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Quiz about Twins
Quiz about Twins

10 Tough Questions about Twins


The subject of twins is a fascinating one, especially to the parents of twins. How much do you know about twins?

A multiple-choice quiz by beckyel. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
beckyel
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
157,488
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1954
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is likely to increase a woman's chance of having twins? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these countries is among those with the highest rate of twin births? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. There is a greater chance of having identical twins if you are from the United States.


Question 4 of 10
4. What proportion of identical twins become conjoined twins? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Twins Chang and Eng Bunker gave the name to which sort of twins? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Monozygotic twins are fraternal twins.


Question 7 of 10
7. What does cryptophasia mean? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the combined weight of the heaviest set of twins born during the 20th centruy? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. No one has ever had more than 5 sets of twins.


Question 10 of 10
10. What percentage of twins have been found to be left-handed? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is likely to increase a woman's chance of having twins?

Answer: All of these

All of these can increase a woman's chance of having twins. Some women have several sets of twins.
2. Which of these countries is among those with the highest rate of twin births?

Answer: Nigeria

In Nigeria the chance of having twins is 1 in 22. Some studies have put this down to the high consumption of yams in Nigeria.
3. There is a greater chance of having identical twins if you are from the United States.

Answer: False

Although statistics for the birth of fraternal twins differ, the rate of identical twins is approximately 1 in 285 across the world.
4. What proportion of identical twins become conjoined twins?

Answer: 1 in 200,000

Conjoined twins are identical twins that have not fully separated.
5. Twins Chang and Eng Bunker gave the name to which sort of twins?

Answer: Siamese twins

Chang and Eng Bunker lived from 1811-1874. They were joined by a small band of flesh in the chest area and could, today, have been separated.
6. Monozygotic twins are fraternal twins.

Answer: False

Monozygotic (one egg) twins are identical twins. Dizygotic (two egg) twins are fraternal twins.
7. What does cryptophasia mean?

Answer: the unique language of twins

Twins share a special bond and may even communicate in their own language, which develops as they play together. They are the only ones to understand it.
8. What is the combined weight of the heaviest set of twins born during the 20th centruy?

Answer: 27lbs 12oz

Mrs. J. P. Haskin of Arkansas delivered these twins on 24th February 1924. One twin was 14lbs, the other 13lbs 12oz.
9. No one has ever had more than 5 sets of twins.

Answer: False

Mrs. Fyodor Vassilyev is purported to have had 16 sets of twins; Mrs. Mary Jonas (d.1899) had 15 sets of boy/girl twins; Marcella Mitts-Bigcrow had 8 sets of twins (and 8 single children) between the 1940's and 1960's.
10. What percentage of twins have been found to be left-handed?

Answer: 35%

Research has shown that about 35% of twins are left-handed, which is double the rate found in the general population.
Source: Author beckyel

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