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The History of Chickens

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the first domesticated chicken was the -

a)

Red Jungle Fowl

b)

Green Jungle Fowl

c)

Silkie

d)

Phoenix

2.

Which civilization have the first recorded human incubation of eggs, and how?

a)

Rome - Placed on a wrack above boiling water

b)

China - Placed on warm rocks and covered at night

c)

Egypt - Placed on a wrack above a fire of dried camel dung

d)

None - It is a modern solution to hatching chickens

3.

Which of the following are "true" bantam chickens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Where did Game Bird chickens originate from?

a)

China

b)

Rome

c)

Egypt

d)

India

5.

This famous agriculturalist established the standards of breeding, used in sheep, cattle, and chicken breeding.

a)

Jethro Tull

b)

Robert Bakewell

c)

Arthur Young

d)

Richard Arkwright

6.

This chicken is a direct descendant of the first domesticated chicken and is still around today (The one above is my own!)

a)

Dorking

b)

Crevacur

c)

Phoenix

d)

Minorca

7.

The Polish chicken was named after -

a)

Their feather hats matching those the Polish soldier wore

b)

Where they were from

c)

The family who first began breeding them

d)

How they behaved

8.

This European explorer brought back information on the silkie chicken after his journey to Asia

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

William of Rubruck

c)

Afonso de Albuquerque

d)

Marco Polo