Nobody Knows the Nose Trivia Quiz

Answer: Allergic salute

This is considered just as unhealthy as nose picking by those in the medical profession. Both actions can result in nosebleeds, the spread of infections, and even in extreme cases, the perforation of the nasal septum. One presumes then, if you don't have a tissue or hanky handy, the option would be to give a hearty sniff instead.

Answer: Nasophilia

A fetish is the arousal by the sight of various external objects, or various parts of the body that are not considered to be within the "normal" range of intimacy. The general term for any fetish is paraphilia. Sigmund Freud, who made the first genuine attempts to understand the psychological workings of the human mind, believed, with nasophilia, that the nose represented a penis substitution.

Answer: Yes

So blame great-grandfather if you have a sneeze like a turbojet engine. There is nothing particularly significant about this finding because, like all other genetic inheritance, particular nose tissue and structure or any part of the nose involved in the production of sneezing can also be inherited.

Interestingly, smiling and laughing styles may also be genetic. One should not blindly accept this finding as biblical truth though, without bearing in mind that learned and copied behaviour may also play a part in the great gesundheit.

Answer: A powerful, strong leader

Unless of course it belonged to a woman. Then it was, and is, considered unfortunate. Like it or not, the shape of one's snout can enhance or take away from our common perception of beauty. On a man, a large nose is acceptable, unless of course it gets caught in an elevator door. On a woman however, it is not listed on the plus side of what is perceived to be beautiful. Physiologically speaking, men's noses as a rule tend to be larger than women's noses.

This is related to the amount of testesterone production during adolescence, so the ladies are at least lucky in this regard. Men produce twenty times as much as women.

Not that that is any consolation for women endowed with large noses.

Answer: Grow downwards

How cruel of mother nature. The nose continues to take a downward trend the older one becomes. Not a nice uplifting perky tip, oh no, that would make old age marginally happier, but it well and truly heads south instead. This is because of a combination of the forces of gravity, and the breakdown of proteins, elastic and collagen in the skin. So if you have a Roman nose, and cannot afford plastic surgery, and if you live long enough, one day you'll be able to console yourself with the knowledge that you now look like an elephant.

Answer: Memory

The amygdala is also associated with emotions, and nothing can bring back a memory better than a scent associated with any particular event in one's life, even from many years ago. The brain is an endless source of fascination, with so much more yet to be discovered about it. A nose, meanwhile, is just a nose - as everyone knows.

Answer: Alzheimer's disease

Along with a deterioration in memory, the gradual deterioration in the sense of smell is now being linked to this tragic condition as well. It is to be hoped that one day very soon a cure for this deadly illness that brings so much sorrow to families can be found. Perhaps indeed, the nose may even play a greater part in this. Please don't feel that any deterioration in your own sense of smell means you are developing this disease.

There are several possible causes related to loss of the sense of smell. Set your mind at ease and visit your doctor to sort it out instead. Humans have the ability to detect more than ten thousand different smells.

Answer: Kissing

Kissing it is. It is believed that kissing evolved from the act of sniffing one's potential partner for particular pheromones. Pheromones are chemicals which are released by individuals to bring about certain responses in members of the opposite sex. Obviously such a theory cannot be proved.

It is supposition only. In mammals, the pheromone detection cells are located between the nose and mouth in an area known, somewhat unfortunately, as Jacobson's organ.

Answer: Natural gas and carbon monoxide

The inability to detect these smells can result in sickness or death. The effects of carbon monoxide poisoning, for example, include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches and pains in the chest. In the United States alone, more than 400 deaths occur each year from this deadly product.

Answer: Thumbs

A good strong thumb, along with a good strong nose, is also supposedly a sign of a good strong character. Other interesting facts about noses include that they can reveal a lot about the health of an individual. For example, a crease across the top of the nose can indicate a person who suffers from allergies.

This is because they're always wiping their hooter and pushing it upwards to do so. Snoring can indicate health problems. So can red noses, runny noses, dry noses and smelly noses, lack of smell and several other nose related conditions. All together now: "Nobody nose the trouble I've seen..."