Why do we sing in the shower and what are coins made of? Try our kids’ quiz

1. Clementine, 9, asks: why do people sing in the shower?

   1. It helps them feel happier

   2. Our voices sound better in the shower

   3. Singing releases oxygen into the body

   4. All of the above

2. Chelsea, 11, asks: why do old people get wrinkles?

   1. So we know they’re old

   2. When we get older, our skin is less elastic

   3. We get wrinkles if we don’t wash our face when we’re children

   4. If you don’t eat vegetables when you’re young, you get wrinkles when you’re old

3. Amalia, 7, asks: what are coins made of?

   1. Metal

   2. Real gold

   3. Real silver

   4. Plastic covered with coin-coloured paint

4. Otis, 5, asks: why do we have bogeys in our nose?

   1. They trap viruses, dust and pollen in the air you breathe, so they don’t go into your lungs

   2. So you have something to pick when you’re bored

   3. So there’s stuff to come out when you blow your nose

   4. When you don’t sneeze when you need to, your nose makes a bogey instead

5. Tovah, 5, asks: why does old people’s hair turn grey?

   1. All the colour comes out by the time you’ve washed your hair over 10,000 times

   2. Older hair just can’t be bothered turning blond or red; it gives up and goes grey

   3. As we age, our hair makes less melanin, a chemical that gives it its colour

   4. Older people’s hair used to turn pink; now it goes grey but no one knows why

Solutions

1:D - Singing in the shower can help people feel happier; singing releases oxygen into the blood through deep breathing and distracts us from worrying about stuff. It’s fun because you sound better in the shower because of the acoustics, plus usually you’re on your own in a warm, safe space, so you feel relaxed and like singing., 2:B - When we get older, our skin becomes less elastic, with less fat and collagen in the deeper layers, so then we get wrinkles, especially in places where we pull the same expressions. Wrinkles add character to your face!, 3:A - Coins are made from metals, such as copper, nickel and zinc, usually a mixture of a few, pressed into layers, like a metal sandwich. This makes the coins strong, so they last a long time., 4:A - Bogeys help keep us healthy! They are dried-up bits of mucus, a sticky substance in our noses that traps viruses, dust and pollen, so they don't go into our lungs. It keeps our noses from drying out., 5:C - When we age, our hair follicles make less melanin, the chemical that gives hair its colour. When it has less melanin, it looks silvery grey.

Scores

1. 5 and above.

2. 4 and above.

3. 3 and above.

4. 2 and above.

5. 0 and above.

6. 1 and above.

Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and the new Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book.