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THE ODD BODY QUIZ #7 2010

1.	True or False?  It is estimated that 22 per cent of the U.S. adult population (about 40 million people) read at the lowest literacy level.
	True.  This is according to The Futurist (March-April 2007).
2.	True or false?  Logophobia is the morbid fear of words.
	True.
3.	True or False?  Bacillophobia is the morbid fear of bacilli.
	True.
4.	True or False?  A divorced woman is twice as likely to commit suicide as a divorced man.
	False.  The opposite is true.
5.	True or False?  Among the ancient Anglo-Saxons, a woman could divorce her husband if he was too passionate.
	False.  The opposite is true.
6.	True or False?  Marriage counsellors often say that couples ought to flatter each other.  This is because as the relationship goes on each partner needs reassurance.
	True
7.	True or False? There are an estimated 500,000 child soldiers fighting in 72 conflicts throughout the world.
	True.  This is according to the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers based in London.
8.	True or False? Child labour around the world continues to flourish. For example, in just one country, the Philippines, nearly 18,000 children are involved just in gold, silver, and copper mining.
	True.  This is according to Save the Children Australia.
9.	True or False? An estimated 300,000 Australians now suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.  Millions more will develop it as the parents of baby boomers and the baby boomers themselves age.
	True.
10.	True or False? A whole new class of drugs called ampakines is now being developed to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
	True.  So reports Popular Science (August 2006).