Brain Quiz: Myths

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Brain Quiz Myths Facts

• (revised and borrowed from the
• Discovery Health website)

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Question 1

• Size matters and bigger is better. Since humans
  have the largest brains, this is why we are the
  smartest animal on this planet.
• True
• False

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Question 2

• You get new brain wrinkles when you learn
  something new.
• True
• False

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Question 3

• Listening to Mozart makes people smarter,
  especially babies (also known as the Mozart
  effect).
• True
• False

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Question 4

• What color is your living brain?
• a) Gray
• b) White
• c) Gray White
• d) Black
• e) Red
• f) All of the colors above

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Question 5

• Alcohol kills brain cells.
• True
• False

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Question 6

• You can get holes in your brain through excessive
  (too much) drug use (exs. cocaine, Ecstasy).
• True
• False

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Question 7

• Brain damage is always permanent.
• True
• False

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Question 8 (challenging Q)

• Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, and
  Schizophrenia are all illnesses that are directly
  related to problems in the brain. The chances of
  suffering from these 3 diseases increases with
  age (the older you get, the more likely you will
  suffer from them).
• True
• False

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Question 9

• The left hemisphere (half) of your brain controls
  logic and the right hemisphere is controls
  creativity.
• True
• False

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Question 10 Male Brains

• Which feature(s) if any are true about male
  brains?
• A) 8-10 larger in size
• B) more intelligent
• C) fully physically developed earlier than male
  brains
• D) has more connections
• E) better at target skills (point shoot)
• F) better at and earlier language skills
• G) better at fine motor skills
• H) more likely to suffer from Autism
• I) more likely to suffer from Depression

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Question 11 Female Brains

• Which feature(s) if any are true about female
  brains?
• A) 8-10 larger in size
• B) more intelligent
• C) fully physically developed earlier than male
  brains
• D) has more connections
• E) better at target skills (point shoot)
• F) better at and earlier language skills
• G) better at fine motor skills
• H) more likely to suffer from Autism
• I) more likely to suffer from Depression

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Question 12

• Humans use only 10 of our brains.
• True
• False