Sleep Trivia
This common household animal sleeps for up to 12 hours a day.
What is a cat?
This hormone helps signal the body that it’s time to sleep?
What is melatonin?
The number of hours of sleep an older adult needs every day, between __ and __ hours.
What is 7-9 hours?
This sleep disorder is characterized by getting out of bed and walking during deep sleep.
What is sleep walking?
These are two things to avoid before bed.
What are Caffeine and Electronics?
This state is reached bears and bees "sleep" through the winter.
What is hibernation?
This is the sleep stage that you experience dreams in.
What is REM?
Number of hours of sleep a school aged child (6-11 y.o.) needs a day, between __ and __ hours.
What is 9-12 hours?
This sleep disorder is characterized by snoring and witnessed pauses in breathing patterns.
What is sleep apnea?
These are habits and routines that promote good-quality sleep
What is sleep hygiene?
As the sleepiest animal in the world, this "down under" animal sleeps for 22 hours a day.
What is a koala?
This is the number of sleep stages
What is 4?
Adolescents need this many hours of sleep, between __ and __ hours.
What is between 8 and 10 hours of sleep a day?
This sleep disorder is characterized by difficulty falling and staying asleep and sometimes waking up too early in the morning and experience daytime sleepiness.
What is insomnia?
Two things that make a good sleep environment.
What are Quiet, Peace, Dark, Cold?
This marine animal doesn't sleep at all for the first month of its life.
What is a whale or dolphin?
This hormone rises in the morning and helps promote alertness?
What is cortisol?
These 2 or more things can affect how much sleep a person needs.
What is age, medical/health conditions, illness, injury, stress, activity level?
This sleep disorder is characterized by sudden and uncontrollable urges to fall asleep during the day sometimes accompanied by sudden muscle weakness.
What is narcolepsy?
This habit can help you catch up on sleep.
What is Napping?
This number of days holds the world record in number of days for the longest a human has gone without sleep. Hint: more than a week!
What is 11 days? Reached on Jan. 8, 1964, by Randy Gardner who stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes.
This hormone blocks adenosine receptors, temporarily masking the feeling of tiredness.
What is caffeine?
This age group needs the most amount of sleep, up to 17-18 hours of sleep a day.
What are babies/infants?
This sleep disorder is characterized by uncomfortable feelings in the legs, such as itching, prickling, pulling, or crawling. These sensations create an overwhelming urge to move the legs.
What is restless leg syndrome?
This temperature range is the ideal for sleeping at night
What is the mid - upper 60s?