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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see also > American Trivia Federation