Prosthetics and Orthotics
For shoe inserts that double as orthotics, you should change them out or get new ones every _____ months.
What is six?
This award-winning surfer returned to the waves even after a shark bit her arm off in 2003, continuing to inspire as both athlete and mother.
Who is Bethany Hamilton?
The earliest known prosthetic -- a wooden toe -- was crafted approximately 3000 years ago by which culture?
What is Ancient Egypt?
This popular company is known for various household products (e.g. cat litter, detergent, and baking soda), and usually comes in yellow-orange packaging.
What is "Arm and Hammer"?
This galactic hero lost his right hand while fighting his soon-to-be-discovered father (oops, spoiler alert!).
Who is Luke Skywalker?
This type of lower-limb prosthetic, built for above-the-knee amputees, is also called a trans- ______ prosthetic.
What is femoral (or trans-femoral)?
This South-African professional sprinter is also a below-knee amputee. Unfortunately, in 2015, he was convicted of murder in the death of his girlfriend.
Who is Oscar Pistorius?
In the Middle Ages, knights sometimes made use of heavy iron prosthetic arms or legs, crafted by these medieval tradesmen.
Who are blacksmiths or metalworkers?
This three-word phrase means to pay all of the expenses for something.
What is "foot the bill"?
What is "How to Train Your Dragon"?
These are the three activities that orthotics are designed to help with overall.
What are standing, walking, and running?
This famous Mexican painter of the early 1900s, famous for her portraits and self-portraits, experienced the amputation of her right leg below the knee due to infection.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
In the 1904 Olympics, George Eyser competed while wearing a wooden prosthetic for his left leg, medaling multiple times in which Olympic category?
What are gymnastics?
This popular construction toy consists of interlocking plastic pieces, derived from the Danish phrase for "play well".
What is Lego / What are Legos?
This fictional military character becomes a double leg amputee after the Vietnam War. He eventually joins his rescuer on a joint business venture aboard a shrimping boat.
Who is "Lieutenant Dan"?
The term given to a prosthetic hand or leg that does not have movable parts, used primarily for supporting other objects rather than boasting active components.
What is a passive prosthesis?
The iconic American jazz singer dubbed "the First Lady of song" became a double-leg amputee during the last few years of her life. Some of her hit songs included "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" and "Cheek to Cheek".
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
What is the ship's cook?
A dance that originated in the West Indies, this term comes from the Jamaican-English term "to bend".
What is the Limbo?
This trenchcoat-wearing (but air-headed) cartoon detective had all of his limbs replaced with handy tools to thwart criminals.
Who is Inspector Gadget?
Prosthetic legs that incorporate electrical, bendable knee joints are said to be controlled by these.
What are computers or microprocessors?
This retired member of the National Guard now serves as a senator from Illinois on the U.S. senate. A double-leg amputee, she continues to advocate heavily for veterans' rights.
Who is Tammy Duckworth?
Surgeons that performed amputations during the United States Civil War were given this grisly nickname after the main tool utilized in procedures.
What are "Sawbones"?
This composer is responsible for the famous oratorio "Messiah", which includes the oft-sung "Hallelujah Chorus".
Who is Handel?
Charlize Theron plays the role of the rugged liberator "Imperator Furiosa", who wields a mechanical left arm in this high-octane action movie.
What is "Max Mad: Fury Road"?