Are you smoke savvy?

Are you smoke savvy?

 
Will 2012 be the year you give up smoking for good? Knowing the facts about smoking and not burying your head in the sand about the negative effects your habit is having on your health can really help to motivate you. So how smoke savvy are you? Try our quiz to find out…

Question 1

How many adult smokers are there in Britain currently?

  • Five million
  • 10 million
  • 15 million
  • 20 million

The correct answer is:

10 million

Question 2

How many deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking?

  • About 40 percent
  • About 60 percent
  • About 75 percent
  • About 90 percent

The correct answer is:

About 90 percent

Question 3

Smokers under the age of 40 have a higher risk of having a heart attack than non-smokers – but how much higher is it?

  • Twice as high
  • Three times as high
  • Five times as high
  • Eight times as high

The correct answer is:

Five times as high

Question 4

How many people are estimated to die around the world each year as a result of secondhand smoke?

  • 10,000
  • 100,000
  • 600,000
  • 900,000

The correct answer is:

600,000

Question 5

Which of the following are some of the benefits of giving up smoking?

  • Better teeth
  • Reduced heart attack risk
  • Improved fertility
  • All of the above

The correct answer is:

All of the above

Question 6

How much does treating smoking-related diseases cost the NHS a year approximately?

  • £2 million
  • £10 million
  • £1 billion
  • £3 billion

The correct answer is:

£3 billion

Results

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