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The Hand Quiz
Answers these questions related to hands.
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Last updated: May 7, 2021
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| First submitted | May 6, 2021 |
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1.
Fingers don't have muscles.
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True
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False
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Aside from the minuscule muscles in the skin that make your hairs stand on end, fingers don't have muscles —tendons in our fingers are moved by the muscles of the forearm.
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In what country will you find this famous Cave of Hands?
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France
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Argentina
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China
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Tanzania
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La Cueva de Las Manos is a cave located in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The art in the cave dates to between 11,000 to 7,000 BC.
3.
There is a national flag with Hands featured prominently on it. Which country flag is it?
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Mongolia
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Bhutan
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Brunei
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Moldova
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The hands symbolize the benevolence of the government.
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Which finger can be lost without losing the most hand function?
Thumb
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Pinky
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Index
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Ring
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Middle
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Hand surgeons say that the index finger is the best one to lose—if you had a choice. The index finger is needed the least in hand function.
5.
Who is depicted pointing in this famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci?
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Jesus
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It's a Self Portrait
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John the Baptist
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Adam
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Saint John the Baptist is a High Renaissance oil painting on walnut wood by Leonardo da Vinci. Likely completed between 1513 to 1516, it is believed to be his final painting.
6.
10% of all men and 6% of all women are left-handed
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False
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No. The opposite is true. 10% of women and 6% of men are left handed.
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What percentage of people are ambidextrous ( the ability to use both the right and left hand equally well)?
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1%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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Only about one percent of people are naturally ambidextrous, which equals out to about 70,000,000 people out of the population of 7 billion!
8.
Which of these animals have finger prints that are nearly the same as human finger prints?
Racoon
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Koala
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Squirrel
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Bat
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Koala fingerprints are so similar to human fingerprints that even with an electron microscope, it can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two. They can easily be confused at crime scenes.
9.
What digit is also called the "ear finger".
Index
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Ring
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Middle
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Thumb
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Pinky
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10.
What digit is also known as the "pollex"?
Pinky
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Middle
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Ring
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Thumb
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Index
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Pollex is Latin for thumb.
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Which finger has also been called the demonstrator, forefinger, insignitur, lickpot, teacher finger and weft finger?
Middle
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Pinky
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Index
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Ring
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Thumb
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Lickpot makes perfect sense.
12.
When did the V sign become popular?
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Ancient Egypt
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Vietnam War
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WWII
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Woodstock
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According to historical records, the V-Sign symbol became popular during World War II.
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In which country is the handshake said to have originated?
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Turkey
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Greece
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Monaco
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China
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According to some sources, this hand gesture originated in ancient Greece.
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Where did the "thumbs up" "thumbs down" gesture originate?
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Timbuktu
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Rome
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Babylon
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Thebes
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The audience of gladiatorial combat used these hand gestures to decide if a defeated gladiator would live or die.
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Where did the "fist bump" come from?
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Ancient merchants to symbolize a sealed deal
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Copied from Henry VIII who was a germaphobe
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Boxing
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A greeting between physicians
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In the late 1800s professional boxers were required to greet their opponents. Because their hands are wrapped in thick gloves they had to resort to the fist bump.
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Whose fingers are famously depicted almost touching in the Sistine Chapel?
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God and Satan
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God and Jesus
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God and Abel
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God and Adam
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Depicting the “birth” of Adam, the painting is part of a series of scenes from Genesis that can be found in the chapel. It is most famous for being the painting where the fingers touch – those of God and Adam.
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The "hamsa" is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Maghreb and in the Middle East. It is also known as the hand of F__________
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Florida
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Farsi
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Fatima
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Faith
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The Hamsa is also variously known as the Hand of Fatima after the daughter of Muhammad, the Hand of Mary, the Hand of Miriam, and the Hand of the Goddess.
18.
What kind of gesture is this?
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Insult
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Greeting
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Warning
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Endearment
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It is an insult meaning "loser".
19.
This "shaka" sign is a common greeting in which region of the world?
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Africa
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N. America
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Asia
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Eurpe
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Oceania
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The "shaka" sign is a common greeting in the Hawaiian culture and New Zealand subsequently also used in surfer cultures.
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The Priestly Blessing, also known in rabbinic literature as raising of the hands inspired what well known hand gesture?
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Distress Signal
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The Vulcan Salute
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The Victory Sign
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Jazz Hands
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In his 1975 autobiography I Am Not Spock, Nimoy, who was Jewish, wrote that he based the Vulcan Sign on the Jewish blessing gesture
BolyaiAnna
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Level 82
May 6, 2021
Great quiz! Are koalas often found on crime scenes??
islabonita
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Level 45
May 6, 2021
I wish! They'd cheer things up!
overtired
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Level 84
May 7, 2021
Nice quiz! What's the source for thumbs not being considered fingers? The wikipedia page for "finger" says "English dictionaries describe finger as meaning either one of the five digits including the thumb, or one of the four excluding the thumb."
islabonita
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Level 45
May 7, 2021
Thanks! I was using the anatomical definition of thumb which is the first definition used in the wiki article. But because the definition of thumb has been corrupted so widely I think the question can be misleading so I replaced it with something else. Thanks again for the input! 😃
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