How Much Do You Know About Your Tongue? (original) (raw)

Question 1/10

How many muscles make up your tongue?

• 1
• 8
• 25

Question 2/10

How many taste buds call your tongue home?

• 50-100
• 5,000-10,000
• 50,000-100,000

Question 3/10

How often do your taste buds replace themselves?

• Every day
• Every 2 weeks
• Never -- you have one set for a lifetime

Question 4/10

Does your sense of taste change as you get older?

• No, it stays about the same.
• Yes, it gets stronger.
• Yes, it gets weaker.

Question 5/10

Which of these is not a taste your tongue can detect?

• Savory
• Bitter
• Spicy

Question 6/10

True or false: Your taste buds are grouped in “zones” for different flavors.

• True
• False

Question 7/10

Which of these is not an actual tongue condition?

• Hairy tongue
• Scrotal tongue
• Broken tongue

Question 8/10

People with a heightened sense of taste are called:

• Extrasensory tasters
• Supertasters
• Flavor savants

Question 9/10

True or false: You can roll your tongue only if your parents passed the gene for tongue rolling down to you.

• True
• False

Question 10/10

Can you swallow your tongue?

• Yes, if it’s very thin.
• Yes, during a seizure.
• No, it’s impossible.