How Much Do You Know About Your Brain?

Everything you do is connected to your brain. It is the center of who you are and to many, it is who you are. How much do you know about this important part of your body?
START THE QUIZ!

Question 1/12

nd.us
Which of the following does your brain control?
Thoughts
Movements
Memories
All of the Above

Question 2/12

psu.edu
About how many nerve cells are in the brain?
Millions
Billions
Trillions

Question 3/12

wordpress.com
About how many thoughts does a person have in a day?
7,000
70,000
700,000

Question 4/12

ytimg.com
How long can the brain go without oxygen and not suffer damage?
2-4 minutes
4-6 minutes
6-8 minutes

Question 5/12

washingtonpost.com
How much of the body's weight is comprised by the brain, on average?
2%
4%
6%

Question 6/12

fineartamerica.com
If the energy used by the brain were to power a light bulb, how powerful of a light bulb would it power?
25 watt
60 watt
100 watt

Question 7/12

salesbrain.com
How much of your body's oxygen does the brain use?
5%
10%
20%

Question 8/12

wordpress.com
At what age does a human have the most brain cells?
2
12
18

Question 9/12

startrek.com
How long do you have to lose blood flow to your brain before you lose consciousness?
2 seconds
5 seconds
10 seconds

Question 10/12

wordpress.com
How many pain receptors does the brain have?
0
1,000
100,000

Question 11/12

lookrefreshed.com
Leaving aside degenerative brain disease, at what age will you lose the ability to learn new things?
80 years
100 years
never

Question 12/12

huffpost.com
How much of the brain do people use on average?
10%
30%
100%
Thank you for playing. It seems that you had trouble answering most, if not all of the questions in this quiz. You seem to be a bit confused by that squishy organ in your head. You may be a bit brainless, but that is okay. You can still learn something new.

C+, Brainless

deviantart.net
Right!
Not bad! You managed to answer several questions correctly. You have an okay knowledge of the human brain and are a bit confused by some aspects of the brain, but you have a good start. Good job on being brainy.

B+, Brainy

contently.com
Right!
Well, what can we say? You managed to answer most, if not all the questions about the brain correctly. You have a solid knowledge of the brain. You can proudly call yourself a brainiac.

A+, Brainiac

yimg.com
Right!
1
Which of the following does your brain control?
Thoughts
Movements
Memories
All of the Above
2
About how many nerve cells are in the brain?
Millions
Billions
Trillions
3
About how many thoughts does a person have in a day?
7,000
70,000
700,000
4
How long can the brain go without oxygen and not suffer damage?
2-4 minutes
4-6 minutes
6-8 minutes
5
How much of the body's weight is comprised by the brain, on average?
2%
4%
6%
6
If the energy used by the brain were to power a light bulb, how powerful of a light bulb would it power?
25 watt
60 watt
100 watt
7
How much of your body's oxygen does the brain use?
5%
10%
20%
8
At what age does a human have the most brain cells?
2
12
18
9
How long do you have to lose blood flow to your brain before you lose consciousness?
2 seconds
5 seconds
10 seconds
10
How many pain receptors does the brain have?
0
1,000
100,000
11
Leaving aside degenerative brain disease, at what age will you lose the ability to learn new things?
80 years
100 years
never
12
How much of the brain do people use on average?
10%
30%
100%