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Kumeu Library: Top Secret - Hidden Inside My Body
Kumeu Library: Top Secret - Hidden Inside My Body
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A fun .quiz about gross body facts
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1
How many times does the human heart beat in a lifetime?
2 billion times
4 billion times
1 billion times
3 billion times
2
Which part of your body feels no pain?
Liver
Brain
Heart
Appendix
3
True or false: the smarter you are, the bigger your brain
True
False
4
Which of these parts of the human body cannot repair itself?
Teeth
Fingernails
Skin
Bones
5
True or false: your body contains enough iron to make a nail
False
True
6
How strong are your bones?
As strong as an aluminium can
As strong as wood
A strong as concrete
As strong as cardboard
7
True or false: caterpillar fungus is an ancient Chinese cough remedy.
True
False
8
True or false: when you blush, the lining of your stomach also blushes
True
False
9
True or false: the acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve metal
True
False
10
What were pigeon poo, black walnut shells and leeks used for in ancient times?
Face paint
A remedy for fever
Hair dye
Keeping evil spirits away
11
How much food does the average person eat in a lifetime?
75 tonnes
100 tonnes
60 tonnes
50 tonnes
12
Around how many bacteria live on or in the average human body?
90 trillion
20 million
150 million
1 zillion
13
Which is hairier - a human or a gorilla?
Gorilla
Human
14
How many muscles are in your tongue?
8
14
5
3
15
Laid flat, the total surface area of your lungs is the size of ...
A coffee table
A bath towel
A bed
A tennis court
16
True or false: on average we swallow over 1 kg of snot each day
False
True
17
True or false: you sneeze in your sleep
True
False
18
How much of your body weight is blood?
20%
8%
3%
15%
19
You have a muscle called the orbicularis oris - what do you use it for?
Bending over
Farting
Kissing
Pointing your finger
20
Which travels faster, a cough or a sneeze?
Sneeze
Cough
21
True or false: babies have more bones than adults
True
False
22
True or false: your hair is indestructible
True
False
23
How long does the average person spend on the toilet in their lifetime?
One year, nine months
Nine months
One year
One year, six months
24
True or false: you are turning your parents' hair gray
True
False
25
True or false: blonde people have more hair than anyone else
True
False
26
How many times do you blink in a minute?
20
15
10
5
27
True or false: there are more germs on a computer keyboard than on a toilet seat
False
True
28
Which of these was NOT a cure for a sore throat in the old days?
A necklace made from earthworms
A jelly made of frogspawn
A dirty sock tied around the neck
A frog down the throat
29
Around how many smells can the human nose detect?
263
1 trillion
10 million
1 million
30
How many skin cells do you shed each hour?
500,000
100,000
1 million
1.5 million
31
True or false: your brain generates enough electricity to power a 12 watt lightbulb
True
False
32
True or false: your fingernails grow faster than your toenails
True
False
33
True or false: your brain is more active during the day than during the night
False
True
34
The smallest bone in the human body is found where?
Wrist
Hand
Ear
Foot
35
True or false: the average person has 25 different species of bacteria in their belly button
True
False
36
What did the night-soil man collect as his job?
Rats and mice
Poos
Food waste
Dead animals
37
True or false: your ears never stop growing
False
True
38
On average, how many times a day do people fart?
5
12
8
14
39
True or false: your thumb is the same length as your tongue
True
False
40
Which part of your body sweats the most?
Back
Armpits
Neck
Feet
41
True or false: every single person on Earth has their own unique smell
False
True
