Mad Skills
Just Say No!
Let's Get Physical
Taco 'Bout Being Hungry
Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes
Serial Killers
100
This health skill increases the likelihood of making healthy choices when facing potentially unhealthy situations.
Decision Making
100
What is the most commonly abused drug in the United States?
Alcohol
Close Runner's Ups: Marijuana, Tobacco, & Prescription Drugs
https://www.duffysrehab.com/about/blog/top-10-most-commonly-abused-drugs-and-their-effects/
100
True or False?
Some studies have shown that on average, individuals who walk at a faster pace have a longer life expectancy.
100
What are the five food groups?
Grains, Vegetables, Proteins, Fruits, & Dairy
100
How many bones are in the human body?
206
100
This disease can occur anywhere in the body. It is characterized by an uncontrolled division (growth) of abnormal cells in a part of the body, and each year accounts for over 500,000 deaths in the United States alone.
Cancer
200
This health skill empowers students for self-improvement and supports students in creating and achieving things both in the short-term and the long-term.
Goal Setting
200
Which substance is responsible for the most overdose deaths?
Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the drugs involved in the highest number of overdose deaths.
Fentanyl ranks first among specific drugs mentioned in overdose fatalities. It is extremely potent and often mixed into other illicit drugs without the user's knowledge.
Stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine are also frequently involved in fatal overdoses, often in combination with opioids.
200
True or False?
Building muscle during your teen years creates a permanent blueprint, making it much easier to stay fit later in life.
True
- New Cells: Lifting weights adds extra nuclei (control centers) inside your muscle fibers.
- Permanent Stay: These extra nuclei stay in place even if you stop working out and lose muscle size.
- Fast Return: When you start exercising again as an adult, those existing nuclei help your muscles grow back much faster.
Why Teen Years Are Special
- High Hormones: Natural growth hormones and testosterone peak during adolescence.
- Easy Growth: The body builds new muscle tissue faster during these years than it will later in life.
- Long-Term Base: Starting early sets a strong physical foundation for adulthood.
200
What is the top food ingredient that causes obesity?
Added Sugar
200
What is the strongest bone in the body?
Femur
200
*DAILY DOUBLE*
1. What is the average life expectancy in the United States?
2. What about the world?
1. 79 years (male - 76.5, female - 81.4)
2. 73.8 years (male - 71.2, female - 76.4)
300
This health skill focuses on identifying & understanding the diverse internal and external factors that affect health practices and behaviors.
Analyzing Influences
300
When looking at counterfeit prescription pills, what are the percentage that are laced with a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl?
Half (50%)
According to DEA Laboratory Testing, half of all fake pills tested containing fentanyl have enough of the drug to cause a fatal overdose.
300
True or False?
Expending energy through physical activity actually reduces fatigue and increases your daily stamina.
True
- More Mitochondria: Moving your body builds new mitochondria. These tiny cell structures turn food into usable energy.
- Better Sleep: Physical activity helps you fall asleep faster and sleep deeper, which recharges your body.
- Improved Circulation: Activity pumps oxygen and nutrients through your blood vessels more efficiently to fuel your tissues.
300
What is the "rule of three" when talking about survival?
On average, a human can survive up to...
... 3 minutes without oxygen.
... 3 days without water.
... 3 weeks without food.
300
*Daily Double*
1. What is the largest organ in the body?
2. What is the fastest muscle in the body?
1. Skin
2. Eye
300
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Heart Disease
400
This health skill guides students to better understand, practice, and reflect on their interactions with others.
Interpersonal Communication
400
This substance harms the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control. Additionally, many products containing this substance contain harmful substances like formaldehyde, heavy metals (nickel, tin, lead), and volatile organic compounds that damage the body.
Nicotine
400
Exercise releases certain substances, which are chemical messengers that immediately lower stress and make you feel happier. What are they called?
Endorphins and Dopamine
400
Name a well-known food that can work as a natural antibiotic.
Honey, Garlic, Ginger, & Oregano
(Others that aren't as well known: Echinacea & Clove)
400
*DAILY DOUBLE*
1. This body part stays approximately the same size from birth until death.
2. These body parts never stops growing.
1. Eyes
2. Ears & Nose
(That's due to gravity, not actual growth. As you age, gravity causes the cartilage in your ears and nose to break down and sag. This results in droopier, longer features.)
400
What is the term used to describe diseases that CANNOT be spread from person-to-person?
(Hint: These diseases aren't contagious; instead they are caused by lifestyle choices, genetics, or pollution.)
Non-Communicable Diseases
500
This health skill prepares students to be able to critically evaluate the health information around them, whether that is from research articles, advertisements, people, or other print materials.
Accessing Valid & Reliable Information
500
Heavy use of this substance during the teenage years can cause a permanent drop in intelligence, leading to an average loss of up to 5 to 8 IQ points, which do not return even if the teen stops using the drug. Teens who use this substance face a 3 times higher risk of developing severe mental health issues. This includes long-term risks for depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
Marijuana
500
*DAILY DOUBLE*
1. What is the record for the most pull-ups in a 24 hour timeframe?
2. What is the record for the longest dead hang?
1. Gary Lloyd completed 8,600 pull-ups on October 16, 2023.
2. Kenta Adachi hung from a bar for 1 hour, 20 minutes, and 41 seconds on 2/1/2026. He also completed the most consecutive pull-ups in a row with 1,224 on 11/10/2024.
500
This mild, yet common, condition can drop your brain function and focus by up to 20%, and it is caused by a lack of one key essential nutrient.
Dehydration (Drink more water!)
500
This part of your body does not fully finish developing until around your mid twenties.
The Brain
500
The condition occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel in the brain bursts, which deprives brain cells of oxygen and causes them to die.
Stroke
600
This health skill allows students to become active participants in their health and the health of their community.
Advocacy
600
What is it called when the body gets used to a certain substance, so that either more of it is needed or a stronger substance is needed to achieve the same feeling?
Tolerance
600
How much exercise should the average person get on a weekly basis?
Around 150 minutes per week of exercise, ranging in difficulty (intensity) from moderate to vigorous.
600
Roughly 90% of your body's serotonin (the chemical that regulates your mood and happiness) is produced in what location within the body?
The Gut a.k.a. the Gastrointestinal Tract
600
These structures in your body break down and rebuild themselves over time, a renewal process that takes about 10 years each time.
Bones
600
What are the top behavioral/lifestyle risk factors for the leading causes of death in the United States?
(There are 4 total, name at least 3)
- Tobacco use: The single largest preventable cause of death. It causes about 480,000 premature deaths every year from lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses.
- Poor diet: Eating too much salt, sugar, and unhealthy fat—while missing out on fruits and vegetables—contributes heavily to chronic diseases.
- Physical inactivity: Not getting enough regular exercise weakens the heart and raises the chance of chronic illness.
- Excessive alcohol use: Heavy drinking damages the liver, raises blood pressure, and contributes to tens of thousands of early deaths annually.
700
This health skill is the ability to demonstrate health practices & behaviors that help maintain and improve one’s health. This skill involves students taking responsibility for their own health.
Self Management
700
What is the difference between a drug and a medicine?
Drug Definition - Any substance other than food that changes the function of the body or mind.
All medicines are drugs, not all drugs are medicines.
700
What is the world record for the longest plank?
(Closest guess gets the points - NO CHEATING!)
9 hours, 38 minutes, and 47 seconds
Set by Josef Šálek from the Czech Republic on May 20, 2023.
700
Explain - What is a calorie?
A calorie is a unit of measurement — but it doesn't measure weight or length, it measures energy. One calorie represents the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C.
700
If removed and spread out end-to-end, this part of the body can stretch anywhere from 60,000 to 100,000 miles long!
Blood Vessels
(Including arteries, veins, and capillaries.)
700
*Daily Double*
Diabetes is a disease that causes the body to not produce enough of a certain hormone, or it struggles to use that specific hormone properly.
1. What is the hormone called?
2. Where is it produced?
1. Insulin
2. Pancreas