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Accidents Happen! Trivia Quiz

Since man first stood upright he has found new and inventive ways to injure or even kill himself. All accident numbers given related to the United Kingdom.

A multiple-choice quiz by StarStruck60. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
StarStruck60

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,307

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
696

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (1/10), Guest 153 (7/10), Guest 81 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How did baseball player Mark Smith injure his hand? Hint

Preparing a barbecue

Having a manicure

Put it inside an air conditioner

Washing his hair

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Question 2 of 10

2. Getting dressed appears to be fraught with danger. In 2002 5,310 people were injured trying to put on what item of clothing? Hint

Tights

Underwear

Jumpers

Trousers

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the record for the number of times someone has been struck by lightning and lived? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Believe it or not, in 2002 82 people were injured in accidents involving chopsticks. What was the main cause of these injuries? Hint

Nose cleaning

Ear cleaning

Back scratching

Accidental stabbing

5. Given the grace and agility they often display on the field of play sportsmen can be surprisingly clumsy and injury prone. How did Wimbledon goalkeeper David Beasant sever a tendon in his big toe? Hint

Dropped a bottle of salad cream on it

Hit it with a spade when gardening

Stubbed his toe getting out of bed

A bad tackle playing football with his children

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Question 6 of 10

6. Gardening is a peaceful activity, so it may surprise you to learn that some 87,000 people a year find themselves attending their local hospital as a result of a gardening related injury. What is the most common gardening injury? Hint

Cuts and lacerations

Fractures

Back problems

Sprains and muscle pulls

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Question 7 of 10

7. The most common household item can cause injury to the unwary. What very British item causes over 40 people a year to be admitted to hospital? Hint

Slippers

Cushions

Ring pull cans

Knitted tea cosy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Even a walk in the countryside is not safe. What do over 2,000 people a year collide with that necessitates them having emergency medical attention? Hint

Parked vehicles

Telegraph poles

Tree trunks or branches

Horses

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Question 9 of 10

9. Falls account for the majority of unintentional injuries in the home. What item or items are involved in a high proportion of falls? Hint

Shoes and slippers

Steps and ladders

Children's toys

All of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. We all know that sharp objects should be treated with respect, but knives cause a high amount of home injuries. What is the most common cause of a knife injury in the home? Hint

Accidental stabbing due to tripping

Opening food or other packaging

Cuts whilst washing up

Testing to see if the knife is sharp

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How did baseball player Mark Smith injure his hand?

Answer: Put it inside an air conditioner

Mark Smith put his hand into an air conditioner to check if it was working. Unfortunately for him, it was. He was not alone in this type of activity, in 2002 some 1800 people suffered joint/tendon crush type injuries in the home.

2. Getting dressed appears to be fraught with danger. In 2002 5,310 people were injured trying to put on what item of clothing?

Answer: Trousers

The main cause appears to be getting one leg stuck and then falling over, but tights and stockings are even more deadly with over 11,000 people annually needing hospital treatment after accidents involving these items.

3. What is the record for the number of times someone has been struck by lightning and lived?

Answer: 7

Roy Sullivan, a Park Ranger in Shenandoah National Park, was struck by lightning seven times and lived to tell the tale each time. The first strike was in 1942 when he was on a fire look-out tower and the last in 1977 while he was enjoying a peaceful day fishing.

4. Believe it or not, in 2002 82 people were injured in accidents involving chopsticks. What was the main cause of these injuries?

Answer: Ear cleaning

The main cause was people using a chopstick to get at a deep itch in their ear and injuring their ear drum by pushing it in too far. There was one quite bizarre injury when a gentleman (unnamed) used a chopstick to get at an itch in his nether regions and the chopstick broke, leaving part of it inside him. Fortunately his local hospital were able to extract it, the only damage being to his dignity.

Answer: Dropped a bottle of salad cream on it

He was not alone. Over 400 people a year suffer an injury to their toe as a result of dropping something on it during food preparation.

Answer: Cuts and lacerations

Cuts and lacerations of various types account for some 70% of gardening injuries, with most of those being caused by lawnmowers, often whilst blade cleaning. Back problems are the second most common cause of people seeking medical assistance.

7. The most common household item can cause injury to the unwary. What very British item causes over 40 people a year to be admitted to hospital?

Answer: Knitted tea cosy

The most common accident involving a tea cosy is scalding due to the teapot slipping out of the hand when being picked up inside the cosy. Accidents also include dropping the tea cosy and either falling over or having back strain when bending down to pick it up.

8. Even a walk in the countryside is not safe. What do over 2,000 people a year collide with that necessitates them having emergency medical attention?

Answer: Tree trunks or branches

Yes, over 2,000 people managed to walk into a tree trunk or low branch hard enough to need medical assistance. This figure is just for pedestrians, it does not include the many horse riders who fail to spot low branches.

9. Falls account for the majority of unintentional injuries in the home. What item or items are involved in a high proportion of falls?

Answer: All of these

Falling from ladders, or falling downstairs because of unsuitable footwear, or tripping over toys left on stairs or in other unsuitable areas, all account for hospital visits. Most falls in the home involve one or the other of these objects.

10. We all know that sharp objects should be treated with respect, but knives cause a high amount of home injuries. What is the most common cause of a knife injury in the home?

Answer: Opening food or other packaging

Knife wounds caused by using the knife to lever ring pulls, or to stab at tough packaging are the most common cause, with accidental stabbing due to tripping whilst carrying a knife coming second.

Source: Author StarStruck60

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