Q 01/05

Which French word for goat is also the usual name for cheese made from goat's milk?

A) Chèvre

B) Brebis

C) Vache

D) Mouton

Answer · why

A) Chèvre

Chèvre means goat in French. Its tang comes from fatty acids so tied to the animal that chemists named them caproic, caprylic and capric, after capra,...

Q 02/05

Which of these fibers is primarily harvested from Angora goats?

A) Mohair

B) Cashmere

C) Alpaca

D) Qiviut

Answer · why

A) Mohair

Mohair is the Angora goat's long, lustrous fleece, usually shorn twice a year; confusingly, the fibre sold as angora comes from Angora rabbits instead...

Q 03/05

What shape is a goat's pupil?

A) Perfect circle

B) Vertical slit

C) Horizontal slit

D) Crescent

Answer · why

C) Horizontal slit

Horizontal slit pupils give a goat a panoramic view of approaching predators, and when it lowers its head to graze, its eyes rotate in their sockets t...

Q 04/05

What is a group of goats typically called?

A) Herd

B) Pride

C) Gaggle

D) Pod

Answer · why

A) Herd

Herd is the usual word for a group of goats; older collective nouns such as 'trip' and 'tribe' also survive in word lists, while a pride is lions, a g...

Q 05/05

What type of cheese is specifically named after its primary ingredient, goat's milk?

A) Gouda

B) Mozzarella

C) Parmesan

D) Chevre

Answer · why

D) Chevre

Chèvre is a French term that specifically refers to cheese made from goat's milk. Parmesan, Mozzarella, and Gouda are typically made from cow's milk.