Wool Trivia
What is the fiber that comes from the fleece of sheep
called?
Answer: Wool
What breed of sheep is known for its wool with the
finest diameter?
Answer: Merino
What is the name of the device used to comb and clean
raw wool before it is spun into yarn?
Answer: Carding comb
What is the name of the spinning method that uses a
spindle and a spinning wheel to create yarn?
Answer: Hand spinning
What is the name of the wool fiber that comes from a
goat instead of a sheep?
Answer: Cashmere
What is the name of the wool fiber that comes from a
rabbit instead of a sheep?
Answer: Angora
What is the name of the process that turns raw wool
into fabric?
Answer: Weaving
What is the name of the process that adds texture to
wool fabric by shrinking it?
Answer: Felting
What is the name of the wool fiber that comes from a
camel instead of a sheep?
Answer: Camel hair
What is the name of the type of wool that is made from
the undercoat of a musk ox?
Answer: Qiviut
What is the name of the type of wool that is made from
the undercoat of a yak?
Answer: Yak wool
What is the name of the wool that comes from a sheep
that is less than one year old?
Answer: Lamb's wool
What is the name of the wool that comes from a sheep
that is older than one year?
Answer: Hogget wool
What is the name of the wool that comes from a sheep
that is older than two years?
Answer: Mutton wool
What is the name of the process that removes the
lanolin from raw wool?
Answer: Scouring
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its plaid pattern?
Answer: Tartan
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its herringbone pattern?
Answer: Harris tweed
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its diagonal pattern?
Answer: Twill
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its crisscross pattern?
Answer: Houndstooth
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its diamond-shaped pattern?
Answer: Argyle
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its smooth texture and high sheen?
Answer: Merino wool gabardine
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its soft, fuzzy texture?
Answer: Flannel
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its thick, nubby texture?
Answer: Boucle
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its ability to resist wrinkles?
Answer: Tropical wool
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its rugged durability?
Answer: Donegal tweed
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its water-repellent properties?
Answer: Melton
What is the name of the wool fabric that is known for
its use in military uniforms?
Answer: Serge
What is the scientific name for wool-producing
animals?
Answer: Ovis aries
What is the process called when wool fibers are twisted
together to create a stronger yarn?
Answer: Spinning
What is the term for the removal of wool from a sheep
or goat?
Answer: Shearing
What is the name for wool that has been taken from a
sheep for the first time?
Answer: Lambswool
Which country is the largest producer of wool in the
world?
Answer: Australia
What is the term for wool that has been treated to
prevent shrinkage?
Answer: Superwash
What is the name for wool that comes from the Angora
goat?
Answer: Mohair