Guinea Pigs

Guinea pigs are related to swine pigs

• True

• False

The guinea pigs scientific name is

• cavia porcellus

• Sus scrofa scrofa

• Canis lupus familiaris

• Bos taurus

Guinea pigs originated from (more than one answer

• Andes region

• California

• North America

• South America

Guinea pigs were domesticated as early as

• 4,000 bc

• 5,000 bc

• 6,000 bc

• 7,000 bc

They were originaly domesticated as __________________ or ____________________ and are still raised for that today. (more than one answer)

• livestock

• pets

• food source

• labor animals

There are many folk traditions that involve the guinea pig some are (more than one answer)

• exchanged as gifts

• dancing

• used in healing rituals to heal for disease

• used in religious ceremonies

The Andeas name for guinea pigs is

• cavie

• cutie

• cuy

• cousin

They seem to have been kept as pets as far back as

• Elizabeth the first and her people

• Anne the first and her people

• Mary the first and her people

• Margaret the first and her people

The term "guinea pig" in science means

• you start to sound like a guinea pig

• you start to look like a guinea pig

• it was a type of treatment

• they were used so much as test animals

Guinea pigs (today) are common pets in (more than one answer)

• America

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe