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Agriculture Scavenger Hunt
by:  Agriquest.com

Instructions for the Scavenger Hunt

1.     Read the question.
2.     Follow the hypertext link to the site where you will find 
         the answer.
3.     Click on, or fill in, the correct answer.
 
 


1.     How many piglets does a mother pig (sow) normally give birth to at one time?
 
(a) 1-2
(b) 5-6
(c) 8-12
(d) 14-16

Go to the Manitoba Pork Producers' web site to find the answer.
 

2.     Is chocolate milk a healthy choice?
 

Yes
No

The answer can be found in the Dairy Farmers of Ontario web site.  You have to scroll down the page for a while to find the answer.
 

3.     Which of the following everyday household items use products from cattle?
 
 

(a) shampoo
(b) candles
(c) glue 
(d) film
(e) all of these

 

The web site "When is a Cow more than a Cow?" will give you the answer to this question.
 

4.     The nutritional value of a brown-shelled egg is more than the nutritional value of a white-shelled egg.
 
 

True
False

The answer can be found on the web site of the Manitoba Egg Producers.
 

5.     In which season are most baby lambs born?
 

(a) winter
(b) spring 
(c) summer
(d) fall

 

Go to Sheep USA for the answer.  Click on Learning about Sheep and you will find the answer.
 

6.     How long after birth is it before a young horse (foal) can walk?
 
 

(a) 1-2 hours
(b) 1-2 days 
(c) one week
(d) 2-3 weeks

 

Go to the Equine Research Centre web site and click on the section Just for YOUth.  Click on the section Horse Facts - at the top of the scroll bar on the left hand side of the screen.  You will find the answer here.
 

7.     Is the following statement true or false?  The chickens that you eat (broilers) are the same kind as the ones from which you get eggs.
 
 

True
False

The answer to this question can be found on the Chicken Farmers of Canada web site. 
 

8.     Which fast food has the LEAST amount of fat?
 
 

(a) cheese pizza
(b) hamburger 
(c) chicken burger
(d) fish burger

 

On the Beef Information Centre web site go to the Fat Finder Quiz ans click on the Fast Food link here.  You can check your answer by clicking on the button under your choice (you will need to scroll down the top screen to see the button).
 

9.     Your teacher asks you to visit a supermarket and identify the number of items that may have used corn in soem form, either in production or processing.  Your number would probably be closest to:
 
 

(a) 50
(b) 200 
(c) 850
(d)  2,500

Go to Corn in the Classroom on the Ontario Corn Producers' Association web site.  Look for a link that tells about uses for corn then click on this.  You will find the answer in this section - you have to scroll down the page a lot, but the answer is here.
 

10.     What are the proper names for the following types of turkeys?

                female turkeys 
                 male turkeys 
                 baby turkeys 

The answer can be found on the web site of the Canadian Turkey.
 

11.     In the past, before towns and cities developed, everyone had to grow their own food.  Today, dew people are actually involved in the production (the farming) part of growing food.  How many people does the average Ontario farmer feed?
 
 

(a) 7-10
(b) 25
(c) 75
(d)  90 or more

Follow this link to the Agricultural Museum web site to find the answer.  Click on "Tour the Farm" and then "Agriculture in Canada.
 
 



 
 

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