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1.

How many children in the U.S. are diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1 each day?
- A.
  
  10
- B.
  
  1600
- C.
  
  1
- D.
  
  40
Correct Answer
D. 40
2.

What was the location of the first U.S. hospital?
- A.
  
  Chicago
- B.
  
  New York
- C.
  
  Boston
- D.
  
  Philadelphia
Correct Answer
D. Philadelphia
3.

What life event is a "damaging, health-destroying experience," according to a 2009 Johns Hopkins study?
- A.
  
  Relocating
- B.
  
  Giving Birth
- C.
  
  Divorce
- D.
  
  Changing Jobs
Correct Answer
C. Divorce
4.

What condition is likely to affect divorced women 60% more often than their married counterparts?
- A.
  
  Cardiovascular Disease
- B.
  
  Colitis
- C.
  
  Diabetes
- D.
  
  Obesity
Correct Answer
A. Cardiovascular Disease
5.

How much was spent in 2009 in the U.S. to advertise and market children's cough medicine?
- A.
  
  $2 Million
- B.
  
  $15.8 Million
- C.
  
  $50 Million
- D.
  
  $10 Million
Correct Answer
C. $50 Million
6.

How many underage adolescents in the U.S. consume alcohol every month?
- A.
  
  100,000
- B.
  
  5,000
- C.
  
  4 Million
- D.
  
  1.2 Million
Correct Answer
C. 4 Million
7.

Following a 30 minute workout, what is the best thing to drink to replace fluids?
- A.
  
  Milk
- B.
  
  Orange Juice
- C.
  
  Water
- D.
  
  An Energy Drink
Correct Answer
C. Water
8.

How are sales of a brand name pharmaceutical affected once it becomes available as a generic?
- A.
  
  Sales Decline 80%
- B.
  
  Sales Increase 10%
- C.
  
  Sales Decline 40%
- D.
  
  Sales Increase 50%
Correct Answer
A. Sales Decline 80%
9.

Although the last case of polio in the U.S. occurred in 1979, what do children continue to do for polio?
- A.
  
  Drink Skim Milk
- B.
  
  Go To School
- C.
  
  Take Vitamins
- D.
  
  Be Vaccinated
Correct Answer
D. Be Vaccinated
10.

What percent of American women are on a weight-loss diet on any given day?
- A.
  
  53 Percent
- B.
  
  11 Percent
- C.
  
  25 Percent
- D.
  
  76 Percent
Correct Answer
A. 53 Percent
11.

What U.S. hospital was rated by the NY Times as the best in America?
- A.
  
  Johns Hopkins Hospital
- B.
  
  Cleveland Clinic
- C.
  
  UC San Francisco Medical Center
- D.
  
  Duke University Hospital
Correct Answer
A. Johns Hopkins Hospital
12.

What is the consensus of pediatricians regarding vitamins for healthy children beyond infancy?
- A.
  
  That They Make Up For Poor Diet
- B.
  
  That They Have No Value
- C.
  
  That They Increase Intelligence
- D.
  
  That They Help Children Grow
Correct Answer
B. That They Have No Value
13.

What was the combined gross revenue of U.S. pharmaceutical companies in 2007?
- A.
  
  $13 Billion
- B.
  
  $2 Billion
- C.
  
  $624 Million
- D.
  
  $315 Billion
Correct Answer
D. $315 Billion
14.

What animals are used in wound healing research because their skin is so like that of a human?
- A.
  
  Chickens
- B.
  
  Monkeys
- C.
  
  Pigs
- D.
  
  Cows
Correct Answer
C. Pigs
15.

According to the USDA, how much sugar is consumed (per capita) by every American each year?
- A.
  
  100 Pounds
- B.
  
  14 Pounds
- C.
  
  68 Pounds
- D.
  
  156 Pounds
Correct Answer
D. 156 Pounds

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The Big Trivia On Medicine

How many children in the U.S. are diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1 each day?

What was the location of the first U.S. hospital?

What life event is a "damaging, health-destroying experience," according to a 2009 Johns Hopkins study?

What condition is likely to affect divorced women 60% more often than their married counterparts?

How much was spent in 2009 in the U.S. to advertise and market children's cough medicine?

How many underage adolescents in the U.S. consume alcohol every month?

Following a 30 minute workout, what is the best thing to drink to replace fluids?

How are sales of a brand name pharmaceutical affected once it becomes available as a generic?

Although the last case of polio in the U.S. occurred in 1979, what do children continue to do for polio?

What percent of American women are on a weight-loss diet on any given day?

What U.S. hospital was rated by the NY Times as the best in America?

What is the consensus of pediatricians regarding vitamins for healthy children beyond infancy?

What was the combined gross revenue of U.S. pharmaceutical companies in 2007?

What animals are used in wound healing research because their skin is so like that of a human?

According to the USDA, how much sugar is consumed (per capita) by every American each year?