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Farm Words Quiz
What does apiary mean?
a) Apple-cider press
b) Place to store crops
c) Collection of beehives
![Apiary Farm Words](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apiary-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: c) Collection of beehives
As in, “The apiary was next to an orchard, giving the bees easy access to flowers.”
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![The word freshen in green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/freshen-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does freshen mean?
a) Delay ripening
b) Thaw after freezing
c) Begin to lactate
![Freshen Farm Words - Baby cow and mama cow](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/freshen-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: c) Begin to lactate
As in, “Daisy freshened quickly after the birth of her calf.”
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![The word hydroponic on green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hydroponic-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does hydroponic mean?
a) Grown without soil
b) Overwatered
c) Capable of swimming
![Hydroponic Farm](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hydroponic-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: a) Grown without soil
As in, “The hydroponic lettuce absorbed its nutrients from a liquid mixture.”
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![The word farrow on green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/farrow-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does farrow mean?
a) Half an acre
b) Unenclosed pasture
c) Litter of pigs
![Farrow Farm Words - Litter of pigs](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/farrow-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: c) Litter of pigs
“To the delight of the farmer’s grandkids, there was a new farrow in the pigpen.”
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What does haycock mean?
a) Fully mature rooster
b) Seeding machine
c) Cone-shaped hay pile
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Answer: c) Cone-shaped hay pile
As in, “The field was dotted with haycocks drying in the sun.”
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![The word lime on green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lime-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does lime mean?
a) Harvest produce
b) Reduce soils acidity
c) Wilt before sprouting
![Lime Farm Words - Hand and soil](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lime-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: b) Reduce soil’s acidity
As in, “Iris limed her land by spreading wood ashes.”
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![The word viticulture on green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/viticulture-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does viticulture mean?
a) Organic farming
b) Cultivation of grapes
c) Growing plants in water
![Viticulture Farm Words - Bunch of grapes](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/viticulture-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: b) Cultivation of grapes
As in, “Hoping to make his own wine, Rameez started learning about viticulture.”
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What does pannage mean?
a) Irrigating with pipes
b) Letting pigs roam a forest
c) Abandoning farmland
![Pannage Farm Words - Pigs grazing in forest](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pannage-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: b) Letting pigs roam a forest
As in, “England’s New Forest allows pannage so that pigs can fill up on acorns.”
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What does fallow mean?
a) Uncultivated
b) Drained
c) Composted
![Fallow Farmland](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/fallow-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: a) Uncultivated
As in, “Letting land lie fallow can improve its fertility.”
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![The word dibble on green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dibble-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does dibble mean?
a) Sprinkle water lightly
b) Make holes in the ground
c) Grow without pesticides
![Dibble Farm Words - Hand planting seeds](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dibble-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: b) Make holes in the ground
As in, “Zach dibbled the field, then planted seedlings in each hole.”
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What does ovine mean?
a) With hooves
b) Egg-producing
c) Relating to sheep
![Ovine Farm Words - Woman feeding lamb with bottle](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ovine-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: c) Relating to sheep
As in, “’The sheep grazing in the backyard was an ovine lawn mower,’ Maria joked.”
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What does fodder mean?
a) Coarse animal food
b) Nitrogen-rich manure
c) Tractor fuel
![Fodder Farm Words - Hand holding fodder](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fodder-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: a) Coarse animal food
As in, “After the harvest, Freya gathered cornstalks to use as winter fodder.”
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What does tom mean?
a) Scarecrow
b) Adult male turkey
c) Oversized mouse
![Tom Farm Words - Turkey](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tom-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: b) Adult male turkey
As in, “A tom’s courtship behaviour includes gobbling and strutting.”
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![The word hardy on green background](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hardy-background.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does hardy mean?
a) Tolerant of cold
b) Difficult to grow
c) Having many seeds
![Hardy Farm Words - Cabbage with frost](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hardy-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: a) Tolerant of cold
As in, “Cabbages are hardy enough to survive a bit of frost.”
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What does flerd mean?
a) Group of sheep and cows
b) Compost heap
c) Inedible animal parts
![Flerd Farm Words - Cows and sheep in field](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/flerd-farm-words.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: a) Group of sheep and cows
As in, “Taylor let his flock and herd pasture together as a flerd.”
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