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