WONDER #458: What’s So Special About Your Fingerprints?

Question 1 of 3

Do identical twins have the exact same fingerprints?

  1. yes
  2. no
  3. always
  4. sometimes

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to classify fingerprints?

  1. loops
  2. whorls
  3. arches
  4. smudgies

Question 3 of 3

Sir Edward Richard Henry’s system of fingerprint identification is called what?

  1. printology
  2. fingerology
  3. dactyloscopy
  4. endoscopy

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