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Body Piercing Trivia Quiz

Piercing has become a common trend, but do you know the lesser known facts about this body modification?

A multiple-choice quiz by littlevicious. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
littlevicious

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,194

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1699

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (6/10), Guest 76 (10/10), Guest 38 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The piercing located in the thick cartilage in the middle of your nose, (between the nostrils) is called a what piercing? Hint

bull ring

helix

tragus

septum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is NOT an example of a surface piercing? Hint

navel

wrist

nape

nostril

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Question 3 of 10

3. What would a professional piercer recommend as an antibiotic for cleaning body piercings? Hint

rubbing alcohol

antibiotic soap

hydrogen peroxide

nothing

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is NOT a piercing found in the ear? Hint

helix

bridge

conch

rook

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Question 5 of 10

5. One way to short cut the process of stretching out a piercing is by using a... Hint

knife

hole puncher

dermal punch

a large piercing gun

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Question 6 of 10

6. As the number of a piercing gauge goes down... Hint

the size goes down

the size goes up

the cost to pierce it goes up

the cost to pierce it goes down

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Question 7 of 10

7. Penis piercings can be stretched out to large sizes.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is NOT a type of body piercing jewelry? Hint

captive bead ring

horse-shoe barbell

beaded post ring

banana barbell

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is something that other cultures (and sometimes ours) generally DON'T use piercings for? Hint

spiritual awakening

showing wealth

torturing enemies

a right of passage into adulthood

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is 'play piercing'? Hint

unprofessional piercing

getting hundreds of temporary piercings at one time for pleasure

blindfolding someone and piercing them in an unknown place

fake piercings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The piercing located in the thick cartilage in the middle of your nose, (between the nostrils) is called a what piercing?

Answer: septum

Although this piercing resembles the ring placed in a bull's nose, it is called a 'septum' piercing.

2. Which is NOT an example of a surface piercing?

Answer: nostril

A surface piercing is a piercing that requires the skin to be pinched up in order to pierce through two surfaces.

3. What would a professional piercer recommend as an antibiotic for cleaning body piercings?

Answer: antibiotic soap

Although it is important to clean piercings, rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide eat away at the newly healing skin around the piercing.

4. Which is NOT a piercing found in the ear?

Answer: bridge

The 'bridge' is actually a piercing through the soft skin at the top of the nose, between the eyes.

5. One way to short cut the process of stretching out a piercing is by using a...

Answer: dermal punch

A dermal punch is an instrument used to cut a hole of skin out of an area (usually the ear) to get a large gauge piercing in it.

6. As the number of a piercing gauge goes down...

Answer: the size goes up

Piercing gauges usually run from very small -around a 20 gauge- up to larger plugs -00(double zero)gauge- to being measured in inches for very large plugs.

7. Penis piercings can be stretched out to large sizes.

Answer: true

It is possible to get very large gauges in several kinds of penis piercings.

8. Which is NOT a type of body piercing jewelry?

Answer: beaded post ring

I don't know what a 'beaded post ring' would look like...

9. What is something that other cultures (and sometimes ours) generally DON'T use piercings for?

Answer: torturing enemies

As far as I know, most people use piercings for positive means, even if it is the pain of piercing that brings them pleasure.

10. What is 'play piercing'?

Answer: getting hundreds of temporary piercings at one time for pleasure

The trend of 'play piercing' is slowly gaining popularity in the world of underground body modification. Many people have hundreds of needles placed in various parts of their body, which is said to bring about many pleasurable or spiritual sensations. The needles are then all removed from the body.

Source: Author littlevicious

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