Standard Drinks quiz

What is alcohol?
- a) A Depressant
- b) A Stimulant
- c) An Opioids
- d) A Psychedelic
CORRECT – It is a depressant. This slows down the messages travelling between the brain and the body (It does not necessarily make a person feel depressed). It can affect concentration and coordination and in small doses can cause a person to feel more relaxed and less inhibited. In larger doses they can cause drowsiness, vomiting, unconsciousness and death.
INCORRECT – It is a depressant. This slows down the messages traveling between the brain and the body (It does not necessarily make a person feel depressed). It can affect concentration and coordination and in small doses can cause a person to feel more relaxed and less inhibited. In larger doses they can cause drowsiness, vomiting, unconsciousness and death.

What are some of the immediate effects of alcohol?
- a) feeling relaxed
- b) trouble concentrating
- c) slower reflexes
- d) all of the above
INCORRECT – The immediate effects of alcohol cause ALL OF THE ABOVE (including feeling relaxed, trouble concentrating and slower reflexes).
CORRECT – The immediate effects of alcohol includes feeling relaxed, trouble concentrating and slower reflexes.

Which of the following is an effect of Heavy drinking?
- a) blurred vision & clumsiness
- b) memory loss
- c) nausea /vomiting
- d) all of the above
INCORRECT – The effects of heavy drinking includes ALL OF THE ABOVE (including blurred vision & clumsiness, memory loss and nausea /vomiting).
CORRECT – The effects of heavy drinking includes blurred vision & clumsiness, memory loss and nausea /vomiting.

How do you sober up?
- a) Time
- b) Exercise
- c) Cold showers
- d) Coffee
CORRECT – To sober up takes TIME. The liver gets rid of about one standard drink an hour. Sweating it out with exercise, cold showers, coffee, fresh air or vomiting will not speed up the process. They may ease the symptoms, but they do not remove alcohol from the bloodstream any faster.
INCORRECT – To sober up takes TIME. The liver gets rid of about one standard drink an hour. Sweating it out with exercise, cold showers, coffee, fresh air or vomiting will not speed up the process. They may ease the symptoms, but they do not remove alcohol from the bloodstream any faster.

Which of the following can regular alcohol consumption cause?
- a) difficulty getting an erection
- b) liver disease
- c) cancer
- d) all of the above
CORRECT – Regular alcohol consumption can cause difficulty getting an erection, liver disease and cancer.
INCORRECT – Regular alcohol consumption can cause ALL OF THE ABOVE (including difficulty getting an erection, liver disease and cancer).

How many standard drinks is the average schooner?
- a) 1 standard drink
- b) 1.2 standard drinks
- c) 1.6 standard drinks
- d) 2.1 standard drinks
CORRECT – The average schooner has 1.6 standard drinks per serve.
INCORRECT – The average schooner has 1.6 standard drinks per serve.

How many standard drinks is the average can of beer?
- a) 1 standard drink
- b) 1.2 standard drinks
- c) 1.4 standard drinks
- d) 2.1 standard drinks
CORRECT – The average can of beer has 1.4 standard drinks per serve.
INCORRECT – The average can of beer has 1.4 standard drinks per serve.

How many standard drinks is the average glass of red wine?
- a) 1 standard drink
- b) 1.2 standard drinks
- c) 1.4 standard drinks
- d) 1.5 standard drinks
CORRECT – The average glass of red wine has 1.5 standard drinks per serve.
INCORRECT – The average glass of red wine has 1.5 standard drinks per serve.

How many standard drinks is the average bottle of wine?
- a) 4-6 standard drinks
- b) 6-8 standard drinks
- c) 8-10 standard drinks
- d) 12-14 standard drinks
CORRECT – The average bottle of wine has 8-10 standard drinks.
INCORRECT – The average bottle of wine has 8-10 standard drinks.

How many standard drinks is the average glass of spirits?
- a) 1 standard drinks
- b) 1.2 standard drinks
- c) 1.4 standard drinks
- d) 1.5 standard drinks
CORRECT – The average glass of spirits has 1 standard drink per serve.
INCORRECT – The average glass of spirits has 1 standard drink per serve.
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