Are You Smarter Than A 5th

Grader?TRU Price of Tobacco and Initiation

Trivia

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Health Language Arts Math Geograp

hy

1st $100 $100 $100 $100

2nd $400 $400 $400 $400

3rd $600 $600 $600 $600

4th $800 $800 $800 $800

5th $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

HealthWhat percent of all high school students are current smokers?

A) 12%

B) 19%

C) 23%

CDC, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

HealthWhat percent of middle school students are current smokers?

A) 6%

B) 8%

C) 10%

CDC, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

HealthWhat is another term for chronic bronchitis and emphysema?

A) severe cold

B) asthma

C) COPD

ALA, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

HealthEach day, this many youth become regular smokers in the US?

A) 1140

B) 2140

C) 3140

CDC, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Health How much is MEDICAID in NC billed annually for smoking related health problems?

A) 769 million

B) 800 million

C) 912 million

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Language ArtsWhat is the definition of taxes?

A) something that is hard to do

B) money for the auto industry

C) fees imposed by the government

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Language ArtsWhat is the definition of disposable income?

A) money you have left after taxes and bills

B) money you throw away

C) money spent on diapers

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Language ArtsIn statistics, what is the definition of consumption?

A) how much of something is used

B) how many people use something

C) packs of something purchased

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Language ArtsWhat is the definition of prevalence?

A) popularity

B) number of cases within a

population

C) number of people in an

area

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Language ArtsWhat is the definition of excise?

A) the extra product that doesn’t sell

B) tax imposed on the manufacture,

sale, or consumption of

things like tobacco or liquor

C) when people are excited about a

new product

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

MathWhat is the cigarette tax in NC?

A) 25 cents

B) 30 cents

C) 35 cents

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

MathWhat is the national average for cigarette taxes?

A) $1.18

B) $1.34

C) $1.87

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Math If NC raises the cigarette tax to the national average, youth smoking would

drop by what percent?

A) 10%

B) 12%

C) 14%

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

MathWhat number of youth will be saved from early death if NC’s cigarette tax was raised to the national average?

A) 27,000

B) 29,000

C) 31,000

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

MathIf NC raised the cigarette tax to the national average, what would be the long term savings in health care for NC?

A) About $2 Billion

B) About $1 billion

C) About $500,000

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

GeographyWhich is a tobacco state other than NC?

A) Ohio

B) Maine

C) Kentucky

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

GeographyWhich is NOT a tobacco state?

A) New Mexico

B) Virginia

C) South Carolina

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

GeographyWhat state ranks fifth lowest in the tobacco tax?

A) Virginia

B) North Carolina

C) South Carolina

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Dec. 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

GeographyWhat state has the highest tobacco tax?

A) Texas

B) California

C) New York

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch. Dec 2008

Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

GeographyWhat state has the lowest tobacco tax?

A) North Carolina

B) South Carolina

C) Virginia

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch