Transcript Smoking Trivia Game

SMOKING
TRIVIA
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Smoke from cigarettes can
make nonsmokers sick.
True
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Smoke makes hair and
clothing stink.
True
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Smoking can affect a person’s
ability to smell and taste food.
True
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About 500 people die each year
of smoking related diseases.
False – Nearly
400,000
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Smoke can cause reddening,
itching and watering eyes.
True
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Secondhand smoke kills
3,0000 nonsmokers each year
from lung disease.
True
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Cigarette smoke contains one
chemical. That chemical is
called nicotine.
False –
Thousands (Over
200 are poisonous
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It takes 10 seconds for nicotine
absorbed into the bloodstream
to reach the brain.
True
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Smoking is a difficult
habit to quit.
True
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The average smoker spends
$100/year on cigarettes.
False – About $700
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Nicotine is an addictive drug.
True
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A smoker is twice as likely to
have a heart attack as a
nonsmoker is.
True
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Smokers in the U.S. smoke
more than 500 BILLION
cigarettes each year.
True
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In the U.S., about 1 million
children under the age of 18
are smokers.
False – 3 million!
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Teens who smoke cigarettes are
more likely to try smoking
marijuana than teens who don’t
smoke cigarettes.
True –
“Gateway
Drug”
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President Clinton is a smoker.
False
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Every day, about 1,000
teenagers try cigarette
smoking for the first time.
False, about 3,000
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Cigarette brands that are heavily
advertised on TV, in magazines,
on billboards, & on t-shirts are
the brands more teens buy.
True
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Every year, fewer teens start
smoking.
False, the # is
Growing!
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1 out of every 10 smokers will die
of a smoking-related sickness.
False – 3 out of 10
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The lungs of a kid age 5 to 9
who lives in a home with a
smoker do not work as well as
lungs of a kid who lives in a
home with no smokers.
True
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More germs get into your
lungs when you smoke.
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True - The smoke
paralyzes the cilia
(lining of your
lungs)
After smoking for a while, the
smoker needs less nicotine to
get the same feeling from
smoking.
False – More
nicotine
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