A Scale Model Trivia Quiz

Answer: Human Faeces

There are seven types of stool on the Bristol scale and their consistency depends largely on the amount of time spent in the colon.

The levels are:

Type 1: Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass)
Type 2: Sausage-shaped, but lumpy
Type 3: Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface
Type 4: Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
Type 5: Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily)
Type 6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool
Type 7: Watery, no solid pieces. Entirely liquid

The Bristol scale was developed by Ken Heaton at the University of Bristol in 1997.

Answer: Temperature

The Reaumur temperature scale was introduced in 1730 by French entomologist Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur and worked on the scale of water freezing at 0 degrees and boiling at 80 degrees.

It used a thermometer containing diluted alcohol or ethanol and was widely adopted in mainland Europe, especially in his native France, as well as Germany and Russia, where it was still used in places until the early 20th century.

This is a temperature scale which, although not especially well known, refuses to die as it is familiar to lovers of classic literature, being mentioned in works by Dostoyevsky, Nabokov and Tolstoy as well as still being used in the 21st century by a handful of Italian and Swiss cheese producers for measuring milk temperature.

Answer: The Colour of Water

There are so many words to describe the colour of water and so many shades within those colours that aquamarine, blue or emerald green are not precise enough for scientists and oceanographers.

The Forel-Ule scale provides a reading on the colour of the water and helps scientists gauge the biological activity with an ocean or lake. The scale was developed by Swiss scientist, Francois-Alphonse Forel and German geographer, Wilhelm Ule, who were both also limnologists, or researchers into inland aquatic ecoystems.

Unfortunately, the Forel-Ule scale was still not as precise as required for many scientific needs and was superseded by the Platinum-Cobalt scale in 1892. This was developed by chemist Allen Hazen, originally as a way to measure bacteria in waste water.

Answer: Male Pattern Baldness

The Hamilton-Norwood scale was first introduced in the 1950s by Dr James Hamilton and then revised and improved in the 1970s by Dr. O'Tar Norwood. It ranges from stages I to VII and should not be confused with the Ludwig scale, which ranges from stages I to III and is used to measure female pattern baldness.

Answer: Earthquake Strength

The Richter scale was developed by Charles F. Richter, an American seismologist and first presented in 1935. The Richter scale replaced previous measurements such as the Rossi-Forel scale, and was itself superseded by the moment magnitude scale (MMS) in 1979, although such is the public familiarity with the Richter scale, it is still used in many news reports, even when an earthquake has a magnitude above eight, at which point the scale becomes obsolete.

The divisions of the Richter scale are as follows;

1.0-1.9 Micro Microearthquakes, not felt, or felt rarely. Recorded by
seismographs.
2.0-3.9 Minor Felt slightly by some people. No damage to buildings.
Shaking of indoor objects can be noticeable.
4.0-4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor objects and rattling noises.
Felt by most people in the affected area. Generally causes
zero to minimal damage. Some objects may fall off shelves.
5.0-5.9 Moderate Can cause damage of varying severity to poorly constructed
buildings. Zero to slight damage to all other buildings.
6.0-6.9 Strong Damage to a moderate number of well-built structures in
populated areas. Earthquake-resistant structures survive
with slight to moderate damage. Felt in wider areas; up to
hundreds of miles/kilometers from the epicenter. Strong to
violent shaking in epicentral area.
7.0-7.9 Major Causes damage to most buildings, including complete collapse
of some. Felt across great distances with major damage
mostly limited to 250 km from epicenter.
8.0 and above Great Major damage to buildings, structures likely to be
destroyed. Will cause moderate to heavy damage to
sturdy or earthquake-resistant buildings. Damaging in
large areas. Felt in extremely large regions.

Answer: Sexual Orientation

The Kinsey scale was named after the person that devised it, biologist Alfred Kinsey. Kinsey first published his scale, which was divided into eight classifications, in 1948, and although still used in the 21st century, it is seen as outdated and somewhat irrelevant, especially among trans and non-binary participants.

Kinsey scale classifications are:
0 Exclusively heterosexual
1 Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual
2 Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
3 Equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
5 Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual
6 Exclusively homosexual
X No socio-sexual contacts or reactions

With his scale, Kinsey intended to show that sexuality is fluid, subject to change over time and sexuality does not fit into just the two categories of homosexual and heterosexual, or as he so eloquently phrased it, "The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats."

Answer: Stressful Life Events

Also called The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), the Holmes and Rahe scale was first published in 1967 and lists 43 stressful events which can cause illness.

These range from a minor violation of the law (11 points), through child leaving home (29 points) and marriage (50 points) to death of a partner (100 points).

A score between 150 and 299 on the scale indicates a moderate risk of illness, while a score of 300 or above indicates a definite risk of illness.
There is also a modified version of the Holmes and Rahe scale designed for children and young adults.

Answer: Wind Force

The Beaufort scale was devised in 1805 by Irishman Francis Beaufort, while he was serving with the Royal Navy. The first use of the scale was in the 1830s, when it was used by HMS Beagle, under the command of Captain Robert FitzRoy who would later start the first Meteorological Office (Met Office) in Britain.
The scale ranges from level 0, in which all is calm and wind speed is less than 1 mph (2 kmh) on land and less than 1 knot at sea, to level 12 which indicates wind speeds of over 73 mph (112 kmh) on land and 64 knots at sea.

Answer: Consciousness Level Following Brain Injury

Dr. Bryan Jennett and Dr. Graham Teasdale, both neurosurgeons at the University of Glasgow Medical School, created the Glasgow Coma scale in 1972, providing doctors with a reliable tool to assess a patient's condition. It also allows for the best course of action to be implemented for a patient, once their GCS score is calculated.

The scale checks eye, verbal, and motor responses and a patient's final score will range from 3 (completely unresponsive) to 15 (responsive).

Answer: Attitude And Opinion

Have you ever filled in a questionnaire in which you have to choose your opinion of a statement from the following choices, "Strongly Agree, Agree, Undecided, Disagree, Strongly Disagree"?

Then you have participated in the Likert Scale, named after its inventor, psychologist Rensis Likert.

Likert scales are often used to measure respondents' attitudes by asking the extent to which they agree or disagree with a proposal and have become invaluable in assessing matters involving attitude, belief, or behaviour.