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Understanding Mules: A Quiz on Their Biology and History

Test your knowledge about mules, their biology, and their historical significance with this engaging quiz.

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1 What genus does Mule belong to?

2 A mule is the offspring of a male ________ and a female horse.

3 What phylum does Mule belong to?

4 What is the binomial of Mule?

5 [10][11] In ________, in early 2002, a mare mule produced a rare foal.

6 [1] Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of ________.

7 In 2003, researchers at ________ and Utah State University produced the first mule clone as part of Project Idaho.

8 An ________ of the mule claims that they are "more patient, sure-footed, hardy and long-lived than horses, and they are considered less obstinate, faster, and more intelligent than donkeys."[3]

9 The use of mules for farming and transportation of agricultural products largely gave way to modern ________ and trucks.

10 This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the ________.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, built along the Susquehanna River in the 1830s, had a wooden bridge with a two-tier towpath to allow mules towing cargoboats in opposite directions to cross the river simultaneously without colliding.
  • when Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park in Arizona was a U.S. Army post from 1864 to 1877, up to 900 mules were kept there to help deliver supplies to five U.S. states.
  • the Byzantine corps of the Optimatoi originated as an elite Gothic cavalry regiment, but was downgraded to a corps of mule-drivers after participating in the failed revolt of Artabasdos.
  • in June 1944, during the invasion of Elba the Free French assault division included 200 mules.
  • due to rapids on the Rogue River, mules had to be used to transport mail to the post office at Illahe, Oregon.
  • former NASCAR chairman Bill France, Jr. once used a mule while helping with the construction of Daytona International Speedway.
  • a kid hack was a horse-drawn vehicle used for transporting children to school in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States? This early form of school bus powered by both horses and mules, was usually loaded at the rear to avoid frightening the animals.
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