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Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Test your knowledge on tobacco-related facts! Learn about smoking prevalence, health problems, taxes, and more. Challenge yourself and see if you are smarter than a 5th grader!

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Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

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  1. Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? TRU Price of Tobacco and Initiation Trivia

  2. Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

  3. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Health • What percent of all high school students are current smokers? A) 12% B) 19% C) 23% CDC, Dec. 2008

  4. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Health • What percent of middle school students are current smokers? A) 6% B) 8% C) 10% CDC, Dec. 2008

  5. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Health • What is another term for chronic bronchitis and emphysema? A) severe cold B) asthma C) COPD ALA, Dec. 2008

  6. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Health • Each day, this many youth become regular smokers in the US? A) 1140 B) 2140 C) 3140 CDC, Dec. 2008

  7. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Health • How much is MEDICAID in NC billed annually for smoking related health problems? A) 769 million B) 800 million C) 912 million Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

  8. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Language Arts • What is the definition of taxes? A) something that is hard to do B) money for the auto industry C) fees imposed by the government

  9. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Language Arts • What is the definition of disposable income? A) money you have left after taxes and bills B) money you throw away C) money spent on diapers

  10. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Language Arts • In statistics, what is the definition of consumption? A) how much of something is used B) how many people use something C) packs of something purchased

  11. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Language Arts • What is the definition of prevalence? A) popularity B) number of cases within a population C) number of people in an area

  12. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? A) the extra product that doesn’t sell B) tax imposed on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of things like tobacco or liquor C) when people are excited about a new product • Language Arts • What is the definition of excise?

  13. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Math • What is the cigarette tax in NC? A) 25 cents B) 30 cents C) 35 cents Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

  14. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Math • What is the national average for cigarette taxes? A) $1.18 B) $1.34 C) $1.87 Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

  15. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Math • If NC raises the cigarette tax to the national average, youth smoking would dropby what percent? A) 10% B) 12% C) 14% Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

  16. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Math • What number of youth will be saved from early death if NC’s cigarette tax was raised to the national average? A) 27,000 B) 29,000 C) 31,000 Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch

  17. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Math • If NC raised the cigarette tax to the national average, what would be the long term savings in health care for NC? A) About $2 Billion B) About $1 billion C) About $500,000 Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

  18. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Geography • Which is a tobacco state other than NC? A) Ohio B) Maine C) Kentucky

  19. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Geography • Which is NOT a tobacco state? A) New Mexico B) Virginia C) South Carolina

  20. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Geography • What state ranks fifth lowest in the tobacco tax? A) Virginia B) North Carolina C) South Carolina Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

  21. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Geography • What state has the highest tobacco tax? A) Texas B) California C) New York Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch. Dec 2008

  22. Smarter Than A 5th Grader? • Geography • What state has the lowest tobacco tax? A) North Carolina B) South Carolina C) Virginia Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch

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