Easy Questions
Phineas Gage
Adolescent Brain
Grammar
Random
100

An animal that has 4 legs and barks.

What is a dog?

100

Which of the following examples BEST demonstrates the meaning of someone not being able to stop themselves from doing something in the heat of the moment?

a. A boss firing an employee who was caught stealing from the business

b. A driver in a car with faulty brakes speeding out of control down a hill

c. A person saying something they will later regret during an argument

c. A person saying something they will later regret during an argument

100

Getting a "kick" out of something.

Enjoying something. Getting a positive emotion from something.

100

This term is a person, place, or thing.

What is a noun?

100

This planet is the third planet from the sun.

What is Earth?
200

Something that flies people from one destination to another. 

What is an airplane?

200

It has been decided that the sign of a mature brain region meant that it was done...

a. growing

b. thinking

c. changing

d. aging

c. changing

200
This should be considered when adolescents commit crimes. 


a. Their height

b. Their brain development

c. Their ability to play soccer

d. Their physical abilities

B. Their Brain Development

200

This term is used at the end of sentences to end a thought.

What is a period?

200

This item was discovered by Thomas Edison.

What is the lightbulb?

300

Something that you put in cars to make them go.

What is gas?

300

What is the part of the brain that Phineas injured in his accident?

a. the amygdala

b. the prefrontal cortex

c. his knee

d. his pinky toe

b. the prefrontal cortex

300

Which statement is true?

a. The prefrontal cortex often causes risk-taking behavior, but the limbic system rewards it.

b. The mature limbic system usually has greater influence than the less developed prefrontal cortex.

B. The mature limbic system usually has greater influence than the less developed prefrontal cortex.

300

This term demonstrates action.

What is a verb?

300
This beverage is made by squeezing yellow fruit into a pitcher and adding sugar.

What is lemonade?

400

Something that turns into mud when it gets wet.

What is dirt?

400

Which of the following was not one of Phineas' jobs after the accident?

a. a tiger trainer at Barnum's museum

b. a stagecoach driver

c. a farmer

d. livery stable worker

a. a tiger trainer at Barnum's museum

400

This part of the brain regulates emotion and impulses.

What is the Prefrontal Cortex?

400

Forming words with the correct letters in the correct order.

What is spelling?

400

Butterflies use this body part to taste.

What is their feet?

500

Something you read that can be found at a library.

What is a book?

500
Where did Phineas drive coaches? (stagecoach driving)

Chile

500

This part of the brain processes emotion and is fully mature when you are an adolescent.

What is the Amygdala?
500

This term is used to connect two independent clauses into one complete sentence. 

What is a conjunction?

500

This is Ms. Gamroth's cat's name.

Who is Penelope?

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