Neuroscience
What is the name of the contact point between two neurons?
Synapse
Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis (talk therapy)?
Freud!
How many undergrads are currently enrolled at BU?
What street is home to the finish line of the world famous Boston Marathon?
Boylston Street
What is the human body’s largest organ?
skin
Rapid heart-rate, sweating, dilated pupils, and faster breathing indicate activation of this nervous system branch?
Sympathetic Nervous System
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What year was BU in Boston officially founded?
1869
Which Neil Diamond song is played in the middle of the eighth inning at every Boston Red Sox home game, since 2002?
Sweet Caroline
Who, in 1903, was the first woman to win the Nobel prize?
Marie Curie
To the nearest pound, how heavy is the average human brain?
3 Lbs.
Commonly used to treat depression, the class of drugs known as SSRIs gets its name because they increase levels of what "feel-good chemical" in the brain?
Serotonin
What's the official name of the BU beach?
Warren Alpert Mall
Boston is the seat of what Massachusetts county?
Suffolk County
Which two countries share the longest international border?
Canada and the USA
Which part of the brain controls coordination and balance?
Cerebellum
Frequently caused by a stroke or head trauma, the inability to comprehend or formulate language goes by what? From Greek for "speechless".
Aphasia
Who are the three founders of Boston University?
Hint: think west campus...
Isaac Rich, Lee Claflin, and Jacob Sleeper
Ruggles, Stony Brook, Assembly, and Chinatown are all stops on which of Boston's MBTA train routes?
Orange Line
What cell in the brain is capable of phagocytoisis as part of immune function?
Microglia
What 20th century German development psychologist coined the term "identity crisis"?
Hint: he gave himself his last name derived of his first name to reject his family in his own identity crisis...
Erik Erikson
What novel, and later movie, does mascot Rhett take his name from?
"Gone with the Wind"
there's a quote: "nobody loves Scarlett more than Rhett"
What's the name of the Oscar winning 2015 film about the Boston Globe's investigative journalism team?
Spotlight
What year did the Berlin wall fall?
1989