The Agricultural Revolution 02

1. Who introduced the Norfolk four-course crop rotation?

   • 'Carrot' Connolly
   • 'Cauliflower' Carter
   • 'Runner Bean' Rogers
   • 'Turnip' Townshend

2. Which crop was not rotated in the Norfolk system?

   • Barley
   • Clover
   • Oilseed rape
   • Turnips

3. Which was not true of the new crop rotation system?

   • All farmers had to agree to use it
   • Animals were fed on the turnips and clover
   • No field needed to be left fallow
   • The soil was better nourished

4. Who shared and spread new ideas?

   • Thomas Coke
   • Thomas Fanta
   • Thomas Sprite
   • Thomas Vimto

5. Jethro Tull famously invented a horse-drawn…what?

   • Combine harvester
   • Hay baler
   • Seed drill
   • Threshing machine

6. The old method of scattering seeds by hand was .......

   • Broadcasting
   • Palming
   • Pathetic
   • Winnowing

7. Who helped to produce healthier and heavier animals?

   • Henry Cornwell
   • James Stowell
   • Michael Chartwell
   • Robert Bakewell

8. Bakewell's methods were known as what?

   • Cloning
   • Controlled mating
   • Scientific rearing
   • Selective breeding

9. Jethro Tull's book of 1731 had what title?

   • Farming the Modern Way
   • Horse Hoeing Husbandry
   • Ploughing New Furrows
   • Seed Drill Dynamics

10. Which other historical event greatly helped farmers?

    • The American Revolution
    • The French Revolution
    • The Industrial Revolution
    • The Mexican Revolution

Quiz written by Jan Crompton