Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on August 24, 2022
Question 1/18

Sex can trigger amnesia.

  • True
  • False
Question 2/18

"Baby brain" may just be a myth.

  • True
  • False
Question 3/18

You can have memory problems weeks after you smoke marijuana.

  • True
  • False
Question 4/18

You walk into a house and have déjà vu, the feeling that you’ve been there before. Most likely:

  • You visited the house as a baby.
  • You remember another house with a similar layout.
  • You're remembering a dream you had about the house.
Question 5/18

People start losing brain cells at age:

  • 20
  • 30
  • 40
Question 6/18

Why can you remember song lyrics from 20 years ago, but not someone’s name from last week?

  • It’s easier to forget new memories
  • Names are tougher to remember
  • Songs from our youth tend to stick with us emotionally
  • All of the above
Question 7/18

Skip breakfast and you’ll be more likely to:

  • Score lower on an IQ test
  • Forget the lines of a speech you’re about to give
Question 8/18

Drinking alcohol makes it harder to:

  • Convert new memories into long-term ones
  • Recall long-term memories from before you started drinking
  • Make new short-term memories
Question 9/18

A sudden, high-stress event might boost your memory.

  • True
  • False
Question 10/18

Antihistamines and sleeping pills can hurt your memory.

  • True
  • False
Question 11/18

As they approach menopause, women begin losing their memory permanently.

  • True
  • False
Question 12/18

People who can remember every day of their life:

  • Have genius-level IQs
  • Have similar brains to most people
  • Can’t memorize a string of numbers better than others
Question 13/18

During sleep, your mind is hard at work:

  • Introducing new information to your brain
  • Firming up memories in your brain
  • Accessing memories you’ve made
Question 14/18

Broccoli is a good memory booster.

  • True
  • False
Question 15/18

Losing your eyesight can lead to memory loss.

  • True
  • False
Question 16/18

If you have fibromyalgia, your pain may be causing brain fog.

  • True
  • False
Question 17/18

Crosswords work as memory boosters only if you start by your 30s.

  • True
  • False
Question 18/18

Tricks for remembering something -- called mnemonic devices -- date back to:

  • Ancient Greece
  • Medieval England
  • The Italian Renaissance