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100

True or false: It is spring all over the world right now.

False. In the Southern Hemisphere it is autumn.

100

These medications commonly used for moments of anxiety and agitation were originally developed as muscle relaxants. 

Benzodiazepines

100

What has been around on Earth longer: sharks or trees

Sharks, sharks have been around for 400 million years. Trees have only been around for 350 million years. 

100

What type of medications can cause movement side effects?

Antipsychotics

100

True or false: antibiotics do not work on viruses

True, antibiotics work on bacterial infections. Antivirals work on viruses. 

200

These famous trees bloom in the spring.

Cherry Blossom Trees


200

This is the oldest mood stabilizer still in use today.

Lithium

Developed in the 1940s

200

Which animal can hold their breath underwater longer: a sloth or a dolphin

Sloth- 40 minutes compared to 10 minutes


200

These medications that may be used for anxiety or allergies may make you feel drowsy.

Antihistamines

200

These medications are the most widely prescribed worldwide. 

Statins

300

These flowers are the most famous "spring" flowers. 

Tulips


300

True or false: Antidepressants are only used for treating depression

False, we use antidepressants for treating anxiety, pain, insomnia, OCD and many other conditions

300

How many hearts does an octopus have? 

3


300

Ringing in the ear can be a side effect of taking too much of this.

Aspirin

300

This illicit drug was initially developed as a potential medication to be used in psychiatry.

LSD- it was developed in 1938 to be used for depression and anxiety but was quickly found ineffective. 

400

What is the windiest month of the year?

March

400

How long does it take for antidepressants to take effect?

4-6 weeks at minimum

400
What fruit is a berry that does not have the word berry in the name?

Bananas are considered berries while strawberries are not.
True berries have seeds on the inside, while strawberries have seeds on the outside.

400

True or false: antibiotics can make you more sensitive to the sun

True, some antibiotics (like doxycycline) can make skin more sensitive to the sun

400

When were antidepressants first invented? 

1950s

500

What type of butterfly is known for traveling thousands of miles in the spring? 

Monarch


500

This antidepressant can be used to help patients gain weight

Mirtazapine 

500

What fruit do humans share 60% of their DNA with? 

Bananas


500

These medications that can be used to treat high blood pressure may cause fatigue.

Beta-blockers

Metoprolol, atenolol

500

This common OTC pain medication, ibuprofen, was originally developed for what?

Arthritis
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