Which animals have the biggest brains?
elephants
giant squid
sperm whales
humans
Leeches have 32 brains.
False-that would just be creepy.
True
I love doing ______ like cryptic crosswords and sudoku.
mindwork
brainpuzzlers
brainteasers
mindtricks
A: Have you ever thought about becoming a professional singer? B: No way! It has never even _____
changed my mind
blown my mind
washed my mind
crossed my mind
A: I think that new restaurant on George Street is a bit expensive. B: I agree! ____, it's worth it.
Don't mind me
Mindfully
Do you mind
Mind you
Advertising seems to try and _____ people into thinking they have to be thin.
brainstorm
mindroll
brainwash
mindwash
When you visit my parents, _____ your language – they’re rather old-fashioned.
mind
mind with
mind for
mind to
A: Your talk was great, but I thought you spoke a bit too quickly. B: Thanks, ______ for the next time.
I'll bear that in mind
I'll bear you in mind
I'll bear my mind
I'll bear in mind
The size of the human brain has _______ over the past 20, 000 years.
stayed the same size
got significantly smaller
got slightly bigger
got significantly larger
This invention was the ____ of my father, who spent his whole life perfecting its functionality.
brainbaby
brainbirth
brainchild
brainborn
Why don't we try and ______ some ideas for the new TV series?
braincrash
brainwave
brainstorm
brainbox
The hippocampus, the part of the brain considered the “memory centre”, is significantly larger in ________
politicians
English teachers
lawyers
London taxi drivers
Brain information can travel at up to _____ miles per hour.
473
268
75
150
A: Would you like to be rich? B: That's a __________- who wouldn't?
no-brainer
no-thinker
no-idea
no-minder
A: What do you think of my new phone? B: It's fantastic! How much did it cost, _______?
if I don't mind asking
if I would mind asking you
if you don't mind my asking
if you won't mind me asking
None of the doctors could work out why he had lost his eyesight, so they sent him for a ______.
brainwave
brain test
mind scan
brain scan
A: Apparently, the new Avatar movie cost $500 million to make. B: Really? That's a ____ amount of money!
mind-shocking
mind-melting
mind-exploding
mind-boggling
Lack of investment in the UK has resulted in a ___, with many qualified people leaving the country.
brain drain
brain fail
brain leak
brain loss
A: I really fancy a coffee and a slice of cheesecake. B: You must be a ____. That's just what I was thinking!
minder
brainreader
mind reader
mindwasher
When you are drunk, your brain is not able to make new memories.
False
True
A: I'm planning to give up teaching and join the circus. B: You're ________-that's a crazy idea!
out of your brain
mindless
in two minds
out of your mind
People who suffer from the neurological disorder Capgras Syndrome believe that _______
their family members have been replaced by robots.
the world is made of cheese.
they are dead.
they are constantly being followed by ducks.
In 1955, the pathologist Thomas Harvey drove across America with _____ in his car.
a jar containing Einstein's brain
the pickled brain of a Tyrannosaurus Rex
A sculpture made from 47 chicken brains
a sandwich made from half of his own brain