Quiz
1. Of the 20 million junior and senior high-school students in America, how many drink every month?
- Thirty-five percent.
- Fifty percent.
- Ten percent.
- Eighty-five percent.
2. Teens tell us that they drink primarily because:
- It feels good.
- It helps me forget my problems.
- I feel pressured from friends.
- I'm bored and there's nothing else to do.
3. How many teen drinkers can buy their own alcohol?
- Sixty-six percent.
- Ninety-five percent.
- Twenty-five percent.
- Fifty percent.
4. Roughly two-and-a-half million teenagers don't know:
- What beer tastes like.
- That you can die from an alcohol overdose.
- That you can buy alcohol with a fake ID.
- That wine has a stronger alcohol content than beer.
5. Most students in grades 5 through 12 say that alcohol advertising:
- Has no effect on their drinking.
- Can be funny and entertaining, but they know drinking is bad for you.
- Encourages them to drink.
- Is good for sports teams but not for kids.
6. A study of ninth-grade students in four urban high schools showed that alcohol and drug use was the best predictor for:
- Risky sexual behavior.
- Later alcoholism.
- Dropping out of school.
- Academic achievement.
1. Of the 20 million junior and senior high-school students in America, how many drink every month?
Fifty percent.
2. Teens tell us that they drink primarily because:
It feels good.
3. How many teen drinkers can buy their own alcohol?
Sixty-six percent.
4. Roughly two-and-a-half million teenagers don't know:
That you can die from an alcohol overdose.
5. Most students in grades 5 through 12 say that alcohol advertising:
Encourages them to drink.
6. A study of ninth-grade students in four urban high schools showed that alcohol and drug use was the best predictor for:
Risky sexual behavior.
Take the quiz again to really know the world of teen drinking.
You've heard a few things. Take the quiz again or go to our Raising Teens page to get more tips and to stay in tune with your teen.
You know it. But do you know what your teen knows? Talk to her about what you've learned. Here's a great place for tips on teens and alcohol.