HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR BODY?
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), August 1, 2006
by Amber Smith, Health & Fitness Editor
If you’ve ever unscrewed a Snapple bottle, you may have noticed a “real fact” printed inside the cap.
Now there’s a whole book, “The Snapple Aptitude Test,” (Broadway Books, $9.95) comprised of those facts. Here are some that have to do with health and the human body.
1. Which of the following containers would come closest to holding the amount of blood in a typical adult human’s body?
a. one-quart pitcher
b. two-liter bottle
c. one-gallon jug
d. two-gallon jug
2. Tasting something with the very tip of your tongue will tell you if it is:
a. bitter
b. sweet
c. salty
d. sour
3. Herpes can cause which of the following ailments?
a. chicken pox
b. shingles
c. cold sores
d. all of the above
4. Which of the following parts of the head does not contain any taste buds?
a. uvula
b. tongue
c. roof of the mouth
d. throat
5. In 1911, Casimir Funk identified (and coined the name of) which of the following?
a. steroids
b. vitamins
c. amino acids
d. carbohydrates
Answers: 1. C; 2. B; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B.