Heart Health
Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for heart disease?
A. A well balanced diet
B. Obesity
C. High Blood Pressure
D. Smoking
B. A well balanced diet
How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
4. 4
B. 2
Fun Fact: There is more bacteria in your mouth than people on Earth.
___ million roses are grown in preparation of Valentines Day.
A. 50
B. 175
C. 200
D. 325
C. 200
Groundhog day originated from a superstition in Germany. However, they did not look for a groundhog. They usually looked at a _____ to see its shadow.
A. Squirrel
B. Mouse
C. Rabbit
D. Badger
D. Badger
Which of the following is the most misspelled word in the English language?
A. Valentine
B. February
C. President
D. Groundhog
B. February
How many gallons of blood pump through your heart?
A. 40 Gal
B. 200 Gal
C. 2000 Gal
D. 550 Gal
C. 2000 Gal
Americans spend over $____ Billion dollars on dental care annually.
A. 20
B. 50
C. 80
D. 100
D. 100
Which of the following states does NOT have a town called "Valentine"?
A. Nebraska
B. Virginia
C. Georgia
D. Texas
C. Georgia
Which of the following plants NOT begin to grow in February?
A. Dog's Mercury
B. Yew
C. Sunflower
D. Snowdrop
C. Sunflower
A. Ice
B. Cake
C. Meat
D. Soups
B. Cake
Fun Fact: During Sol-Monath, Saxons would make cakes and offer them to the gods as sacrifice.
Death from cardiovascular disease averages about one in every _____ second(s) in the US.
A. 8
B. 23
C. 14
D. 37
D. 37
Adults have ____ teeth while children/babies have _____ teeth.
A. 40, 25
B. 50, 10
C. 32, 20
D. 45, 15
C. 32, 20
When was the earliest recorded valentine ever made?
A. 1542
B. 1415
C. 1886
D. 1702
B. 1415
Fun Fact: It was a poem made by a man named Charles (who was the Duke of Orleans). He wrote it to his wife while he was a political prisoner in the Tower of London
While it is Winter in the Northern Hemisphere during February, what season is it in the South Hemisphere?
A. Spring
B. Summer
C. Fall
D. Winter
B. Summer
February is known for a lot of different food holidays. Though ____________________ is probably the most eye catching.
A. National Carrot Lovers Month
B. National Soup Lovers Month
C. National Potato Lovers Month
D. National Chocolate Lovers Month
C. National Potato Lovers Month
What is the weight of a human heart?
A. Between 1-6 ounces
B. Between 7-15 ounces
C. Between 16-24 ounces
D. Between 25-33 ounces
B. Between 7-15 ounces
Fun fact: The average weight of a man's is 10 ounces while the average weight of a woman's is 8 ounces!
Before dentists, what jobs in the past did dental work?
A. Barbers/Blacksmiths
B. Doctors/Nurses
C. Cooks/Bakers
D. Carpenters/Rat-Catchers
A. Barbers/Blacksmiths
Conversation hearts are a popular candy in the US. What did they start out as originally?
A. Teethers
B. Clay
C. Chalk
D. Lozenges
D. Lozenges
What do Native Americans call the full moon that appears in February?
A. Frost Moon
B. Rabbit Moon
C. Snow Moon
D. Heart Moon
C. Snow Moon
The odds of being born on February 29th is 1 in ____.
A. 248
B. 894
C. 1,289
D. 1, 461
D. 1, 461
How many times does the heart pump per day?
A. 100
B. 5,000
C. 1,500,000
D. 100,000
D. 100,000
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
A. Bones
B. Enamel
C. Cementum
D. Dentum
B. Enamel
XOXO didn't always mean "hugs and kisses". In many popular works in the past, XOXO usually meant...
A. Sealed with a kiss
B. The mark of death
C. An oath to Cupid
D. To many a hug
A. Sealed with a kiss
Fun Fact: Around the middle ages, "X" would represent the cross while "O" represented a kiss of oath.
______ are one of the first to come out from hibernation in February.
A. Ladybugs
B. Wasps
C. Cicadas
D. Caterpillars
A. Ladybugs
The Ancient Romans wanted February to be 29 days instead of 28. Why?
A. Because 29 is a good looking number
B. To time when they planted their crops
C. Because even numbers were bad luck
D. To honor Gordian II, the 29th Roman Emperor
C. Because even numbers were bad luck