NHTSA – Questions With Comprehensive
Solutions
The average DWI violator drives intoxicated ____ times before arrest.
Correct Answer - 80
Alcohol related crash fatalities are ____ higher at night Correct
Answer - 3 times
Average of one fatality every ____ minutes Correct Answer - 50
Two approaches to stopping DWI Correct Answer - Prevention
and Deterrence
For every DWI violator arrested, there are approximately ____
undetected DWI violations Correct Answer - 100 (every 1:100)
Types of alcohol Correct Answer - Methyl Alcohol (methanol)
Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol) Isopropyl Alcohol (isopropanol)
Chemical symbol for alcohol intended for human consumption
Correct Answer - ETOH
Fermentation Correct Answer - yeast combines with sugars
from fruit or grains in a chemical reaction resulting in ETOH.
Alcohol is a central nervous system Correct Answer -
depressant
20% of alcohol absorption is through the Correct Answer -
stomach walls
, 80% of alcohol absorption is through the Correct Answer -
pylorus (small intestine)
The average male is ____ water Correct Answer - 68%
The average female is ____ water Correct Answer - 55%
Average person's BAC drops by about ____ per hour Correct
Answer - 0.015
BAC (blood alcohol level) is the number of grams of alcohol found in
____ of the persons blood. Correct Answer - 100 milliliters
Three different chemicals that are alcohols Correct Answer -
Methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl
What alcohol is beverage alcohol intended for human consumption
Correct Answer - Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)
What is the name of the chemical process by which beverage alcohol
is produced naturally Correct Answer - Fermentation
What is the name of the process used to produce high concentration
beverage alcohol Correct Answer - Distillation
Alcohol can pass directly trough the stomach walls and enter the
Correct Answer - bloodstream
In which organ of the body does most of the metabolism of the
alcohol Correct Answer - Liver
What is the name of the enzyme that aids the metabolism of alcohol
Correct Answer - alcohol dehydroxy
Solutions
The average DWI violator drives intoxicated ____ times before arrest.
Correct Answer - 80
Alcohol related crash fatalities are ____ higher at night Correct
Answer - 3 times
Average of one fatality every ____ minutes Correct Answer - 50
Two approaches to stopping DWI Correct Answer - Prevention
and Deterrence
For every DWI violator arrested, there are approximately ____
undetected DWI violations Correct Answer - 100 (every 1:100)
Types of alcohol Correct Answer - Methyl Alcohol (methanol)
Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol) Isopropyl Alcohol (isopropanol)
Chemical symbol for alcohol intended for human consumption
Correct Answer - ETOH
Fermentation Correct Answer - yeast combines with sugars
from fruit or grains in a chemical reaction resulting in ETOH.
Alcohol is a central nervous system Correct Answer -
depressant
20% of alcohol absorption is through the Correct Answer -
stomach walls
, 80% of alcohol absorption is through the Correct Answer -
pylorus (small intestine)
The average male is ____ water Correct Answer - 68%
The average female is ____ water Correct Answer - 55%
Average person's BAC drops by about ____ per hour Correct
Answer - 0.015
BAC (blood alcohol level) is the number of grams of alcohol found in
____ of the persons blood. Correct Answer - 100 milliliters
Three different chemicals that are alcohols Correct Answer -
Methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl
What alcohol is beverage alcohol intended for human consumption
Correct Answer - Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)
What is the name of the chemical process by which beverage alcohol
is produced naturally Correct Answer - Fermentation
What is the name of the process used to produce high concentration
beverage alcohol Correct Answer - Distillation
Alcohol can pass directly trough the stomach walls and enter the
Correct Answer - bloodstream
In which organ of the body does most of the metabolism of the
alcohol Correct Answer - Liver
What is the name of the enzyme that aids the metabolism of alcohol
Correct Answer - alcohol dehydroxy
