Interesting Facts about the Human Body
Quiz
What percentage of your brain is water?
- 50%
- 60%
- 70%
- 80%
How fast does a sneeze travel?
- 50 miles per hour
- 100 miles per hour
- 150 miles per hour
- 200 miles per hour
How many taste buds does your tongue have?
- 30
- 300
- 3,000
- 30,000
How fast do fingernails grow compared to toenails?
- four times faster
- eight times faster
- twelve times faster
- sixteen times faster
How many bones are there in the human body?
- 186
- 196
- 206
- 216
Where are the smallest bones in your body?
- In your throat
- In your hand
- In your toes
- In your ear
Which is the strongest bone in the body?
- The humerus
- The radius
- The fibula
- The femur
How many muscles do you use when you speak?
- 5
- 7
- 15
- 75
What is the average growth of hair per month?
- Half an inch
- One inch
- Two inches
- Two and a half inches
How much can hair grow if it remains uncut?
- Up to 3 feet long
- Up to 5 feet long
- Up to 7 feet long
- Up to 9 feet long
How many dreams does an average person have per night?
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 7
How long does the average dream last?
- 2-3 seconds
- 1-2 minutes
- 20-30 minutes
- 1-2 hours
How much is the normal heart beat per minute?
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
How many times a day does your heart beat?
- 1,000
- 10,000
- 100,000
- 1,000,000
By the time you are 70, you will have drunk ...
- 1200 gallons of water
- 12, 000 gallons of water
- 120,000 gallons of water
- 1,200,000 gallons of water
How long does it take food to go from the mouth to the stomach?
- 1 second
- 7 seconds
- 1 minute
- 7 minutes
What percentage of the human body is water?
- 25%
- 45%
- 75%
- 95%
How long is the small intestine in metres?
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 6
How far can you see with the naked eye?
- 0.4 million light years away
- 1 million light years away
- 2.4 million light years away
- 4.2 million light years away
How many times a year do you blink your eyes?
- 10,000
- 100,000
- 1,000,000
- 10,000,000