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Worksheets"Brain Games" Episode with Jack Black- Music
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who is the special guest on this episode?
Rhianna
Jack Black
Billie Eilish
Oprah
What does Keegan-Michael Key chant at the very beginning?
"Anything can turn into music
"Anything can be a song"
"Anything you dream, you can do"
"Anything you want, you will get"
What instrument is Jack Black playing when he first enters?
Trumpet
Piano
Drums
Guitar
Fill in the blank: Keegan-Michael Key said, "People not only respond to music differently, but they also ________ it differently."
Sing
Smell
Hear
Purchase
In the first game, the "Tritone Paradox," what were people hearing differently?
How many notes were played
What celebrity's voice was being played
The notes rising or falling
The kind of instrument that was playing the notes
In the "Tritone Paradox" game, how did the players indicate if they heard the tones rising or falling?
By changing their own clothes
By putting different features on a big blue face
By screaming their answer
By writing an email to Jack Black with their answers
In the "Tritone Paradox" game, did any of the 4 contestants put the exact same facial features on their big blue face?
Yes
No
Who came to explain the "Tritone Paradox" and the scientific reason behind it?
The Muppets
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Jonas Brothers
The cast of Glee
In the example with the Koala bears, what was added to make the shopping list more memorable to the second Koala?
Chips and onion dip
A baby Koala
More leaves
A beat (rhythm)
What instruments to Jack Black and the Master Mentalist, Lior Sushard, use for their "jam sesh?"
2 guitars
2 trombones
The bagpipes
2 drum sets
What was the random name for the "jam sesh" song with Jack Black and Lior Sushard?
Komodo Dragon
Iguana
Crocodile
Dinosaur
In the example with classical music played fast down to slow tempo, when do most people feel more relaxed?
The fastest it can go (presto)
Around 60 beats per minute
Extremely slow (largo)
When it's super loud
What did the show's neuroscientist, Cara Santa Maria, feed people while conducting an experiment on how music affects taste?
Muffins
Liver and Onions
Chocolate
Grapefruit
What did most people think while eating chocolate and listening to different types of music?
There was no difference regardless of the music being played
They were all allergic to chocolate and got sick
Everyone ran away from the experiment, yelling, "Stranger Danger!!! Stranger Danger!!!"
Lower bass music made it taste more bitter and higher calm music made it taste sweeter
After the chocolate experiment, the neuroscientist explains the extreme condition called Synesthesia, which means _________
your senses overlap, like "tasting colors" or "seeing smells"
you need to take a shower because people can smell you.
you don't have a sense of sight.
you are slowly turning purple.
What famous song was used to demonstrate the concept of "musical anticipation," meaning you expect the next part of a song?
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
"Sisi ni Moja"
"Little Einsteins"
"The Star Spangled Banner" (our National Anthem)
In the second experiment with Lior Sushard, Master Mentalist, what does each audience member picked to participate get to choose?
A glass
A brand new car
A puppy
Chocolate
What kind of music did Jack Black listen to in his teenage years AND receive a Grammy for playing?
K Pop
Nursery Rhymes
Heavy Metal
Country
Near the very end, Jack Black plays a game called "The Gauntlet" that every contestant plays. What was one of the games he played?
Chess
Rock Paper Scissors
Hopscotch
Freeze Tag
To end the show, what Meghan Trainor song is played backward?
"All About That Bass"
"Sisi ni Moja"
"I Will Always Love You"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
