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Where Is My Mind? Trivia Quiz

There's a rich array of English idioms which use the word 'mind', and we'll be exploring just a few of them in this quiz. Good luck, and I hope you know your mind!

A multiple-choice quiz by whoman. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
whoman

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,001

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1501

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Hey Dharma, it's Summer. I just bought this totally groovy lava lamp. Come over and see it - it'll blow your mind!"

What does Summer think will happen to Dharma when he sees the groovy lamp?

Hint

He'll be amazed

He'll be appalled

His head will explode

Wind will come out of his ears

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Did you hear that Mike spent $10,000 for scientists to clone his deceased pet turtle? I think he's lost his marbles."

What does this person think about Mike? Hint

His mind is not made up

He should buy some new marbles

His mind is made up

He's out of his mind

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Hey guys, don't mind me. I'm just going to vacuum around your feet while you play chess."

In this case, what word or phrase might be substituted for the word 'mind'? Hint

Be bothered by

Avoid

Glare at

Be afraid of

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Question 4 of 10

4. I'm trying to concentrate on a game of chess and some idiot is vacuuming around my feet! If she bumps my toes again, I'm totally gonna give her a _____. Which of these phrases would be appropriate to complete the sentence? Hint

Mind game

Piece of my mind

Lesson on mindfulness

Brain whipping

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Question 5 of 10

5. I'm trying really really hard to think of another question for my quiz, but nothing comes to mind.

What is another way of expressing my problem? Hint

No ideas are occurring to me

I'm thinking about the wrong thing

I don't know anything about quizzes

There are too many possibilities

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Question 6 of 10

6. When someone says 'wiener' you snicker; when people talk about the blue-footed booby, you titter - then when you realize you're 'tittering', you titter even harder. Where is your mind? Hint

In a happy place

In the freezer

In the gutter

In a headlock

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Oh dear, the baby is crying again. Could you please mind the children while I run out and get some duct tape and a bottle of Ambien?"

What are you being asked to do with the children? Hint

Take care of them

Notice them

Give advice to them

Think about them

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is NOT a possible interpretation of the phrase "Do you mind"? Hint

"Do you love me?"

"Would this bother you?"

"Stop that!"

"Would this inconvenience you?"

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Question 9 of 10

9. If someone is 'simple-minded', how might you describe them? Hint

Noisy and aggressive

Straightforward and honest

Stupid or unsophisticated

Well-rounded

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Question 10 of 10

10. The bills for Ambien, new marbles and turtles are piling up. I really can't pay them, so I stuff them into a drawer and never look at them again. What is my philosophy? Hint

A mind is a terrible thing to waste

Out of sight, out of mind

I have a mind of my own

Mind your manners

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Hey Dharma, it's Summer. I just bought this totally groovy lava lamp. Come over and see it - it'll blow your mind!" What does Summer think will happen to Dharma when he sees the groovy lamp?

Answer: He'll be amazed

The phrase "blow your mind" became popular during the 1960s, and was sometimes used to describe the experience of taking the hallucinatory drug LSD.

2. "Did you hear that Mike spent $10,000 for scientists to clone his deceased pet turtle? I think he's lost his marbles." What does this person think about Mike?

Answer: He's out of his mind

Mike is clearly not in his right mind. His friends should re-mind him that he can get a new pet turtle for $5.

3. "Hey guys, don't mind me. I'm just going to vacuum around your feet while you play chess." In this case, what word or phrase might be substituted for the word 'mind'?

Answer: Be bothered by

People usually say this when they know their presence is annoying, but they're going to go ahead and be there anyway.

Answer: Piece of my mind

If you're giving someone a "piece of your mind", you're telling that person off for doing something you don't like.

Bonus Tip: handing the offender an actual cerebellar slice (not necessarily yours) could potentially also be quite satisfying.

5. I'm trying really really hard to think of another question for my quiz, but nothing comes to mind. What is another way of expressing my problem?

Answer: No ideas are occurring to me

Ideas are much like animals: they can 'come to mind', like an obedient dog; they can 'cross your mind' like migrating buffalo; and they can be 'on your mind' like perching birds. They also frequently stink, but that's another quiz.

6. When someone says 'wiener' you snicker; when people talk about the blue-footed booby, you titter - then when you realize you're 'tittering', you titter even harder. Where is your mind?

Answer: In the gutter

It's also quite possible that you have a one-track mind.

7. "Oh dear, the baby is crying again. Could you please mind the children while I run out and get some duct tape and a bottle of Ambien?" What are you being asked to do with the children?

Answer: Take care of them

Never you mind the advisin', noticin' and thinkin'. Just do what I ast, and I'll thank ya to mind yer own beeswax!

8. What is NOT a possible interpretation of the phrase "Do you mind"?

Answer: "Do you love me?"

That is true unless, of course, the complete question is, "Do you mind if I slip that ring on your finger?"

9. If someone is 'simple-minded', how might you describe them?

Answer: Stupid or unsophisticated

A simple-minded person might have "half a brain", but we wouldn't say they had "half a mind." That has a very different meaning, as in, "I have half a mind to take this aged trout and wallop you over the head with it!"

10. The bills for Ambien, new marbles and turtles are piling up. I really can't pay them, so I stuff them into a drawer and never look at them again. What is my philosophy?

Answer: Out of sight, out of mind

Jean Piaget identified 'object permanence' (the fact that things still exist even when you can't see them) as something which children grasp by about age 2.

Fortunately, the ability to delude yourself about reality develops very soon after.

Source: Author whoman

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