PSYCHOLOGY
BRAINROT
Philippine Folklores
SAYANS
HYSTORICAL
500

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating emotions such as fear and aggression?

amygdala

500

What internet phenomenon describes repeated exposure to absurd, overstimulating meme content that slowly destroys attention span and humor standards? 

Brainrot.

Disable a team for 1 round

500

According to some Filipino superstitions, why should you not immediately go home after attending a wake or funeral?

To avoid bringing spirits home; this practice is called pagpag.


+500 points if you can do 5 push-ups

500

What is the term for a star that suddenly increases in brightness due to a thermonuclear explosion?

A supernova

Revive! If your team losed -1000, regain it.

500

What ancient civilization used chocolate as currency?

The Mayans (and later the Aztecs)

Break a bone! +500 for effort

750

What role does the hippocampus play in human memory?

The hippocampus is crucial for forming and organizing new memories.

750

What was the Filipino-dubbed title of Detective Conan when it first aired on GMA?

Case Closed – Detective Conan was localized as Case Closed on GMA.


PRAYER WORKS! +500 to your team

750

What creature in Philippine folklore is known for crying loudly to lure people into the forest?

The Tiyanak.


-500 if one of your members is already married 

750

What is the name of the hypothetical smallest possible unit of length in quantum physics?

The Planck length

750

What historical event involved people dancing uncontrollably until exhaustion or death in 1518 Strasbourg?

The Dancing Plague of 1518

Down! Reduce your score -1000 and a team of choice

1000

In abnormal psychology, how does bipolar disorder differ from major depressive disorder?

Bipolar disorder includes episodes of mania and depression, while major depressive disorder involves depressive episodes without mania.

Freeze a team for 1 round

1000

What does “awit” usually express online?

Disappointment, cringe, or frustration.

Deduct 1000 points and give it to the other team.

1000

What is the common Filipino belief about hearing your name called at night from outside the house?

You should not answer immediately because it may be a spirit mimicking someone’s voice.

1000

What is the name of the process where solids change directly into gas?

Sublimation

1000

What ancient punishment device, allegedly used in medieval Europe, was designed to roast victims inside a hollow bronze bull?

The Brazen Bull
 
+1000 if one teammate is wearing yellow or has anything yellow 

1500

Which hormone is commonly called the “stress hormone”?

Cortisol


Steal 500 points from an enemy team

1500

In Filipino online slang, what does “omsim” mean?

Totoo or tama

+1000 points to the team of choice (not your team)

1500

Which glowing spirit in Philippine folklore appears as floating fireballs in swamps or cemeteries?

Which glowing spirit in Philippine folklore appears as floating fireballs in swamps or cemeteries?


Get 1000 points if the team can sing the song "Libre Sampak"

1500

Which scientist proposed the laws of planetary motion based on elliptical orbits?

Johannes Kepler

1500

What medieval European group of knights was famously accused of heresy and destroyed in the early 1300s?

The Knights Templar


Make the score +2000 than +1500

2000

First to open their TBuddy app and go to the front to show it to Moi...

...will receive 1500 points!

The rest, 1000 points.

2000

Solve for x:
2x+7=19

x=6

Blind the chance to the next team, your team will answer for their question of choice.

2000

The Berbalang, known for eating human flesh, is said to come from which specific island in the Philippines?

Clue: can be found in Mindanao


Cagayan de Sulu (now Mapun, Tawi-Tawi) – The Berbalang originates here, known as flesh-eating ghouls with supernatural powers.



Be mean to both teams with a member wearing white. -500 on them

2000

What is the name of the astrophysical object formed when a massive star collapses and becomes extremely dense?

Neutron Star 

+1000 for your team

2000

What ancient structure in Peru is famous for its “lost city” ruins in the mountains?

Machu Picchu  

+1000 if you know who bought the Philippines from the Spaniards