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Understanding Cigarettes and Tobacco

This quiz tests knowledge regarding cigarettes, their advertising, and their impact on society. Participants will engage with various questions about tobacco usage, legislation, and historical context.

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1 In many parts of the world ________ and even sponsorship of sporting events has been outlawed.

2 What does the following picture show?  A Woolworths supermarket cigarette counter in New South Wales, Australia. Other Australian states currently prohibit such large displays.   Typical pictogram indicating that smoking is permitted   Typical pictogram indicating that smoking is permitted   A reproduction of a carving from the temple at Palenque, Mexico, depicting a Mayan priest smoking from a smoking tube.

3 ________ from cigarettes has been shown to be injurious to bystanders,[7][8][9][10] which has led to legislation that has banned their smoking in many workplaces and public areas.

4 A cigarette (French "small ________", from cigar + -ette) is a small roll of finely-cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking.

5 ________, which has one of the highest percentage of smokers in its population,[40] has a legal age of 18.

6 [2][3] ________, the primary psychoactive chemical in cigarettes, has been shown to be addictive.

7 What does the following picture show?  Unlit filtered cigarettes   A discarded cigarette butt, lying on dirty snow.   Tabak-Trafik in Vienna. Since 1 January 2007, all cigarette machines in Austria must attempt to verify a customer's age by requiring the insertion of a debit card or mobile phone verification.

8 What does the following picture show?  Unlit filtered cigarettes   Typical pictogram indicating that smoking is permitted   Typical pictogram indicating that smoking is permitted

9 What does the following picture show?  A Woolworths supermarket cigarette counter in New South Wales, Australia. Other Australian states currently prohibit such large displays.   A reproduction of a carving from the temple at Palenque, Mexico, depicting a Mayan priest smoking from a smoking tube.   A cigarette disposal canister, encouraging the public to dispose of their cigarettes properly.   Typical pictogram indicating that smoking is permitted

10 The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to ________; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in the mouth.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • after selecting Sean Brewer in the 2001 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals discovered that he suffered from a three-pack-a-day cigarette habit.
  • former fashion model Gail O'Neill refused to appear in advertisements for cigarettes or for sponsors with substantial investments in South Africa.
  • the makers of Winston cigarettes responded to qualms about the incorrect grammar present in the ad campaign "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" with a completely new campaign, noting the error.
  • Maurine Brown Neuberger was the third woman elected to the U.S. Senate and that as a U.S. Senator she sponsored one of the first bills to require warning labels on cigarette packaging.
  • George Washington Hill was the American businessman who introduced women to cigarettes.
  • India's Red and White Bravery Awards were renamed the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards after protests claimed it provided surrogate advertising for Red and White brand cigarettes.
  • psychiatrist Marie Nyswander, who developed the methadone treatment for heroin addicts, was herself addicted to cigarettes.
  • footballer Abe Hartley used to place a rolled-up cigarette behind his ear prior to kick-off and then smoke it in the changing room at half-time.
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