Sam
Sue
Cris
Substances and the Brain
Minnesota
100

What is Sam's favorite board game?

1. Chess

2. Scrabble

3. Dungeons and Dragons

1. Chess

100

What is Sue's favorite candy?

Reese's cups.

100

What is Cris' favorite color?

Green

100

Serotonin, Endorphins, and dopamine are all examples of what chemical messengers in the brain?

Neurotransmitters

100

What industry accounts for most of Minnesota's exports?

Agriculture

200

How many children does Sam have?

One (and another on the way)

200

How many children does Sue have?

2

200

Who Would Cris Most Like To Sit Next To On A 10-Hour Flight?

1. Marilyn Monroe

2.Mother Teresa

3. James Patterson

2. Mother Teresa

200

Nicotine falls under which class of drug?

Stimulant

200

This town is known as the home of Paul Bunyan

Bemidji

300

What did Sam study his first few years in college?

Music 

300

What is Sue's favorite sport?

Football

300

What Do People Do That Drives Cris Absolutely Bonkers?

1. Taking clothes out of the dryer without folding them.

2. Forgetting to put down the toilet seat.

3. Drivers who don’t use their turn signal when driving.

1. Taking clothes out of the dryer without folding them.

300

This is the junction between neurons that neurotransmitters cross.

Synapse.

300

This Lake is at the source of the Mississippi River

Lake Itasca

400

In which industry did Sam work before here?

Energy (Specifically Oil extraction)

400

Who would Sue want to sit next to on a plane for 10 hours?

1. Jesus

2. Ghandi

3. Mother Teresa


Jesus

400

What is Cris' greatest fear?

1. Spiders

2. Heights

3. Dying


2. Heights

400

Opiates mimic the effect of this neurotransmitter in the brain.

Endorphins

400

What year did Minnesota become a state

1754

1825

1858

1903

1858

500

What is Sam's favorite genre of music

1. Classic Rock

2. Jazz

3. Classical

2. Jazz

500

What is Sue's favorite AA slogan?

But for the grace of God there go I

500

What is Cris' Favorite kind of food?

1. American

2. Mexican

3. Chinese

3. Chinese (Mexican is a close second)

500

This type of chemical binds to receptors that neurotransmitters would normally bind to, thus making the neurotransmitter have no effect.

Agonist (example vivitrol)

500

What professional basketball team called Minnesota home before the Timberwolves?

The Lakers