Noses
Teen Talk
Gratitude
Say What?
Fatherhood
100

We don’t sneeze while sleeping because the nerves that trigger sneezing are asleep.

a) true
b) false

a) true

Do you have trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep or do you awake too early?

100

What do teens mean if something is "dope?"

a) it is dopey, dumb or stupid
b) a person of low intelligence
c) cool or awesome
d) drugs - often opiates

Most recently - c) cool or awesome  OR
d) May also refer to drugs and opiates in particular

Do you ever use the word "dope" to describe something?  What is it?

100

Which of the following are good ways to show appreciation & gratitude? (list more than one)

a) say "thank you"
b) talk about why you appreciate someone & do it publically
c) give a little gift
d) do someone a favor

they are all true - you get credit if you list more than one

What is the easist way for you to show appreciation?

100

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." 

a) Walt Disney
b) Minny Mouse
c) Godzilla
d) Tom Cruise
e) Gary Buchik

 

a) Walt Disney

How do you get yourself started when you just feel like sitting around?

100

How old was the oldest known father at the time of the child's birth?

a) 2 years of age
b) 49 years of age
c) 64 years of age
d) 74 years of age
e) 96 years of age

e) 96 years of age

What difference does it make if a child's father is older vs younger?


200

Humans have 12 million olfactory (smell) receptor cells, while rabbits have 100 million and bloodhounds have four billion. 

a) true
b) false

a) true

I guess that explains why bloodhounds are used to tracking?

What is your favorite smell?  Least favorite?

200

In teen talk, what does "OMG" mean?

a) oh my goodness
b) oh my God!
c) oh my golly
d) oh my gosh
e) oh my greatness?

b) oh my God

What emotion is likely to be expressed when teens use this expression?

200

What is gratitude?

a) just being happy
b) a feeling of boredom when something awful happens
c) a feeling of frustration when things are just too wonderful
d) a readiness to show appreciation, be thankful and return kindness

d) a readiness to show appreciation, be thankful and return kindness 

What you are grateful for at home?

What does gratitude feel like?

200

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

a) Rex Allen
b) Mike Pence
c) JoJo Sewa
d) John Lennon
e) Leo de Venche

d) John Lennon 

What does it mean that "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans?"

200

How do you say "dad" in Spanish?

a) vater
b) papi
c) papa
d) padre
e) pipa


c) papa

What is the difference in English between "dad" and "father?"

What difference does it make in Spanish if you emphasize the second vs the first syllable in the word "papa?"

300

How much mucus does your nose and sinuses produce each day (which you swallow).

a) about 2 ounces
b) about a pint
c) almost one quart
d) nearly a gallon

c) almost one quart

When you have a snuffy nose, have you noticed that you have a hard time thinking?

Have you noticed that you FEEL differently when you have a snuffy nose?

300

When teens use the phrase "YOLO," what does it mean?

a) YOLO is a rap artist from Prague, Hungry
b) you only live once
c) yolo is a type of frozen yogurt
d) Yolo, Texas is a popular music venue

b) you only live once
others might say "seize the day" or "carpe diem" or "live for today"

Can you live for today, but also plan for the future?  
Can you do both?

300

What is true about Gratitude?

a) grateful people tend to have better physical health
b) grateful people are more apt to have blue eyes?
c) grateful people are more likely to become divorced?
d) grateful people are more apt to be taller than average

a) grateful people tend to have better physical health

People who regularly express their gratitude are less likely to be stressed and more likely to take care of their health.  They exercise more often and are more likely to attend regular check-ups.

What are you grateful for?   How do you show it?

300

Who said, "Whoever is happy will make others happy too."

a) Charles Barkley
b) Anne Frank
c) Tom Brady
d) Joe Biden
e) Cornelius van Goat

b) Anne Frank

When have you been able to make someone happy?

What were you doing?


300

At what age do males typically reach puberty (are able to father a baby)?

a) about age five and a half
b) about eleven
c) about thirteen and a half
d) about fifteen
e) about fifteen and a half

c) about thirteen and a half  - the average is 13 years, 7 months

Do you think that it is kinda weird that the ability to create a child happens long before the ability to take care of a child's needs (like paying for food, clothing, shelter, education)?


400

What is most true about sneezing?

a) a sneeze makes 40,000 droplets, travels up to 20 mph & creates a spray about 5 feet.
b) a sneeze makes 500 droplets, travels up to 80 mph & creates a a spray about 20 feet.
c) a sneeze makes 4,000 droplets, travels up to 5 mph & creates a a spray 10 about feet.
d) a sneeze makes 70 droplets, travels up to 7 mph & creates a 3’ spray radius.

a) a sneeze makes 40,000 droplets, travels up to 20 mph & creates a 5’ spray radius.

So cover your sneeze!

What are you doing to prevent the spread of infectious viruses?


400

What do teens mean by the term "GOAT?"

a) an old person
b) a person with poor grooming (smells like a goat)
c) greatest of all time
d) an ugly person (looks like a goat)

c) greatest of all time   refers to the best of something

What do you do that is the best?
What have you got that is the best?

400

What is NOT a known benefit of gratitude?

a) opens doors to relationships
b) improves psychological health
c) better athletic performance
d) improved sleep
e) improved self-esteem

c) better athletic performance

Showing gratitude has MANY benefits, but athletics is not one of them.

Do you remember a time when someone was grateful for something that you did for them.  

How did you feel?


400

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

a) Barney Fife
b) Bart Simpson
c) Albert Einstein
d) Williams Howard Taft
e) John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith

c) Albert Einstein 

What does it mean to life a life for others?

What do you do to help other people or animals?

How you they react to you?

400

As a tribute to his father, Halsey Taylor invented what is 1896?

a) the catcher's mitt
b) the drinking fountain
c) the necktie
d) artificial flowers
e) penguins

b) the drinking fountain

The Halsey Taylor Company continues to make drinking fountains for schools and offices.

What gift have you given your father that he really liked?

500

Where is it traditional for people to press noses together as a greeting?

a) at Catholic High Schools
b) in Dublin Ireland
c) the Maori tribe in New Zealand
d) the Silli tribal groups in Watheheckistan
e) most kids in middle school

c) the Maori tribe in New Zealand 

If you care about a friend, how do you show it?

If you care about a relative, how do you show it?


500

What do teens mean when something is said to be "salty?"

a) has spent too much time in salty air & has been ruined
b) bitter, angry, agitated
c) refers to the lazy behavior of people who live near (salty) oceans
d) a portion of food that has been drenched in salt and tastes bad
e) a foul smell associated with poor personal hygiene

b) bitter, angry, agitated 

Would anyone describe you are salty?

How do you want people to see you?


500

What keeps people from showing that they are grateful?

a) fear
b) shyness
c) embarrassment
d) all of the above
e) penguins

d) all of the above 

What holds you back from expressing gratitude?   Try these:
I cannot thank you enough.                  You have my deepest thanks.
Words cannot express how much you mean to me.
I am more grateful to you than you'll ever know.                
I'll never forget your support and kindness.      I'm eternally grateful.

500

Who said, "I failed my way to success." 

a) Mary Brasch
b) Mark Rohde
c) Thomas Edison
d) John Wayne
e) Marilyn Monroe

c) Thomas Edison 

How did Thomas Edison 'fail his way to success?'

Talk about a time that you failed at something, but then got it right by trying again.

500

The world's oldest "father's day card" was:

a) produce by Hallmark Greeting Cards in 1932
b) personally drawn by Olga Schnengel in 1899
c) created 4000 years ago in Babylon by a kid named Elmesu
d) painted on birch bark by an Indian child named Running Deer in the 1800s

c) created 4000 years ago in Babylon by a kid named Elmesu

Archaeologists discovered the tribute from a child to his father on a clay tablet while doing excavations.

There is a Mother's Day and a Father's Day.  Do you thinking that there should there be a Kid's Day?