Bill Nye: The Brain Quiz

We control everything we do with our ____________________.

• heart

• brain

• lungs

• stomach

Compared with the size of our body, humans have the _______________________ brains of any animal on Earth.

• smallest

• largest

• heaviest

• lightest

T or F: You only use 10% of your brain.

• True

• False

T or F: Your brain is even working while you are asleep.

• True

• False

The brain is a group of special cells that send electrical signals to the rest of your body through the _________________________________.

• digestive system

• respiratory system

• nervous system

• circulatory system

T or F: Your reaction time is better when someone else drops the ruler between your fingers.

• True

• False

Humans have 4 types of memory. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

• visual memory

What part of the brain helps keep your balance?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem

• hippocampus

The olfactory cortex allows you to _________________________.

• see

• hear

• smell

• taste

Inside the temporal lobe is the auditory cortex which allows you to __________________.

• see

• hear

• smell

• taste