Men versus women quiz

1. On average how many words a day do men and women say?
a) Men say 7,000 words a day, whereas women say 20,000 words a day.
b) Men say 10,000 words a day, women say 15,000 words a day but when they're pregnant it can increase to 20,000 words a day.
c) Roughly the same amount, 16,000 words per day.
d) Men say 20,000 words a day, women say 7,000 words a day.

2. Research has shown women have more powerful immune systems than men because…
a) Naturally produced oestrogen boosts women's inflammatory response to pathogens.
b) Higher levels of testosterone weaken men's inflammatory response to pathogens.
c) Women's immune systems have evolved better to protect them when they are pregnant.
d) Women don't get man colds.

3. A study has found women are more sensitive to male body odours than vice versa because…

a) Women naturally smell better than men.

b) Women can detect body odour better than men when the smell is being disguised.
c) Men are less sensitive than women to any odour that is being disguised.
d) Female odours are harder to disguise than male odours so men are more used to smelling them.

4. Studies have shown that women feel more pain than men. What is NOT a reason for this?

a) Women have lower pain thresholds than men.

b) Women use healthcare services more, so the reporting of female pain is higher.
c) Women have fewer nerve receptors than men, causing them to feel pain more acutely.
d) Women tend to focus on the emotional aspects of the pain whereas men focus on the sensory aspects.

5. The main difference between male and female brains is…
a) The male brain is 10 to 15 per cent larger.
b) The hippocampus, involved in short-term memory and spatial navigation (e.g. map reading), is proportionally larger in women.
c) The parietal cortex, involved in spatial perception, is proportionally larger in men' body.
d) All of the above.

6. Research indicates men are better map readers than women, but it also shows we use vastly different techniques to navigate. What effect does sexual orientation have on gay men's navigational strategies?

a) Gay men use compass directions to navigate, like straight men.

b) Gay men use landmarks to find their way around, like straight women.

c) Gay men use distances to navigate, like straight men.

d) Gay men use a mixture of male and female navigating techniques.

7. How does your gender affect the way you respond to jokes?
a) Men find more things funny than women do.
b) Women use parts of their brain involved in language processing more than men to decipher jokes.
c) Men have lower expectations of how funny a joke will be than women.
d) Men and women use completely different parts of their brain when reacting to jokes.

8. Pick the INCORRECT answer from these research findings about heterosexual infidelity…

a) Women are more likely to believe that men have sex when they are in love.
b) Men are more likely to have cheated on their partner than women do.
c) Women are more upset by emotional infidelity, whereas men are more upset by sexual infidelity.

d) Men are better than women at detecting when their partner has been unfaithful.

9. Why are men considered to be better at maths than women?
a) They have a greater innate mathematics ability.
b) It's a cultural belief, standardised testing shows no gender differences in maths performance.
c) Greater gender equality has led to greater disparity in maths performance.
d) Men have greater variability in their maths capabilities than women, thus leading to more men with very high maths skills.

10. What is NOT a reason that men usually die younger than women?
a) They age faster.
b) As they have to compete for female attention men have evolved to be more attractive to women at the expense of longevity.
c) As a member of a predominantly monogamous species men invest more energy in relationships.
d) They are more likely.