body may not make enough insulin, may not use insulin in the right way, or both. That may cause too much glucose in the blood.
What is Diabetes
100
What percentage of people 65 years and older have arthritis? (answers within 7% of actual percentage will be accepted)
What is 46%
100
Official term for elderly persons, usually more than 65 years or older
What is senior citizen
100
percentage of seniors age 65+ in 2004 who have at least a high school diploma (answers accepted if within 7 percent)
What is 73%
100
We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them _____ it.
-- Frank A. Clark
What is enjoy
200
the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.
What is Alzheimer's Disease
200
Name the three most common types of arthritis
What is osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout
200
guarantees health insurance for people above age 65
What is Medicare
200
percentage of US citizens age 65+ who were registered to vote in the 2004 presidential election. (answers accepted if within 7%)
What is 79%
200
* Those who _____ deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
-- Benjamin Franklin
What is love
300
bone disease which cause decreased bone mass and density, allowing for higher risk of fracture
What is Osteoporosis
300
In Osteoarthritis, ________ in the bone wears away
What is cartilage
300
In what countries is the term "senior citizen" used (two countries we specifically talked about)
What is US and UK
300
of all votes expected in 2040 presidential election, this percentage is projected to be cast by seniors 65+ (will accept if within 7%)
What is 41%
300
* Aging is not "lost _____" but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
-- Betty Friedan
What is youth
400
a disease in which there is unregulated cell growth and cells grow and divide uncontrollably, forming tumors
What is Cancer
400
Rheumatoid arthritis is an _________-immune disease
What is auto-immune
400
What day of the year is National Senior Citizen's Day observed?
What is August 21st
400
most popular sports activity for seniors, which is followed by exercising with equipment, net fishing, camping, golf, and swimming
What is exercise walking
400
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the ______ of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. --Hubert Humphrey
What is shadow
500
when blood flow in the brain suddenly stops, people may develop memory loss or confusion
What is stroke
500
In gout, crystals of _____ acid form in the joint space, causing swelling, redness, heat, pain, and stiffness
What is uric
500
President who first declared National Senior Citizen's Day to be observed
What is President Ronald Reagan
500
Number of people 65+ living in California in 2004 (will accept if within 0.5 million)
What is 3.8 million
500
* The longer I live the more ________life becomes.
-- Frank Lloyd Wright