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Difficult Sci / Tech Trivia: Twins | 20 Questions

See how much you know about twins and other multiple births.

A multiple-choice quiz by ariesrising. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ariesrising

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6 mins

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122,327

Updated
Jul 12 24

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Question 1 of 20

1. Is it possible to have identical boy/girl twins?

Yes

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Question 2 of 20

2. What percentage of identical twins are mirror image (opposite feature) twins? Hint

75%

25%

50%

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the overall identical twinning rate in the world? Hint

3.5 sets of identical twins per 1000 births

10 sets of identical twins per 1000 births

50 sets of identical twins per 1000 births

12.5 sets of identical twins per 1000 births

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was the name of the first set of identical quintuplets to survive? Hint

Dionne

Fischer

Dilley

Waddington

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Question 5 of 20

5. Where were the first surviving set of sextuplets born? Hint

United States

South Africa

England

India

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Question 6 of 20

6. In 1971 a woman conceived the highest number of multiples. How many fetuses was she carrying? Hint

Fifteen

Eight

Ten

Eleven

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Question 7 of 20

7. There has been more than one case of one woman having 4 sets of quadruplets in her lifetime.

Yes

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Question 8 of 20

8. Where is the most common place for conjoined twins to be joined? Hint

Chest

Head

Abdomen

Buttocks

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Question 9 of 20

9. Where were the world's first set of IVF (in vitro fertilization) quadruplets born? Hint

Canada

England

Australia

USA

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Question 10 of 20

10. Where were the world's first set of IVF (in vitro fertilization) quintuplets born? Hint

Australia

USA

New Zealand

England

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is the last name of the first sextuplets to survive in the United States? Hint

Rosenkowitz

Walton

McCaughey

Dilley

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Question 12 of 20

12. How many of the McCaughey septuplets are male? Hint

Three

Five

Two

Four

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Question 13 of 20

13. Is it possible for twins to be of different races?

Yes

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Question 14 of 20

14. The only way to know for sure if a set of same sex twins is identical is by DNA testing.

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. You are least likely to have twins if you are of this ethnicity. Hint

African

Chinese

Japanese

Norwegian

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Question 16 of 20

16. About 1 in 3000 women will have two sets of twins.

True

False

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is the most common natural combination of triplets? Hint

All identical

Two identical and one fraternal

All fraternal

They all occur equally

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Question 18 of 20

18. You are more likely to have boy/girl twins between ages 30-39 than any other age.

True

False

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Question 19 of 20

19. You are more likely to have sextuplets than conjoined twins.

True

False

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is the percentage of conjoined twins that are lost in utero or stillborn? Hint

60%

50%

75%

90%

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Is it possible to have identical boy/girl twins?

Answer: Yes

It is extremely rare, but there have been at least 3 cases of boy/girl identical twins occuring because of one of an identical male set losing the Y chromosome, creating a girl by default. While these twins are not genotypically identical, they do begin as identical twins.

2. What percentage of identical twins are mirror image (opposite feature) twins?

Answer: 25%

Mirror imaging is characterized by opposite features, such as one twin being right handed, the other left handed, opposite hair whorl patterns etc.

3. What is the overall identical twinning rate in the world?

Answer: 3.5 sets of identical twins per 1000 births

You have a 1 in 285 chance of having identical twins. This figure seems to be universal and random.

4. What was the name of the first set of identical quintuplets to survive?

Answer: Dionne

Annette, Yvonne, Cecile, Marie and Emilie were born in Ontario, Canada, in 1934.

5. Where were the first surviving set of sextuplets born?

Answer: South Africa

The Rosenkowitz sextuplets were born January 11 1974, and are named David, Emma, Nicolette, Grant, Elizabeth and Jason.

6. In 1971 a woman conceived the highest number of multiples. How many fetuses was she carrying?

Answer: Fifteen

The Italian woman had taken fertility drugs which caused her to conceive 10 girls and 5 boys. They were removed on July 22 1971, as it would have killed her to carry on with the pregnancy.

7. There has been more than one case of one woman having 4 sets of quadruplets in her lifetime.

Answer: Yes

Mrs. Zoellner had quads in 1923, 1925, 1927 and 1929. The Kirilow's of Russia also had 4 sets, as did Mrs. Feodor Vassiliev of Russia, and an unidentified man and his first wife starting in 1927.

8. Where is the most common place for conjoined twins to be joined?

Answer: Chest

About 40% of conjoined twins are joined at the chest. Approximately 90% of these twins will share a heart.

9. Where were the world's first set of IVF (in vitro fertilization) quadruplets born?

Answer: Australia

The Muir quads (Sam, Christopher, Ben and Brett) were born in 1984.

10. Where were the world's first set of IVF (in vitro fertilization) quintuplets born?

Answer: England

Alan, Brett, Connor, Douglas and Edward Jacobssen were born in England on April 26, 1985 and now live in Australia.

11. What is the last name of the first sextuplets to survive in the United States?

Answer: Dilley

The Dilleys were born May 25 1993. The Rosenkowitz sextuplets were born in South Africa in 1974, the Waltons were born in England in 1983, and the McCaugheys are not sextuplets, but septuplets, born in 1997.

12. How many of the McCaughey septuplets are male?

Answer: Four

The McCaugheys are named Kenny, Nathan, Joel, Brandon, Alexis, Natalie, and Kelsey.

13. Is it possible for twins to be of different races?

Answer: Yes

Fraternal twins can be of different races if conceived at different times by different men. There have been a few cases of this occuring.

14. The only way to know for sure if a set of same sex twins is identical is by DNA testing.

Answer: True

Other ways of guessing zygosity are through placental examination and ultrasound, but the only sure way to know is by DNA testing.

15. You are least likely to have twins if you are of this ethnicity.

Answer: Chinese

The overall twinning rate in China is only 1 in 250, while in Japan it is 1 in 150, 1 in 49 in Norway and 1 in 22 in some parts of Africa.

16. About 1 in 3000 women will have two sets of twins.

Answer: True

The chances of having three sets is about 1 in 500,000.

17. What is the most common natural combination of triplets?

Answer: Two identical and one fraternal

In spontaneously occurring triplets (with no fertility treatments), 60% will be 2 identical and 1 fraternal, while 30% will be all fraternal and 10% will be all identical. Fertility drugs and other treatments have greatly increased the number of fraternal sets.

18. You are more likely to have boy/girl twins between ages 30-39 than any other age.

Answer: True

This is due to the fact that older women may produce more than one egg per cycle, making fraternal twinning more common. You are more likely to have same sex twins (girl/girl or boy/boy) between the ages of 20-29.

19. You are more likely to have sextuplets than conjoined twins.

Answer: False

There have been over 500 cases of conjoined twins documented, and just over 100 cases of sextuplets.

20. What is the percentage of conjoined twins that are lost in utero or stillborn?

Answer: 60%

About 60% of conjoined twins will die before birth, usually because of sharing multiple organs.

Source: Author ariesrising

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