Wool 101

Australian wool is used for what percentage of woollen clothing in the world?

• 0.9%

• 9%

• 90%

• 99%

The wool industry in Australia is worth over $3 billion per year.

• True

• False

The key wool breed in Australia is

• Suffolk

• Merino

• Dorper

• Australian Whites

Wool is a renewable resource.

• True

• False

Sheep farmers cut their lambs tails off because they don't produce any wool.

• True

• False

How often are sheep shorn?

• once or twice daily

• once or twice weekly

• once or twice monthly

• once or twice yearly

Black wool can be bleached ready to be dyed different colours

• True

• False

The natural oil found on sheep's wool which is collected and used in cosmetics is called

• lipstick

• loreal

• lanolin

• lavender

Wool is .........(there may be more than one correct answer)

• a good insulator

• odour resistant

• hard wearing

• fire resistant

Wool is made of keratin, which is the same protein found in nails, horns and hair.

• True

• False