand tall ?
110.
The measurement of acidity or alkalinity ?
111.
Male castrated sheep ?
112.
Wildlife whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction ?
113.
What is the part of the plant that grows below the ground ?
114.
An un-castrated male pig ?
115.
The largest amount of agricultural product produced in Nebraska ?
116.
Golf playing area with turf grass mowed very short ?
117.
Hair from goats?
118.
What state has the largest number of fed cattle marketed ?
119.
An adult male horse ?
120.
The chemical and physical breakdown of food in the digestive tract ?
121.
What is leather made from ? (Cowhide)
122.
A horse wearing shoes is considered ?
123.
The material applied to the rod when bronzing is called ?
124.
What is the Latin term for beef animal ?
125.
What region produces the most hogs in Nebraska ? (Northeast)
126.
Bodies of plants, animals, and humans are ______% water?
127.
What does disking under plant residue add to the soil ?
128.
The crossing or mating of animals that are related is called ?
129.
Between the states of Montana and Texas, which state produces more mohair?
(Pony)
(pH)
(Wether)
(Endangered species)
(Root)
(Boar)
(Beef)
(Putting green)
(Mohair)
(Texas)
(Stallion)
(Digestion)
(Shod)
__________
(Bovine)
(75%)
(Nutrients)
(Inbreeding)
(Texas)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
130.
On a fertilizer label, the first number refers to the amount of ?
(Nitrogen)
131.
The largest selling product of sheep ?
(Wool)
132.
A beef animal less than one year of age ?
(Calf)
133.
For a bull to be put into service he must be ?
134.
Who is the United States Secretary of Agriculture? (Ann Vienman)
135.
To sell Ag commodities to another country is to ?
136.
How many gallons of water will a horse drink in one day ?
137.
What element can plants receive from air?
138.
The process in which chlorophyll in green plants enables those plants to utilize
light to manufacture sugar from carbon dioxide and water ?
(15 months of age)
(Export)
_________
(Oxygen)
139.
What is a tenant who shares crops with the landlord ?
(Share-cropper)
140.
Technique used to cure meat - using smoke?
141.
The wearing away of soil ?
142.
The area of the horse just above the shoulders?
(Withers)
143.
Breed of swine red in color with erect ears ?
(Duroc)
144.
Arc welding gloves should be made of ?
(Leather)
145.
A newborn horse or pony ?
146.
What does the word confinement mean in swine ?
147.
Resistance to disease is known as ?
148.
What is done to remove wool from sheep ?
149.
How many inches are in a hand ?
(Four)
150.
Soils with a pH less than 6.9 are ?
(Acid)
(Smoking)
(Erosion)
(Foal)
__________________
(Immunity)
(Shearing)
(Photosynthesis)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
151.
The science of soils and field crops is ?
(Agronomy)
152.
Cattle and sheep have multi-compartment stomachs and are called ?
153.
The science of producing and processing fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants ?
(Horticulture)
154.
Forage that have been cut and dried to a low level of moisture for animal feed ?
155.
A rabbit cage or house ?
(Hutch)
156.
Organisms that produce disease ?
(Pathogen)
157.
The skin of an animal with hair attached ?
158.
A baby rabbit is called ?
159.
The name of a person who works as an animal doctor ?
(Veterinarian)
160.
What is the major sugar crop grown in the world ?
(Sugar cane)
161.
Name one type of legume ?
162.
What is the average litter size for pigs ?
163.
What food grain is consumed mostly by people ?
164.
A female donkey or mule ?
165.
What type of animal meat is reddish pink and comes form swine ?
166.
The tiny flecks of fat in meat ?
167.
Breed of swine that is black with white belt ?
168.
Term used to describe cattle born without horns ?
169.
Home for domesticated bees ?
170.
What is ADG ?
171.
The #1 livestock industry in the U. S. is production of ?
(Ruminants)
(Pelt)
__________
(Bean)
(Ten)
(Rice)
(Jenny)
(Pork)
(Marbling)
(Hampshire)
(Polled)
(Hive)
(Average daily gain)
_________________
(Hay)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
172.
The removal of dead, broken and unwanted wood ?
(Pruning)
173.
A young female chicken ?
174.
The only fertile, egg laying female bee in the hive ?
175.
Animal with both parents of the same breed and with registration papers ?
176.
Other name for brucellosis?
(Bang/s disease)
177.
Young female horse or pony ?
(Filly)
178.
Material that supplies nutrients to plants ?
179.
Heat period when female is receptive to the male ?
180.
The gestation period of a ewe ?
181.
When ear notching pigs the litter number goes in the ________ear ?
182.
To remove or shorten the tail ?
183.
A male duck ?
184.
A secondary product left from the production of a primary commodity ?
185.
A castrated hog ?
(Barrow)
186.
A miniature chicken ?
(Bantom)
187.
Feed provided to young animals to supplement their mothers milk ?
188.
The period of time when animals are giving milk ?
189.
Addition of water to plants to supplement that provided by rain or snow ?
190.
What type of animal meat is high in vitamin B?
191.
An animal with scurvy is deficient in ?
(Vitamin C)
192.
A young plant grown from seed ?
(Seedling)
(Pullet)
(Queen)
(Purebred)
(Fertilize)
(Estrus)
(145-150 days)
(Right)
(Dock)
(Drake)
(By-product)
(Creep feed)
(Lactation period)
(Pork)
(Irrigation)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
193.
The killing of cattle for market ?
(Slaughter)
194.
Placing fertilizer in bands about 8 inches from the sides of growing plants ?
dressing)
195.
The inability to reproduce ?
196.
To give a vaccination subcutaneously (sub Q ) means ?
197.
What does TDN stand for ?
198.
The building of organic matter on the soil and around turf grass ? (Thatch)
199.
The large main root of the system usually has little or no branch roots ?
200.
Soil or wall structure built across the slope to capture water and avoid erosion ?
201.
The milk secreting glands of an animal ?
202.
Name a beef quality grade ?
(Prime, choice, select)
203.
What does USDA stand for ?
(United States Department of Agriculture)
204.
A lowland area often associated with ponds or creeks that is saturated with freshwater?
205.
Yield grade in cattle and sheep is based on the amount of lean meat in relation to ? (fat and bone)
206.
A breed of French cattle known for their large frame and white color ?
207.
The entire lateral half of a beef carcass is know as ?
208.
When fowl shed old feathers and begin new feather growth?
209.
The gestation period of a sow is ?
210.
The cheek of the pig?
211.
The most valuable natural resource ?
(Water)
212.
The average weight of a newborn pig ?
(3 lbs.)
213.
The gestation period of a cow ?
(Side
(Sterility)
(Under the skin)
(Total digestible nutrients)
(Taproot)
(terrace)
(Udder)
(114 days)
(Jowl)
(Approx. 283 days)
(Charolais)
(Side of beef)
(Molting)
(Wetlands)
FFA Quiz Bowl Questions 2002-2003
214.
The deposit of sperm in the female by artificial means ?
(Artificial Insemination)
215.
A crop grown chiefly to protect the soil from erosion?
(Cover crop)
216.
The uppermost vegetative layer in a forest or woodland ?
(Canopy)