How well do you know your feet? If you want to put your best foot forward and give our latest quiz a shot, check out these questions below. You can find the answers at the bottom of the quiz!
How Well Do You Know Your Feet?
Test your knowledge of foot and ankle facts with this 10 question quiz!
1. How many bones are in a normal foot?
A. 20 B. 28. C. 30 D. 34
2. Roughly how many steps does the average healthcare worker take during a standard shift?
A. 5,300 B. 7,500 C. 10,200 D. 15,600
3. Rank these four structures from least populous to most populous in the foot.
A. Muscles B. Bones C. Ligaments D. Joints
4. There are approximately how many sweat glands in a pair of feet?
A. 5,000 B. 50,000 C. 125,000 D. 250,000
5. The average person stands for how many hours each day?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12
6. The fear of feet is known as?
A. Feetophobia. B. Pedophobia C. Podophobia D. Osteophobia
7. The current and 16-time World Champion of Toe Wrestling is?
A. Doc “Dr. Scholl’s” Swenson B. Alan “Nasty” Nash C. Armando “The Alligator” Rodriguez D. Henrik “The Hammer” Hammerstein.
8. The average child’s foot grows how many sizes in the first 12 months of their life?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7
9. The average woman’s shoe size is between?
A. 5.5-6 B. 6.5-7 C. 7.5-8 D. 8-5.-9
10. The most common sport for ankle injuries is?
A. Basketball B. Football C. Soccer D. Rugby
Answers
1. There are 28 bones in the human foot.
2. The average healthcare worker takes 5,300 steps a day.
3. There are 19 muscles, 26 bones, 33 joints and 107 ligaments in each foot.
4. There are roughly 250,000 sweat glands in a pair of feet.
5. The average person stands for four hours a day.
6. The fear of feet is called podophobia.
7. Alan “Nasty” Nash is the current toe wrestling world champion.
8. The average child’s foot grows five sizes in their first year of life.
9. The average woman’s foot size is between a size 7.5 and a size 8.
10. Basketball is the sport with the highest rate of ankle sprain injuries.
How’d you do on the quiz? And if you need help with a foot or ankle issue, reach out to Dr. Silverman and his team today!