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What do you really know about alcohol?

Read each true or false question below,
then click on the word "answer to see if you are correct.

1. A 12 ounce beer, a 4 ounce glass of wine and a 1 ounce shot of whiskey all contain the same amount of alcohol?

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2. You're likely to sleep better if you have a couple of drinks before going to bed.

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3. It's a good sign when people learn to handle alcohol better than they could when they first started to drink.

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4. Women react to alcohol differently than men, and generally can expect greater impairment from the same quantity of alcohol.

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5. If you are underage, it is legal for you to consume alcohol if your parents are present.

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6. Young people can't become alcoholics because they haven't been drinking long enough.

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7. A person can die from drinking too much alcohol in one sitting.

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8. In a bad car accident, the more alcohol you've consumed, the less likely you are to be seriously injured.

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9. If you had a biological parent who was an alcoholic, chances are you won't become an alcoholic yourself because the gene is likely to skip your generation.

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10. There is less alcohol in "lite" beer than in regular beer.

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