Pig Trivia Questions with Answers
What is a pig?
A: A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of
even-toed ungulates.
Pigs include the domestic pig and its ancestor, the common
what?
A: Eurasian wild boar, along with other species.
A typical pig has a large head with a long snout which is
strengthened by a special what?
A: Prenasal bone and by a disk of cartilage at the tip.
What is the snout is used for?
A: To dig into the soil to find food and is a very acute sense organ.
Pigs have four hoofed toes on each foot, with the two
larger central toes doing what?
A: Bearing most of the weight, but the outer two also being used in soft ground.
The rear teeth are adapted for what?
A: Crushing.
In the male the canine teeth form what?
A: Tusks.
The tusks grow continuously and are sharpened by what?
A: Constantly being ground against each other.
About how many domesticated pigs are alive at any given
time?
A: 1 billion.
What is the ancestor of the domesticated pig?
A: The wild boar.
The wild boars are one of the most numerous and widespread
what?
A: Large mammals.
Where have pigs been long isolated from other pigs?
A: On the many islands of Indonesia,
Malaysia, and the
Philippines.
As a result, pigs have evolved into what?
A: Many different species, including wild boar, bearded pigs, and warty pigs.
Where have humans introduced pigs?
A: Australia, North and South America, and numerous islands.
The wild pig can take advantage of any forage resources,
and so it can live in virtually any productive habitat that can what?
A: Provide enough water to sustain large mammals such as pigs.
Pigs are omnivores, which means that they consume what?
A: Both plants and animals.
In the wild, they are foraging animals, primarily eating
what?
A: Leaves, grasses, roots, fruits, and flowers.
In confinement, pigs are fed mostly a corn and soybean meal
mixture with added what?
A: Vitamins and minerals.
Because pigs are omnivores they make excellent what?
A: Pasture raised animals.
How much water do older pigs consume per day?
A: Three to five gallons.
What are male adult swine called?
A: Boars.
What are the females called?
A: Sows.
Young swine are called what?
A: Piglets or pigs.
Pork is one of the most popular forms of
meat for human
consumption, accounting for what percentage of worldwide meat production?
A: 38%.
Because of their foraging abilities and excellent sense of
smell, they are used to find what?
A: Truffles.
Both wild and feral pigs are commonly what?
A: Hunted.
Some breeds of pig, such as the Asian pot-bellied pig, are
kept as what?
A: Pets.
There are two instances in the
2000s where farm hogs ate
what?
A: Human beings.
Pigs are intelligent and can be trained to do what?
A: Perform numerous tasks and tricks.
