Spanish Flu Quiz Spanish Flu Quiz Test your knowledge about this historic health event that changed the world. 1. Why is the 1918 flu pandemic called the Spanish Flu? Spain was the first country infected. Spain was one of the first European countries to widely report flu deaths. Patient zero was Spanish. 2. How many continents did the Spanish Flu spread to? Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe Africa, North America, Europe Europe, North America, Asia 3. What caused the Spanish Flu? Virus Zombies Biological weapon Bacteria 4. Where did the word influenza come from? Italy Greece China Spain 5. What percentage of the world was infected with Spanish Flu? 17% 28% 33% 54% 6. Who was most affected by the 1918 Spanish Flu? Soldiers Seniors Babies Young Adults 7. What were the symptoms of the Spanish Flu? Fever, couching, aches and pains Paralysis and coma Skin turning blue and pneumonia All of the above. 8. What federal government department was in charge of healthcare during the 1918 pandemic? The Department of Infectious Diseases The Department of Agriculture. The War Department. The Health Department. 9. How many waves of Spanish Flu were there? One Two Three Four 10. What drug was present in some of the cough suppressants doctors prescribed to combat the flu? Heroin Cannabis LSD 11. What product or service shortages took advantage of the sick and dying? Medicine Face masks Funeral parlours Doctors 12. During the peak of the second wave of the Spanish Flu, approximately how many Canadians were dying daily? 300 500 1,000 1,500 13. How many times more were Indigenous Canadians likely to die from the Spanish Flu than non-Indigenous Canadians? 2x 4x 5x 10x 14. How many Americans died during the Spanish Flu? 675,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 7,500,000 15. How long did the Spanish Flu last? 6 months 1 year 5 years 10 years 16. How did the Spanish Flu end? With antibiotics The virus ran its course Through vaccination Isolating the sick 17. What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? There is no difference. An epidemic is worse than a pandemic. A pandemic is an epidemic that goes global. 18. What recent pandemic is the Spanish Flu associated with? SARS AIDS H1N1 Ebola 19. How many influenza pandemics were there in the past century? 1 3 5 7 20. How many people could potentially die if a pandemic the strength of the Spanish Flu spread around the world today? 100 million 250 million 350 million 1 billion Δ