National Institute on Media and the Family

SMOKE AND MIRRORS® QUIZ

  1. The smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers is known as:

    a. second-phase smoke
    b. passive smoke
    c. recycled smoke
    d. none of the above

  2. Which products have to (by law) list ingredients on the package?

    a. food and tobacco products
    b. food products only
    c. food, cosmetics, and medications
    d. the law does not require any labeling

  3. A ban on broadcast advertising for tobacco products in the United States went into effect in 1971. Broadcast advertising includes:

    a. advertising in magazines
    b. advertising on television and radio
    c. advertising on billboards
    d. advertising with flyers

  4. What types of cigarettes are considered safe to smoke?

    a. low-tar and low-nicotine cigarettes
    b. clove cigarettes
    c. unfiltered cigarette
    d. no cigarettes are considered safe

  5. The average age to start smoking is:

    a. 13-14
    b. 15-16
    c. 17-18
    d. 19-20

  6. Tobacco kills more people each year than:

    a. AIDS, car crashes, and fires
    b. murder and suicide
    c. alcohol and drugs
    d. all of the above combined

  7. Children in the United States are exposed to how many print and electronic advertisements each year?

    a. 1,200
    b. 12,000
    c. 120,000
    d. 1.2 million

  8. Which of the following cartoon characters is most recognized among six-year-olds?

    a. Mickey Mouse
    b. Joe Camel
    c. Donald Duck
    d. Bart Simpson

  9. In the United States, how many people under the age of 18 begin smoking every day?

    a. 500
    b. 1,000
    c. 3,000
    d. 5,000

  10. The 1998 settlement between the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and tobacco companies resulted in:

    a. a national ban on advertising tobacco products on billboards
    b. a national ban on selling cigarettes from vending machines
    c. a national ban on smoking in all restaurants and bars
    d. a national ban on tobacco companies making direct or indirect payments to movie producers to include their product in the script

And the answers are...

  1. b. passive smoke
  2. c. food, cosmetics, and medications
  3. b. advertising on television and radio
  4. d. no cigarette are considered safe
  5. a. 13-14
  6. d. all of the above combined
  7. d. 1.2 million
  8. b. Joe Camel
  9. c. 3,000
  10. d. a national ban on tobacco companies making direct or indirect payments to movie producers to include their product in the script

 This quiz is presented monthly by the National Institute on Media and the Family.
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