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The Hand Quiz
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Last updated: May 7, 2021
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1. Fingers don't have muscles.
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.
True
False
2. In what country will you find this famous Cave of Hands?
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.
France
Argentina
China
Tanzania
3. There is a national flag with Hands featured prominently on it. Which country flag is it?
The hands symbolize the benevolence of the government.
Mongolia
Bhutan
Brunei
Moldova
4. Which finger can be lost without losing the most hand function?
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.
Thumb
Pinky
Index
Ring
Middle
5. Who is depicted pointing in this famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci?
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.
Jesus
It's a Self Portrait
John the Baptist
Adam
6. 10% of all men and 6% of all women are left-handed
No. The opposite is true. 10% of women and 6% of men are left handed.
True
False
7. What percentage of people are ambidextrous ( the ability to use both the right and left hand equally well)?
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!
1%
10%
15%
20%
8. Which of these animals have finger prints that are nearly the same as human finger prints?
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.
Racoon
Koala
Squirrel
Bat
9. What digit is also called the "ear finger".
Index
Ring
Middle
Thumb
Pinky
10. What digit is also known as the "pollex"?
Pollex is Latin for thumb.
Pinky
Middle
Ring
Thumb
Index
11. Which finger has also been called the demonstrator, forefinger, insignitur, lickpot, teacher finger and weft finger?
Lickpot makes perfect sense.
Middle
Pinky
Index
Ring
Thumb
12. When did the V sign become popular?
According to historical records, the V-Sign symbol became popular during World War II.
Ancient Egypt
Vietnam War
WWII
Woodstock
13. In which country is the handshake said to have originated?
According to some sources, this hand gesture originated in ancient Greece.
Turkey
Greece
Monaco
China
14. Where did the "thumbs up" "thumbs down" gesture originate?
The audience of gladiatorial combat used these hand gestures to decide if a defeated gladiator would live or die.
Timbuktu
Rome
Babylon
Thebes
15. Where did the "fist bump" come from?
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.
Ancient merchants to symbolize a sealed deal
Copied from Henry VIII who was a germaphobe
Boxing
A greeting between physicians
16. Whose fingers are famously depicted almost touching in the Sistine Chapel?
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.
God and Satan
God and Jesus
God and Abel
God and Adam
17. 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__________
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.
Florida
Farsi
Fatima
Faith
18. What kind of gesture is this?
It is an insult meaning "loser".
Insult
Greeting
Warning
Endearment
19. This "shaka" sign is a common greeting in which region of the world?
The "shaka" sign is a common greeting in the Hawaiian culture and New Zealand subsequently also used in surfer cultures.
Africa
N. America
Asia
Eurpe
Oceania
20. The Priestly Blessing, also known in rabbinic literature as raising of the hands inspired what well known hand gesture?
In his 1975 autobiography I Am Not Spock, Nimoy, who was Jewish, wrote that he based the Vulcan Sign on the Jewish blessing gesture
Distress Signal
The Vulcan Salute
The Victory Sign
Jazz Hands
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4 Comments
BolyaiAnna
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Level 87
May 6, 2021
Great quiz! Are koalas often found on crime scenes??
islabonita
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Level 44
May 6, 2021
I wish! They'd cheer things up!
overtired
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Level 88
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 44
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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