Happiness
Sadness
Fear
Capitals
Holiday Movies
100

A three letter word - A feeling of happiness

Joy

100

This term refers to the feeling of prolonged deep sadness, often diagnosed as a mood disorder

Depression

100

What is considered the most common fear in the world

Social phobia/Glossophobia - social situations and public speaking

100

France and Germany

Paris and Berlin

100

The main character in Home Alone

Kevin

200

The quality of being friendly, generous and considerate

Kindness

200

To lose confidence or enthusiasm for doing something - Feeling like you might give up. 

Discouraged

200

This 1975 Steven Spielberg film, based on a novel, permanently instilled in many people the fear of swimming in the ocean

Jaws

200

New Zealand

Wellington

200

According to the original story, the Grinch's heart was how many sizes too small?

Two sizes too small

300

How many muscles does it take to smile?

About 17

300

This stress hormone is often found in higher levels in people experiencing chronic sadness or depression

Cortisol

300

The fear of snakes

Ophidiophobia 

300

Ghana

Accra

300

The main character in the movie Elf traveled from the North Pole to New York City to find his biological father, who worked at this famous New York landmark

The Empire State Building

400

This neurotransmitter is often called the "mood stabilizer" or "feel-good" chemical, which exercise helps release

Serotonin

400

The primary difference(s) between sadness (a common emotion) and clinical depression (a mental health disorder)?


Duration and impact on daily life

400

Fear triggers a universal physiological response in the human body often referred to as "fight-or-flight." Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for triggering this rapid, instinctual response to a perceived threat?

Amygdala (brain's emotional processing center)

400

Kazakhstan

Astana

400

In which 1988 does 'Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!' famously play at the end of?

Die Hard

500

Based on the World Happiness Report what six key variables are used to determine a country's 'happiness score'

  1. GDP per capita (Economic production relative to population size)
  2. Social support (Having someone to count on in times of trouble)
  3. Healthy life expectancy (Average lifespan in good health)
  4. Freedom to make life choices (Perception of liberty)
  5. Generosity (Recent donations, a measure of social trust)
  6. Perceptions of corruption (Trust in government and business)
500

Functional neuroimaging studies of individuals experiencing intense, complicated grief have identified brain activation patterns that overlap significantly with those found in another psychological state. Specifically, areas associated with reward and craving are activated when the grieving person is shown pictures of their lost loved one. This overlap suggests a neurological link between grief and what other common psychological condition?



Addiction

500

The primary purpose of the emotion of fear is not just to make us feel scared, but to serve a specific, critical function for survival. What is that primary evolutionary function of fear?

Survival and Self-preservation

500

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

500

The street the Kranks from Christmas with the Kranks lived on

Hemlock Street

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