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This astronomy event took place in 2022 on Sunday, March 20, that is one of two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length...and also mark the 1 day of Spring.

What is the Vernal Equinox? 

100
This Cerevel icon currently sits in the Cafe at HQ and is rung to celebrate great achievements.  

What is the CereBell? 

100

The brain is composed of 73% of this.

What is water? 

100

This # of people have >2 empty cups on their desk. 

Raise your hand, speak up, or comment in the chat if you have more than 2 empty cups currently on your desk - and let us know what was in them! (coffee, tea, water, etc)

100

Starting in 1897, this annual sporting event is traditionally held on the third Monday in April - this year falling on April 18, 2022, or Patriot's Day in Massachusetts.

What is the Boston Marathon?

200

According to a Facebook study, couples are most likely to break up in the spring and two weeks before this winter holiday.

What is Christmas? 

200

This member of the Cerevel Board of Directors was once the governor of Massachusetts. 

Who is Deval Patrick? 

200

At this age, a human brain is considered fully developed / mature. 

What is 25 years old?  

Brain development begins from the back of the brain and works its way to the front. Therefore, your frontal lobes, which control planning and reasoning, are the last to strengthen and structure connections.

200

This # of people on the line have worked at Cerevel for >= 1 year. 

Raise your hand, speak up, or comment in the chat if you have worked at Cerevel for >= 1 year. 

200

This international multi-sport event is held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice, most recently held in Beijing, China. 

What is the Winter Olympics?

300

Every year during spring, this ailment brings 17 million patients into the doctor's office.

What are allergies? 

300

These are the streets where Cerevel has had residence since incorporation.

What are Boylston, Dartmouth, and Jacobs?

300

Scanning method that detects radioactive material that is injected or inhaled to produce an image of the brain.

What is PET?

(Positron Emission Tomography)

300

This # of people live outside of the state of Massachusetts.  

Raise your hand, speak up, or comment in the chat if you live outside MA...and feel free to share your city/state/country!

300

In Monday's NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game, after trailing by 15 points at halftime, this team rallied back to beat North Carolina, 72-69, to win the their fourth national championship.

Who are the Kansas University Jayhawks? 

400

In 16th century France when the observation of New Year’s changed from April 1st to January 1st, those who continued to celebrate on April 1st were called this name. 

What are "April Fools"? 

400

This is the Cerevel stock symbol.  

What is CERE? 
400

A common early sign of this disease would is a loss of smell, specifically for bananas, dill pickles, and licorice.  

What is Parkinson's Disease? 

400

This # of people have pets of any kind. 

Raise your hand, speak up, or comment in the chat if you have a pet...and feel free to show them or send pics in the chat!

400

The Triple Crown is an award granted to a three-year-old Thoroughbred that in a single season wins these three horse races.

What are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.

500

In Roman mythology, she is the goddess of Spring. 

Who is Flora?  

500

Name one of Cerevel's 5 Core Values, or the behaviors and skills that we value in our colleagues and seek in those we hire. 

What are Trust, Courage, Respect, Curiosity, Compassion? 

500

This body part is the main source of communication between the body and the brain. 

What is the Spinal Cord? 

500

This # of people can play a musical instrument. 

Raise your hand, speak up, or comment in the chat if you can play a musical instrument - and let us know which one and how well. 

500

According to legend, while vacationing at a cabin on Willis Pond in 1918, Babe Ruth drunkenly threw THIS OBJECT into the lake as a display of his Herculean strength. This is said to be the beginning of The Curse of the Bambino. 

What is a piano?