Special Olympics History
UMass Trivia
TBI Myth or Fact
Brain Power
Sports
100
What is the name of the Special Olympics program that combines athletes with and without intellectual disabilities on the same sports teams?
Special Olympics Unified Sports
100
What was the original name of UMass?
Massachusetts Agricultural College
100
Myth or Fact: You can always see brain injury on CT and MRI scans.
Myth! CT/MRI scans won't show every kind of brain bleed, brain injuries, and especially not concussions. A clear CT or MRI does not eliminate the possibility that you have a brain injury.
100
What is the name of the gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released?
synaptic cleft
100
How many rings appear on the Olympic symbol?
5
200
What was the first Special Olympics event called back in the 1960's?
Camp Shriver
200
What historic UMass Amherst building was originally used for a library, auditorium, and classrooms?
Old Chapel
200
Myth or fact: It is okay to be exposed to stimulations and mild exercise before you are completely recovered, including within 72 hours.
Fact! Recent studies show depending on the severity of the injury, the "rest and wait" approach isn't the best route to follow and mild exercise and exposure to light can be beneficial to recovery plans.
200
What is the biggest part of the human brain?
cerebrum
200
Which country invented basketball in 1891?
United States (in Springfield!)
300
What city were the first Special Olympics held in?
Chicago
300
What year was UMass founded?
1863
300
Myth or fact: Doing the right activities 50 years post-injury has the same chance of recovery as receiving proper treatment nine months out.
Fact! Improvements in recovery of brain injury are always possible no matter the timeline.
300
Which brain structure helps regulate body temperature, hunger, thirst, and hormone-related functions?
hypothalamus
300
Which American swimmer won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
Michael Phelps
400
What South American country are the 2027 Special Olympic World Games being held?
Chile
400
What exact year - in the 1800's - was the first female student enrolled here at UMass?
1893
400
Myth or fact: obtaining a traumatic brain injuries - by definition - requires DIRECT impact.
Myth! Direct impact is NOT required for a traumatic brain injury, obtaining a traumatic brain injury through whiplash (such as during a car crash) is possible.
400
What is the term for the brain's ability to change and reorganize its connections over time?
neuroplasticity
400
Which boxer was famously nicknamed “The Greatest” and won Olympic gold in 1960?
Muhammed Ali
500
The _____ of hope is carried by runners during the Special Olympics world games.
Flame
500
What event in 1892 became an annual tradition for sophomores and freshman to face each other at the campus pond?
The annual rope pull
500
Myth or fact: Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of any level traumatic brain injury.
Myth: Falls account for almost HALF of all concussions.
500
What is the term for a temporary inability to form or retrieve memories?
amnesia
500
Which South American country won the first men's FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay