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WorksheetsNSA Orientation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What do you call it when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or suddenly becomes clogged?
Stroke
Aphasia
Aneurysm
Block
Which disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disturbances of thought and emotions?
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
Schizophrenia
Depression
Choose the device that measures brain waves.
PET
EEG
fMRI
MRI
What does PET stand for?
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Pet Energy Therapy
Position Emission Telegraphy
Positron Emission Tomography
Holding a memory in mind while we think about it is called what type of memory?
Procedural memory
Working memory
Long-term memory
Momentary memory
Which function below is the hippocampus involved in?
Memory
Emotional development
Sight
Language
What is Ross Geller’s (from Friends) occupation?
Surgeon
Comedian
Chef
Paleontologist
Which of the following parts of the brain is associated with language?
Frontal lobe
Amygdala
Wernicke’s area
Cerebellum
How long does it take for brain cells to react to alcohol?
35 minutes
50 seconds
6 minutes
3 days
On average, how much does the human brain weigh?
1.8 lbs
2.0 lbs
2.7 lbs
3.3 lbs
How much did Albert Einstein’s brain weigh?
1.8 lbs
2.0 lbs
2.7 lbs
3.3 lbs
In California, you can not buy a mousetrap unless you have a:
Gun
Hunting license
Mouse
First-aid certification
Name the disorder that’s named after a famous baseball player.
Lou Gehrig’s disease
Jose Bautista’s syndrome
George Belliosis disease
Mickey Mantle’s syndrome
Approximately how many neurons are in a human brain?
1 billion
10 billion
50 billion
100 billion
According to the Russian laws, a homeless person must be where after 10 pm?
At home, duh?
At a bar
At a police station
At a shelter
What was Walt Disney afraid of?
Polar bears
Humans
Mice
Ducks
What is the resting potential of a neuron?
-60 mV
0 mV
-70 mV
70 mV
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for our ability to see?
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Before Mount Everest was discovered, Mt. Fuji was the tallest mountain on Earth.
False
True
False
True
Johnny Depp is famously scared of what?
Pirates
Clowns
Marriage
Scissors
