So how much do you know about your health?   Find out, and perhaps win a prize, in the ...   Ross High Health Quiz Section A

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1)   Orange juice has a lot of which vitamin:
vitamin A;   vitamin B;   vitamin C?

2)   Are carrots said to be good for your teeth, your eyes or your toe nails?

3)   Marathon runners often eat pasta the night before they run a race. True or false?

4)   How often should people exercise to stay fit:
once a week;   twice a week;   every day?

5)   When you exercise what do you burn:
protein;   calories;   muscles?

6)   Dish towels in the kitchen can be a source of harmful bacteria if they are not washed and changed regularly.  True or false?

7)   Should leftovers from a meal normally be stored in a fridge or at room temperature with a cover over them?

8)   'After you have defrosted meat, you should not ______ it.' 
Choose a word to fill the blank:  eat;   re-freeze;   store;   cook.   

9)   If a fire breaks out in your house, you should ______ all doors and windows.  Is the missing word 'close' or 'open'?

10) Which small piece of equipment fitted with a battery, has prevented thousands of deaths from fires in Britain?

11) How many times a day (at least) do dentists recommend you brush your teeth?

12)  How many permanent teeth do adults normally have?
22;    32;    42. 

13)  Mental illness is very common in Britain.  True or false?

14)  The treatments for mental illness are at least as successful as the treatments for physical illnesses.  True or false?

Now use the information in the right column about the six Ross High Health Achievers to answer questions 15-20

15)  What is Janet Skinner's job and where did she go to university?

16)  Brian Ferguson owns a chemist's shop.  What subject did he study at university?

17)  Which job did Helen Smith dream of doing as a child?

18)  Robert Watters is a partner in a ________ practice in East Lothian. Complete the blank.

19)  Aileen Stewart is a Branch Secretary of which health service union?

20)  Donald Salter is a pathologist.  At which hospital does he undertake a lot of work?

If you enter the quiz and get most of the answers correct, your name will be placed in a prize draw!

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