Ag Day Jeopardy

Crops

100

Corn is Ohio’s #1 crop. What is its main use?

Livestock feed.

200

Soybeans are primarily grown to produce what?

Vegetable Oil

300

What grain is often planted as a cover crop in Ohio?

Cereal Rye

400

What crop was grown in Northwest Ohio until 1997?

A. Vanilla

B. Tomatoes

C. Sugar Beets

Sugar beets

500

What is the state soil of Ohio?

A. Blount

B . Miami

C. Webster

Miami soil

Livestock

100

What is Ohio's most common type of livestock?

Chickens

200

What is the most common dairy breed in Ohio?

Holstein

300

What breed of cattle is most common in Ohio for beef?

Angus

400

What type of meat is Ohio famous for producing?

Pork

500

What percentage of Ohio’s farms are family-owned?

A. 51%

B. 76%

C. 96%

96%

Agricultural History

100

Name on of the three crops being raised by Native Americans when Europeans first arrived?

Three Sisters (corn, beans, squash)

200

The Great Black Swamp was drained to create farmland in which time period?

A. Early 1800s

B. Late 1800s

C. Early 1900s

Late 1800s

300

What crop was historically dominant in Northwest Ohio before corn?

Wheat

400

Which of the following is not a Land Grant Institution?

A. Illinois

B. Purdue

C. Ohio State

D. Ohio University

Ohio University

500

The first Ohio State Fair was held in what year?

A. 1850

B. 1860

C. 1870

1850

Economy

100

What percentage of Ohio's economy comes from agriculture?

A. 5%

B. 13%

C. 42%

13%

200

What is Ohio’s rank in egg production nationally?

A. 2nd. 

B. 6th

C. 10th

2nd

300

What is the most exported agricultural product from Ohio?

A. Cheese

B. Corn

C. Soybeans

Soybeans

400

How many acres of farmland are in Hancock County?

A. 99,370

B. 234,870

C. 1,100,000

234,870

500

What is the average size of an Ohio farm in acres?

A. 175

B. 250

C. 400

175

Trivia

100

What major lake affects Northwest Ohio's agriculture?

Lake Erie

200

What county is the closest OSU agricultural research station located?

A. Putnam

B. Hancock

C. Wood

Wood

300

What invasive pest threatens Ohio’s soybean fields?

A. Western Bean Cutworm

B. Soybean Aphids

C. Soybean Webworms

Soybean Aphids

400

What federal law established The Ohio State University?

A. The Morill Act

B. The Smith Lever Act

C. The Hatch Act

The Morill Act

500

What is the official state fruit of Ohio?

Tomato