Brain Games
These sensory organs detect light and color, allowing us to see.
What are the eyes?
What is the world's fastest-growing plant?
What is Bamboo?
These _____ are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll __
One of _____ days these boots
Are gonna walk ___ over you
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you
Nancy Sinatra - 1965
The "City of Angels" is located in this U.S. state.
What is California?
She made her solo flight across the Atlantic in 1932 in a record time of 14 hours 56 minutes
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This animal sleeps while standing up but only enters deep sleep while lying down.
What is a horses?
The left hemisphere of the brain typically controls movements on what side of the body?
What is the right side?
What name is given to the task of removing or reducing parts of a plant?
What is Pruning?
When the night has come
And ___ land is dark
And ___ moon is the only light we'll see
No, _ won't be afraid
Oh, I won't __ afraid
Just as long as you stand, _____ by me
So darlin', darlin', stand by __
Oh, stand __ me
Oh, stand
Stand by me, stand by me
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand
Stand by me, stand by me
Ben E. King - 1961
This is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
What is Pangea?
This was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
The name of this salsa means "beak of the rooster."
What is “pico de gallo”?
The human brain weighs about this much on average.
What is 3 pounds?
The part of the plant that would be considered the vegetable.
What are the stems and leaves?
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinkin' _ could never live without ___ by my side
But then I spent so many ______ thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong ___ I learned how to get along
And so ____ back from outer space
I just walked in to ____ you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid ____, I should have made ___ leave your key
If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong and I learned how to get along
And so you're back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key
If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Gloria Gaynor - 1978
Each morning the sun rises in this direction
What is east?
This was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States.
A deficiency of vitamin C causes this.
What is scurvy?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating heartbeat and breathing.
What is the brainstem?
What is the largest flower in the world?
What is the Rafflesia?
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother ____ comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it __
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front __ me
Speaking words of wisdom, let __ be
___ it be, let __ be, let it __, let it be
Whisper _____ of wisdom, let it be
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
The Beatles - 1970
This is the only continent that touches all four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western).
What is Africa?
She became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This famous singer and U2 frontman was born in Dublin but has strong Irish-American ties.
Who is Bono?
This lobe of the brain processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
What name is given to the art of cutting shrubs into shapes called?
What is Topiary?
I see trees __ green, red roses too
I ___ them bloom, for me and you
And _ think to myself
What a wonderful _____
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Louis Armstrong - 1967
These countries share the world's longest international border.
What are the US & Canada.
This poet became the first African American to read her work at a presidential inauguration in 1993.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She is the most decorated female gymnast in history, with a combined 11 Olympic medals as of 2024.
Who is Simone Biles?