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Alcohol Quiz

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The following is a quick Alcohol Quiz based on the Alcohol Facts information page. Both pages may be downloaded and printed for free. For those who are interested there are many more worksheets and quizes available for members.

1. Alcohol is classified as what type of drug? ________________________________________________

(1 point)

2. What is another name for alcohol? ______________________________________________________

(1 point)

3. How is alcohol made? _______________________________________________________________

(1 point)

4. Is synthetic (man made) alcohol safe to drink? __________ YES __________ NO 

(1 point)

5. How much alcohol is considered a standard drink? _________________________________________

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(3 points)

6.  The effects of alcohol on a person may vary depending on what? _____________________________

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(5 points)

7. How does alcohol affect the drinker’s brain in the short term? _________________________________

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(1 point)

8. The drinker’s Blood Alcohol Level depends on what factors? __________________________________

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(4 points)

9. If a man and a woman who weighed the same, drank equal amounts of alcohol; who would have a higher Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) and why? _________________________________________________

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(2 points)

10. How does alcohol kill a person, and why do not more people die from alcohol poisoning? __________

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(2 points)

11. What is the lethal BAL for humans? ____________________________________________________ 

(1 point)

12. When does a person start to feel the effects of a hangover? _________________________________

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(1 point)

13. What can a drinker do to prevent the effects of severe dehydration? ___________________________

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(1 point)

14. What do you call it when two drugs taken at the same time have an increased effect on the user than either drug taken by it self?  _____________________________________________________________

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(1 point)

15. List five long-term effects of drinking alcohol?

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(5 points)

16. What does F.A.S.D. stand for?  ______________________________________________________

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(1 point)

17. What is tolerance? ________________________________________________________________

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(1 point)

18. How does a person who has a high tolerance to alcohol know that they have a drinking problem?

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(1 point)

19. What message would you tell someone you know, who drinks more than they should—if you could get them to listen to you? ______________________________________________________________

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(7 Points)

Total Points:

_________ / 40

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