Science News Quiz #8 - Science News with Dan Riskin

Science News Quiz #8 (Jan 2024): Three Questions

This week: Teen siblings, escape rooms, and muddy dogs. Can you win?

(It's not the Shakespeare one)

1 / 3

You're about to do an escape room with four friends. The goal is to finish in one hour, or your team loses. According to a new study, which of the following is the best pep talk to give before the timer starts?

"I believe in you."

"Did someone just fart?"

"I'll give you each $20 if we finish in 45 minutes or less."

"And gentlemen in England now a-bed shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day."

2 / 3

Your dog gets covered in mud during a super-long walk. But a few hours later, as you get back to the car, she's clean as a whistle. According to a new study, how does mammal hair self-clean?

Dogs are witches. They use magic.

As hair bends, any mud/grime falls off, because the shape has changed, making it impossible to stick.

It's all about the tongue. If the dog doesn't stop to lick its fur, the mud stays forever.

3 / 3

Researchers asked ca. 9,000 teens in China and ca. 9,000 teens in the USA about their mental health, and then about how many siblings they have. They found that:

For teens, having siblings makes mental health worse.

For teens, having siblings makes mental health better.

The results varied in the two countries, with siblings helping mental health in one culture, but hurting mental health in the other.

Your score is

The average score is 47%

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