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| Why do cows have pierced ears? |
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| What is a measure of the amount of acidity in the soil? |
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| Where does most of the water in the atmosphere come from? |
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| The ocean (about 85 percent) |
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| What is the term for plowing or cultivating around the hill as opposed to up and down? |
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| Where in Tennessee does the nation's largest population of bald eagles winter? |
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| What is the common name for cut and dried forage used for livestock feed? |
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Great Pyrennes (pronounced Peer a knees), Border Collie, and Australian Shepherd are are dog breeds
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| Sheep (They are usually used to herd or guard sheep) |
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| Tennessee ranks number one in the country in the production of what wooden item? |
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| What part of a horse bridle fits in the horse’s mouth? |
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| Berkshire, Poland China, and Landrace are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| What kind of deer inhabits Tennessee? |
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| What are the two types of water found on land? |
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| Ground Water and Surface Water |
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| Name the country where the Clydesdale originated. |
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| What is the term for a male hog? |
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| How do honeybees communicate? |
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| Shorthorn, Charlolais, and Santa Gertrudis are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| Of the following resources which is not considered to be renewable: trees, water, coal, air. |
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| What does TWRA stand for? |
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| Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
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| A female hog before she has pigs is called a what? |
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| What crop in Tennessee is referred to as "White Gold?" |
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| What does it mean for an animal to be polled? |
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| What fish is generally the goal of a day of fly casting? |
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| Where was the state record, three pound, bluegill caught? |
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| What bugs spread Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease? |
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| Aquaculture is the science of producing what product? |
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| What is another name for steer wrestling? |
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| What are you doing if you dock a sheep’s tail? |
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| What is the term used to describe the last possible date a particular area can expect a killing frost? |
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| What abundant resource in Tennessee makes beef cattle production profitable? |
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| Cattle produce what kind of meat? |
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| Suffolk, Hampshire, and Dorset are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| What national sporting event is held each year in Grand Junction, Tennessee? |
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| A cross between a domesticated beef animal and the American Bison is called what? |
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| What is Tennessee's largest and most important rock resource? |
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| What "popular" Tennessee tree is really a magnolia? |
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| The late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin was better known by what name? |
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| Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture is an important part of what university? |
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| The University of Tennessee |
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| What is the term for a male beef animal? |
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| What is the official state game bird of Tennessee? |
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| What is the term used to describe the loss of topsoil? |
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| People from what country are largely responsible for the spread of domesticated horses world-wide? |
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| What are the two state insects of Tennessee? |
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| What crop has the most harvested acres in Tennessee? |
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| What is the most valuable tree in Tennessee's forests? |
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| Black Walnut (Used in furniture making) |
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| What is the most common grass found in Tennessee? |
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| What is the term for a male horse? |
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| What insect is spreading the West Nile Virus in this country? |
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| What is the term for the group of baby pigs a sow has? |
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| Of the three types of soil, Sand, Silt and Clay, which one is the stickiest? |
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| What is applied to soil to increase crop yield? |
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| What is the name of the bird which migrates through Tennessee in a "V?" |
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| What is defined as the wise use of natural resources over time? |
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| What is the name for the ditch which forms in soil due to water erosion? |
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| What is mixed in soil to raise the pH? |
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| A female sheep of any age is called a what? |
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| What family do all poisonous snakes found in Tennessee belong to? |
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| What are we doing when we are irrigating (Pronounced EAR-UH-GATE-ING) a field? |
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| In what month do the dogwood trees usually bloom in Tennessee? |
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| Who is Tennessee's current Commissioner of Agriculture? |
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| Name the two kinds of vultures found in Tennessee. |
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| The Black Vulture and the Turkey Vulture |
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| What does a Hognose Snake do when it is threatened? |
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| What great service is done by the purple martin? |
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| They eat mosquitoes (up to 2000 per day) |
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| When measuring a horse, how many inches are in a hand? |
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| What are the three main body parts of an insect? |
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| Head, Thorax, and Abdomen |
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| What fish weighed a state record 14 lb. 8 oz. when caught in Sugar Creek, Tennessee? |
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| Grubs are the larvae for what type of insect? |
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| Name the three particles found in soil? |
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| What farm animal has the digestive system most like humans? |
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| What is the study of traits and characteristics of living things? |
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| Caterpillars are the larvae for what type of insect? |
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| Butterflies or Moths (either is correct) |
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| What are baby sheep called? |
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| What is the official commercial fish of Tennessee? |
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| What is the most common type of Tobacco grown in Tennessee? |
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| What land unit contains 43,560 square feet? |
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| The wool from one sheep is called a what? |
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| What is the official sport fish of Tennessee? |
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| What is the largest rodent found in Tennessee? |
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| The beaver (also the largest in North America) |
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| What time of year is corn planted? |
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| What farm group not only serves as an insurance agency, but also a nationwide farm lobby? |
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| What is the most popular breed of dairy cattle? |
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| An acre is approximately the size of what athletic field? |
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| A baby goat is called a what? |
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| What do snakes smell with? |
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| How many times is a dairy cow milked each day? |
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| The Saddlebred, Appaloosa, and the Mustang are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| What is the name of the famous tractor company who paints its tractors green and yellow? |
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| What species of bear is found in Tennessee? |
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| A male sheep of any age is called a what? |
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Guernsey, Ayrshire (pronounced Air Shur) and Milking Shorthorn are breeds associated with what species
of animal? |
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| At which Tennessee reservoir was the state record, 42 pound, Muskie caught? |
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| What was the first crop raised by settlers in Middle Tennessee? |
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| What time of the year is wheat planted? |
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| Hogs produce what kind of meat? |
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What Mexican insect spread into the southeastern U.S. causing millions of dollars in damages to cotton
crops? |
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| How many barrels are there in the horse event barrel racing? |
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| A female beef animal before she has a calf is called a what? |
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| A newborn horse of either sex is called a what? |
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| Landrace, Yorkshire and Spots are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| A male chicken is called a what? |
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| Angora, Boer (pronounced Boar) and French Alpine are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| Which grand division of the state depends the most on the row crop part of Agriculture? |
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| In what part of the country would you find the most horses, in the east or the west? |
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| What stinging insect has invaded southern Tennessee recently? |
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| What is the name of the endangered fishing eagle that is making a comeback in Tennessee? |
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| What is the most common vulture found in Tennessee? |
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| Name the two types of foxes found in Tennessee. |
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| A male newborn horse is called a what? |
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| What crop do we use to produce margarine? |
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| What two animals are the most common carriers of rabies in Tennessee? |
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| Tunis, Jacob, and Columbia are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| What is Tennessee's only marsupial? |
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| What western mammal has drifted into Tennessee causing much alarm to farmers? |
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| What is the state wild animal of Tennessee? |
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| Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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Limousin (pronounced Limosine), Brangus, and Maine-Anjou (pronounced Main AHN JEW) are breeds
associated with what species of animal? |
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| Sheep produce what kind of meat? |
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| Spiders are members of what animal family? |
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| Arachnids (pronounced UH-RACK-NIDS |
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| What Grand Division of Tennessee grows the most cotton? |
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| What do the letters USDA mean? |
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| United States Department of Agriculture |
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| Jersey, Holstein, and Brown Swiss are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| A female newborn horse is called a what? |
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| What breed of horse is featured at the National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tennessee? |
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| Simmental, Angus, and Hereford are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| What part of the Tobacco plant is used in production? |
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| Arabian, Belgian, and Morgan are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| Name the three most prominent Rivers of Tennessee. |
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| Tennessee, Mississippi, and Cumberland |
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| A female hatchling chicken is called a what? |
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| What is the most fertile part of the soil? |
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| What state produces the most corn? |
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| What is the most common term for a male goat? |
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| What is the most common term for a female goat? |
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| What are the only insects that produce food for humans? |
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| What is the general term for the working in an industry that is sustainable, renewable and contributes to the quality of the environment? |
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| Standardbred, Hackney, and Shire are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
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| A cross between a female horse and a male donkey is called a what? |
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| In what structure is silage stored? |
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