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  • 1. What is the name for a male deer?
A) Fawn
B) Cow
C) Buck
D) Doe
  • 2. What is a group of deer called?
A) Herd
B) Flock
C) School
D) Pack
  • 3. Which sense is most important for deer in detecting potential threats?
A) Sight
B) Taste
C) Smell
D) Hearing
  • 4. Which country has the largest population of white-tailed deer?
A) Brazil
B) United States
C) Australia
D) Germany
  • 5. Which deer species is commonly associated with the Scottish Highlands?
A) Moose
B) Red Deer
C) Elk
D) Fallow Deer
  • 6. Which deer species migrates the furthest distance annually?
A) Roe Deer
B) Sika Deer
C) Fallow Deer
D) Caribou
  • 7. What part of a deer's body is used to determine its age?
A) Teeth
B) Tail
C) Antlers
D) Hooves
  • 8. What is the term for a female deer?
A) Hind
B) Doe
C) Stag
D) Buck
  • 9. What is the scientific name for deer?
A) Deeridae
B) Venisonidae
C) Cervidae
D) Hornidae
  • 10. What are the two subfamilies of Cervidae?
A) Caprinae and Bovinae
B) Cervinae and Capreolinae
C) Bovinae and Antilocapridae
D) Moschinae and Tragulinae
  • 11. What is the economic importance of deer antlers?
A) Used as handles for knives
B) Used in construction materials
C) Used in making jewelry
D) Used to make musical instruments
  • 12. Which continent does not have indigenous deer?
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Antarctica
D) Asia
  • 13. What is the native habitat of the Barbary stag?
A) Congo Basin
B) Madagascar
C) Sahara Desert
D) Atlas Mountains in Northwest Africa
  • 14. What is the primary reason for mortality in deer in human-dominated environments?
A) Predation by wolves
B) Disease outbreaks
C) Collisions with vehicles
D) Starvation due to lack of food
  • 15. What is the original meaning of the word 'deer' in Old English?
A) A specific type of hoofed mammal
B) A wild animal of any kind
C) An aquatic creature
D) A domesticated farm animal
  • 16. Where is the highest concentration of large deer species in temperate North America?
A) Sierra Nevada
B) Appalachian Mountains
C) Canadian Rocky Mountain and Columbia Mountain regions
D) Great Plains
  • 17. Which European country is home to the Scottish Highlands, a good place to see deer?
A) France
B) Scotland
C) Italy
D) Germany
  • 18. What is the highest concentration of large deer species in temperate Asia found in?
A) Mixed deciduous forests, mountain coniferous forests, and taiga bordering North Korea, Manchuria, and the Ussuri Region
B) Grasslands of Mongolia
C) Deserts of Central Asia
D) Tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia
  • 19. Which region in India is known for its high concentration of large deer species?
A) Thar Desert
B) Eastern Himalayas
C) Indo-Gangetic Plain Region and Nepal's Terai Region
D) Western Ghats
  • 20. Which country has introduced six species of deer that have established sustainable wild populations?
A) Australia
B) India
C) New Zealand
D) South Africa
  • 21. Which family of artiodactyla is more diverse than deer?
A) Bovids
B) Antelopes
C) Cervidae
D) Pecora
  • 22. Which is the largest extant species of deer?
A) Elk
B) Northern pudu
C) Red deer
D) Moose
  • 23. Which deer species is the smallest?
A) Moose
B) Northern pudu
C) Elk
D) Southern pudu
  • 24. What is the role of the pedicel in antler development?
A) It helps deer shed their antlers quickly.
B) It gives rise to a spiky antler that develops into a branched structure.
C) It prevents antlers from growing.
D) It is responsible for the color of the antlers.
  • 25. What does the velvet stage in antler development refer to?
A) The shedding of old antlers.
B) The growth of tusk-like canines.
C) The soft tissue phase before mineralisation into bony structures.
D) The final hardening of antlers without blood vessels.
  • 26. How do antlers provide protection in elk within Yellowstone National Park?
A) They help them find food more easily.
B) They are used to dig for water.
C) They assist in swimming.
D) They protect against predation by wolves.
  • 27. What is the significance of tines on antlers?
A) They help deer fly short distances.
B) Tines are used for grooming.
C) They attract mates by making noise.
D) They allow males' antlers to lock into place during combat without injuring faces.
  • 28. What is the role of facial glands in deer?
A) They help deer see better at night.
B) They are used to produce milk.
C) Facial glands store food for later consumption.
D) They contain a strongly scented pheromone to mark home ranges.
  • 29. What is unique about the liver of all deer?
A) It lacks a gallbladder.
B) It can store antlers for future growth.
C) It has multiple chambers like their stomachs.
D) It changes color with seasons.
  • 30. What is the impact of photoperiod on deer?
A) It influences their ability to fly.
B) It affects their moulting process.
C) It determines their migration patterns.
D) Photoperiod controls their antler size.
  • 31. What is an honest signal of genetic quality in male deer?
A) Smaller ears.
B) Larger antlers relative to body size.
C) Shorter legs.
D) Darker coat color.
  • 32. What is the average weight of an elk at shoulder height?
A) 240–450 kilograms (530–990 lb)
B) 800 kilograms (1,800 lb)
C) 3.3–6 kilograms (7+1⁄4–13+1⁄4 lb)
D) 32–35 centimeters (12+1⁄2–14 in)
  • 33. What is the coat color variation in brocket deer?
A) Only white spots on a brown coat.
B) Uniformly black across all species.
C) Bright pink with blue stripes.
D) From gray to reddish brown.
  • 34. What is the role of the tapetum lucidum in deer?
A) It helps them swim better.
B) It allows them to see during the day.
C) It aids in digestion.
D) It enhances their night vision.
  • 35. How many teeth do most deer typically have?
A) 32
B) 28
C) 34
D) 30
  • 36. Which type of teeth do deer lack due to their adaptation for feeding on vegetation?
A) Molars
B) Lower canines
C) Upper incisors
D) Premolars
  • 37. How long do fawns typically stay hidden in the grass after birth?
A) Three days
B) A month
C) Two weeks
D) One week
  • 38. For how long do fawns usually stay with their mother?
A) Until adulthood
B) Two years
C) About one year
D) Six months
  • 39. What behavior does a doe exhibit to reduce her scent after giving birth?
A) Covers it with leaves
B) Rolls it in mud
C) Licks the fawn clean
D) Sprays it with urine
  • 40. What type of species are nearly all cervids considered to be?
A) Biparental
B) Communal
C) Uniparental
D) Solitary
  • 41. In which country are deer implicated as vectors for M. bovis due to their interaction with brushtail possums?
A) New Zealand
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) Canada
  • 42. What disease is associated with the white-tailed deer's central nervous system and involves a nematode residing in the meninges?
A) Chronic wasting disease
B) Rabies
C) Brain worm
D) Bovine tuberculosis
  • 43. Which prion disease affects deer, elk, and moose in North America and was identified in the 1960s?
A) Rabies
B) Chronic wasting disease
C) Mad cow disease
D) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • 44. What is the cost in 2005 for attempts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in the UK?
A) £120 million
B) £50 million
C) £70 million
D) £90 million
  • 45. Which disease can both deer and moose carry that affects the nervous system of other animals?
A) Chronic wasting disease
B) Brain worm
C) Bovine tuberculosis
D) Rabies
  • 46. During which geological period did the first antlered cervoids appear?
A) Miocene
B) Oligocene
C) Eocene
D) Pliocene
  • 47. Which early cervid had single-forked antlers that were shed regularly?
A) Heteroprox
B) Procervulus
C) Dicrocerus
D) Euprox
  • 48. Which superfamily did the earliest members appear in during the Miocene?
A) Tragulinae
B) Cervoidea
C) Antilocapridae
D) Bovidae
  • 49. Which ancient ruminant is believed to be closer to the tragulids?
A) Leptomeryx
B) Diacodexis
C) Andromeryx
D) Eumeryx
  • 50. Which cervid family is believed to have given rise to the modern pronghorn?
A) Merycodontines
B) Tragulidae
C) Cervidae
D) Moschidae
  • 51. Which early cervid had more developed and diffuse ('crowned') antlers?
A) Heteroprox
B) Stephanocemas
C) Dicrocerus
D) Procervulus
  • 52. Which cervid tribe appeared around 6.4–8.4 Mya?
A) Muntiacini
B) Cervinae
C) Alceini
D) Capreolinae
  • 53. Which early cervid is believed to have had bony skull outgrowths resembling non-deciduous antlers?
A) Syndyoceras
B) Dicrocerus
C) Euprox
D) Protoceros
  • 54. During which geological period did the global climate become cooler leading to a spurt in deer populations?
A) Pleistocene
B) Miocene
C) Pliocene
D) Holocene
  • 55. Which was the oldest member of Cervini, appearing around the transition from Miocene to Pliocene?
A) Dama
B) Axis
C) † Cervocerus novorossiae
D) Cervus
  • 56. Which animals migrated into Asia from North America around the same time as cervids?
A) Lions
B) Camelids
C) Bears
D) Wolves
  • 57. When did deer invade South America as part of the Great American Interchange?
A) Early Miocene
B) Holocene
C) Middle Pleistocene
D) Late Pliocene (2.5–3 Mya)
  • 58. During which geological period did large deer with impressive antlers evolve?
A) Late Cretaceous
B) Holocene
C) Early Pleistocene
D) Jurassic Period
  • 59. Which cervid was comparable in size to the modern elk during the early Pleistocene?
A) Moose
B) Reindeer
C) † Eucladoceros
D) † Megaloceros giganteus
  • 60. What is the common name for † Megaloceros giganteus?
A) American moose
B) Red deer
C) Irish elk
D) White-tailed deer
  • 61. From where did the moose and reindeer radiate into North America?
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) South America
D) Siberia
  • 62. Who first described the family Cervidae?
A) Édouard Louis Trouessart
B) Georg August Goldfuss
C) Victor Brooke
D) Joshua Brookes
  • 63. In which year was the family Cervidae first described?
A) 1820
B) 1898
C) 1987
D) 1878
  • 64. Which subfamily was noted for lacking antlers?
A) Cervinae
B) Hydropotinae
C) Odocoileinae
D) Capreolinae
  • 65. Which subfamily did Victor Brooke place musk deer under?
A) Plesiometacarpalia
B) Telemetacarpalia
C) Capreolinae
D) Cervinae
  • 66. What inconsistency affected the classification of deer based on chromosome numbers?
A) It was universally accepted
B) Complete accuracy was achieved
C) It only applied to New World deer
D) Several inconsistencies were found
  • 67. Which family was originally considered sister to Cervidae before 2003?
A) Cervinae
B) Bovidae
C) Capreolinae
D) Moschidae
  • 68. Which genus is included in the Cervini lineage?
A) Axis
B) Capreolus
C) Blastocerus
D) Mazama
  • 69. Which deer was a staple food for Cro-Magnon people during the Upper Palaeolithic?
A) Sika deer
B) Axis deer
C) Red deer
D) Reindeer
  • 70. In which country did deer continue to be a main source of food even after the advent of farming?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) France
D) China
  • 71. In which ancient culture is the sika deer considered a messenger to the gods?
A) Japanese Shintoism
B) Hittite culture
C) Celtic mythology
D) Ancient Greek mythology
  • 72. Which hero of Irish mythology has a name derived from 'os' meaning 'deer'?
A) Oscar
B) Cú Chulainn
C) Lugh
D) Fionn Mac Cumhail
  • 73. Which Aesop's fable gives the message that uncaring friends can do more harm than good?
A) "The Fox and the Grapes"
B) "The Tortoise and the Hare"
C) "The Sick Stag"
D) "The Ant and the Grasshopper"
  • 74. What is the name of the deer in C. S. Lewis's 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' that grants wishes?
A) Silver Stag
B) White Stag
C) Golden Stag
D) Black Stag
  • 75. In which Disney film is Bambi a white-tailed deer?
A) Frozen
B) The Lion King
C) Finding Nemo
D) The 1942 Walt Disney Pictures film 'Bambi'
  • 76. What is the term for a deer in heraldry that is lying down?
A) Statant
B) Trippant
C) Lodged
D) Courant
  • 77. What attitude describes a deer that is running in heraldry?
A) Springing
B) At gaze
C) Courant
D) Statant
  • 78. How is a 'statant' deer that looks at the viewer described?
A) Springing
B) Courant
C) Trippant
D) At gaze
  • 79. What term describes a stag's head in heraldry without an attached neck and facing the viewer?
A) Lodged
B) Statant
C) Caboshed
D) Trippant
  • 80. Which county in England has a deer on its coat of arms as an example of canting arms?
A) Gusev
B) Hertfordshire
C) Bathurst
D) Balakhna
  • 81. Which country's postal authority has a deer on its coat of arms?
A) Israel
B) Norway
C) Germany
D) Russia
  • 82. Name one German region with deer in its coat of arms.
A) Hertfordshire
B) Gusev
C) Bathurst
D) Baden-Württemberg
  • 83. Which family uses winged stags as supporters in their arms?
A) Israeli Postal Authority
B) De Carteret family
C) Earls Bathurst
D) Baden-Württemberg
  • 84. Which type of deer is portrayed without antlers in heraldry?
A) Hind
B) Reindeer
C) Stag
D) Buck
  • 85. What is deer meat commonly known as?
A) Beef
B) Mutton
C) Pork
D) Venison
  • 86. What type of leather is made from deer skins known for being strong and soft?
A) Buckskin
B) Cowhide
C) Goatskin
D) Sheepskin
  • 87. How many tons of red deer were raised on farms in North America by 2012?
A) 15,000 tons
B) 25,000 tons
C) 30,000 tons
D) 20,000 tons
  • 88. What are deer antlers boiled down to release for use in cooking?
A) Antler essence
B) Antler oil
C) Antler broth
D) Protein gelatin
  • 89. What is the estimated annual economic impact of big game hunting for deer and elk in the U.S.?
A) $11.8 billion
B) $15 billion
C) $20 billion
D) $9 billion
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