Smoking Quiz

Test Yourself!

Think you know everything there is about how tobacco affects you? Prove it by taking a quick quiz.
You can view the correct answers once you have completed all 12 questions.

1. When you smoke a cigarette, it's just like inhaling car exhaust.
   1. True
   2. False
2. You'll also find cyanide, formaldehyde and toilet bowl cleaner in cigarettes.
   1. True
   2. False
3. Tobacco can be harder to quit than heroin or cocaine.
   1. True
   2. False
4. In all, tobacco smoke contains about 400 different chemical compounds.
   1. True
   2. False
5. In Canada, 49% of teenagers don't smoke.
   1. True
   2. False
6. Of every 10 people who try smoking, eight get hooked.
   1. True
   2. False
7. If you take birth control pills, smoking will increase your chances for serious heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure.
   1. True
   2. False
8. Smoking causes early tooth decay and gum disease.
   1. True
   2. False
9. Deep breathing and exercise could help you quit smoking.
   1. True
   2. False
10. How toxic is nicotine?
    1. Not toxic at all.
    2. Causes severe abdominal cramps and bloating in some cases.
    3. Only toxic if in conjunction with other substances found in tobacco products.
    4. Deadly in high doses.
11. Red blood cells carry oxygen through your body. How much does the carbon monoxide found in cigarettes reduce red blood cells' ability to perform this task?
    1. By 2%
    2. By 6%
    3. By 12%
    4. By 28%
12. How many cigarettes a year do Canadian teenagers smoke?
    1. Eight million cigarettes.
    2. Over a billion cigarettes.
    3. Approximately 740 million.
    4. About 200 million cigarettes.

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WebPage Reference

¹ Health Canada. Accessed Dec 17, 2007