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Myth Buster Quiz

A collection of myths about the brain debunked in a fun multiple choice quiz with explanations included with the answer.

1. How much brain capacity does a normal human use?
a) 2%
b) 10%
c) 100%
d) 58%
e) 91%
2. What can you do to create new pathways in your brain?
a) Engage in regular physical activity
b) It is impossible to create new pathways in the brain after birth
c) Eat healthy foods
d) Continue to learn
e) a, c & d
3. What are the potential actions a brain can take after it's been damaged?
a) None
b) Rewire itself
c) Compensate for cognitive losses
d) Brain damage always impairs function
e) b & c
4. What can you do to stop your brain from shrinking as you age?
a) Keep your vitamin B12 intake up
b) Commit to regular mental and physical exercise
c) Eat healthy foods
d) a, b & c
e) Nothing
5. What can you do to change your brain?
a) Your brain never changes
b) Pick up a musical instrument
c) Challenge yourself
d) Learn a new language
e) b, c & d
6. What colour is your brain?
a) Gray
b) Black
c) White
d) Red
e) All of the above
7. What can you do to create more folds on your brain?
a) Learn new things
b) Take regular vitamin D
c) Bang your head against a wall repeatedly
d) Quickly jump up and down for a minute at a time
e) Folds on your brain don't change
8. A subliminal message will:
a) Teach you without actively engaging your brain
b) Get your subconscious to do things you aren't aware of consciously
c) May get you to do something you were already predisposed to do
d) Brainwash you if you've seen the message enough times
e) Hypnotize you
9. What has the heaviest brain?
a) Whale
b) Tiger
c) Human
d) Crow
e) Gorilla
10. What can you learn after childhood?
a) Only small things, like directions in a new city
b) Nothing
c) Your ability to learn diminshes as you age
d) Whatever you want
e) Only a small amount of new vocabulary a year
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