Quiz about smoking by Roman Chmiel

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Test Your Knowledge on Smoking

Take this quick quiz to evaluate your understanding of the health impacts of smoking and secondhand smoke. With 20 informative questions, you'll learn about the dangers associated with smoking and how it affects both smokers and non-smokers alike.

By participating, you will:

Gain insights about smoking-related health issues
Understand the effects of secondhand smoke
Learn helpful tips for quitting and staying healthy

20 Questions5 MinutesCreated by QuittingFire257

Secondhand smoke is...

Smoke that is breathed out by the smoker

Pollution from smoke stacks and car exhaust

Smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette

A and C

Cigarette smoke can reduce the level of vitamin C and E in the body leaving the body vulnerable to attacks by toxins and free radicals. What can you eat to increase your vitamins C and E intake?

Bread

Egg

Fruit and vegetables

Dark chocolate

Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do to become healthier. How long does it take for your body to improve your ability to taste and smell?

48 hours

5 months

9 months

2 years

When you quit, food tastes better so you might want to eat more. Which of the following alternatives can limit the risk of weight gain?

Snacks such as fruit slices or dried fruit

A glass of red wine

Cheese

Chocolate

Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have which of the following illnesses?

Bronchitis and pneumonia

Ear infections

Severe and frequent asthma attacks

All

The smoking ban in England makes it illegal to smoke in all enclosed workplaces. When was the smoking ban introduced?

2005

2010

2007

2000

What is the risk to smokers of having a heart attack compared with people who have never smoked?

About the same

Only half the risk

Nearly twice the risk

Slightly increased risk

In 2010, cigarettes, cigars and pipes caused more than one in three deaths in house fires. A smoke alarm can help save your home and the lives of you and your family. When was the first battery powered home smoke detector invented?

1981

1965

1972

1990

A healthy non-smoker must be exposed to secondhand smoke for what amount of time before experiencing negative health effects?

7 hours

2 hours

30 min

5 min

Research has shown that after laws were passed banning smoking in bars and restaurants there was a large decline within a couple of months in which of the following?

Colds and flu in restaurant workers

Heart attacks

Pneumonia requiring hospital admission

Lung cancer rates

Which one of the following is not another name for secondhand smoke?

Environmental tobacco smoke

Exhaled toxic cloud

Passive smoke

Involuntary smoking

The factors that lead to nicotine addiction are similar to addiction to which other drug or drugs?

Cocaine

Marijuana

Heroin

A and C

The risk for death by heart attack or coronary heart disease goes down how soon after you quit smoking?

3 years

10 years

1 year

20 years

Smoking raises your risk for cancer, coronary heart disease, and lung disease. What other health problems can it cause?

Female infertility

Premature wrinkling of the skin

Hair loss

All of them

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