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Longevity Trivia

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The oldest person who ever lived was 122 years old at the age of her death.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

There is no record of a man ever living to be 120 years old.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

How long we live is based 50% on genetics and 50% on lifestyle.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

People that live to be super-centenarians (110 years old) usually spend the end of their lives in poor physical and/or mental condition plagued by disease.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Life expectancy in the USA is approximately 87.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Citizens of Japan have the highest life expectancy in the world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

It is common in Japanese culture to limit the amount of food eaten.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Spirituality and purpose is a common characteristic of centenarians.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Most centenarians have a history of being either marathon runners, heavy weight lifters, wrestlers, boxers, or other extreme athletes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.
Bias against older people is called "Ageism"
a)
True
b)
False
11.
a waste product called lipofuscin leading to age pigmentation in elderly is related to free radical theory 
a)
True
b)
False
12.

What is senescence?

a)

The process by which cells irreversibly stop dividing and enter a state of permanent growth arrest without undergoing cell death.

b)

The process of programmed cell death. It is a carefully controlled, energy-dependent process of cell death.

c)

Unprogrammed decay or death of cells, typically because of blood flow problems, diseases or injury.

d)

An early sign of dementia leading to Alzheimer's disease.