Neurology
This insulating layer on neurons helps speed up nerve impulses.
What is the myelin sheath?
This term describes a state of focused concentration where an athlete feels fully immersed in their activity.
What is flow?
Many believe it’s "blood that is blue" when oxygen-deprived, but blood is actually always this color.
This country is both a continent and an island.
What is Australia?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What are footsteps?
The nervous system is divided into the central and this other system that includes nerves throughout the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This theory, resembling an upside-down "U," suggests that moderate stress can improve performance.
What is the inverted U theory?
This animal's stripes are unique to each individual, much like human fingerprints.
What is a zebra?
Despite its name, this country’s landscape includes glaciers and volcanoes but is not entirely covered in ice.
What is Iceland?
I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
What is fire?
The two branches of the autonomic nervous system
What are the Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
What the SMART principle stands for in goal setting
What is specific, measureable, actionable, relevant and time bound
This planet, not Venus, is the closest to Earth on average over time due to their orbital paths.
What is Mercury?
The most populous country in Africa, with over 200 million residents.
What is Nigeria?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
This part of the brain, often associated with memory and learning, is shaped like a seahorse.
What is the hippocampus?
This term describes the mental and physical exhaustion from prolonged stress and can reduce motivation in athletes.
What is burnout?
This common kitchen appliance was accidentally invented when a chocolate bar melted in the pocket of an engineer working with radar technology.
What is the microwave?
Many people believe this Dutch-speaking country in Western Europe is called "Holland," but that is only a region within it.
What is the Netherlands?
I turn everything around, but I cannot move. What am I?
What is a mirror?
This neurotransmitter is often called the "feel-good" chemical because of its role in reward and pleasure.
What is dopamine?
The biggest psychological indicator of future success
What is grit?
Although widely believed to be visible from space, this structure actually isn’t, due to its narrow width.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This South American country is the only one with both Atlantic and Pacific coastlines.
What is Colombia?
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
What is a map?