Fun Facts
Dreams and Nightmares
Sleep Health
Common Sleep Knowledge
True and False
100

What animal holds hands when they sleep so they do not drift away? 

What is Sea Otters? 

100

Vivid, full color dream usually occur during this phase of sleep....

What is REM?

100

When promoting sleep in older adults, which 3 dietary items would you tell them to limit in the afternoon?

What is Alcohol, Caffeine, Nicotine?

100

You need this many hours minimum as an adult of sleep a night

What is 7 hours?

100

Humans spend about a third of their life sleeping. 

True

200

This is one of the biggest sleep distraction is....

What is Unlimited Internet Access (internet)?

200

Humans spend an average of ____ years of their life dreaming? 

What is 6 years?

200

Chronic difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings from sleep and short sleep is called... 

What is Insomnia?

200

When should you stop eating before you go to bed?

What is 2-3 hours before you plan to fall asleep?

200

Everyone does not dream in color.

True, 12% of people dream in black and white.

300

Tiredness peaks twice a day. The average times are?

What is 2am and 2pm? 

300

People dream up to 3 to 4 times more than they usually would with this mental health diagnosis.

What is depression?

300

Clumsiness, blurred vision, cardiac arrhythmias, confusion, agitation are all symptoms of which sleep problem?

What is Sleep Deprivation?

300

The perfect nap, according to NASA lasts for 

What is 26 minutes?

300

Men and women have the same dreams

False, men's dreams are more aggressive, while women are more about communication. 

400

Research shows during these phases of the moon you sleep better during the _____ and sleep worse during the  ______

What is new moon and full moon?

400

This temperature in the room you sleep in, can better the chances you will have a bad dream...

What is colder room?

400

What percent of Americans suffer from some kind of sleep disorder? 

What is 22% (but will accept 20%)?

400

Ideally, falling asleep should take? 

What is 10-15 minutes?

400

If you are snoring, you are not dreaming 

True
500

In the medieval times rope-strung beds used to be tied tightly under the mattress to keep it securely in place, this action formed a popular nighttime phrase often said to children. 

What is sleep tight?

500

What year was research first done on dreaming? 

What is 1950's? 

500
What are the four sleep stages needed for healthy sleep? 

What is N1 (lightest sleep), N2 (light sleep), N3 (deep sleep) and REM? 

500

What is the fear of falling asleep called? 

What is Somniphobia? 

500

Being awake for 24 hours straight decreases your performance as much as if your blood alcohol level were .05% (the legal limit is .08%). 

False, the time is 16 hours straight.