Quiz - The Horse Ancestry Quiz (Shannon Fenton)

The Horse Ancestry Quiz

* Horses have been around for a very long time. But before they became the beautiful animals they are today, they had an interesting past. Take this quiz to find out if you know about Horse Ancestry! *

  1. Although there are many different ancestors of the modern horse, what is the scientific name of the First and Oldest Ancestor?
    a. Merchihippus
    b. Eohippus
    c. Phercyhippus
    d. Equestarion

  2. How many years ago did the first Ancestor roam the earth?
    a. 173 million years ago
    b. 1 billion years ago
    c. 97 million years ago
    d. 58 million years ago

  3. Scientists discovered the fossils of the first ancestor of the horse in an excavation. What year was this excavation?
    a. 1945
    b. 1867
    c. 1756
    d. 1835

  4. Where have fossils of the first ancestor been found?
    a. In the Eocene, North America, and Europe
    b. Iceland and Greenland
    c. Russia,Egypt, and South America
    d. Austrailia

  5. How many stages did the horse go through to finally become the modern horse it is today?
    a. 10
    b. 7
    c. 5
    d. 4

  6. What is the scientific name of the modern horse?
    a. Caballion
    b. Equus Caballus
    c. Herbus Equuste
    d. Equusi

  7. When did the modern horse evolve?
    a. 1 million years ago
    b. 5 million years ago
    c. 8 million years ago

  8. When were horses domesticated?
    a. 15,00 years ago
    b. 11,000 years ago
    c. 5,000 years ago
    d. 6,000 years ago

  9. Where were horses domesticated?
    a. Europe,Asia, (Eurasia)
    b. Upper Europe
    c. Netherlands
    d. North America,South America

  10. When horses were domesticated, there were four basic types of horses. What are the general names of them?
    a. Coldblood 1, Warmblood 2, Hotblood 3, Hot blood 4
    b. West Pony 1, East Pony 2, North Horse 3, South Horse 4
    c. Short Horse 1, Tall Horse 2, Heavy horse 3, Light Horse 4
    d. Pony Type 1,Pony Type 2, Horse Type 3, Horse Type 4

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