2. SMOKING TRIVIA Click for Question

3. Smoke from cigarettes can make nonsmokers sick. True Click for: Answer and next Question

4. Smoke makes hair and clothing stink. True Click for: Answer and next Question

5. Smoking can affect a person’s ability to smell and taste food. True Click for: Answer and next Question

6. About 500 people die each year of smoking related diseases. False – Nearly 400,000 Click for: Answer and next Question

7. Smoke can cause reddening, itching and watering eyes. True Click for: Answer and next Question

8. Secondhand smoke kills 3,0000 nonsmokers each year from lung disease. True Click for: Answer and next Question

9. Cigarette smoke contains one chemical. That chemical is called nicotine. False – Thousands (Over 200 are poisonous Click for: Answer and next Question

10. It takes 10 seconds for nicotine absorbed into the bloodstream to reach the brain. True Click for: Answer and next Question

11. Smoking is a difficult habit to quit. True Click for: Answer and next Question

12. The average smoker spends $100/year on cigarettes. False – About $700 Click for: Answer and next Question

13. Nicotine is an addictive drug. True Click for: Answer and next Question

14. A smoker is twice as likely to have a heart attack as a nonsmoker is. True Click for: Answer and next Question

15. Smokers in the U.S. smoke more than 500 BILLION cigarettes each year. True Click for: Answer and next Question

16. In the U.S., about 1 million children under the age of 18 are smokers. False – 3 million! Click for: Answer and next Question

17. Teens who smoke cigarettes are more likely to try smoking marijuana than teens who don’t smoke cigarettes. True – “Gateway Drug” Click for: Answer and next Question

18. President Clinton is a smoker. False Click for: Answer and next Question

19. Every day, about 1,000 teenagers try cigarette smoking for the first time. False, about 3,000 Click for: Answer and next Question

20. Cigarette brands that are heavily advertised on TV, in magazines, on billboards, & on t-shirts are the brands more teens buy. True Click for: Answer and next Question

21. Every year, fewer teens start smoking. False, the # is Growing! Click for: Answer and next Question

22. 1 out of every 10 smokers will die of a smoking-related sickness. False – 3 out of 10 Click for: Answer and next Question

23. The lungs of a kid age 5 to 9 who lives in a home with a smoker do not work as well as lungs of a kid who lives in a home with no smokers. True Click for: Answer and next Question

24. More germs get into your lungs when you smoke. True - The smoke paralyzes the cilia (lining of your lungs) Click for: Answer and next Question

25. After smoking for a while, the smoker needs less nicotine to get the same feeling from smoking. False – More nicotine Click for: Answer and next Question