Medically Reviewed by Evan Frisbee, DMD on November 23, 2022
Question 1/10

How many muscles make up your tongue?

  • 1
  • 8
  • 25
Question 2/10

How many taste buds call your tongue home?

  • 50-100
  • 5,000-10,000
  • 50,000-100,000
Question 3/10

How often do your taste buds replace themselves?

  • Every day
  • Every 2 weeks
  • Never -- you have one set for a lifetime
Question 4/10

Does your sense of taste change as you get older?

  • No, it stays about the same.
  • Yes, it gets stronger.
  • Yes, it gets weaker.
Question 5/10

Which of these is not a taste your tongue can detect?

  • Savory
  • Bitter
  • Spicy
Question 6/10

True or false: Your taste buds are grouped in “zones” for different flavors.

  • True
  • False
Question 7/10

Which of these is not an actual tongue condition?

  • Hairy tongue
  • Scrotal tongue
  • Broken tongue
Question 8/10

People with a heightened sense of taste are called:

  • Extrasensory tasters
  • Supertasters
  • Flavor savants
Question 9/10

True or false: You can roll your tongue only if your parents passed the gene for tongue rolling down to you.

  • True
  • False
Question 10/10

Can you swallow your tongue?

  • Yes, if it’s very thin.
  • Yes, during a seizure.
  • No, it’s impossible.