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Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking: Straight talk about tobacco: Tobacco quiz

Tobacco quiz

Test your knowledge of tobacco with this quiz from the Tobacco Information and Prevention Service (TIPS) at the Center for Disease Control.

Pick the correct answer for each question.

  1. Smoking is harmful only if you smoke for a long time - 20 to 30 years or more.
    True
    False
  2. If you smoke a pack a day for one year, it will cost you about:
    a. $50
    b. $1,000
    c. $1,500
    d. $3,000
  3. Nicotine in tobacco is highly addictive.
    True
    False
  4. Spit tobacco is a safe and non-addictive alternative to cigarettes.
    True
    False
  5. Which of the following chemicals are found in cigarette smoke?
    a. Ammonia (used to clean toilets)
    b. Cyanide (used to kill rats)
    c. Formaldehyde (used to preserve dead frogs)
    d. All of the above
  6. More than 80% of smokers start smoking before they turn:
    a. 18 years old
    b. 21 years old
    c. 25 years old
  7. How many young people become new smokers each day?
    a. 1,000
    b. 2,000
    c. 3,000
  8. Tobacco kills more people each year than which of the following causes of death?
    a. Illegal drugs
    b. Car crashes
    c. AIDS
    d. All of the above
  9. Within two days of quitting smoking, your sense of taste and smell are greatly improved.
    True
    False
  10. What is the number one source of pollution on California beaches?
    a. Oil slicks
    b. Hospital waste
    c. Cigarette butts

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