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100

Let's use our brains to think about our brains; generally, around what age does the frontal lobe develop in most individuals?

25

100

Moni’s go to fast food restaurant would be rated higher than normal on this distribution. 

Taco Bell Curve

100

One of Moni’s school has this as their mascot, also famously the team where Tom Brady ended his career. 

Buccaneer

100

Also celebrating their 30th birthday this year, this gaming franchise demands you “gotta catch’em all”.

Pokémon

100

Moni shares initials with this basketball hall of famer, commonly referred to as “His Airness”

Michael Jordan

200

Monika works a lot with the brain, and therefore should know a lot about neurons; around how many neurons are in the human brain?

86 billion

200

Moni’s favorite athlete shares a name with this lunch deli staple that Moni will not consume. 

Mia Hamm Sandwich

200

Moni’s high school, Lausanne, gets its name from a town in this neutral European country known for its banks and chocolate.

Switzerland

200

This spice in small amounts can be warm and cozy, but it contains a compound called coumarin, which can be toxic if consumed in large quantities.

Cinnamon

200

This large personality on the TV show FRIENDS and was called this by her father. Also, a simple reed instrument famously used in blues music or by Billy Joel.

Harmonica

300

Tonight’s party may be a core memory for Moni and her friends and family; such events may be the responsibility of this part of brain which controls learning and memory.

Hippocampus

300

This color, Moni’s favorite, can also describe this location where she or other performers may prepare before a show. 

Light Green Room

300

This city, where Moni completed her medical education, shares a name with the first president to be impeached. 

Johnson City

300

These not so nice departed souls represent one of the four gatis in the Jain swastika.

Demon

300

Moni, known by her street name Money J, has been known to quote “my mind on my money, and my money on my mind” famously coined by this rapper from Long Beach, California.

Snoop Dogg

400

Neurology shows up in pop culture as well; which Bollywood star from Hum Saath Saath Hain and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai has discussed struggles with trigeminal neuralgia? 

Salman Khan

400

Not just one small step for man (as described by the first astronaut on the moon), but Moni's birth year of 1996 was one of these.

Giant Leap Year

400

Moni will always eat this staple, common in Asian cuisine, and also the place of undergraduate education. 

Rice (University)

400

This former CNN news anchor shares a name with a nickname for a poor investment in a car.

Lemon

400

The Monnet Moni, a 1980s sport plane, can be found at this museum located on the East Coast. 

National Air and Space Museum

500

If Moni wasn’t a neurologist, what would likely be her career? 

News anchor

500

Moni entered a cooking phase watching this television station religiously, but her enthusiasm did not take for IT problems, which would have led her to this career path.

Food Network Administrator 

500

Moni is an expert in teaching individuals how to do this popular dance; also something everyone should do once a day, per dentist recommendation.

Floss

500

This fruit has many varietals commonly found in winter, and is one of Moni’s favorite.

Persimmon

500

Santa Monica, a neighborhood of LA known for its abundance of technology companies, is sometimes referred to as this, similar to another valley in the same state. 

Silicon Beach