BBC 6': Mushrooms: Medicine or Myth?

What are Lion’s Mane and Turkey Tail?

• Types of animals

• Types of mushrooms

• Types of trees

• Types of flowers

Lion’s Mane is a white hairy mushroom found across ____.

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• America

What shape is the Turkey Tail mushroom?

• Round

• Fan-shaped

• Square

• Oval

In what century is mushroom medicine being rediscovered and marketed?

• 19th century

• 20th century

• 21st century

• 18th century

The global medicinal mushroom market was valued at 26 billion dollars in ____. A) 2019 B) 2020 C) 2021 D) 2022.

• 2019

• 2020

• 2021

• 2022

Which of the following statements about mushrooms is actually true?

• Most mushrooms are poisonous

• Some mushrooms can fly

• Some mushrooms glow in the dark

What is one of the potential benefits of mushrooms mentioned by Dr. Emily Leeming?

• Improving eyesight

• Lessening anxiety

• Increasing height

Fill in the blank: Dr. Emily Leeming thinks the claims about mushrooms are quite ____.

• accurate

• overblown

• understated

What does Dr. Leeming think about some of the claims made about mushrooms?

• They are underplayed

• They are overblown

• They are accurate

• They are ignored

Why can't chamomile tea be legally called a 'medicine'?

• It is too expensive

• It lacks scientific proof of benefits

• It is not popular

• It is too new