The Ultimate Deer Quiz
A deer is a hoofed animal related to cattle and goats. While Bambi and Santa Clause's reindeer may be the best known deer, take this quiz to learn more about lesser known members of this family.
Question 2 of 21
How many types of deer are there?
... There are about 100 kinds of deer.
Question 3 of 21
What is the largest deer?
... The moose is the largest.
Question 4 of 21
How tall is the largest deer?
... The moose is six feet (1.8 m) tall at the shoulders.
Question 5 of 21
From where does the smallest deer come?
... The smallest deer is the pudu from Chile. It is about the size of a large rabbit.
Question 6 of 21
What happens to a deer's antlers?
... Except for the Père David's deer, all the others grow antlers in spring and shed them in the winter.
Question 7 of 21
The females of which species grow antlers?
... Female reindeer and caribou grow horns.
Question 8 of 21
What color is the lower body fur?
... It is usually white.
Question 9 of 21
What is the typical diet of deer?
... Deer eat greenery, plants, leaves and twigs.
Question 10 of 21
What are fawns?
... Fawns are young deer.
Question 11 of 21
When do deer usually breed?
... They breed every year in late September.
Question 12 of 21
In what season are the young born?
... winter
Question 13 of 21
What is the life expectancy of the deer?
... They usually live for 15 to 20 years.
Question 14 of 21
What is venison?
... Venison is deer meat and is considered a choice meat.
Question 15 of 21
How did the early settlers preserve deer meat?
... They sun-dried or smoked the meat in a process known as jerking. The dehydrated meat kept well without refrigeration and was light in weight.
Question 16 of 21
What did the Indians do with the deer's antlers?
... They were made into harpoons and picks.
Question 17 of 21
Whose antlers are used to make umbrella handles?
... Roe deer antlers are used for umbrella handles.
Question 18 of 21
Where does musk come from?
... It comes from the abdominal gland of the musk deer.
Question 19 of 21
Are antlers and horns essentially the same?
... Apart from the difference in size, antlers are temporary; they grow back after being shed. Horns are permanent.
Question 20 of 21
What is the most common deer in the United States?
... The white-tailed or Virginia deer is the most common species.
Question 21 of 21
If she senses danger, what does the female deer do?
... She stomps her hoof hard on the ground to signal the rest of the herd to flee.
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