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Hiccups Trivia Quiz

What do you call a hitchhiker with the hiccups? Yeah, that's right, a hic-hiker! Ha ha ha...ha. Ok, enough of the jokes...on with the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by killinguguy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
killinguguy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
214,690

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1372

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Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with the basics. What is a hiccup? Hint

A nuisance

A sudden rush of air into the lungs

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm

Closure of the glottis (the opening at the top of the air passage)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Now there are different types of hiccups that can be classified into different categories. What is it called when a hiccup lasts from several days to a month? Hint

A persistent hiccup

A hiccup bout

An intractable hiccup

A prolonged hiccup

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Question 3 of 10

3. Alright, next question. What is the frequency of hiccups in hpm (hiccups per minute)? Hint

3-50hpm

1-12hpm

4-60hpm

5-100hpm

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Question 4 of 10

4. There are many home remedies for the hiccups, but which of these is the best? Hint

Being startled

Drinking water

Breathing into a paper bag

Holding one's breath

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Question 5 of 10

5. Did you know that a fetus can get hiccups too? What is the purpose of fetal hiccups? Hint

It is unknown

To strengthen the diaphragm

To warn that they aren't getting proper nutrition

There is no purpose, it's just a nuisance

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Question 6 of 10

6. Many pet owners have experienced their pets with the hiccups. What should you do if you find your pet having the hiccups? Hint

Give them a drink of water

Yell at them to scare them

Take them for a walk to get fresh air

Do nothing

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Question 7 of 10

7. A hiccup is also known by two other names, one being singultus. What is the other name? Hint

Singultus contraction

Singultus spasm

Diaphragmatic spasm

Singult contraction

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Question 8 of 10

8. It takes 35 milliseconds for this part of the body to close, producing the "hic" noise. What is this part of the body? Hint

Mouth

Diaphragm

Glottis

Lungs

9. A hiccup has been known as many names, including: hickot, hickock, hitchcock, and hiccough before the accepted spelling and pronunciation changed to hiccup. What were hiccups known as in Old English, before all these crazy names? Hint

kot

hick

yox

cough

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Question 10 of 10

10. The record for the longest hiccupping fit is 69 years and is held by a PIG farmer named Charles Osborne. When did he first start hiccupping? Hint

After he drank alcohol

After he ate a heavy meal

While he was weighing a pig

Before he slaughtered a pig

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with the basics. What is a hiccup?

Answer: An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm

Hiccups occur when the diaphragm involuntarily contracts causing a person to take a quick breath of air into the lungs. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise.

2. Now there are different types of hiccups that can be classified into different categories. What is it called when a hiccup lasts from several days to a month?

Answer: A persistent hiccup

There are two other categories: A hiccup bout and an intractable hiccup. A hiccup bout is the most common kind of hiccup that lasts from several seconds to several days. An intractable hiccup is a rare case in which hiccups last for years (or recurs frequently over an extended period of time).

3. Alright, next question. What is the frequency of hiccups in hpm (hiccups per minute)?

Answer: 4-60hpm

Can you imagine hiccupping once every second?

4. There are many home remedies for the hiccups, but which of these is the best?

Answer: Breathing into a paper bag

One suspected cause for the hiccups is a shortage of carbon dioxide in the blood. Many people believe that breathing into a paper bag is the best way to stop hiccupping since you are re-breathing carbon dioxide.

5. Did you know that a fetus can get hiccups too? What is the purpose of fetal hiccups?

Answer: To strengthen the diaphragm

In a fetus, hiccups strengthen the diaphragm and prepare the baby for breathing. Hiccups can begin as early as the first trimester, although the mother will often be unaware of them at this stage.

6. Many pet owners have experienced their pets with the hiccups. What should you do if you find your pet having the hiccups?

Answer: Do nothing

You don't need to do anything if your pet gets the hiccups since they usually go away after a minute or two. Some people believe that young pets having hiccups is a sign that they are about to get a growth spurt (in dogs and cats).

7. A hiccup is also known by two other names, one being singultus. What is the other name?

Answer: Diaphragmatic spasm

Singultus and diaphragmatic spasm are two medical terms for the word "hiccup". "Singultus" is derived from the Latin singult, which means "the act of catching one's breath while sobbing" and obviously, "diaphragmatic spasm" is a spasm of the diaphragm.

8. It takes 35 milliseconds for this part of the body to close, producing the "hic" noise. What is this part of the body?

Answer: Glottis

Within 35 milliseconds the glottis closes off the windpipe, producing the famous "hic" noise. Once you start hiccupping, you will usually hiccup at least 63 times before you stop.

Answer: yox

Hiccups were know as yox (which also meant sob) in the days of Old English. Later, it was changed to hickot, hickock, hitchcock, and hiccough. By the late 16th century, the accepted spelling and pronunciation changed to "hiccup".

10. The record for the longest hiccupping fit is 69 years and is held by a PIG farmer named Charles Osborne. When did he first start hiccupping?

Answer: While he was weighing a pig

The record for the longest hiccupping fit is held by a pig farmer named Charles Osborne from Anton, Iowa. He began hiccupping in 1922 and continued until 1990. He was unable to find a cure but led a normal life, marrying twice and fathering eight children.

Source: Author killinguguy

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