Ch. 17 Quiz

A mark burned on the hide of cattle or livestock to show ownership is _______?

• brand
• identifier
• tag
• label

The different breeds of cattle mixed to produce a new breed that Texas is known for is called ____?

• Angus Beef
• Texas Longhorn
• Hereford
• Brahman

What is a Stockyard?

• A stockyard is a type of financial market.
• A stockyard is a facility for growing crops.
• A stockyard is a pen for holding livestock before sale or slaughter.

• A stockyard is a place for storing machinery.

What is a Packinghouse?

• A facility for storing livestock.
• A type of fruit packaging material.
• A method of shipping goods internationally.
• A warehouse for processing and packing beef for shipment

The process of herding together cattle that are scattered throughout the pasture is called ____?

• grazing
• rounding up
• driving away
• herding

What is a Chuck Wagon?

• A Chuck Wagon is a type of horse-drawn carriage for transporting passengers.
• A Chuck Wagon is a modern food truck used in urban areas.
• A Chuck Wagon is a traditional fishing boat used in coastal regions.
• A Chuck Wagon is a wagon used for cooking and food storage, historically associated with cattle drives.

A cattle thief is called _____?

• poacher
• thief
• rustler
• bandit

These were used to pump water sources and later used to generate electricity.

• Windmills

• Wind turbines
• Water pumps

• Geothermal pumps

This man was a famous bulldogger whose statue is in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

• Daniel Webster

• Bill Pickett

• Charles Goodnight

• Charles Schreiner

She was known as the "Cattle Queen of Texas" because of her knowledge of ranching.

• Cynthia Ann Parker

• Gail Borland

• Rosa Adams

• Elizabeth Johnson Williams