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"Brain Games" Episode with Jack Black- Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the special guest on this episode?

a)

Rhianna

b)

Jack Black

c)

Billie Eilish

d)

Oprah

2.

What does Keegan-Michael Key chant at the very beginning?

a)

"Anything can turn into music

b)

"Anything can be a song"

c)

"Anything you dream, you can do"

d)

"Anything you want, you will get"

3.

What instrument is Jack Black playing when he first enters?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Piano

c)

Drums

d)

Guitar

4.

Fill in the blank: Keegan-Michael Key said, "People not only respond to music differently, but they also ________ it differently."

a)

Sing

b)

Smell

c)

Hear

d)

Purchase

5.

In the first game, the "Tritone Paradox," what were people hearing differently?

a)

How many notes were played

b)

What celebrity's voice was being played

c)

The notes rising or falling

d)

The kind of instrument that was playing the notes

6.

In the "Tritone Paradox" game, how did the players indicate if they heard the tones rising or falling?

a)

By changing their own clothes

b)

By putting different features on a big blue face

c)

By screaming their answer

d)

By writing an email to Jack Black with their answers

7.

In the "Tritone Paradox" game, did any of the 4 contestants put the exact same facial features on their big blue face?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Who came to explain the "Tritone Paradox" and the scientific reason behind it?

a)

The Muppets

b)

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

c)

The Jonas Brothers

d)

The cast of Glee

9.

In the example with the Koala bears, what was added to make the shopping list more memorable to the second Koala?

a)

Chips and onion dip

b)

A baby Koala

c)

More leaves

d)

A beat (rhythm)

10.

What instruments to Jack Black and the Master Mentalist, Lior Sushard, use for their "jam sesh?"

a)

2 guitars

b)

2 trombones

c)

The bagpipes

d)

2 drum sets

11.

What was the random name for the "jam sesh" song with Jack Black and Lior Sushard?

a)

Komodo Dragon

b)

Iguana

c)

Crocodile

d)

Dinosaur

12.

In the example with classical music played fast down to slow tempo, when do most people feel more relaxed?

a)

The fastest it can go (presto)

b)

Around 60 beats per minute

c)

Extremely slow (largo)

d)

When it's super loud

13.

What did the show's neuroscientist, Cara Santa Maria, feed people while conducting an experiment on how music affects taste?

a)

Muffins

b)

Liver and Onions

c)

Chocolate

d)

Grapefruit

14.

What did most people think while eating chocolate and listening to different types of music?

a)

There was no difference regardless of the music being played

b)

They were all allergic to chocolate and got sick

c)

Everyone ran away from the experiment, yelling, "Stranger Danger!!! Stranger Danger!!!"

d)

Lower bass music made it taste more bitter and higher calm music made it taste sweeter

15.

After the chocolate experiment, the neuroscientist explains the extreme condition called Synesthesia, which means _________

a)

your senses overlap, like "tasting colors" or "seeing smells"

b)

you need to take a shower because people can smell you.

c)

you don't have a sense of sight.

d)

you are slowly turning purple.

16.

What famous song was used to demonstrate the concept of "musical anticipation," meaning you expect the next part of a song?

a)

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

b)

"Sisi ni Moja"

c)

"Little Einsteins"

d)

"The Star Spangled Banner" (our National Anthem)

17.

In the second experiment with Lior Sushard, Master Mentalist, what does each audience member picked to participate get to choose?

a)

A glass

b)

A brand new car

c)

A puppy

d)

Chocolate

18.

What kind of music did Jack Black listen to in his teenage years AND receive a Grammy for playing?

a)

K Pop

b)

Nursery Rhymes

c)

Heavy Metal

d)

Country

19.

Near the very end, Jack Black plays a game called "The Gauntlet" that every contestant plays. What was one of the games he played?

a)

Chess

b)

Rock Paper Scissors

c)

Hopscotch

d)

Freeze Tag

20.

To end the show, what Meghan Trainor song is played backward?

a)

"All About That Bass"

b)

"Sisi ni Moja"

c)

"I Will Always Love You"

d)

"The Star Spangled Banner"