Barnyard Trivia

This would be a supper table "Trivial Pursuit"-type game which would exercise the brain cells (instead of the lower back muscles like most farm chores...) It would be a fun, educational game for the whole family. Folks could even add questions based on their own farm experience!

> line up 6 major topics with "Fields of Study" (like Trivial Pursuit cards)...

1. Livestock - red

2. Plants & Crops - green

3. People, Culture & History - blue

4. Farm Equipment & Science - yellow

5. Farm Land & Geography - purple

6. Farm Business & Law - gray

A few possible examples might be:

What is a newborn calf called? ANS: a deacon

Most beef cattle are very docile, except for one breed - which one is it? ANS: Brahmans

What are oxen? ANS: castrated bulls used for draft work

What flower blooms pink in basic soils and blue in acidic soils? ANS: the hydrangea

What chicken has black-pigmented skin? ANS: the Asian Silkie

What is a clevis? ANS: a type of tractor hitch

What animal is the State Animal of Missouri? ANS: the mule

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