Brain Drain
Seize the Day
Name That Anatomic Structure
Head Like a Hole
Pop Culture
Peripheral Problems
My Kind of Town
100
These are the cells that produce cerebrospinal fluid
What is the Choroid Plexus (ependymal cells)
100
This type of seizure is characterized by staring spells and is most common in children
What are absence seizures
100
This is the inner-most layer of the meninges, hugging every contour of the cortex
What is the pia mater
100
CSF leakage from the nose or ear is a common presenting sign in this type of skull fracture
What is basilar fracture
100
This show had the most minutes streamed of any show in 2025
What is Bluey
100
Corticosteroids and antivirals are the primary treatments for this inflammatory disorder of cranial nerve VII
What is Bell's Palsy
100
At 1,450 feet tall, this Chicago skyscraper was the world’s tallest building when it was completed in 1973. (REAL Chicagoan answer only)
What is the Sears Tower
200
This is the number of ventricles in your head
What is 4
200
Gabapentin (Neurontin) is an AED that is most commonly used to treat this disorder
What is neuropathic pain
200
This is the central part of the forebrain and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus
What is the diencephalon
200
This is the population that is at highest risk for a traumatic brain injury
What is 15-24 y/o males
200
This short-form video app is the primary news source for gen z students
What is TikTok
200
This pathway is critical for voluntary motor control and originates in the cerebral cortex.
What is the corticospinal tract
200
In 2016, this baseball team ended a 108-year championship drought, winning the World Series in a thrilling Game 7.
Who are the Chicago Cubs
300
These structures are responsible for allowing cerebrospinal fluid to exit the brain and enter the bloodstream
What are arachnoid villi
300
This is a seizure that will not stop, or multiple seizures in quick succession
What is status epilepticus
300
This is the wide, flat bundle of nerves that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
What is the corpus callosum
300
This is often seen with skull fractures, and is a collection of blood between the skull and the dura mater
What is an epidural hematoma
300
Superbowl LX will feature these two teams, and this artist at halftime
Who are the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks; Bad Bunny
300
This progressive neurological disorder involves post-infective demyelination of peripheral nerves.
What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome
300
The opening car chase scene in this 1980 movie features the destruction of dozens of police cars as two brothers "on a mission from God" race through downtown Chicago.
What is The Blue Brothers
400
This is what connects the 3rd and 4th ventricles
What is the cerebral aqueduct (aqueduct of sylvius)
400
This type of seizure starts out as a partial seizure, but spreads to both hemispheres, the thalamus, and the reticular formation
What is a secondarily generalized partial seizure
400
Damage to this area results in receptive aphasia
What is Wernicke's area
400
This can persist for several months after a concussion, and symptoms include difficulty concentrating and depression
What is post-concussive syndrome
400
This "Game of Thrones" star suffered from a ruptured aneurysm and subarachnoid hemorrhage between seasons 1 and 2 of the show
Who is Emilia Clarke
400
Spinal cord injuries at this level or above put patients at high risk for autonomic dysreflexia.
What is T6
400
Historic US Route 66 begins in Chicago and ends in this city
What is Los Angeles
500
A brain tumor could be responsible for this type of hydrocephalus
What is Non-communicating
500
Phenytoin (Dilantin) can cause the overgrowth of this as an adverse effect
What is the gums
500
This is the name for the extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior occipital and temporal lobes
What is the tentorium cerebelli
500
When it comes to levels of glucose, protein, and white blood cells, which of these three would you NOT expect to increase in the CSF of a patient with bacterial meningitis
What is glucose
500
This actress not only has a mom who was a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University, but she also hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live after the 9/11/2001 attacks
Who is Reese Witherspoon
500
This class of medications is the mainstay of treatment of myasthenia gravis
What are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
500
UIC's first campus (when it was called the Chicago Undergraduate Division) was located here
What is Navy Pier