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Brain Bee Bootcamp | Lecture 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of the brain is water?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

75%

d)

90%

2.

Which sense processes the fastest in the brain?

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Touch

d)

Smell

3.

What is a “phantom limb” sensation caused by?

a)

Neurons in the spinal cord firing randomly

b)

Miscommunication in the sensory cortex

c)

Increased neurotransmitter clearance

d)

Excess dopamine

4.

Why can’t you tickle yourself?

a)

Your brain predicts your own movements.

b)

Your neurons don’t respond to internal stimuli.

c)

Neurotransmitters block the sensation.

d)

Your body prioritizes external threats.

5.

How long does it take for your brain to decide on an action?

a)

Instantly

b)

A few milliseconds

c)

About 100 milliseconds

d)

1 second

6.

What’s unique about mirror neurons?

a)

They fire when you act or observe someone else acting.

b)

They only fire in response to sounds.

c)

They are only found in animals.

d)

They regenerate after injury.

7.

How much of your brain do you actually use?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

Almost 100%

8.

Which of these is NOT a neurotransmitter?

a)

Glutamate

b)

Insulin

c)

GABA

d)

Serotonin

9.

Which neurotransmitter makes spicy food feel “hot”?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Capsaicin

c)

Substance P

d)

Glutamate

10.

What brain region is nicknamed the “reptilian brain”?

a)

The cortex

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The brainstem

d)

The amygdala

11.

Why don’t neurons regenerate easily?

a)

They are too specialized.

b)

They lack access to growth proteins.

c)

Their connections are too complex.

d)

All of the above.

12.

How fast can your brain recognize a face?

a)

13 milliseconds

b)

1 second

c)

350 milliseconds

d)

500 milliseconds

13.

Which neurotransmitter is nicknamed the “love chemical”?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Dopamine

c)

Serotonin

d)

Acetylcholine

14.

Which sense is most directly linked to memory?

a)

Taste

b)

Smell

c)

Hearing

d)

Vision

15.

Which of the following senses does not pass through the thalamus before reaching the cortex?

a)

Smell

b)

Vision

c)

Touch

d)

Hearing

16.

What is the "McGurk effect" in sensory perception?

a)

A phenomenon where visual information influences auditory perception

b)

A visual illusion

c)

A taste perception anomaly

d)

A sound-based memory enhancement

17.

How many different types of taste buds are there on the human tongue?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

18.

How many different colors can the human eye perceive?

a)

100

b)

1 million

c)

10 million

d)

50,000

19.

What is the term for the phenomenon where you "see" sounds or "hear" colors?

a)

Agnosia

b)

Synesthesia

c)

Aphasia

d)

Proprioception

20.

How many smells can the average human nose detect?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

1 trillion

d)

1 billion