Icelandic Agriculture Quiz

The highest yielding cow milked how much in the past 12 months (kg)?

• 17.022

• 9.054

• 14.257

• 5.717

Answer explanation

Her name is 2490 Loppa, sired by 15041 Þyrnir, from Lambhagi, South Iceland

There are 39 Icelandic horse-associations in Iceland. But how many are abroad?

• 2

• 22

• 17

• 5

How much does the farmer get paid for standard milk (kr per liter)?

• 203

• 18

• 92

• 117

Answer explanation

Standard milk composition is 4.21% fat and 3.39% protein.

Farmers get paid extra for exceptionally good milk (there's a separate tank for that milk).

There are a couple of large chicken farm in Reykjanes Peninsula, but how many laying hen (hen producing eggs) are there in Iceland?

• 260.000

• 34.000

• 520.000

• 93.000

Answer explanation

The most common breed for laying hen in Iceland is "Livorno" which is actually an Italian breed

How many gaits does the Icelandic horse have?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 6

One of those gaits is not....

• Flying pace

• Tolting

• Cantering

• Skipping

Answer explanation

Did you think flying pace wasn't a gait? It's amazing to put a horse into flying pace. Like have a sixth gear (when that was a thing)

There are 498 dairy farms in Iceland but how many are in Reykjavík?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

There are 25.203 cows in Iceland, but how many of them live in Ölfus (the municipality of Hellisheiði)?

• 251

• 17

• 140

• 97

The Icelandic horse comes in 40 colors and over 100 variations, but which colour is the most abundant?

• Brown

• Black

• Chestnut

• Red

And which one is the rarest?

• Silver dapple

• Pinto

• Roan

• Palomino

Answer explanation

The Roan color can be described as "color traveler" as the horse changes colors constantly throughout the year from light to dark.