Stay Healthy Quiz

Live Longer & Better
Do you know what it takes to enjoy a healthy old age?

1. Which of these is most likely to improve your memory after age 50?
a) Solving crossword or sudoku puzzles
b) Going on regular walks
c) Taking ginkgo biloba supplements
2. What's the best treatment for creaky, arthritic knees?
a) Sitting down
b) Taking glucosamine supplements
c) Doing tai chi
d) Taking shark cartilage pills
3. Which of these two habits could shave the most time off your life?
a) Watching TV
b) Smoking
4. True or False: If you're middle-aged and have spent the past 20 years smoking, avoiding exercise, or otherwise being unhealthy, it's too late to change now.
5. True or False: To feel younger, just open your window blinds.
6. As you age, volunteering can:
a) Decrease depression
b) Improve your sex life
c) Both of the above
7. If you're physically active and sociable, you can expect to add how many years to your life span?
a) 0.8
b) 1.5
c) 3.6
d) 5.4
8. If you're a woman 40 or older and worried about improving bone health or avoiding falls, you might want to take up:
a) Running
b) Soccer
c) A cane
9. What's the best way to motivate yourself to be physically active after age 40?
a) Join a gym
b) Adopt a dog
c) Cut out a photo of first lady Michelle Obama's biceps
d) Hire a personal trainer
10. Finally, as inspiration: In 2011, a runner at the Toronto Marathon became the oldest person ever to finish a race of that distance.  He was:
a) 72
b) 86
c) 91
d) 100




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Answers : 1. b   ; 2. c  ; 3. a  ; 4. False  ; 5. True  ; 6. c  ; 7. d  ; 8. b  ; 9. b  ; 10. d