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Quiz about The AllPowerful Cowpie
Quiz about The AllPowerful Cowpie

The All-Powerful Cow-pie Trivia Quiz


Don't underestimate the usefulness of the cow-pie.

A multiple-choice quiz by Taxicab3. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Taxicab3
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
287,421
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
4479
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (7/10), looney_tunes (10/10), mulligas (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is commonly known as a cow-pie? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. While walking on a farm one day you step in a giant cow-pie. What is it in the cow-pie that gives it that distinctive odor? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Cow-pies make excellent fuel for fires.


Question 4 of 10
4. On what famous trail did settlers use cow-pies as fuel for their fires? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following is the most reasonable use for cow-pies? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How does manure (cow-pies) help in the agricultural process? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. You can build houses with cow-pies as a building material.


Question 8 of 10
8. What element or compound would not normally be found in a cow-pie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On the American frontier, both cow-pies and the dung from buffalos were used as fuel for fires. The dried feces from buffalo are referred to as buffalo _______.

Answer: (I could use some Doritos about now)
Question 10 of 10
10. Before Frisbees, cow-pies and buffalo excrement were used as flying discs.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is commonly known as a cow-pie?

Answer: Fecal material from the bovine species

That's right, no matter how delicious it sounds, a cow-pie is nothing more than digested waste from a cow.
2. While walking on a farm one day you step in a giant cow-pie. What is it in the cow-pie that gives it that distinctive odor?

Answer: Thiols

Yup, it's the sulfur (thiol) compounds found in fecal material that give it that lovely smell.
3. Cow-pies make excellent fuel for fires.

Answer: True

If you ever find yourself stranded on an island with Bessy, you can rest assured that her feces will keep the fire going indefinitely.
4. On what famous trail did settlers use cow-pies as fuel for their fires?

Answer: The Oregon Trail

Finding fuel for fire on the Oregon Trail could be a problem at times. Often times the settlers would resort to using the dung of buffaloes and cattle to keep the fires going.
5. Which of the following is the most reasonable use for cow-pies?

Answer: Fertilizer

If it wasn't for cow-pies, the agricultural world would be in quite a bind. Manure is still widely used to fertilize soil for farming.
6. How does manure (cow-pies) help in the agricultural process?

Answer: It helps add nutrients (mainly nitrogen) to the soil

Nitrogen trapped in bacteria from cow dung is necessary to replenish the soil and give proper nutrients to crops.
7. You can build houses with cow-pies as a building material.

Answer: True

Cow-pies can actually be turned into effective mortar for stone or brick houses! It is very common to see these houses in India. Is there anything you can't use cow-pies for?
8. What element or compound would not normally be found in a cow-pie?

Answer: Plutonium

Unless there is a secret government program that turns cows into atomic bombs, plutonium should not be found in a cow-pie.
9. On the American frontier, both cow-pies and the dung from buffalos were used as fuel for fires. The dried feces from buffalo are referred to as buffalo _______.

Answer: Chips

Not exactly the kind of chips one would enjoy eating, but the usefulness of a renewable resource like dung was invaluable to the travelers on the Oregon Trail in regions of scarce firewood.
10. Before Frisbees, cow-pies and buffalo excrement were used as flying discs.

Answer: True

On the Oregon Trail, children would find dried cow-pies and buffalo chips and use them as Frisbees!
Source: Author Taxicab3

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