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50 Questions for 50 Years Challenge

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What state are you from?
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1.

How soon can a lamb stand after being born?

1 hour
within minutes
12 hours
the next day
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How soon can lambs begin climbing rocky terrain?

5 minutes
7 days
within a day or two
1 month
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3.

How far around can wild sheep see without turning their heads?

120°
180°
240°
300°
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4.

What helps wild sheep grip steep rocks so they don't slip?

Sticky pads
Split hooves with rough bottoms
Long claws
hard hooves
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5.

How far can wild sheep jump across rocky gaps?

10 feet
15 feet
20 feet
40 feet
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6.

What type of terrain do wild sheep use to escape predators?

Grasslands
Thick forests
Steep cliffs
River
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7.

Wild sheep communicate using which methods?

Body posture, scent, and sounds
Tail flashing
Color changes
Stomping feet and ramming heads
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8.

In what season are most wild sheep lambs born?

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
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9.

What are wild sheep horns made of?

Bone
Keratin (like fingernails)
Cartilage (like your nose/shark's fin)
Calcium
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10.

How often do wild sheep shed their horns like deer shed antlers?

Once a year
Twice a year
Every 2 years
Horns don’t shed, they are permanent
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11.
What are the growth rings on a ram’s horns called (sort of like tree rings on a tree where you can tell how old the sheep is)?
Annuli
Ridges
Bands
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12.
How much can a ram’s horns weigh (not counting the skull weight)?
10 pounds
20 pounds
30 pounds
60 pounds
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13.
Why do rams crash their horns together?
To sharpen them
To compete for dominance and breeding rights
To scare predators away
To break rocks
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14.
How fast can rams collide during battles?
10 mph
25 mph
40 mph
55 mph
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15.
What helps protect rams from brain injury during horn clashes?
Strong muscles
Flexible horns
Large sinus cavities in the skull
Extra brain tissue
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16.
Which wild sheep is the largest in North America?
Dall sheep
Stone sheep
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Desert bighorn
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17.
How much can a mature bighorn ram weigh?
150 pounds
200 pounds
300 pounds
450 pounds
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18.
Rocky Mountain bighorns are named after which mountain range?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada
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19.
Many bighorns migrate between what seasonal ranges?
Desert and forest
High summer and low winter ranges
River and plains
Wetlands and grasslands
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20.
What caused major declines in wild sheep in the 1800s?
Floods
Disease from domestic sheep and unregulated hunting
Volcanoes
Too many predators
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21.
Which sheep lives in the hottest environments?
Dall sheep
Stone sheep
Desert bighorn sheep
Rocky Mountain bighorn
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22.
Which state has the desert bighorn as its state animal?
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
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23.
During droughts, desert bighorns may lose how much body weight?
10%
20%
30%
40%
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24.
Desert bighorns live in deserts of which countries?
United States and Canada
United States and Mexico
Mexico and Peru
United States, Mexico, and Canada
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25.
How long can desert bighorns sometimes go without drinking water?
One day
5-8 days
Two weeks
One month
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26.
What helps desert bighorns stay cooler in hot climates? Select ALL that apply.[Checkboxes]
Dark coats
Thick wool
Light-colored coats
Air pockets in hair
Split hooves
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27.
Which sheep is famous for its bright white coat?
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Stone sheep
Dall sheep
Desert bighorn
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28.
Dall sheep mainly live in which U.S. state?
Montana
Alaska
Wyoming
Idaho
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29.
Dall sheep also live in which Canadian territory?
Ontario
Yukon
Manitoba
Quebec
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30.
Where do Dall sheep often live?
Rainforests
Deserts
Above the tree line
Near wetlands
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31.
Winters in Dall sheep habitat can reach:
0°F
–10°F
–20°F
–40°F
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32.
Which wild sheep is one of the rarest in North America?
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Desert bighorn
Stone sheep
Dall sheep
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33.
Most Stone sheep live in which region?
Northern British Columbia
Arizona deserts
Montana mountains
Alaska
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34.
What color are most Stone sheep coats?
Pure white
Tan
Dark gray or black
Redish-brown
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35.
Why does this coat color help the Stone sheep survive?
Keeps them warm
Camouflage on cliffs
Scares predators
Reflects sunlight
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36.
Which big cat is a major predator of wild sheep?
Bobcat
Mountain lion
Jaguar
Lynx
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37.
Which pack-hunting predator sometimes hunts wild sheep?
Coyotes
Wolves
Foxes
Hyenas
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38.
Which bird may prey on lambs?
Bald eagle
Peregrine falcon
Condor
Golden eagle
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39.
What is the wild sheep’s main defense against predators?
Speed
Camouflage
Escape terrain on cliffs
Using horns
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40.
What do groups of females and lambs form?
Herds
Pods
Colonies
Nursery groups
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41.
What do adult rams often form outside the breeding season?
Bachelor groups
Packs
Schools
Colonies
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42.
What is the wild sheep breeding season called?
The charge
The bloom
The run
The rut
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43.
Wild sheep numbers dropped dramatically in which century?
1700s
1800s
1900s
2000s
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44.
Wildlife managers restored sheep populations using what method?
Cloning
Zoo breeding
Ranching
Translocations
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45.
Which organization has helped fund sheep conservation projects for decades?
National Wildlife Federation
Wild Sheep Foundation
World Wildlife Fund
Sierra Club
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46.
One major disease threat comes from:
Domestic sheep and goats
Deer
Elk
Moose
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47.
Wild Sheep can get a pneumonia from domestic sheep and goats from a bacteria called:
Sheepio-diolosis
Bactemlacious-Ovimonia
 Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
Mountainous diseasious
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48.
About how many wild sheep live in North America today?
25,000
50,000
80,000
200,000
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49.
Wild sheep belong to the same family as goats and cattle. What family is that?
Cervidae
Bovidae
Canidae
Felidae
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50.
What scientific genus do North American wild sheep belong to?
Capra
Ovis
Taurus
Cervus
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