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Poultry Quiz

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Most modern chicken breeds are descended from the Red Jungle Fowl of South America.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 2. 

The top broiler (meat chicken) producing state in the U.S. is.......
a.
Iowa
b.
California
c.
Georgia
d.
Ohio
 

 3. 

The main egg laying breed of chicken used in commercial production is the _____________ or hybrids derived from this breed.
a.
White Pekin
c.
White Leghorn
b.
White Broad Breasted
d.
White Cornish
 

 4. 

The main domesticated breed of swan is the _________ swan.
a.
Tundra
b.
Black
c.
European
d.
Mute
 

Numeric Response
 

 5. 

The incubation on a chicken egg is _____ days.

 

 6. 

The incubation on a turkey egg is _____ days.

 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 7. 

The top egg producing country is ________________.
 

 

 8. 

A mature male chicken is known as a ______________.
 

 

 9. 

Turkeys are native to what continent? ______________________________
 

 

 10. 

A male turkey is known as a ______, though some hunters will refer to a mature male as a Gobbler and a young male as a Jake.
 

 

 11. 

A male duck is known as a __________.
 

 

 12. 

____________ leads the world in duck production.
 

 

 13. 

Geese were thought to have been first domesticated in ____________.
 

 

 14. 

A female swan is known as a _______.
 

 

 15. 

Ostriches are from what continent?  ________________
 

 



 
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