--------------------
Why did Gilgamesh seek immortality?
he wanted to marry a godess
to survive the great flood
he wanted to become a god
his friend died
--------------------
Which Chinese emperor died from a poisoning that was supposed to make him immortal?
Shi Zong
Yin Wang
Qin Shi Huang
Sun Yat Sen
--------------------
Which modern movement/worldview explicitly advocates radical life extension?
Transhumanism
Postmodernism
Stoicism
Maoism
--------------------
Which of these fictional characters is NOT blessed with an ageless body?
Perry Rhodan
Duncan McLoud
Spock
Elrond
--------------------
Who reputedly coined the term gerontology and the theory that aging is caused by toxic bacteria in the gut?
Metchnikoff
Hayflick
Weissman
Butler
--------------------
What year was the first person whose body remains cryopreserved frozen?
1938
1967
1959
1975
--------------------
What term describes an outward appearance more youthful than one's true age?
analgesia
agerasia
anachronism
avuncular
--------------------
How old was the oldest human verified by Guinness World Records?
122
126
129
134
--------------------
Who is not an extremely long lived character mentioned in the bible?
Noah
Adam
Jared
Solomon
--------------------
Which of these is not a popular diet?
South Beach Diet
Atkins Diet
Dukan Diet
Rubens Diet
--------------------
Which of these is not a novel about a character's life extension?
To Live Forever (Vance)
Time Enough for Love (Heinlein)
Mortimer Gray's History of Death (Stableford)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Skloot)
--------------------
Which bioethics writer is not a known critic of life extension efforts?
Kass
Fukuyama
Caplan
Callahan
--------------------
What is the study of near-death experiences and 'ghosts' often called?
pathophysiology
phenomenology
parapsychology
cosmetology