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100
What is true about goosebumps?
a) there are many good reasons why goosebumps in humans are needed
b) goosebumps are an indication that a person is too warm and needs to cool off
c) people who experience goosebumps are evolutionary close to poultry
d) they evolved to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, to seem more threatening
d) they evolved to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, to seem more threatening
Why is it necessary to appear more threatening?
When do you most feel threatened by others? physically? psychologically?
100
When teens use the phrase "Gucci," what does it mean?
a) a popular Italian pop singer (who is actually Korean)
b) another name for a goose
c) good, expensive, cool, or going well
d) any person from Italy
c) good, expensive, cool, or going well
What is going well in your life?
What did you do to make it go well?
100
What is one called who does not believe in God or a "higher power?"
a) Agnostic
b) Atheist
c) Secular
d) Diest
b) Atheist
Are you respectful of people who believe differently than you?
Do you believe in God?
100
What movie contained this line? "May the force be with you."
a) Terminator
b) Star Wars
c) The Wizard of Oz
d) Raiders of the Lost Ark
b) Star Wars
What does "May the force be with you" mean?
What is meant when someone says, "Good luck?"
100
How old was the oldest known mother at the time of the child's birth?
a) 41 years of age
b) 46 years of age
c) 59 years of age
d) 74 years of age
e) 96 years of age
c) 59 years of age, concept and birth was natural
d) 74 years of age, conception was via IVF
Did the age of your parents have any impact on the way you were raised?
200
Our brains are 2% of our body's size, and uses . . .
a) 2% of our oxygen and blood supply
b) 5% of our oxygen and blood supply
c) 9% of our oxygen and blood supply
d) 20% of our oxygen and blood supply
e) 65% of our oxygen and blood supply
d) 20% of our oxygen and blood supply
Why do you think that the brain requires so much oxygen and blood supply?
200
What do teens mean by the term "noob?"
a) a person who doesn't know what they're doing or who is bad at something
b) a person with an odd-looking nose - looks like a doorknob
c) an ancient car
d) a teacher who ought to retire quickly
a) a person who doesn't know what they're doing or who is bad at something
Do you commonly put other people down?
How does it feel to put someone else down?
200
The Sabbath (day of prayer and rest) for Jews is on what day?
a) Monday
b) Wednesday
c) Friday
d) Saturday
e) Sunday
d) Saturday
Actually, the Sabbath, in Judaism, extends from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.
Does your family have a "day of rest" or a day that is mostly devoted to the family during the week?
200
What movie contained this line?
"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."
a) The Breakfast Club
b) Star Wars
c) Casablanca
d) Fast and Furious
a) The Breakfast Club
What does it mean that "We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all."
Does anyone see themselves as "normal?" What kind of life do you want?
200
How do you say "mom" in German?
a) Mutter
b) Mutti
c) Madre
d) Mom
e) Maman
b) Mutti is mom in German, Mutter is mother in German
Strange Fact: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's nickname is "Mutti" because she acts motherly to her citizens.
What word do you use with your mother and grandmothers? Why?
300
True or False: King Camp Gillette invented razors for women in 1915.
a) true
b) false
a) true - King Camp Gillette was an inventor - businessman who developed the safety razor.
Why do women shave their armpits and most men don't? Is it a sexist thing?
300
What do teens mean when something is said to be "basic?"
a) computer language - beginners all-purpose symbolic instructional code
b) boring, average, or unoriginal
c) stupid or dumb
d) the bottom of something
e) a bad odor
b) boring, average, or unoriginal
Name something that you see as "basic."
300
What is usually considered the world's oldest religion?
a) Judaism
b) Hinduism
c) Islam
d) Christianity
e) Pastafarian
b) Hinduism
Hinduism is practiced mainly in India by more than a billion people and has its roots about 3500 years ago. What comes to mind when you think of a Hindu or the religious practices of India?
300
What movie contained this line?
"Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself."
a) Titanic
b) Old Yeller
c) The Three Musketeers
d) Good Will Hunting
d) Good Will Hunting
What does it mean to love something more than you love yourself?
Who do you love most in the world?
Who loves you the most?
300
At what age do females typically reach puberty (are they able to conceive a baby)?
a) about age ten
b) about twelve
c) about thirteen and a half
d) about fifteen
e) about fifteen and a half
b) about twelve
Do you think that it is kinda weird that the ability to create a child happens long before the ability to take care of a child's needs (like paying for food, clothing, shelter, education)?
400
What is true about tickling?
a) if you laugh, you'll burn 5 to 12 calories per minute
b) tickling has been used as a form of torture that has resulted in death
c) only people who are trained in yoga can tickle themselves
d) we laugh when tickled due to overactivation of the prefrontal cortex
b) tickling has been used as a form of torture that has resulted in a death
Where on your body are you the most ticklish?
400
What do teens mean by the term "throw shade?"
a) to throw a dark object at someone
b) to praise or appreciate someone
c) to swear at someone
d) to publicly criticize, express contempt, or give someone a dirty look
d) to publicly criticize, express contempt, or give someone a dirty look
What should you do if someone throws shade at you?
How well do you handle criticism?
400
What Roman Emperor set the Christian day of worship on Sunday and Christmas on Dec 25?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Marcus Aurelius
c) Hadrian
d) Constantine
e) Bluto
d) Constantine
Emperor Constantine wanted to unify Rome under a single religion. Prior to Constantine's conversion, the Sun God (Sol Invictus) a popular religion, was worshiped on Sun-day, and his yearly festival was Dec 25.
Does religion ever seem confusing to you?
400
What movie used this line? "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!"
a) Godzilla
b) Tarzan the Ape Man
c) The King and I
d) Finding Nemo
d) Finding Nemo
What does the advice, "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming" mean?
400
Modern moms in the U.S. have an average of 2 kids. In the 1950s, they had an average of 3.5 kids. In the 1700s, they had an average of ________.
a) 4 kids
b) 5 kids
c) 6.5 kids
d) 8.5 kids
d) 8.5 kids
Larger families were necessary because many children died of diseases, and larger families could do more work to support the community.
Do you wish that you had more or fewer siblings? Why?
500
Which body part can we live without?
a) heart
b) stomach
c) lungs
d) brain
b) stomach
What part of your body do you most value?
Is it essential for life?
500
What do teens mean if something is said to be "lit?"
a) light in color
b) is burning (like a cigar is lit)
c) amazing, cool, or exciting
d) it stands for "low intelligence twit"
c) amazing, cool, or exciting
What is the most amazing, cool, or exciting thing in your life?
500
Who is a central figure in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths?
a) Jesus Christ
b) Mohammed
c) Abraham
d) Peter Piper
e) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Abraham
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam, are called Abrahamic religions because they all accept the tradition of the God (known as Yahweh in Hebrew and Allah in Arabic) that revealed himself to Abraham probably in the late 6th century BCE).
Does this surprise you?
500
What movie contained this line?
"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
a) The Godfather
b) Star Wars
c) Inception
d) Parasite
e) Dead Poet's Society
e) Dead Poet's Society
What does "Seize the day" mean?
Do you want an ordinary life?
500
A mother orangutan never puts her babies down and typically nurses them for . . . how long?
a) 6 months
b) 13 months
c) 19 - 21 months
d) 6 to 7 years
d) 6 to 7 years - yes, that sounds crazy, but it is a lot of care.
What does your mom do for you to show that she really cares?