Health Fair Jeopardy Board VMHS

Time to Get Healthy

100

How many calories do you burn after running a mile?

A. 100 calories              B. 1,000 calories

C. 400 calories              D. 700 calories

A. 100 calories

200

How many steps are in a mile? 

A. 1,000            B. 10,000

C. 2,000            D. 12,000

C. 2,000 

There are about 2,000 steps in a mile. 

300

About how many calories should the average person consume in a 24 hour period?

A. 35,000            B. 5,000

C. 2,000              D. 10,000

C. 2,000

400

How much water should you drink in a day?

A. 10 cups            B. 100 ounces

C. 12-15 cups       D. 6 liters

C. 12 - 15 cups per day

500

How many hours of sleep does a teenage need every night?

A. 4-6 hours           B. 0-2 hours

C. 24 hours            D. 8-10 hours

D. 8-10 hours

Interesting Body Facts

100

About how long is the human small intestine?

A. 3 feet long            B. 40 feet long

C. 10 feet long          D. 20 feet long

D. 20 feet long

200

How many pair of ribs do we have?

A. 4 pair      B. 20 pair

C. 12 pair    D. 7 pair

C. 12 pair

300

What is the average height of a female?

A. 5'1"   B. 5'7"   C. 5'4"   D. 5'10"

C. 5'4"

400

What is the average height of a man?

A. 5'9"  B. 6'3"  C. 6'0"  D. 5'4"

A. 5'9"

500

What is the body's most vital organ?

A. Heart

B. Lungs

C. Brain

D. Skin

C. Brain

Medical Abbreviations

100

What does ER stand for?

A. Electrocardiogram          B. Emergency Room

C. Everybody Run              D. Endotracheal

B. Emergency Room

200

What does GP stand for?

A. Giant Pie    B. Grande Pizza C. Grandma Perry   

D. General Practitioner 

D. General Practitioner - someone who sees you for medical needs like your doctor or nurse practitioner.

300

What is the abbreviation for Left Lower Quadrant?

A. RUQ          B. LLQ

C. LUQ          D. CTR

B. LLQ

400

What does PT stand for?

A. Patient    B. Physical Therapy

C. Pounds per square inch   

D. As needed

B. Physical Therapy

500

What is H2O?

A. Helium         B. Hazmat

C. Water          D. Iron

C. Water

Health Facts

100

How many minutes of exercise should you get daily?

A. 1 hour                 B. 10 minutes

C. 30 minutes          D. 2 hours

C. 30 minutes a day / 5 days a week

200

How much caffeine does 16 ounces of coffee have?

A. 203mg

B. 192mg

C. 156mg

D. 182mg

D. 182mg

300

Which tubes carry oxygenated blood from the heart?

A. veins

B. Arteries

C. Intestines

D. Capillaries

B. Arteries

400

Which organ has stopped if you are experiencing a cardiac arrest?

A. Heart

B. Lungs

C. Brain

D. Liver

A. Heart  -  Cardiac arrest is also known as a heart attack.

500

What percent of the body is made up of water?

A. 25%           B. 90%

C. 75%           D. 60%

D. 60%

Medical Terminology

100

What does  -algia mean?

A. pain        B. energy     C. happy   D. sleep

A. Pain

200

What does the prefix dys mean?

A. good        B. bad     C. without     D. all

B. bad or ill

300

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

A. replace    B. repair   C. remove   D. sleep

C. remove

Appendectomy - to remove the appendix

400

What does the suffix -plasty mean?

A. surgical repair    B. recovery  C. checkup  D. none of the above

A. surgical repair

500

If your BP is elevated, what does that mean?

A. your toe needs a cast

B. your eyes need checked

C. your ears are hot

D. your blood pressure is high

D. your Blood Pressure is high