2017 Taste & Smell Quiz!

1. Children reject certain life-saving liquid medications because of which quality?

Astringency

Bitterness

Nauseating

Sourness

All of the above

2. What is the next step in Monell’s research on the odor signature of ovarian cancer?

Put a cancer-sniffing dog in every hospital

Identify the odor signature of early-stage ovarian cancer

Identify the odor signature of prostate cancer

Inform physicians

3. How can breastfeeding mothers encourage their infants to like the taste of vegetables?

Eat the vegetables themselves

Show their infants vegetables

Have their infants smell vegetables

Have their siblings eat the vegetables

4. How is Monell helping to build a healthier and more knowledgeable world?

Conducting world-class research

Encouraging high school and college students to enter STEM careers

Mentoring postdoctoral scientists to become scientific leaders

All of the above

5. Monell’s research addresses which public health challenge(s)?

Obesity

Malaria

Parasitic infections

Diarrhea

Cancer

HIV

Diabetes

Hypertension

All of the above

Bonus Question!
6. Older women with ___________ are less likely to have active social lives.

Gray hair

A reduced sense of smell

Painted toenails

Three children