The Brain
The Body
Trivia
Brain Teasers
Fact or Fiction
100

Which part of the brain is responsible for; problem solving and reasoning, motor skills, impulse control, & regulating emotions.

The Frontal Lobe

100

How many teeth does an adult have?

32

100

What was the first name of Sherlock Holmes's assistant Dr. Watson?

John

100

What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

Teapot

100

Duck quacks don't echo

Fiction. Of course they do, but it is rarely heard in the wild.Since ducks usually live in wide open spaces, there is nothing for the sound to bounce off.

200

Which brain chemical is most responsible for happiness?

Serotonin

200

On average this human organ covers between 14 & 18 square feet

The Skin

200

How many planets in our solar system are smaller than Earth?

Three. Mercury, Venus, and Mars

200

What is harder to catch the faster you run?

Your breath


200

Polar Bears have black skin

Fact. The skin absorbs more UV rays to stay warm - the fur is clear, it appears white with the reflecting light.

300

How many bones are in the human skull?

22

300

The thickest & most powerful tendon in the body, it's formed by the calf muscles & inserts into the heel

The Achilles

300

What road sign is typically a triangle?

Yield

300

A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?

The river was frozen


300

If you swallow gum, it stays in your stomach/intestines for 7 years.

Fiction. It digests normally

400

Which part of the brain is responsible for the involuntary function of sneezing?

The medulla oblongata

400

This organ weighs 12 ounces at birth, grows to 3 pounds in adulthood & contains about 10 billion neurons

The Brain

400

Which U.S. state in nicknamed the Nutmeg State?

Connecticut

400

A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?

An hourglass


400

A tornado is strong enough to pick up a shark

Fiction. Waterspouts can suck up large amounts of water and fish but not sharks.

500

What kind of neurons make it so that we can learn just by whatching others do an action?

What are mirror neurons?

500

In the average human body there is enough of this atomic element to make about 900 pencils

Carbon

500

Early American colonists boiled blueberries in milk to create what?

Gray paint

500

If I am holding bee, what do I have in my eye?

Beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

500

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland

Fact. In the 12th century, William I used the "proud beast" in the Scottish royal coat of arms. They are untamed creatures that represent Purity, Innocence, and Strength