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🏃 Health and Physical Education

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What does sunscreen help protect your skin from?

DehydrationDamage from UV raysCold weatherInsect bites

2. Roughly how many main food groups does New Zealand's healthy eating guidance describe?

FourTenTwentyTwo

3. If you are caught in a rip current at the beach, what should you do?

Stay calm and swim parallel to the shore, or raise a hand for helpPanic and shout continuously while swimming against itDive underwater to escape itSwim straight back to shore as hard as you can

4. What is the safest way to cough or sneeze, to avoid spreading germs?

Holding your breathInto your elbowInto your open handOnto the floor

5. What is the biceps muscle mainly used for?

BlinkingBending the kneeDigesting foodBending the elbow

6. Roughly how many hours of sleep a night do most teenagers need?

Exactly 6 hours, the same as adultsAbout 15 hoursAbout 3 to 4 hoursAbout 8 to 10 hours

7. What is 1737, in New Zealand?

A school subject codeA weather forecast phone lineA free call or text helpline to talk to a trained counsellorAn emergency-only number, like 111

8. Why does the body need extra fluids during exercise or hot weather?

Only athletes need to think about thisHot weather makes the body need less waterYou lose water through sweat and need to replace itExercise stops the body needing water

9. Why is 'don't fight the rip, swim parallel to shore' good advice specifically?

It gets you back to the beach faster than swimming straight inRips only flow parallel to the shore, never out to seaSwimming parallel makes the current strongerA rip current is usually a narrow channel, so swimming sideways can get you out of it with less effort

10. Why do health guidelines describe added sugar and salt as things to be mindful of, rather than foods to avoid completely?

Both should be eliminated from every dietBoth occur naturally in many foods and matter more in large amounts than as an occasional treatSugar and salt are always harmful in any amountOnly salt matters, sugar has no effect on health

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