The Human Body | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 48 Public

Questions about the human body

Study Slideshow

Which is the rarest blood type in humans?

AB negative (less than one percent of the population has this blood type)

20

Why does eyesight change as you get older?

The eye’s lens continues to grow throughout one’s life. It becomes thicker and less transparent.

25

How much salt does the average human body contain?

around 2650 grams

around 650 grams

around 5650 grams

around 1650 grams

15

True or false? Your tongue has different areas that more sensitive to different flavors.

False. This is a common myth taught in primary schools and it the result of a mistranslated scientific paper, from German to English.

10

True or false? We lose 80% of our body heat from our heads.

True

10

True or false? Your body is made up of more human cells than bacteria cells.

False (for each human cell in your body there are about ten bacteria cells)

10

How many bones are in the human feet?

26

18

52

38

15

What percentage of your body is water?

roughly 70%

15

On average, how many hairs are there on a person’s head?

250,000

200,000

50,000

100,000

15

On average, how many times do you blink in a day?

48,800

88,800

28,800

68,800

15

What is the longest bone in the human body?

the femur

15

True or false? The word “muscle” comes from a Latin term meaning “little mouse.”

True

10

True or false? The average human has 67 different species of bacteria living in their belly button.

True

10

What is the most flexible muscle in the human body?

the tongue

20

Can the human body survive for longer without food, or without water?

Food. As a general rule, people can survive up to 3 weeks without food, but only 3 days without water

10

What is the aorta?

It's the longest artery. It's the first blood vessel the blood travels through once it leaves your heart, and carries the blood away to be distributed

15